Centrifugal pumps find open cooling tower applications are the toughest duty there is in hydronic cooling systems. Pumps do best with piping systems that provide …
Open System Curves in Hydronic & Plumbing Systems
System curves give insight into energy analysis, pump operation, and control setting analysis. Unlike closed hydronic systems, open systems rarely have a system curve that …
How to Pick an HVAC Centrifugal Pump Part 9: Over Speeding HVAC Pumps & Motors
There are times when a little more capacity or a little more safety factor is needed from a pump selection. Often, we are asked about …
Lync by Watts Reverse Osmosis (RO) Systems
We often receive requests for larger commercial reverse osmosis (RO) water systems. RO systems are advantageous in humidification systems where water quality is challenging. We …
Commercial Plumbing System Leak Detection
Often engineers will voice concern about failure of an underground pump and the possibility of water damage. The key to reducing any damage is the …
Tour of the DTE Vantage Dearborn Central Energy Plant
I recently enjoyed an ASHRAE young engineers (YEAH!) tour to a DTE cogeneration facility. This appears, to me, to be a state-of-the-art facility which provides …
Lync by Watts – Packaged Water Heater LC-Q
Lync LC-Q, A Quick Answer to Quality Water Heating Lync by Watts has created quality packaged water heater solutions in their “LC” series. The LC-Q …
Packaged Domestic Hot Water Heating System Advantages
What Does the Packaged Hot Water System Look Like? The packaged hot water system can include everything needed to turn cold water into hot water …
Commercial Tankless Water Heaters: O2 Trim and Controls
Gas fired water heaters remain the solution for most commercial water heater applications. Tankless gas fired water heaters are the choice of many engineers. Tankless …
Heat Pump Water Heaters: Chilled Water Source (Part 13)
Many heat pumps used in Ohio and Michigan are water source for comfort heating and cooling. Today, we want to look at the opportunity to …