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John Siegenthaler: Opportunities to reduce head loss

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John Siegenthaler P.E.
March 1, 2023
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When designing hydronic circuits, most engineers focus on what’s necessary for that circuit to absorb thermal energy at a heat source, carry it along like a conveyor belt and drop it off at one or more heat emitters.


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John Siegenthaler: Soaring fuel costs drive adoption of high-efficiency/low emissions wood-burning boilers

Rekindled interest
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John Siegenthaler P.E.
January 31, 2023
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In 2012 the price of #2 fuel oil in upstate New York was approaching a previously unheard of $4 per gallon. This spurred many pending heating system projects to consider the use of cordwood or wood pellets.


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Siegenthaler launches new website

January 16, 2023
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The site offers information on the benefits of modern hydronics technology, as well as links to publications and training.


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Dave Yates: Doing the hydronic limbo

Low-temperature hydronic systems reduce energy consumption.
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Dave Yates
January 9, 2023
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If you’re my age, you’ll remember Chubby Checker singing the Limbo song. If you’re wondering who and what that is, check out the link. I found myself thinking of that song and how low can you go when reviewing some flat panel radiator pictures.


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John Siegenthaler: Modifying high-temperature distribution systems for lower-temperature operation — part two

Part two of a series
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John Siegenthaler P.E.
January 3, 2023
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As with most things hydronic, there are multiple approaches, and the “best” approach for each installation has to consider cost, aesthetics, access to the existing piping, available wall space and the goal of how the overall system will operate based on existing or newly created zones.



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What’s yer circulation strategy?

The beautiful, sensible logic of hydronics.
John Barba
December 15, 2022
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 If you’re anything like me, the first thing that comes to mind when you think about variable speed circulators is 1970s rock band Supertramp.


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Aiming lower

John Siegenthaler: Modifying high-temperature distribution systems for lower-temperature operation

Aiming lower — part one
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John Siegenthaler P.E.
December 2, 2022
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What characteristic do solar thermal collectors, hydronic heat pumps and thermal storage tanks supplied by biomass boilers have in common?


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John Siegenthaler: DHW Trifecta

Coordinated ways to add heat to domestic water.
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John Siegenthaler P.E.
November 2, 2022
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One of the best things about hydronic heating systems is that it’s easy to integrate some method of domestic water heating. This combination has been used for decades in systems where a boiler was the sole heat source. It’s also possible when a heat pump serves as the heat source.


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John Siegenthaler: Hydraulic energy conservation

Don’t be wasteful.
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John Siegenthaler P.E.
October 3, 2022
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Ask a professional engineer about the energy used by the heating systems they design. Their response is almost guaranteed to apply to the “fuel” energy (e.g., natural, gas, propane, oil, pellets, etc.) used by the system’s heat source(s).


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Numbers inform design

John Siegenthaler: System designs need numbers to guide decisions

Numbers inform design
August 1, 2022
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I’ve written several “Heating with Renewable Energy ”columns covering the benefits of combining modern hydronics technology with modern air-to-water heat pumps.


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