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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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Answers Needed

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.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

June 1, 2000

I’m always looking for the basic concepts used and perhaps even some new, previously unheard of way of piping a hydronic system.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 31, 2000

Noises from piping expansion, as well as swings in indoor temperature can be greatly reduced by using outdoor reset controls to regulate system water temperature.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 31, 2000

We’ve only touched on a few of the possibilities this type of simple spreadsheet offers.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 31, 2000

What method do you use for sizing fin-tube baseboard?

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 31, 2000

One of the irrefutable benefits of hydronic heating is the ease of zoning heat delivery to accommodate different comfort preferences or operating schedules.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

May 31, 2000

Ever notice how hydronics “war stories” get passed around whenever a group of hydronic heating installers are put in the same room?