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A brief history of the steam pressure-relief valve.

My friend, Jenni, was visiting from Scotland and had never been to Central Park, so I took her there for a long walk, a ride on the carousel and some wine at the boathouse. We sat outside.

Most of you reading this column consider yourselves heating professionals.

One of the most misunderstood components inside a boiler room is the barometric damper, which is used to control the draft inside a boiler.

I recently read an Internet posting asserting that heat pumps, both air-source and geothermal, should not be considered renewable energy heat sources.

Twenty years ago this month, I wrote a column for this fine magazine titled, “Reaching for Higher Plateaus.”

Unraveling the mysteries of early 20th century high-rise steam-heating systems.

A new piping concept and control wiring challenge.  

The early days of district steam heating systems in NYC.

Sorting out which controls do what.