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Metal Paints and Radiators
Ever wonder why the Dead Men painted so many of those old, free-standing, steam- and hot-water radiators silver? Yeah, so did I. I did some digging and came up with a del...
Albany New York Steamfitters and Plumbers Local 7 Goes Geothermal
Recently I was asked to speak at the Rensselaer Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair in New York, which took place on October 20, 2018. I was introduced to Frank Na...
How to Feed a Low-Pressure Steam Boiler
I once worked for the rep that sold McDonnell & Miller products in New York. They handed me a catalog on a Friday and told me that we would be the new rep the following M...
Why This Truck?
Some years ago, my buddy Dennis Bellanti, of Ferguson fame, picked me up at the Denver airport in a truck I came to call Bruno. I followed Dennis across the acres of park...
Fear of the Unknown
A homeowner, let’s call her Linda, sent me a message through Heating Help’s contact form last winter and it still has me thinking. She said, “I filled my glass gauge too ...
Essential Differences
Last February, The Lovely Marianne and I spent three days driving from The Isle of Long to Naples, Florida, where our friends, Bob and Loreen, were expecting us. I knew t...
Avoiding Scale in Heating Systems
Having scale on heating surfaces is like having all the traffic lights in your town turn red at the same time, and stay red. Most movement stops. In the case of a boiler,...
What If Everybody Did This?
Sometimes, my column writes itself. This is one of those times. Last January, a guy posted this on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com.
Excellent Choice!
The Lovely Marianne and I were out to dinner with our daughter, Erin, who bought our business when we retired a few years ago. We were in a nice Italian restaurant and th...