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We were talking about early heating systems, Ara and I. I had questions and he had answers. When you want to know stuff about how things began, it pays to ask someone who has been dead for a while. Guys like that were there at the start and saw most of it for themselves.

Don't overcomplicate hydronic systems

April 2014 The Glitch and The Fix

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

April 17, 2014

An installer is asked to provide a relatively simple single-zone floor heating system supplied by a mod/con boiler. He’s heard that a hydraulic separator is a good component in such systems

Shower valves, magnets, containing pipe dope spills

Tool Tips — March 2014

March 17, 2014

Shower valves, magnets, containing pipe dope spills- Tool tips for March 2014

The boiler gas train

Understanding this critical safety system can save your customers costly repairs.

Ray Wohlfarth

February 20, 2014

One of the most misunderstood portions of the commercial heating system is the gas train. The gas train is a series of components that safely feed natural or propane gas into the burner.

Mod/con boiler

Buderus’ GB142 modulating, gas-condensing boiler has four models supplying from 84,800 to 214,800 Btu/hr. and cascades of up to 16 units for even higher outputs.

January 23, 2014

Buderus’ GB142 modulating, gas-condensing boiler has four models supplying from 84,800 to 214,800 Btu/hr. and cascades of up to 16 units for even higher outputs.

Boilers recalled due to CO poisoning hazards

January 13, 2014

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with boiler manufacturers U.S. Boiler Co., New Yorker Boiler Co. and Crown Boiler Co., announced voluntary recalls of boiler models due to carbon monoxide poisoning hazards.