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How to Lock Out Air: The Heat Thief

Here is a wonderful little book from Hoffman Specialty from 1927 called How To Lock Out Air: The Heat Thief. It includes some great pictures. It makes the case for steam ...

Published on 06/16/2014 4:36 PM
Posted in Heating Museum
The Hutchison Vapor Heating System

The Hutchison Vapor Heating System is very simple once you know how it works. There is no trap at the individual radiators. The returns are trapped at the boiler by means...

Published on 06/16/2014 4:31 PM
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Vapor Heating: The Ideal System

This is an excerpt from The Heating and Ventilating Magazine, published around 1910. It covers The Ideal System of Vapor Heating from the Ideal Heating Equipment Company ...

Published on 06/16/2014 4:27 PM
Posted in Heating Museum
Illinois Vapor Heating Systems

This document is from the Illinois Engineering Co. and provides information about Illinois Heating Systems, packless radiator valves, thermostatic traps, the standard vac...

Published on 06/16/2014 4:25 PM
Posted in Heating Museum