Recently we asked the head of one of the larger Commercial HVAC companies in northern New Jersey, whether they used a standard 3-way mixing valve when installing commercial tankless water heaters. “No, you don’t need one…” was his answer. His opinion is not uncommon. It is also dead wrong. As the technology of commercial Instantaneous Water Heaters and heat exchanger Read More
Smaller commercial buildings, or large homes can also benefit from sophisticated boiler and domestic hot water heating controls. I mean everyone wants to save money on fuel don’t they? If you have a large home or run a small commercial building, your energy bills in winter can easily run thousands of dollars per month. In this realm, Heat-Timer® offers the Read More
The relentless march of new technology in the area of boiler design and domestic hot water systems, have given us many new and improved components and strategies for providing safe, and more energy efficient heat and hot water. But the news is not all good: the fact is that since 2000, cases of Legionella as reported by the CDC have Read More
When properly used, motorized valves present an elegant solution to the problems of controlling water or steam into a heating distribution system. Some common examples of these systems include: Steam Heating Distribution – In these applications, a motorized two-way valve can control the flow of steam from the boiler or other sources into a steam distribution system. An example of Read More
Folks with steam radiator heating systems are quite used to the familiar sound of “hissing” that occurs as their radiator fills up with steam. To the uninitiated, the sound has led many a child to consider the possibilities of monsters in the closet, and others literally can’t sleep without the comforting sounds of their hissing radiator. Whatever your predisposition, this Read More