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It represents the manufacturer’s recommendation for installing a two-zone system.

Following instructions for installing a two-zone system

The Glitch & The Fix, September 2016

November 17, 2016

A schematic, very similar to the one below, appears in a manufacturer’s installation manual. It represents the manufacturer’s recommendation for installing a two-zone system. Can you identify at least five things that could be changed to improve this system?

Off the floor: Wall-mount boilers are a space-saving option.

November 10, 2016

Wall mount or floor mount, there are times when a specific boiler best fits the bill.

Lochinvar Power-Fin high-efficiency commercial boiler

October 30, 2016

Lochinvar’s Power-Fin high-efficiency commercial boiler features a double row of swept fins.

These two boilers are only a few years old

The flooded boiler room

Preparing for disaster.

Ray Wohlfarth

October 24, 2016

Actions you can take before and after disaster strikes.

Tips on properly sizing the combustion air openings

Can the boiler breathe?

Ray Wohlfarth

September 28, 2016

Tips on properly sizing the combustion air openings.

4 things to look out for in steam boiler pressure controls

Something is wrong with the boiler control.

Ray Wohlfarth

September 28, 2016

Operating pressure control for a boiler.

U.S. Boiler condensing boiler

September 21, 2016

U.S. Boiler’s X-C high-efficiency, stainless-steel condensing boiler is available in five sizes.

Weil-McLain launches Boiler Bucks rewards

September 7, 2016

Contractors who sign up for the program will receive a free pair of Carhartt 6-in. Rugged Flex boots.

Can the boiler breathe?

The free area of an opening determines how much combustion air can be delivered to the boiler room.

Ray Wohlfarth

August 30, 2016

Make sure enough free area is available for safe and proper combustion.

How to size a boiler-feed pump

You need to understand two important variables.

Dan Holohan

August 30, 2016

When it comes to boiler-feed pumps, the two important variables are the amount of water in the operating range of the boiler and the steam-to-condensate time lag across the system.