ECM Smart Pump technology seems to be the buzz in marketing and sales of hydronic and plumbing products. There is a definite advantage to ECM …
Temperature Balancing Valves with Bypass Options in Domestic Water Recirculation Systems
In the last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes, we introduced the newest addition to the art of balancing in domestic hot water recirculation systems …
Temperature Balancing Valves in Domestic Water Recirculation Systems
In last week’s R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes, I reviewed the Bell & Gossett Circuit Setter manual balancing solution and suggested that it is …
Flow Balancing Valves in Domestic Water Recirculation Systems
The prevention of Legionella growth in plumbing systems is a topic on most of our minds. As a result, plumbing industry standards are paying a …
AHRI Includes Plate Heat Exchanger Testing – FAQs
The ASHRAE Energy Standard 90.1 and the 2015 Michigan Energy Code require the AHRI plate heat exchangers used in heating and cooling applications be tested …
Over-Speeding of B&G Variable Speed Pumps
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration. Here at Deppmann, we are thankful for the great industry we serve and the great people who …
Bell & Gossett ESP-Systemwize: Personalize It!
This short R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes again features the ESP-Systemwize pump selection program from Bell & Gossett. There is a great deal of information on the selection results. How do limit what I see on a day to day basis and how can I see my comfortable traditional “Oak Tree” curves?
DriSteem Drane-kooler™ Used for Multiple Humidifiers
DriSteem Humidifier Company created the Drane-kooler™ to solve the problem of eliminating the steam condensate created from the heating of steam humidifier tubes and separators. …
Bell & Gossett SU Heat Exchangers – Sleuthing the BTUH Capacity (Part 2)
As I noted in our last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes (Part 1), an engineer in the Detroit area asked a question we get …
Bell & Gossett SU Heat Exchanger – Estimation of BTUH Capacity (Part 1): Field Identification
An engineer in the Detroit area asked a question we get asked every month of every year. The way he asked it caught my attention. …