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John Siegenthaler: Don’t mix your piping designs.

A little of this, a little of that — leads to incorrect layouts.

July 21, 2020

Some hydronic system designers cling to certain system piping configurations — even when existing projects using those configurations have produced problems.

John Siegenthaler: Dos and don’ts of hydronic system design

10 lessons learnt.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 29, 2020

Anyone who says they wouldn’t change a thing on the hydronic systems they’ve designed or installed over the last decade is either so oblivious to changes in technology that they don’t know any better, so egotistical they can’t accept that improvement of their work is possible, or so foolish they don’t care what they’re missing out on.

John Siegenthaler: Have a problem — need a solution

Our industry needs a better way to insulate circulator volutes.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 21, 2020

Part of running any business is looking ahead and trying to read the “tea leaves” that are relevant to that business.

John Siegenthaler: Reducing radiator ratings

How to size panel radiators for low water temperatures.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 13, 2020

Modern panel radiators are one of my favorite heat emitters.

John Siegenthaler: Flameless baseboard

Modern methods and materials speed fin-tube baseboard installation

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

April 3, 2020

Few would argue that fin-tube baseboard was the “flagship” heat emitter in North American hydronic heating systems through much of the 20th century.

John Siegenthaler: Three inputs, one output

Multiple strategies for heating domestic water.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

March 5, 2020

I recently designed a system for my daughter’s new home with a water-to-water geothermal heat pump as its main heat source.

John Siegenthaler: Flow x Pressure drop = Energy

Don’t waste it.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

February 6, 2020

Ask a heating pro about the energy used by the systems they design or install.

John Siegenthaler: Mixed emitters

Use modern hydronic hardware to create a customized system.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

January 7, 2020

One of the benefits of modern hydronic heating is the ability to use multiple types of heat emitters in the same system.

Modern Hydronics Done Right Volume 5

eBook

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

December 10, 2019

We are proud to present this fifth and final edition in the "Siggy" eBook series specifically for the hydronics market. Brought to you by Plumbing & Mechanical, PM Engineer and Supply House Times, this FREE eBook is a collection of columns and articles from John Siegenthaler, P.E., a well-respected hydronics expert.

John Siegenthaler: New in the neighborhood

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

December 5, 2019

This was quite a year for me on the home front. On fairly short notice, my wife and I found out that our daughter Heidi and her husband Andy would be building a house about 500 feet down the road from us.