Radiant & Hydronics News
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Safety and SIM: A hospital’s story
A snow and ice melting system clears the way for healthcare workers and patients at Adena Regional Medical Center.Safety and swiftness are paramount for those who work within emergency medicine.
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Opportunity knocks for hydronic heating industry
Manufacturers weigh-in on current market trends.There have been numerous studies over the years touting all the benefits of hydronic heating systems, including improved comfort and energy efficiency.
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Weil-McLain hosting virtual ‘School of Better Heating’ training programs for contractors
Registration for the School of Better Heating residential contractor class is $25 per day. Registration is required for each event contractors plan to attend, and participants may elect to attend one, two or all three days.
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Radiant & Hydronics Columns
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Modern Hydronics Done Right Volume 5
Sponsored ContenteBookWe are proud to present this fifth and final edition in the "Siggy" eBook series specifically for the hydronics market. Brought to you by Plumbing & Mechanical, PM Engineer and Supply House Times, this FREE eBook is a collection of columns and articles from John Siegenthaler, P.E., a well-respected hydronics expert.
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Dan Holohan: Collectors
Each object comes with a story. Sit with it. Hold it. Listen to it.When I knocked on the doctor’s front door, a dog on the other side went nuts. And this being my one and only visit to the doctor’s house, I took a healthy step back.
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Dave Yates: Dominoes
Radiant Comfort ReportFailure of one part of a hydronic radiant system can cause the entire row to fall.Read More
The Glitch & The Fix
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The Glitch & Fix: Multiple boiler blues
A multiple boiler system is set up as shown in Figure 1. The objective is to add heat to the system in three on/off stages.
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The Glitch and Fix: Hardware heavy
A client asks a heating contractor to set up a floor heating system for a new 7,500 square foot machine shop.
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The Glitch and Fix: Duped by a loop
An installer pipes up the system shown in Figure 1. Its purpose is to provide two zones of space heating.
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Radiant & Hydronics Products
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Uponor radiant mat
Radiant Comfort Report | May 2020A custom-designed, prefabricated, pre-pressurized network of Uponor crosslinked polyethylene (PEX-a) tubing, the Uponor Radiant Rollout Mat is the ideal solution for faster, more consistent installations for large commercial radiant heating and cooling applications — saving up to 85% in installation time, the company notes.
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Spirotherm Spirocombi Magnet
The Spirocombi Magnet is a high-efficiency, coalescing-type combination air eliminator and dirt separator for use in hydronic systems.
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Laars condensing boiler and water heater series
The MagnaTherm HTD series of condensing boilers and volume water heaters boasts real time O2 trim compensation that maintains ideal air-to-fuel ratios, full 20:1 turndown on all sizes to match varying load profiles and the Laars Linc icon-driven control system.
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