What is Outdoor Reset? Outdoor reset is a feature of heating controls that optimizes the efficiency of steam and hot water boilers used for building heat based on the temperature outside the building. For hot water boilers, it will raise the boiler water temperature as the outside temperature drops, for steam boilers it will adjust the on-off cycling length of Read More
Some buildings are just hard to heat. Every heating contractor has one or two hard to heat buildings. Big multi-use buildings like schools, churches and public buildings that have a tough combination of large spaces and small offices scattered throughout the building. Older buildings that may have had several renovations or additions over time. Sometimes the building’s heating system was Read More
Provocative article title isn’t it? Perhaps, but let us reassure you that it is based on a set of data that is 100% factual, and almost 100% misunderstood or misrepresented. If your building has a boiler system more than 10 to 15 years old, then you are probably looking at investments in newer boiler designs now, or in the near Read More
Heating season is beginning in many parts of the country, so building managers and HVAC professionals are out in the field getting boilers ready for use. The first few weeks of heating season can be hectic, as dormant boilers are lit and unexpected startup problems pop up all over. HVAC professionals must be able to see when a start-up problem Read More
Remote boiler controls like Heat-Timer® Platinum Series under control of web-based interfaces like BuildingNet®, have given building managers and heating contractors the convenience of managing all their buildings and boilers remotely. Perhaps one of the most useful features of this system are the programmable, automated alerts that can be sent. With properly configured alerts, the right person is notified as Read More