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Home » Topics » Radiant & Hydronics » The Glitch & The Fix

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: Upside down

May 29, 2023
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Take a look at Figures 1, 2a and 2b. What do they have in common? Can you think of some better ways to accommodate the flexible tubing?


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The Glitch & The Fix: One size doesn't fit all

April 3, 2023
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Can you spot at least six design or installation details that are going to create problems?


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The Glitch & The Fix: Backed-up Btu

March 28, 2023
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Are you an ace troubleshooter? We pose a question to you, our readers, to review a system’s schematic layout and discover its faults, flaws and defects.


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The Glitch + The Fix: This almost got built

February 22, 2023
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A recent inquiry involved a heating system for a school in which two electric boilers were being added to supplement the output of a gas-fired cast-iron boiler, and take advantage of low “off-peak” electrical rates.


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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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