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Home » Authors » John Siegenthaler, P.E.

Articles by John Siegenthaler, P.E.

The Glitch

The Glitch & Fix: April 2018

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
April 30, 2018

Knock on wood. Can you identify at least five errors with this configuration?


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John Siegenthaler: Designing cordwood gasification boiler

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
April 26, 2018

A simplified design for cordwood gasification boiler systems.


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The Glitch

The Glitch & Fix: March 2018

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
March 30, 2018

Tee’d Off


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John Siegenthaler: How to wire fresh air dampers

The 2018 version of NFPA 54 prescribes methods for providing this air into confined spaces using one or two openings to outside space.
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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
March 27, 2018

A simple circuit to coordinate fresh air dampers.


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One change to get it right

The Glitch & Fix: February 2018

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
February 26, 2018

One Chance to Get It Right


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John Siegenthaler: Tell me more about 'nubbed' foam panels

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
February 26, 2018

Designers need more information on “nubbed” foam insulation panels.


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Siegenthaler: There's no such thing as 'head pressure'

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
January 30, 2018

Anyone who has worked on the technical side of the hydronics industry has used terminology such as: pressure, differential pressure, head and head loss. These terms all have legitimate and specific meanings.


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The Glitch figure 1

The Glitch & Fix: January 2018

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
January 30, 2018

John Pughe is a long-time colleague of mine and a true hydronics professional. He recently sent me an  “as installed” and “as corrected” schematic for a hydronic heating system with twin 200,000 Btu/hr mod/con boilers, and 15 zones, each powered by its own circulator.


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The Glitch

The Glitch & Fix: Underused Functionality

The Glitch & Fix: December 2017
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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
December 30, 2017

Can you spot several details that will lead to problems? How would you design the system differently?


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Back to hydronics basics

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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
December 30, 2017

A knowledge of basic science reveals situations that seem too good to be true.


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