Manufacturers of HVAC equipment are a charitable bunch, often lending a hand after weather-related and natural disasters, as well as offering their expertise to national and local charities. They are particularly generous when it comes to supporting trade schools and vocational training programs that count on their donations of HVAC equipment in order to provide a hands-on experience for their students. By donating equipment to trade schools and vocational training programs, manufacturers demonstrate their dedication to educating the next generation of HVAC professionals.
In this intensive, hands-on, two-day course, John Barba, residential training manager, Taco Comfort Solutions, provides a real-world look at modern residential hydronic systems, teaching common-sense solutions to the challenges they face every day in the field.
Before I allow a tool into my work, I do a lot of online research. Then, I go for rigorous hands-on experience at trade shows, tool jamborees, or manufacturer
Danfoss has appointed Scott Cohen as regional business development manager for its non-residential heating business in North America. In this role, Cohen will focus specifically on the growth of the energy-saving Danfoss AB-QM™ pressure independent control valve in hydronic applications throughout the Northeast U.S.
Drainback systems are designed so water, or other fluid within the collector circuit, drains back to an interior storage tank whenever the collector circulator is not operating.
Weil-McLain®, a leading North American designer and manufacturer of hydronic comfort heating systems for residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, announced its 2017 School of Better Heating training program. The School of Better Heating is an annual series of comprehensive, personalized training seminars for plumbing and heating professionals.
As crews dismembered the inner parts and pieces of the 1,800-square-foot home, they discovered that just about everything, including the electrical service, most interior walls, flooring, insulation, old chimneys, plumbing, the original furnace with its a/c coil on top, and even the septic lines in and out, had to go.
The constant variation in loads means water temperatures along the primary circuit could vary over a significant range. How do you properly size a heat emitter if you don’t know what the supply water temperature might be, depending on what other loads are active?