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Articles Tagged with ''incorrect design''

Once upon a time...

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
September 30, 2012
A schematic appeared in a manufacturer’s installation manual. It was their recommended way to install a two-zone system using zone valves.
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Out of touch

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
June 27, 2012
Eager to keep up with this new technology, an installer decides to install a hydraulic separator between a boiler and distribution system.
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Detour de tank

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
May 18, 2012
The system shown was installed to provide domestic hot water to a high-end home with six bathrooms. The installer selected the largest 119-gallon indirect water heater available from his local supplier.
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Geofaultic

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
April 30, 2012
A contractor connects an on/off water-to-water heat pump to a highly zoned radiant floor heating system.
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Primary/secondary/ thirdinary

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
March 17, 2012
Over the last few years, hydraulic separators have been gaining popularity in the North American hydronics market. Eager to keep up with this new technology, an installer decides to install a hydraulic separator between a boiler and distribution system. 
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Unfelt consequences

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
February 24, 2012
This hydronic system was created to connect two gas-fired, cast-iron boilers to a low-temperature distribution system that supplies 10,000 ft. of 5/8-in. PEX tubing embedded in the floor slab.
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