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Articles Tagged with ''boilers''

Laars NeoTherm XTR condensing natural gas boiler
Product Focus | Boilers

Laars announces NeoTherm XTR condensing natural gas boiler and volume heaters

May 7, 2024

The Laars NeoTherm XTR condensing natural gas boiler or volume water heater is available in several MBH sizes all with Laars Linc.


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The Glitch and The Fix Figure 1 image of outdoor wood-fired furnace

The Glitch & The Fix: Boiler choke point

May 6, 2024

Due to its low efficiency and high emissions, an installer is asked to replace the outdoor wood-fired furnace with a new cordwood gasification boiler.


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St. Paul Catholic Church in Valparaiso, Indiana finds success with SVF Boiler in hydronic heating replacement project

April 24, 2024
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Superior Boiler announces leadership changes

April 3, 2024

Doug Wright moves into the role of chairman. 


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March The Glitch and The Fix, Figure 1 The layout the installer proposed.
The Glitch & The Fix

Dual boiler layout shortcomings

March 27, 2024

An installer is asked to pipe up two larger commercial air handlers supplied by a dual boiler sub-system. The building owner wants to make it possible to supply either air handler from either boiler. Can you spot some shortcomings and suggest a better way to accomplish the same objectives?


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Plumbing designs make health care facilities safer places to convalesce

Patient safety on tap
Greg Hunt
March 20, 2024

The medical profession confronts dual challenges: ensuring positive outcomes for patients while tackling the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections. Healthcare management is deeply focused on addressing these critical issues.


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Scott Secor column feature image a leaking faucet on a domestic water heater
Heating Perceptions | Scott Secor

How things have changed over the years

Warranty woes
Scott Secor
Scott Secor
March 6, 2024

In the 1980s, defective parts were occasionally received in the heating industry. Warranty issues were not too common back then and problems were quickly resolved by dealing with the supply house. No questions or paperwork were needed.


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Hydronics Workshop | John Siegenthaler

Does the boiler need to change when adding a heat pump?

Is it worth it?
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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
March 1, 2024

There is a growing interest in adding air-to-water heat pumps to existing hydronic heating systems. While I support their use, I do not recommend replacing a perfectly good cast-iron boiler that still has a long service life.


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The Glitch The Fix feature. Figure 1: The glitch — schematic of a primary secondary system where each heat source connects to the primary loop using a pair of closely spaced tees.
The Glitch & The Fix

3-zone radiant system peppered with problems

February 21, 2024

The installer is tasked with setting up a three-zone radiant floor heating system using a 5-ton geothermal heat pump and a mod/con boiler, connected through a primary-secondary system with closely spaced tees. The system includes 4 earth loops of 1” HDPE tubing, each 500 feet long, supplying the heat pump, and features underfloor tubing with aluminum plates.


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Most Popular Products

PM Engineer Top 20 Products of 2023

Check out 2023’s most popular products based on pageviews from PM Engineer’s website.
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Nicole Krawcke
February 15, 2024

The 20 products highlighted here have earned the distinction of being PM Engineer’s Top Products of 2023 based on the number of pageviews on www.pmengineer.com. Congratulations to those products on this year’s list.


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