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Chris Kerback

Chris Kerback serves as product line manager for Xylem’s Bell & Gossett. He oversees all aspects of the circulators & residential accessories product portfolio for North and South America. He has been with Xylem for more than 20 years and has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Moving Beyond Basic Circulator Replacement

How the 2028 DOE standard encourages system-level thinking

Chris Kerback

November 5, 2026

The compliance date may be in 2028, but the transition is already creating an opportunity to think differently about circulator selection. Contractors and distributors who use the time now to strengthen their system-level knowledge will be better prepared not only to meet the new requirements, but also to help customers make more informed decisions about how their hydronic systems perform.