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Acknowledge your mistakes and learn from them

Value of remembering the past.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
June 26, 2014

Create the proper launching pad for the big successes that await you.


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Dan Holohan October 2014 Author Image

Hot water and steam boilers during the summer

Summer, hot water and steam
Dan Holohan
June 26, 2014

The effects of fresh water and near-boiling water on iron pipe.


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Julius Ballanco

Turn food waste into renewable fuel

‘Back to the Future’ energy.
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Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD
June 26, 2014

The word “anaerobic” means absence of oxygen.


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Do’s and don’ts of social media

Why your social media marketing is suffering.
Adams Hudson
May 21, 2014

Follow these rules to make sure you don’t fall into a social media trap.


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Close more sales

An Option Sheet is exactly what the title implies.
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Kenny Chapman
May 21, 2014

Option Sheets are a communication tool between technician and customer.


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Global inflation or deflation?

Tax offsets for individuals, small businesses.
Morris Beschloss
May 21, 2014

After 25 years of this high interest rate reversal, goods prices dropped precipitously.


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Boiler safety lessons

An average of 17 boiler incidents occurs each year.
Ray Wohlfarth
May 21, 2014

I am not sure whether it was divine intervention or just plain luck that allowed these brave firefighters to walk away from this.


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Our industry needs more focus on distribution systems

It’s not all about the boiler.
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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
May 21, 2014

As an industry, we have to move beyond judging the quality of a hydronic system based solely on the heat source.


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Adopting professional dress standards can increase sales

Dressing for dollars.
7 Power Blog
Al Levi
May 21, 2014

The net effect is when you don’t dress like a professional, you don’t get paid like a professional.


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Dan Holohan October 2014 Author Image

Get real — get hydronic heat

Reality shows.
Dan Holohan
May 21, 2014

An old, cast-iron pipe, with the slightest amount of water in it for two winters can crack laterally and for quite a few feet.


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