Tasked with protecting valuable artwork while controlling operating costs, the Tacoma Art Museum upgraded its heating system with Lochinvar Crest with Hellcat boilers. The retrofit has delivered energy savings of more than 10% while helping the nonprofit secure grant funding for the project.
Many air-to-water heat pumps now include hydronic-side components and system-level controls, but installers still need a backup plan when those controls go down.
Many air-to-water heat pumps are combined with boilers. In retrofit projects, it’s likely an existing boiler; in new projects, it’s likely a mod/con boiler. The boiler can provide supplemental heat during very cold weather. It can also serve as a backup heat source should the heat pump become inoperable.
What if your boiler system could automatically switch between heat sources based on energy cost? A closer look at staging logic, relays and smarter system control.
The new line of wireless mesh sensors is designed to improve how hydronic and steam heating systems operate
tekmar wireless mesh sensors are designed to integrate with controls such as Smart Boiler Control 294 and Smart Steam Control 289, and can be used across a wide range of boiler systems.
Strategic alliances in Ontario and British Columbia strengthen support for electrification and high-efficiency thermal solutions.
Canada’s commitment to ambitious net-zero targets continues to drive demand for electric heating technologies that reduce emissions while maintaining system performance and reliability.
Single-stage non-modulating heat sources in zoned distribution systems often face short cycling, particularly with low thermal mass. When few zones are active, they struggle to dissipate generated heat quickly, causing temperature build-up and potential shutdown of the heat pump based on internal limits, with varied restart behavior depending on controls.
Today, we still get calls about older systems. The potential customers often think their house or building is the oldest we have ever seen. I suppose people think every other building on their block has removed the old steam or hot water system and replaced it with something more modern.