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Primary-secondary piping systems call for the tees that go off to the secondary circuit to be close together, ideally not more than six inches apart. Think like water and...

When it comes to boiler-feed pumps, the two important variables are the amount of water in the operating range of the boiler, and the steam-to-condensate time lag across ...

Discovering that water hammer has moved into any hydronic system, be it steam or hot water is never fun, but finding the cause of it sure can be. Hey, you get to be a det...

Here are some excerpts from my new book, Lessons Learned: Brewing with Steam. I wrote it to help you design, install, and maintain steam systems used in the craft brewing...

I was never an A student in high school or in college. It was my math and science classes that helped me graduate with a decent GPA. It was just something about problem s...

This is a speech that E. N. McDonnell, founder of McDonnell & Miller, made on May 29, 1940 to the Heating & Piping Contractors National Association in defense of steam he...

Ever wonder why so many of the old radiators you see are painted silver? Back in the day, they were mostly plain grey metal, but then the Spanish Influenza arrived during...

This is an excerpt from Dan Holohan’s book Pumping Away and other really cool piping options for hydronic systems. Since you've read this far, I figure you must be pretty...

I was having dinner in Canada with some friends and we got to that point in the meal where the waitress asked about salad dressing. "What do you have?" one of the guys as...

The majority of the hydronic boilers we install today are low-mass, modulating condensing boilers. Sure, we still install a few atmospheric cast iron boilers on occasion,...