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Hot Tips For Water Heater Installations

You could install a water heater in your sleep, right? Well, you've probably had to deal with installations that look like that's what someone did, and they're not a pret...

Published on 06/11/2014 5:12 PM by Larry and Suzanne Weingarten
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
Tankless Water Heaters

Paloma, Bosch, Rinnai, Takagi...there are lots of tankless, or instantaneous, water heaters out there these days. They do a great job and lots of homes in Europe use them...

Published on 06/11/2014 5:08 PM by John Cataneo
Posted in Hot-Water Heating
Bryant Water Heater Patent

This patent is courtesy of the late, great Joe Szakacs. Joe loved anything Bryant. He told us that this is the first boiler Bryant ever manufactured.

Published on 06/11/2014 5:01 PM
Posted in Heating Museum
Early Humidifier

Here is a circa-1932 patent for a humidifier that also cleaned the air in the room. Thanks to Gerry Gill for finding and sharing this patent with us.

Published on 06/11/2014 1:53 PM
Posted in Heating Museum
Humidity in House Heating

Humidity in House Heating: The Cause And Control of Air Dryness In House Heating is a circa-1929 booklet from the Dominion Fuel Board and the Natural Resources Intelligen...

Published on 06/11/2014 1:50 PM
Posted in Heating Museum
The Story of Gas

This article is from the American Gas Journal, October 11, 1925. It's a fine tale about The Story of Gas with many vintage photographs and drawings.

Published on 06/11/2014 1:44 PM
Posted in Heating Museum