An installer who is used to boiler replacements may view the mechanical room aspects of changing from a boiler to a geothermal heat pump the same as a boiler changeout; just swapping out one “box” for another. Unfortunately, this can lead to some significant operating problems.
The company has provided $15,000 to support 2014 student scholarships through the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Educational Foundation and PHCC National Auxiliary.
North America’s top plumbing and pipe-fitting apprentices were put to the test during the 2014 United Association International Apprenticeship Competition, which was held late August in conjunction with the Instructor Training Program at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Due to the high price of fuel oil, a contractor is hired by a building owner to install a wood-gasification boiler to supplement the oil boiler. The building’s distribution system consists of a three-zoned air handler with hot water coils.
Plumbing & Mechanical editors want to see how tricked out your truck is!
September 1, 2014
If your truck is wrapped, who designed it? What kind of organizational equipment do you have that you’re proud of? Each month editors will select the best video and post it to the page
In the ground beneath the Honda Smart Home’s backyard, eight 20-ft. deep boreholes allow a geothermal heat pump to heat and cool the home’s floors and ceiling throughout the year.
The Copper Development Association has developed a new seven-minute video demonstrating how to properly solder copper tube and fittings to the newer, no-lead, brass and bronze copper alloys.
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