Recently, the photos that accompany the columns haven’t been matching up as well as I like, and since “it’s all about me,” I wanted to make sure I took some job site photos to use for this column. It ...

Joe Coppola, education chairman of the Hydronics Institute, has a goal: to teach heating-cooling contractors how to correctly design and troubleshoot basic hydronic systems. While the course has a ...

When designing or replacing a low pressure steam boiler, throw out everything you know about hydronic boilers. A steam system is closer in operation to an air conditioning unit than it is to a ...

Q We recently installed a new steam pressure reducing station in an existing 6-m. 150-lb steam line. After reinsulation of the pipe with foil-jacketed, 2-in.-thick fiber glass, electrical arcing ...