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Home » steam systems

Articles Tagged with ''steam systems''

Big or small, contractors do it all
Heating Help

Dan Holohan: Does size matter?

Big or small, contractors do it all.
Dan Holohan
December 2, 2021

A young guy who was about the size of Bruno Mars came to my seminar once, and we were chatting during a break. I asked him how long he had been in the business. It’s good to see young people getting involved.


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Everyone works on steam
HEATING HELP

Dan Holohan: Who gets to work on steam?

Always read the instructions.
Dan Holohan
November 1, 2021

How’s that for a title? I’ll give you the answer right up front: Everyone!  And the best part is you don’t have to know what you’re doing; you just have to show up.


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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: How Frank and John taught me to see

All about master venting.
Dan Holohan
January 25, 2021

In 1989, when I was thinking about writing a book called, “The Lost Art of Steam Heating,” I went to see a young engineer named Frank Gerety. 


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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: How vacuum can cause steam problems

Don’t learn the hard way.
Dan Holohan
December 23, 2020

Back in the old days when most folks burned coal, vacuum was just about everyone’s friend. 


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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: What I learned about steam traps

Lessons learned in the field.
Dan Holohan
October 22, 2020

Most of this, I had to learn the hard way. Perhaps you’ve done the same, but in case you haven’t, please allow me to save you some heartache. 


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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: How to set a pressuretrol

You won’t find this in the instructions.
Dan Holohan
May 13, 2020

If you have a steam boiler you’re also going to have a pressuretrol.


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Dan Holohan: When minds close

Facts mean nothing to people on a mission.
Dan Holohan
October 7, 2019

A guy I don’t know emailed me a question. I get a lot of that because I’m easy to find on the internet.


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Dan Holohan: Riding with the King

Which came first: Steam or hot-water heating?
Dan Holohan
June 10, 2019

Mr. Alfred G. King, it’s so good to hear your voice, even though you’ve been dead for quite some time.


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Dan Holohan: Crank it down?

A quick guide to the three most profitable words in my vocabulary.
Dan Holohan
April 10, 2019

In 1989 when we started our business, The Lovely Marianne asked me what I was going to do to make money for her and our four daughters. I told her I was going to write books, but it would take some time to do that.


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NY contractor upgrades Manhattan school's aquatics center

Stalco Construction completes $7.2 million upgrade to CUNY school's 10,500-square-foot pool facility
October 5, 2018

The upgrade included installing a new steampipe system and structural concrete reinforcements.


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