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Home » troubleshooting

Articles Tagged with ''troubleshooting''

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The Glitch and Fix: Keep the cost down

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
November 20, 2019

An installer is asked to connect an old (but still working) propane-fueled cast-iron boiler, which was salvaged from another project, to a slab-on-grade floor heating system in a new workshop.


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Dave Yates: Dominoes

Failure of one part of a hydronic radiant system can cause the entire row to fall.
Dave Yates
Dave Yates
November 11, 2019
As a designer/installer of any hydronic radiant system (especially one that incorporates hydro-air, old preexisting standing cast iron radiators and an indirect water heater), you have dozens of steps involved that are not unlike setting up a winding row of dominoes.
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The Glitch and Fix: Dampened response

October 23, 2019

An installer is asked to pipe two independent zones of high mass floor heating to a conventional gas-fired boiler.


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Dave Yates: The doctor is in

Contractors offer customers peace of mind with solutions to indoor comfort and plumbing problems.
Dave Yates
Dave Yates
October 9, 2019

How to become a psychologist and therapist in one easy lesson: Open a mechanical contracting firm!


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The Glitch and Fix: Overly complex

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
September 23, 2019

An installer was asked to include an air-to-water heat pump into a low-temperature radiant panel heating system supplied by a mod/con boiler.


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Ray Wohlfarth: Troubleshooting hydronics

Always assume it’s wrong!
Ray Wohlfarth
July 15, 2019

When I look at any replacement hydronic boiler project, my tenet is always to assume the existing system is installed improperly. I like to pretend I am a famous detective, such as Sherlock Holmes, and my job is to uncover the hidden mistakes.


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Zen and the art of hydronics troubleshooting

Never assume you know the problem before you investigate.
Brett Austin
July 10, 2019

The 1970s bestseller “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values” used the author’s experience repairing a motorcycle on a cross-country trip to explore competing approaches to life.


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4 tips for installing and servicing tankless water heaters

A quick guide to help contractors on the job.
Chas Kerin
June 17, 2019

Unlike their traditional storage tank-based counterparts, tankless water heaters are capable of providing a constant flow of hot water on-demand. The concept is relatively simple: The heaters function by coupling a modulating burner with a high-efficiency heat exchanger.


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The Glitch: Thermal bullying

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
May 21, 2019

A contractor is asked to design a hydronic heating system for a modest, super-insulated house in a cold Northern climate. The home’s design load is only 18,000 Btu/h. The owners are planning to install a 12 KW solar photovoltaic electrical system.


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The Glitch and Fix: How hard can it be?

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
April 16, 2019

An installer was asked to include an air-to-water heat pump into a low-temperature radiant panel heating system supplied by a mod/con boiler.


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