The lower pressure drop on the water side contributes to the compact size and the lower pressure on the flue gas side contributes to the longer approved vent lengths (up to 481’).
An installer sets up a zoned distribution system as shown below. To keep it simple, he uses the same size piping for the headers and all the distribution circuits. The heat source is a low-mass, copper-tube boiler with high-flow resistance.
The schematic in Figure 1 represents a drawing I recently reviewed for a proposed system that was to supply three zones of finned-tube based, two zones of low-temperature radiant panel heating, and an indirect domestic water heater.
He assumes the role from Douglas Brossman who, after seven years as president and CEO, will retain his role as chief executive officer. Drew will begin his new role on April 29 at Burnham Holdings’ annual meeting.
High efficiency boilers and water heaters, and pumps — and products designed to avoid bottlenecks caused by the skills gap — were the name of the game at AHR Expo in Atlanta this week.
Weil-McLain’s Stainless Steel Vertical Firetube (SVF) boiler features industry-leading thermal efficiency up to 97.1%, easy installation and maintenance, the intuitive and user-friendly Unity control system, and Weil-McLain boiler design reliability and longevity.