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Dan Holohan: Crank it down?

A quick guide to the three most profitable words in my vocabulary.

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.

Aquam Pipe Diangostics’ LDS 1000 Long Distance pipeline inspection technology

VIDEO: PM’s Top 5 stories for April 2018

These are the most-read stories on pmmag.com for the month of April

Jen Anesi-Brombach

April 28, 2018

The following five stories are the most-viewed stories on www.pmmag.com for the month of April.

The Glitch & Fix: January 2018

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

January 30, 2018

John Pughe is a long-time colleague of mine and a true hydronics professional. He recently sent me an “as installed” and “as corrected” schematic for a hydronic heating system with twin 200,000 Btu/hr mod/con boilers, and 15 zones, each powered by its own circulator.

Myths and methods for protecting boilers against flue gas condensation.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

November 27, 2017

Stay above the dew point.

Why is the relief valve leaking?

Ray Wohlfarth

October 31, 2017

Not maintaining this valve could destroy the heating system.

Tool Tips: Removing a push-on hose

October 26, 2017

Tool Tips—October 2017

The Glitch: Can you identify, describe, and propose a fix for several problems that are likely to develop with this system

Level-headed

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

October 24, 2017

An unpressurized outdoor wood-fired heater is installed to supply heat to fin-tube baseboard install in a two-story home.

Level-headed

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

October 24, 2017

An unpressurized outdoor wood-fired heater is installed to supply heat to fin-tube baseboard install in a two-story home.

Tips for installing sump pumps

When sump pumps break down basements can become flooded, resulting in damage.

Nadia Askar

October 17, 2017

Best practices for installing sump pumps from contractors, for contractors.

Figure 1. The Glitch. Do you see any other details that should be changed

Details Matter

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

September 11, 2017

Assuming that the aquastat is operating correctly, and that essential details are all present and correctly installed, why is the system behaving this way?