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Water Heaters & Hard Water: Template Assisted Crystallization

Norm Hall January 10, 2022Water Heaters, Water Quality, Water Quality, Plumbing Systems, Monday Morning Minutes

Hard water is the enemy of plumbing system water heater efficiency and life. Many water heater manufacturer’s warranties are affected by hard water precipitate. We …

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Selection of Air Vents for Hydronic Heating & Cooling HVAC systems
Selection of Air Vents for Hydronic Heating & Cooling HVAC systems

Hydronic System Automatic Air Vents

Norm Hall August 2, 2021Monday Morning Minutes, Air and Dirt Control, Vents and Vacuum Breakers

There are many types of air vents in hydronic heating and cooling HVAC systems. It is not unusual to see an engineered set of drawings …

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Bell & Gossett Hoffman Specialty Water Vent Series
Bell & Gossett Hoffman Specialty Water Vent Series

Selecting Air Vents For Hydronic Systems With Glycol

Norm Hall July 26, 2021Monday Morning Minutes, Air and Dirt Control, Vents and Vacuum Breakers

Sometimes simple things can slow you down in the design of hydronic heating and cooling systems. Air vents for use in water and glycol systems …

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TTXR Cooling Tower Basins
TTXR Cooling Tower Basins

Tired of Water Quality Issues with Cooling Tower Basins?

Norm Hall March 9, 2020Sediment Separators, Monday Morning Minutes, Hydronic System Design, Glycol and Water Quality, Air and Dirt Control, Cooling, Cooling Towers, Sediment Separators, Cooling Towers

What’s lurking in your traditional open cooling tower basin? Today, there is a growing concern about the sediment build-up, algae growth, and bacteria growth in …

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separator on tower pump

Primary – Secondary Sediment Separator Piping in Variable Flow Cooling Tower/Condenser Water Systems

Norm Hall February 24, 2020Sediment Separators, Cooling Towers, Sediment Separators, Monday Morning Minutes, Hydronic System Design, Glycol and Water Quality, Air and Dirt Control, Cooling, Cooling Towers

The last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes offered suggestions for the use of a Griswold sediment separator in a variable flow tower system. The …

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variable flow cooling tower/condenser water systems
variable flow cooling tower/condenser water systems

Sediment Separators in Variable Flow Cooling Tower/Condenser Water Systems

Norm Hall February 17, 2020Glycol and Water Quality, Air and Dirt Control, Sediment Separators, Cooling Towers, Sediment Separators, Monday Morning Minutes

A sediment separator will remove particles down to 20 microns or lower when properly sized and applied. This makes them a great choice in open …

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Hydronic Pump Piping and Trim: Suction Diffuser Fittings

Norm Hall February 26, 2018Pumps, Valves, Air and Dirt Control, Strainers, Installation, Suction Diffusers, Hydronic, Monday Morning Minutes

Pump suction piping is one of the areas where problems of frequent repair or noise will originate. There is a lot of confusing information out …

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New LPD Strainer Design Saves 40% in Energy Usage vs Basket Strainers
New LPD Strainer Design Saves 40% in Energy Usage vs Basket Strainers

New LPD Strainer Design Saves 40% in Energy Usage vs Basket Strainers

Norm Hall April 10, 2017Monday Morning Minutes, Air and Dirt Control, Strainers

What if a product could save 40% in energy usage without increasing the cost in a hydronic or steam system? This week’s R L Deppmann …

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Steam Trap Operation Diagram
Steam Trap Operation Diagram

Steam & Condensate Strainers: Steam & Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 11

Norm Hall March 20, 2017Air and Dirt Control, Strainers, Steam, Strainers, Monday Morning Minutes

R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes continues with a quick look at the strainers used in steam and steam heat exchanger basics. Something as simple …

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Diagram of a Steam-to-Water Heat Exchanger with Vacuum Breaker
Diagram of a Steam-to-Water Heat Exchanger with Vacuum Breaker

Vacuum Breakers: Steam and Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 3

Norm Hall January 23, 2017Monday Morning Minutes, Heat Exchangers, Air and Dirt Control, Shell and Tube, Steam, Vents and Vacuum Breakers, Steam

  This week we take a look at the vacuum breaker on a steam-to-water heat exchanger. Steam-to-water heat exchangers, or steam heating coils with on-off …

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