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Dan Holohan: Marbles and ghosts

Visual thinking is the key to understanding hydronic systems.

October 6, 2021

I worked for a manufacturers’ rep when I was first learning about hydronics. A guy I worked with was 15 years older than me. He knew that I had absolutely no training as an engineer so he took a different tack with my education. He made me close my eyes and imagine myself as a marble rolling through the pipes.

A. O. Smith announces October training dates

October 1, 2021

The A. O. Smith University class schedule is flexible month-to-month, and sessions are offered on a variety of topics, including residential training, commercial training, tankless training and heat pump training.

Dan Holohan: Troubleshooting the cuckoo's nest

Help your contractor customers be well-rounded in heating systems.

Dan Holohan

August 30, 2021

The steam seminar was to be in North Carolina, which was strange enough, that being the state where most folks only know how to say, “Heat pump, please.” It was also going to be sparsely attended. Oh, and the location was a nasty, windowless, brick-walled basement room in what used to be a hospital, but was now an office building. I immediately looked around for Jack Nicholson and Nurse Ratched. Welcome to the cuckoo’s nest.

Dan Holohan: The two sides of hydronics

A history lesson on the two profitable sides of hydronic heating.

Dan Holohan

August 11, 2021

Steam-and hot-water heating joined hands a long time ago to make up what we today call “hydronics.” Both systems run on water, and they’ve been around for hundreds of years. The Institute of Boiler and Radiation Manufacturers coined the term hydronics in 1946 to make the science of heating a building with water sound sexy — like “electronics.”

Three ways radiant floor heating promotes indoor environmental quality

Kim Bliss

August 5, 2021

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is all about improving how we breathe, see, hear and feel inside a space. And this trend is becoming more important in residential structures, with our workforce moving from commercial buildings into homes — either partially or permanently.

Navien Canada partners with Nexstar Network

July 20, 2021

Navien Canada announced it has partnered with the Nexstar Network, a member-owned organization that drives business growth and development through continued education and the sharing of ideas.

Lochinvar launches reverse indirect water heater for continuous hot water

July 19, 2021

Providing up to 30 GPM of continuous hot water delivery, the Reverse Indirect Water Heater is designed for multi-family, commercial and large residential water heating applications using a hydronic system.

Tankless market reaches new heights

Consumer desire for instant, constant hot water drives increased demand.

Natalie Forster

June 30, 2021

According to Coherent Market Insights, the global tankless water heater market is estimated to account for $29.7 billion in terms of value by the end of 2027, witnessing a compound annual growth rate of 5.7% during the forecast period 2020-2027.

Dan Holohan: The subtlety of steam

Help your customer be a better troubleshooter.

Dan Holohan

June 7, 2021

You may think steam is just, well, steam. But there’s a lot more going on when it comes to steam heating a building.

Laars combi boilers

May 24, 2021

Laars Heating Systems’ ultra-high-efficiency floor-standing FT series combination boiler and water heater is the only residential combi boiler that simultaneously supplies abundant home heat and endless hot water without interruption, the company states.