There have been numerous studies over the years touting all the benefits of hydronic heating systems, including improved comfort and energy efficiency. 

The Grundfos ALPHA1 26-99 is an energy-efficient circulator fitted with a high-efficiency permanent magnet motor (ECM) and integrated frequency converter. 

Part of running any business is looking ahead and trying to read the “tea leaves” that are relevant to that business. 

Taco Comfort Solutions expands its family of easy-to-use, high-efficiency ECM circulators with the addition of the 0034e and 0034ePlus models.  

I recently had an inquiry from a designer who needed to combine some high temperature loads with low temperature loads. 

This was quite a year for me on the home front. On fairly short notice, my wife and I found out that our daughter Heidi and her husband Andy would be building a house about 500 feet down the road from us. 

The 0018e high-efficiency, Bluetooth-enabled circulator brings a new level of control to residential and light commercial hydronic systems.

That prophetic little quote from “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” pretty much sums up where our industry is today with residential ECM circulators. So many myths, many of them downright crazy, make it nearly impossible to make clear-headed and smart decisions for your customers.

The new ECM Pump-Less-Volute uses a permanent magnet motor that is up to 40% more efficient than a standard induction motor.

One of the “delights” of designing hydronic systems is looking for synergistic opportunities, where one device provides multiple functions or benefits that would otherwise require two or more separate devices.