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John Siegenthaler, P.E.

John Siegenthaler, P.E., is a consulting engineer and principal of Appropriate Designs in Holland Patent, New York. In partnership with HeatSpring, he has developed several online courses that provide in-depth, design-level training in modern hydronics systems, air-to-water heat pumps and biomass boiler systems. Additional information and resources for hydronic system design are available on Siegenthaler’s website, www.hydronicpros.com.

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Righting Some Wrongs

June 1, 2000

Solutions for flawed hydronic heating systems.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

Now that I’ve picked on engineers a bit, let me say that NPSH is really a pretty simple concept.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

Here are a few things I think will happen in the hydronic heating industry in the near future.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

Burning wood for home heating is a way of life rather than just a fuel choice.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

A new office provides a testing ground for new hydronic heating methods.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

The December 1997 Hydronics Workshop column showed several ways of using diverter tees in hydronic systems.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

Load diversity allows a heat source to be reduced with respect to peak load.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

This column describes some issues related to hydronic heating for which answers remain nonspecific.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

Look at the overall schematic of hydronic piping schematics as a group of subassemblies, each of which accomplished a specific (but limited) task.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

Many residential hydronic baseboard systems are designed to operate at water supply temperatures of 180–200 degrees F whenever there’s a demand for heat.

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