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 ...

Designing a commercial boiler replacement where you were not the original designer or installer might have some hidden dangers that could haunt you for years. The project is going to be a series of ...

THE PIPING configurations in modern hot water systems may seem much different than those of the past. Indeed, I have heard people say that the newer hot water systems are more difficult to diagnose ...

A recent boiler retrofit project highlighted the incredible benefits of the press fitting process while illustrating some of the potential concerns that might arise while using this system. We ...

Question: I have an ancient boiler and heating system in my two-family brownstone. What can I do when I upgrade to create the most energy-efficient system? Good question given the time of year. First, ...

Boilers are something of a hot topic in the Brownstoner forum. Readers have asked about everything from how to tame schizophrenic boilers to the differences in boiler types, boiler sizing, expansion ...