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Hydronic system provides safe and warm heating year-round at Ontario farm

Opting for a hydronic heating system instead of the radiant tube or furnace heaters that chicken farmers typically use, Haverkamp chose to install hot water boilers.

June 28, 2017

Hydronic system provides safe and warm heating year-round at Ontario farm.

Viega schedules radiant training for Boston and Anaheim

September 7, 2016

The radiant training seminars are scheduled for Sept. 13 in Boston and Nov. 29 in Anaheim.

Viega expands manufacturing capabilities with MegaPress

November 26, 2014

Viega announced that manufacturing of its MegaPress carbon-steel press fittings will begin at the company’s manufacturing and distribution facility in McPherson, Kan.

Our industry needs more focus on distribution systems

It’s not all about the boiler.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 21, 2014

As an industry, we have to move beyond judging the quality of a hydronic system based solely on the heat source.

Get real — get hydronic heat

Reality shows.

Dan Holohan

May 21, 2014

An old, cast-iron pipe, with the slightest amount of water in it for two winters can crack laterally and for quite a few feet.

Montana green heat at the Hunting Adventures in Sanders County, Mont.

The challenge was to determine the best way to heat the space.

Kelly Faloon

April 22, 2014

The heating system for this hunting lodge complex includes a wood-gasification boiler, radiant floor heating and hydronic unit heaters.

Warmboard radiant heat system

Warmboard’s Total Warmth System features Warmsource, a radiant heat solution that includes tubing, manifolds and a water heater.

April 22, 2014

Ideally suited for installations fewer than 3,000 sq. ft., the system offers an integrated solution to provide ample heating and zones for any home.

How flow rate affects heat output

When “thinking mathematically,” most people think in proportions.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

April 22, 2014

German water.

The basics of radiant ceiling cooling

No drips allowed.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 25, 2013

For decades, well-designed and -installed hydronic heating systems have earned a reputation for superior comfort. Still, potential customers who understand and desire the benefits of hydronic heating often ask, “But how does this system provide cooling?”