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Items Tagged with 'steam systems'

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Frozen steam coils
HEATING HELP

Dan Holohan: Frozen steam coils

Think like steam.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
March 2, 2022
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Frozen steam coils always seem to happen at the worst of times, don’t they? You’re busy because it’s cold enough to freeze coils. The place with the frozen coil contains people who are doing things that are so important they can’t possibly be without that particular coil. Not even for a minute. They’re on the phone, and they’re not being reasonable.


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Radiator covers
Heating Help

Dan Holohan: The case for radiator covers

Common sense isn’t always that common.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
January 3, 2022
One Comment

In March 2010, a nine-month-old boy rolled off his sister’s bed in Jersey City, New Jersey, and got stuck between the bed and a cast-iron, steam radiator that was as hot as it’s supposed to be. The radiator delivered third-degree burns to the infant and left him with permanent scars.


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Big or small, contractors do it all
Heating Help

Dan Holohan: Does size matter?

Big or small, contractors do it all.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
December 2, 2021
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A young guy who was about the size of Bruno Mars came to my seminar once, and we were chatting during a break. I asked him how long he had been in the business. It’s good to see young people getting involved.


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Everyone works on steam
HEATING HELP

Dan Holohan: Who gets to work on steam?

Always read the instructions.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
November 1, 2021
One Comment

How’s that for a title? I’ll give you the answer right up front: Everyone!  And the best part is you don’t have to know what you’re doing; you just have to show up.


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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: How Frank and John taught me to see

All about master venting.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
January 25, 2021
One Comment

In 1989, when I was thinking about writing a book called, “The Lost Art of Steam Heating,” I went to see a young engineer named Frank Gerety. 


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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: How vacuum can cause steam problems

Don’t learn the hard way.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
December 23, 2020
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Back in the old days when most folks burned coal, vacuum was just about everyone’s friend. 


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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: How to set a pressuretrol

You won’t find this in the instructions.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
May 13, 2020
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If you have a steam boiler you’re also going to have a pressuretrol.


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Dan Holohan: When minds close

Facts mean nothing to people on a mission.
Dan Holohan
Dan Holohan
October 7, 2019
One Comment

A guy I don’t know emailed me a question. I get a lot of that because I’m easy to find on the internet.


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