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Pros and cons of a-la-carte, prepackaged and preassembled pumping systems

Which is the best choice to meet the needs of distributors and end users?

May 17, 2022

When it comes to stocking pumping equipment and components for your customers, having what they need — when and how they need it — goes a long way in delivering quality customer service.

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.

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.

Dan Holohan: Baseboard adventures

Sometimes you have to re-think the usual way of doing things.

Dan Holohan

June 25, 2021

So this fella comes up to me after a hot-water seminar and tells me about a problem he's having with this copper-fintube baseboard loop he installed in this big hall with a bunch of offices. "I can't get the end hot," he said.

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.

Dan Holohan: Sludge, scale and bouncing boilers

Understanding the causes of pipe scale.

Dan Holohan

May 5, 2021

Clogging up heating surfaces is sort of like having all the traffic lights in your town turn red at the same time, and then stay red.

Weil-McLain partners with 4950 Sales

April 15, 2021

Weil-McLain has partneredwith plumbing and mechanical firm 4950 Sales to represent the company's full line of residential and commercial boilers in the Alaska region. Based in Palmer, Alaska, the company, which serves the commercial, industrial and plumbing & mechanical and construction sectors, is led by Charles Benshetler and Nick Benshetler.

Dan Holohan: Your body is a radiator

Use understanding of body temperature to sell radiant heating.

Dan Holohan

February 26, 2021

Ever been to Ocean City, Maryland? It’s a summertime wonderland, and I was lucky enough years ago to get hired to do a seminar on hydronic radiant heating for a group of contractors who were having a conference there.