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Striving for hydronic ideals in heating systems

Let’s start with heat exchangers.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 23, 2016

Strive for what seems impossible at the present.

A tale of mercury and old heating equipment

Dan Holohan

February 16, 2016

On my lifelong journey toward understanding the peculiar ins and outs of older American heating systems, I’ve made some mistakes.

Back away from old heating equipment you don’t understand

The Age of Ignorance

Dan Holohan

February 16, 2016

On my lifelong journey toward understanding the peculiar ins and outs of older American heating systems, I’ve made some mistakes.

Comparing smart, programmable thermostats

Kelly Faloon

November 24, 2015

Utility companies are pushing smart thermostat technology because many homeowners don't know how to use their programmable stats.

ISH 2015 — Day 2

Heating industry holds key to renewable energy era.

Bob Miodonski

March 13, 2015

The success of the renewable energy era rests squarely on the shoulders of heating industry professionals.

Caleffi Excellence: Boiler efficiency and protection

February 20, 2015

Kurt Koegel of Koegel Plumbing & Heating Solutions (Miltona, Minn.) was the October 2014 winner in the Caleffi Excellence contest, a redesign of a church’s heating system so that the existing distribution piping and new boilers would work in unison without air or flow issues.

Examples of cheating your client when servicing their hydronic systems

Eight examples of cheating your client.

Dan Holohan

January 23, 2015

Hydronicheating.

What to consider when shopping for a radiant manifold

Staff Writer, Reeves Journal

January 22, 2015

It’s sometimes easy to think of a radiant manifold as simply a dumb box.

Pentair Thermal Building Solutions BIM for heat-tracing system

September 25, 2014

Pentair’s building information modeling content for heat-tracing solutions includes the Raychem Trace-It Revit add-in.

Infloor Heating Systems custom mechanical boards

Infloor Heating Systems designs and manufactures custom mechanical boards for hydronic radiant heating systems.

July 31, 2014

Each board includes magnetic drive pumps using up to 80% less electricity and senses pressure in the system to adjust the flow rate based on the number of zones calling for hot water.