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The Glitch & The Fix
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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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The Glitch + The Fix: Swapping one “box” for another

January 25, 2023
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Given the current prices for fuel oil and propane, and current state and federal incentive programs, many homeowners are asking heating contractors to replace their aging boilers with a geothermal heat pump system.


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The Glitch + The Fix: Plethora of problems

December 26, 2022
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Can you spot at least 5 causes for concern among these three photos? If so, what would you do to correct them?


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The Glitch + The Fix: Indirect bottleneck

November 29, 2022
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An installer is asked to provide a 4-ton-rated (48,000 Btu/h) geothermal heat pump system that can provide space heating and domestic hot water.


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The Glitch + The Fix: Pellet particulars

October 26, 2022
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Because the price of fuel oil has increased dramatically over the last several months, an installer with lots of experience in installing conventional oil-fired boilers is asked to install a pellet-fired boiler.


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The Glitch + The Fix: Diagnosing an insufficient heat complaint

September 29, 2022
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Imagine that you, an independent heating pro, have been asked to inspect this system because the owner is claiming it doesn’t deliver sufficient heat on cold days.


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The Glitch + The Fix: High-end DHW issues

May 25, 2022
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A technician installs a system to provide domestic hot water to a high end house with several bathrooms. Can you spot at least five details that are incorrect, and recommend how to fix this situation? 


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The Glitch & The Fix: Combining geothermal heat pumps and radiant

April 27, 2022
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The Glitch + The Fix: Primary reduction

March 30, 2022
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A heating pro is asked to retrofit a pellet-fired boiler to an existing distribution system consisting of older cast iron radiators, iron piping and an oil-fired boiler.


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The Glitch + The Fix: Fingers crossed

February 23, 2022
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An installer is asked to add a monobloc-style air-to-water heat pump to an existing hydronic system that is supplied by a mod/con boiler.


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The Glitch + The Fix: One shot after another

January 25, 2022
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A technician encounters a system installed in the 1980s when radiant floor heating was relatively new in North America.


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