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Dan Holohan: Heating Help
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Good help is hard to find

Dan Holohan: Good help is hard to find

Stay or go?
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Dan Holohan
May 3, 2022
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My neighbor, Tony, loves his house. We live in a low-crime neighborhood on Long Island but Tony is always on guard against miscreants. He has a Ring camera on every side of his house, mounted high so they’re protected from spray paint. Some of the cameras turn on klieg lights and alarms if I step outside at night to toss the trash in the can. 


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The magic of the simple air vent

Dan Holohan: The magic of the simple air vent

You never know what knowledge you’ll discover by reading old literature.
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Dan Holohan
April 1, 2022
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Frozen steam coils
HEATING HELP

Dan Holohan: Frozen steam coils

Think like steam.
Holohan
Dan Holohan
March 2, 2022
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Frozen steam coils always seem to happen at the worst of times, don’t they? You’re busy because it’s cold enough to freeze coils. The place with the frozen coil contains people who are doing things that are so important they can’t possibly be without that particular coil. Not even for a minute. They’re on the phone, and they’re not being reasonable.


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Easy to blame the boiler
HEATING HELP

Dan Holohan: So easy to blame the boiler

Troubleshooting unique cases.
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Dan Holohan
February 1, 2022
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A homeowner posted a question on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com about a drumroll sound that was coming from his brand-new steam boiler. What could it be? He included a video so all could hear, and sure enough, it sounded like a snare drum.


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Radiator covers
Heating Help

Dan Holohan: The case for radiator covers

Common sense isn’t always that common.
Holohan
Dan Holohan
January 3, 2022
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In March 2010, a nine-month-old boy rolled off his sister’s bed in Jersey City, New Jersey, and got stuck between the bed and a cast-iron, steam radiator that was as hot as it’s supposed to be. The radiator delivered third-degree burns to the infant and left him with permanent scars.


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Big or small, contractors do it all
Heating Help

Dan Holohan: Does size matter?

Big or small, contractors do it all.
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Dan Holohan
December 2, 2021
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A young guy who was about the size of Bruno Mars came to my seminar once, and we were chatting during a break. I asked him how long he had been in the business. It’s good to see young people getting involved.


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Everyone works on steam
HEATING HELP

Dan Holohan: Who gets to work on steam?

Always read the instructions.
Holohan
Dan Holohan
November 1, 2021
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How’s that for a title? I’ll give you the answer right up front: Everyone!  And the best part is you don’t have to know what you’re doing; you just have to show up.


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Creepy crawl spaces

Dan Holohan: Creepy crawl spaces

Snakes and spiders and dead rats, oh my!
Holohan
Dan Holohan
September 30, 2021
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October, being the month for ghosts and goblins, seems like the perfect time to reminisce about those tight spots few want to visit, but many must.


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Contractor Thinking About Heating System
Heating Help

Dan Holohan: What's inside?

Approach troubleshooting by thinking like the system you’re working on.
Holohan
Dan Holohan
September 2, 2021
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This one goes back a bunch of years. The contractor was a good steam man, but he had run out of ideas with this job. It was a typical, five-story, New York City tenement building. Its one-pipe steam system had served generations of tenants for more than 100 years.
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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: When luck fails you

Ask the important questions on every troubleshooting call.
Holohan
Dan Holohan
July 2, 2021
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Have you ever had one of those times when you’re trying to figure out some problem and then suddenly the solution comes to you as if by magic? 


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