Radiant & Hydronics Columns - Articles - Page 19

We were talking about early heating systems, Ara and I. I had questions and he had answers. When you want to know stuff about how things began, it pays to ask someone who has been dead for a while. Guys like that were there at the start and saw most of it for themselves.

Hydronic radiant ceiling cooling for smaller buildings.

Removing limitations on radiant heating systems.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

March 17, 2014

Well-designed and properly installed hydronic radiant heating systems have earned a deserved reputation for superior comfort. Even so, many people hesitate on using these systems because they can’t just push a button on their thermostat to change the system from heating to cooling.

High pressure goes to low pressure. Always.

Inflation.

Dan Holohan

March 17, 2014

I stopped at the gas station the other day because one of my car’s tires looked a bit low. They charge us for air here on the Isle of Long. When I was a young man, it was free.

The boiler gas train

Understanding this critical safety system can save your customers costly repairs.

Ray Wohlfarth

February 20, 2014

One of the most misunderstood portions of the commercial heating system is the gas train. The gas train is a series of components that safely feed natural or propane gas into the burner.

Expansion tank pressurization

Improper air-side pressurization 'wastes' some of the internal volume.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

February 20, 2014

All closed-loop hydronic systems require an air space to absorb the increased volume of water as it warms during system operation. In most hydronic systems, this task is handled by an expansion tank. In most modern hydronic systems, it’s handled by a diaphragm-type expansion tank.