A question asked on the Wall, "What do I need to consider with a hot-water system running on constant circulation?" Mark Eatherton replies: It has to be designed into the...
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The boilers (and there were 20 of them) were laying out there in the parking lot, not far from the boiler room door. I could see them as Joe and I drove up. “Nobody knows...
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I was in Paris one chilly November, where I had the wonderful opportunity to explain American-heating practices (such as they are) to the folks who run most of the huge E...
My buddy, Fred, was over for a visit and the talk turned to steam. Fred works for Consolidated Edison in New York City. Con Ed provides the electricity and steam for a bi...
I first went to the big ISH fair in Frankfurt, Germany in 1991 with two buddies, and I think we three were joined by only about 17 other Americans that year. ISH was larg...
I was raised by Bell & Gossett and gobbled up the writings of the late, great Gil Carlson for a lot of years. I learned about Monoflo systems and primary-secondary pumpin...
In response to a person on the Wall who asked, "Can I add antifreeze to my heating system?" Brad White replies: Antifreeze is commonly done but like anything else, you ha...
This brief article from our friends at HeatSpring Learning Institute.
Let's be honest, most homeowners do not understand how ground source heat pumps (GSHP) work. Not even close. In an effort to compensate for this most homeowner will ask t...