This section is your guide to hot-water heating systems with information about system design and piping, air elimination, pumping away, primary-secondary pumping, valves, radiators, troubleshooting tips, and more.
A member of the Wall community asks this question: What is the "safe" operating pressure in PSI for a hot-water boiler heating system, and what is the "safe" range in ter...
A member of The Wall community asked this question and I thought the conversation that followed was interesting: "How many times can PEX freeze before bursting? At what t...
The pump industry is on the brink of change as new regulations governing pumps are nearing finalization. Driven by an energy conservation-minded administration, the Depar...
Gerry Gill is brilliant when it comes to solving steam- and hot-water-heating problems. In this video, he talks about Fernox boiler treatments. Fernox is a chemical that ...
My daughter Erin — whose work appears in Plumbing Mechanical and other trade journals from time to time — along with her three sisters grew up listening to me talk nonsto...
Here is a step-by-step procedure for troubleshooting a thermocouple on gas systems: A thermocouple is a device used to satisfy pilot safety on many 24-volt gas systems. T...
Thanks to Tim McElwain for sharing his extensive knowledge with us. You can contact Tim at his Gas Training Institute: 401-437-0557.
Thanks to Tim McElwain for sharing his extensive knowledge with us. You can contact Tim at his Gas Training Institute: 401-437-0557
Thanks to Tim McElwain for sharing his extensive knowledge with us. You can contact Tim at his Gas Training Institute: 401-437-0557
I was looking at a photograph of Crosley Field, a grand, Cincinnati, Ohio baseball stadium that burned to the ground in 1900. The men in the photo are wearing derbies and...