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This is an excerpt from Transactions of the Society of Heating and Ventilation Engineers from 1920. "It is the purpose of this article to bring together all of the data w...
I went to school in Hicksville, New York, starting in 1957 when my parents moved my big brother and me out of Manhattan, where we went to Saint Monica grade school becaus...
For many years the go-to method for heating water was with a tank-styled device. Today, however, industry projections indicate a growing interest in tankless type heaters...
Zack the Ripper had no idea what he was looking at but he was not about to let that simple truth stand in his way. The device (whatever it was) was large and dark. It hun...
My company does not do a lot of commercial work but one specialty niche we have is servicing the boilers and mechanical systems in the turn of the century apartment build...
Around the turn of the last century, Washington, D.C. was a growing metropolis. In an effort to house the burgeoning population, a building boom ensued.
My company has installed and serviced residential steam boilers since it started more than ten years ago. We have also developed a profitable niche of repairing, servicin...
What's in a word? Plenty. The Lovely Marianne and I were helping our daughter, Meghan, because her husband was away for 10 days on some business.
Which is better for zone control in hydronic heating systems: a pump or a zone valve? There are many considerations when planning an efficient, cost-effective and service...
A properly selected, installed and maintained pressure reducing valve (PRV) keeps your plumbing system in good working order. Kevin Freidt, director of product management...
