Hydronics One-Stop
Hydronic products shine at AHR, Part 2
The AHR Expo held here at the Jacobs Javits Convention Center in late January had a plethora of hydronic and radiant heating boiler, pumps, PEX tubing, tools, solar collectors and accessories, so much so that we've had to split our coverage of AHR products into two parts, starting in March and in this issue....
A water temperature device is like a switch
A boiler water temperature controller is just an on and off switch that controls water temperature. How simple can you get! It's like a thermostat, but...
Less water going down the drain
Products are on the market that allow rainwater and graywater to be reused to flush toilets and irrigate landscaping. Unfortunately, while water recycling...
Santa Clara Valley Water wins EPA conservation award
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Santa Clara Valley Water District, which helped county residents and businesses save more than 18 billion gallons of water a year, has received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2007 Water Efficiency Leader Award. ...
Retrofit variable speed pump considerations, Part 2
BY MARK EATHERTON Hydronic heating contractor At the end of last months column (September, p. 38), I promised that we would venture into the world of...
Watching a killer at work, Part 1
We have all had this phone call. Even if its not one of our own installations, we still have a moral obligation to address the situation to the best of...
Hydronic evangelism for the masses
There are a lot of folks in Alaska who can thank Kurt Wilken for the warmth and comfort they enjoy each winter when Mother Nature turns her cold shoulder...
Saving Grace
BY STEVE SPAULDING Of CONTRACTORs staff HINSDALE, ILL. Two years ago the Grace Episcopal Church here was facing a problem common to owners of most institutional...
Retrofit variable speed pump issues, Part 1
In a previous article I promised that we would venture into the word of light commercial pump sizing using variable speed pumps (July, p. 36). How many...
Orphaned water heaters and flue liners
What portion of your quote for my new high-efficiency furnace was for the chimney- liner? $600. s too much no one else even mentioned wed need an expensive...
Hydronics Industry Alliance Website Complete
ARLINGTON, VA. The Hydronics Industry Alliance has completed its Website, myhomeheating.com. In July and August, the HIA launched two new major sections...
Water heating efficiency and life-cycle costs
We finished last month's column on life cycle costs for water heating with a 50-gal. propane tank-type water heater (July, pg. 32). The reason behind...
The art of hydronic radiant leak detection
My introduction into the art of leak detection in slab-based hydronic radiant heating systems was in our town's version of Levittown, N.Y., in an area...
Condensing Boilers Save Newspaper Energy, Space
By Steve Spaulding of Contractor's Staff DUBUQUE, IOWA The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald has been publishing since 1850 to a readership in Iowa, Illinois and...
Figuring Water Heater Life-Cycle Costs In 2041
By Dave Yates Plumbing Contractor Water heater thermal efficiency represents the potential percentage of energy an appliance can move from itself into...
A matter of grave concern, part 4
I EXPLAINED HOW I believe I contracted Legionnaires' disease in my May column (pg. 52). What I didn't explain was the good news/bad news scenario. The...
NY Thermal recalls part for condensing boilers
Special to contractor WASHINGTON NY Thermal Inc. of Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, and the the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary...
TAC recalls Erie Boiler Boss controls
WASHINGTON TAC LLC, formerly Invensys Building Systems, and the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced a voluntary recall of the Erie...
Condensing boilers have been in service here
By Thomas J. Legutko UTICA, N.Y. In response to Mark Eatherton's Industry Education column "A matter of thermal efficiency," (March, pg. 22), ECR International...
A matter of grave concern, part 3
I STATED IN last month's column (pg. 42) that I had contracted Legionnaires' disease and promised to explain exactly how that happened. I maintain a weekend...
A matter of grave concern, part 2
WE BEGAN LOOKING into the issues associated with combination, open-loop, hydronic space-heating systems last month (pg. 38). While these systems have...
A matter of grave concern
OVER THE YEARS as a licensed master plumber, I have always honored the credo under which plumbers operate, that being, "Plumbers protect the health of...
Bosch buys heat pump maker FHP
Bosch has acquired all shares of FHP from a group of investors led by G.L. Ohrstrom & Co. The purchase price will not be disclosed. "With the acquisition...
'No interruption' in business after Amtrol files Chapter 11
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WEST WARWICK, R.I. Hydronics manufacturer Amtrol has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because it cannot...
Heating the land of the midnight sun
HEADQUARTERED IN Anchorage is a mechanical systems company that is a landmark of Alaskan progress. Klebs Mechanical is a contracting firm that employs...
