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

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

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.

One of the things I have learned about this industry is that no matter how much you think you know, things can still surprise and humble you

German water.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.