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“Vacuum Boost” for Steam Heating Systems
Igor Zhadanovsky is one of the brightest people I have ever met. This paper is one you should read if you're involved with buildings that have steam heat, regardless of t...
Balancing Steam Systems Using a Vent Capacity Chart
This booklet is the work of Gerry Gill and Steve Pajek, two very knowledgeable contractors from Ohio. You can learn more about them HERE. Gerry and Steve did this exhaust...
The Lovely Marianne
The photographer asked her not to smile, which gave us even more incentive to try to make Mom laugh. It was a hazy afternoon in Cape May, NJ. My three sisters and I huddl...
Like Family
A long time ago, I was doing a hydronics seminar somewhere in Virginia, around D.C. A young guy came up to me during the first break and introduced himself as Dan Foley. ...
Heating in Prisons
I had gotten back from a road trip and was going over some old issues of Newsday when I spotted his obituary. It sent me spinning back a bunch of years and the memories h...
Great Opportunities to Increase the Safety of Our Clients’ Buildings
Acres of Diamonds Russell Conwell, founder of Temple University, would often tell a story about a man named Ali Hafed. Ali Hafed was a rich farmer that was once visited b...
How to Have a Boiler Replaced (Without Getting Steamed)
"We haven't had decent heat since that heating contractor left our basement," the woman complained. She was about as angry as any homeowner who had ever called me. "We pa...
Is It Too Cold Outside to Run My AC?
An interesting question, asked and answered on The Wall: Hi All, I’m new here and hope that you can help me with some questions. I just had a Heil H4A836GKD / FVM4X4800A ...
Association People
I was in Manhattan for a meeting and had some extra time on my hands, so I strolled over to West 31th Street to where a bunch of guys had gotten together for a meeting on...