Thanks to folks like you, I’ve been able to delve into many forensic examinations of mechanical mayhem and then offer solutions based on solid engineering guidelines.

On Sept. 1, 1979, I struck out on my own to become an independent PHVAC mechanical contractor. 

In 1921, Chetwood Smith had this to say in the American Water Works Association Journal, “I have seen over 35 explosions from overheating water. 

In 2003, I had the opportunity to attend ISH in Frankfurt, Germany. 

Assembling prior columns, updating older information, along with some new content for the four eBooks has been an interesting review of my 48-years as a mechanical contractor. 

When our local water company started adding Watts No. 7 dual-check backflow preventers to all water services, we soon discovered water heaters were failing at a rapid pace, with gas fired models exhibiting telltale signs where the cold/hot water lines skewed off making them look like a bow-legged cowboy! 

Looking back to 1991 when we first started searching for home designs, there was a radiant heating revival underway in the USA. 

Waterborne diseases were, at one time, the largest health threat to human life.

We just finished unpacking and sterilizing our peapod grocery delivery this morning: Anything going in the house was wiped down with paper towels soaked in Clorox disinfectant. 

We are proud to present the first in a four-part eBook series that chronicles Dave’s “Adventures in Hydronic Heating.”