Any person who loves to drive fast classic cars understands the need for proper air-to-fuel mixture or ratio. If you are old enough to remember …
Top 10 Things You Should Know About Commercial Electric Boilers (Part 1)
HVAC and Plumbing Engineers are discussing more decarbonization and electrification of systems with their clients. The use of electric boilers vs. gas fired condensing boilers …
What is the Efficiency of my Installed Condensing Boiler? (Part 1 of 4)
This is part one of a four article series on Condensing Heating System Efficiency. Each week we will discuss maximizing efficiency not through product selection, …
Primary – Secondary Piping and Water Tube Boiler Cycling
Primary – Secondary piping is recommended with most water tube condensing boilers. Once the boilers have turned down to the lowest firing rate, cycling will …
Condensing Boilers and Air Handling Units (AHU): Hydronic Hot Water Coil Return Temperature
Hydronic system hot water coils in air handling units often have secondary pumps for freeze protection. The hot water coils usually have design temperatures that …
“Top 6” Dual Return Condensing Boiler Opportunities for Enhanced Savings
Dual return condensing boilers can enhance the efficiency of your heating plant by 3-6%. How can an HVAC and Plumbing engineers design the system to …
Condensing Boilers – Use Dual Returns for Greater Energy Savings
Several people have asked about the three system connections on the photos of Aerco Platinum condensing boilers shown in the R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning …
‘Tis the Season for Maintenance on your Condensing Boilers
Aerco Benchmark Standard and Platinum condensing boilers are an extremely efficient investment. As we close out the heating season here in Ohio and Michigan, it …
Turndown Ratios in Condensing Boilers and Water Heaters
Printer Friendly (PDF) Early hydronic boilers started with on-off control, moved into staging, and many now use modulating control. Each one of these steps has …
What is the efficiency of my installed condensing boiler or water heater?
If you answered 97%, you’re not alone. You’re most likely not right, but you’re not alone. Many boiler manufacturers have jumped into the world of …