The Future of Hydronics: Tin Radiators to PEX
IN LAST MONTHS article, we looked at the evolution of heat sources and distribution piping. This month, well look at the heat emitters. Some of the original...
Va. Home Has Ultimate Radiant, HVAC System
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff CLIFTON, VA. The owners of a custom home here, through their travels to Europe, understood the benefits of radiant...
Contractors 2000 Changes Name to Nexstar
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. Contractors 2000 has changed its name to Nexstar, and it is changing its program content and method of delivery. The member-owned...
ISH North America Trade Show to go to Every Other Year
ATLANTA The ISH North America partners agreed in December to make their show an every-other-year event. The move answers the complaints of several manufacturers...
Hydronic Harmony Blends 4 Factors of Comfort
By Jim Patterson THE BERKSHIRE Hills of Western Massachusetts provides designers of comfort systems with a unique opportunity to design to every worse-case...
Hydronic Heating Market Expects Moderate Growth
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff LETS BE cautious and say that the hydronic market is going to be up in the mid single digits, 5% or 6%. Then we...
Eagles, Opponents Land On Turf-Conditioned Field
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA The old Veterans Stadium here had some of the most notorious Astroturf of any football stadium in...
The Past and Future of Hydronic Heating
WITH THE DAWNING of the New Year, I hope this column finds you and yours in good health and looking forward to a prosperous 2004. Ive decided to look...
Boiler Firm WARE Expands
LOUISVILLE, KY. Ivan Ware & Son Inc., dba WARE, one of the largest boiler rental companies in the country, announced that it bought Boiler & Heat Exchange...
When Mind-Reading Fails to Work in a Retrofit
ONE OF THE interesting aspects of designing a retrofit mechanical system for the older apartment complex that I described last month (November, pg. 30)...
Goodyear Stops short in Entran Settlement
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff TRENTON, N.J. The long legal battle between Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Heatway over Entran II hydronic radiant...
Performing a 'DHW-ectomy' in a Retrofit
ONE OF THE BIGGER challenges in replacing the domestic hot water system on a multifamily housing project is maintaining service to the users while installing...
Carlson Mechanical Delivers 'Custom Prefab' Radiant
BY STEVE SPAULDING Of CONTRACTORs staff RENTON, WASH. Just over a year ago, Pat Harper decided that his family needed more room. The farmhouse-style home...
Oil-Heat Group, Attorney General Blast KeySpan
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff WELLESLEY HILLS, MASS. The Massachusetts Oilheat Council is hoping state regulators see things its way in the...
Thermo Pride Receives Grants
LANCASTER, PA. Thermo Pride has received two research grants from the National Oilheat Research Association. Over the next year, Thermo Pride will use...
Beware of Voodoo Equipment Sizing
By Tom Quatroni Consider this scenario. Its the coldest day of the year and the telephone is ringing off the hook. That might be considered a good start...
Ask Questions for Commercial Boiler Retrofits
MANY OLDER apartment complexes, which were built more than 30 to 50 years ago, are coming up for major boiler and component replacement. Unfortunately,...
Ready For Bears
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff The Chicago Bears will open renovated Soldier Field on Monday Night Football Sept. 29 against their archrival,...
What about Ray? RHPs brand strategy
BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff RENO, NEV. When Alvin E. Scolari named his company Ray Heating Products and Superior Sheet Metal in 1950, he thought...
Right Physical Plant For Your Snow-Melt Job
IN LAST MONTHS article (pg. 40), we began discussing the many choices for the heating plant for the snow-melt system. This month well get into the of...
Boiler-based Water Heating Growing
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff SAN JOSE, CALIF. Americans love affair with whirlpool tubs, hydronic towel warmers and other large consumers of...
Heat-fab Celebrates 25th Year
TURNERS FALLS, MASS. Heat-fab, a manufacturer of high-performance products for the hearth and heating industries, celebrated its 25th anniversary June...
'Unique' Radiant System in Wholesaler's Warehouse
Special to CONTRACTOR HILLSIDE, N.J. Next to its existing 18,000-sq.-ft. facility here, West Side Plumbing Supply has opened a new 10,000-sq.-ft. warehouse...
New Prison Receives High-Efficiency Boiler Backup
BY STEVE SPAULDING Of CONTRACTORs staff FAYETTE, PA. When a government be it city, state or federal steps up to pay for a public building, it will always...
Snow-melt Commissioning Eases Your Life Later
ONE OF THE MOST overlooked aspects of starting any hydronic heating system has to be the commissioning process. This is the one area that needs more attention...
