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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What beautiful piping! That was my initial reaction when I walked into the boiler room. I’ve always loved the color of copper, and that’s big stuff. The larger piping is 3” while the smaller pipes are ...