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The information resource for contractors engaged in hydronic heating, radiant heating/cooling, geothermal heating/cooling, and solar thermal.


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Hydronics Editor John Siegenthaler, P.E. challenges heating professionals to design radiant and hydronics systems for an efficiency-minded world.

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Dave Yates: The evolution of power tools

Cordless tools make it easier to avoid OHSHA violations.
Dave Yates
August 3, 2022
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All of my employees and I were sitting in our trucks eating lunch when the OSHA inspectors arrived on the commercial job site, which was a two-story addition to a nursing home. Talk about fear — the other trades and general contractor’s employees about had a coronary!


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Dan Holohan: Making mistakes

It’s just what I do
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Dan Holohan
August 1, 2022
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Some years ago, a wholesaler hired me to do a seminar in a New England hotel for about 100 of his contractor customers. After the seminar, the owner of the company invited me and a bunch of his employees out for a nice dinner. There were about 15 of us.


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John Siegenthaler: Heat recovery helper

Offer a total HVAC solution.
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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
July 29, 2022
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As building codes and programs such as Energy Star and Passive House require higher degrees of air sealing in new construction, the use of heat recovery ventilation (HRV) is increasing.


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What's yer circulation strategy?

The beautiful, sensible logic of hydronics.
John M. Barba
July 18, 2022
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If you’re anything like me, the first thing that comes to mind when you think about variable speed circulators is 1970s rock band Supertramp. No? Okay, maybe you’re not like me. Either way, allow me to elucidate.


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How to lose customers

Dave Yates: How to lose customers

Ensure your team is staying up-to-date with the latest technologies.
Dave Yates
July 8, 2022
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Customers can be a fickle lot. You do your best for them, but they move on in spite of your fair pricing and Johnny-on-the-spot response times.


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Dan Holohan: Why it’s so hard to find workers

Contractors struggling to find able-bodied workers share experiences on HeatingHelp.com.
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Dan Holohan
July 6, 2022
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My shop teacher was a wiry man who loved hand tools. We spent a week making a buzzer base. He taught us how to saw, sand and varnish. He introduced me to a Brace & Bit hand drill and went on and on about how this was better than an electric drill. “Can you feel the wood? It’s alive!” he said, and I could.


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John Siegenthaler: Purging principles

Purging plays a major role in the reliable and efficient operation of closed loop hydronic systems.
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John Siegenthaler, P.E.
July 5, 2022
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Nearly all closed-loop hydronic heating and cooling systems are supposed to be filled with water or a mixture of water and antifreeze. The only intentional air in the system is that contained in the expansion tank.


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WarmlyYours reports snow-melting sales growth of nearly 70%

June 14, 2022
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In Q1 2021, driveways went from 21.9% of all snow melting projects to 34.2% the following year (a rate of change of almost 141%). 


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Dave Yates: Want to make more money?

Invest in yourself and your future by adding to your knowledge base.
Dave Yates
June 3, 2022
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Tough job site conditions call for creative workarounds.

Dan Holohan: Tough job site conditions call for creative workarounds

What’s in the way?
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Dan Holohan
June 1, 2022
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In the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, which snuggles into the center of the state, you will find Mount Saint James, and upon that steep hill, you will find The College of the Holy Cross.


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