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10 reasons why boilers are still excellent heating systems

Ray Wohlfarth

March 31, 2015

The appointment with the specifying engineer did not go well.

District heating, steam radiators and getting the air out

March 30, 2015

AHR Preview: Spirax Sarco wireless steam trap monitor

January 27, 2015

Spirax Sarco’s wireless steam trap monitoring system, STAPS Wireless, is designed to deliver accurate wireless monitoring and reporting of steam trap performance around the plant.

Help owners understand fuel savings via lower heat complaints, not payback

“How much will it cost up front?”

Dan Holohan

September 24, 2014

Invisible tenants.

Top 10 facts about the Hartford Loop

Ten facts about its history and how it works

Dan Holohan

July 29, 2014

Learn about how the Hartford Loop works.

Kids and mechanical malfunctions

Could they be the cause of your mechanical malfunctions?

Dan Holohan

February 20, 2014

Our daughter Kelly and her husband, Craig, wanted to give our grandchildren names that would never appear on a souvenir rack in a touristy store, so they named our grandson Sullivan “Sully” Daniel and our granddaughter Dempsey Jane.

Lorraine Wiseman named president and GM of Spirax Sarco

September 13, 2013

She assumed her role on August 8, 2013, and is responsible for the USA business.

Reducing boiler alkalinity will lower steam and condensate-line corrosion

Treat it right.

August 26, 2013

Alkalinity in steam-generating boilers is a problem because under heat the alkalinity breaks down to carbon dioxide, which passes with the steam.

You don’t need a weatherman

You do need knowledge of the quirks of older heating systems.

Dan Holohan

August 22, 2013

I was chatting with an engineer the other day. She called to ask me some questions about old steam-heating systems, particularly those of the New York City variety.