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Product Focus: Boilers

LAARS commercial boiler

May 4, 2022

With innovative design and control technology, the Laars MagnaTherm FT boiler provides reliability, exceptional energy efficiency and industry-leading performance for a variety of commercial applications and conditions, the company explains.

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Hydronic contractors becoming control consultants

Connected customers provide long-term partnerships for contractors.

Jason Abajian

November 19, 2021

For decades, changing out a thermostat for a retrofit hydronic heating system was a simple task for a service technician. From Bangor, Maine, to Breckenridge, Colorado, the mere two, 18-gauge thermostat wires running through a home was not a concern (short of the random nail or mouse taking one of the two out).

Watts smart controller

August 6, 2021

The ProMelt Smart Controller operates hydronic and electric heating equipment designed to melt snow and/or ice from driveways, parking lots and walkways surfaces.

WarmlyYours Wi-Fi floor heating thermostats

August 5, 2021

WarmlyYours’s most popular electric floor heating thermostats has gotten a significant software upgrade that allows for heating systems to be voice-controlled when paired with a Google Assistant- or Amazon Alexa-enabled device.

Using technology to boost the power of parallel pumping

Technologically advanced controllers and variable speed drives help achieve maximum efficiency.

Alan Jones

April 12, 2020

Parallel pumping is an established application for improving efficiency in pumping systems with higher flows and variable load.

Outdoor reset is the 'smart' choice

Beyond smartphones, we now have smart watches, smart thermostats and smart windows.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 27, 2016

It’s not sexy, but outdoor reset is still a ‘smart’ choice.

Installing check valves in a recirculation system

The direction of flow.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

June 24, 2016

One plumbing contractor commented that most plumbers don’t know how and where to install check valves.

Navien tankless Wi-Fi remote control

April 22, 2016

Navien’s NaviLink Wi-Fi control system allows for remote access for all the company’s tankless water heaters, combi-boilers and gas condensing boilers.

Delta Faucet Wi-Fi-linked leak detection

April 22, 2016

Delta Faucet’s Delta Leak Detection is designed with iDevices.

Navien Wi-Fi remote control for tankless water heaters

March 30, 2016

Navien’s NaviLink Wi-Fi control system allows for remote access for all the company’s tankless water heaters, combi-boilers and gas condensing boilers.