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Flow Meter and Balance Valve Installation – Minimum Pipe Diameters for Installation

Norm Hall October 12, 2020Monday Morning Minutes, Valves, Flow Meters, Test and Balance, Circuit Setters, Flow Meters

The installation of hydronic and steam flow meters often involves a term simply stated as “minimum pipe diameters.” You may hear that a meter or …

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Circuit Setter Balance and Flow Meter Sizing and Turndown
Circuit Setter Balance and Flow Meter Sizing and Turndown

Circuit Setter Balance Valve and Flow Meter Sizing and Turndown

Norm Hall October 5, 2020Test and Balance, Circuit Setters, Flow Meters, Monday Morning Minutes, Valves, Flow Meters

We recently received an email from an engineer in Western Michigan concerning a low-flow, high-head pump process application and the proper balance valve specification. This …

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ECM Smart Pump
ECM Smart Pump

ECM Smart Pumps in Domestic Hot Water Recirculation – B&G Temp Setter™

Norm Hall February 18, 2019Pumps, ECM, Valves, Plumbing System Design, Domestic Water Recirculation, Balancing, Balance, Plumbing, Monday Morning Minutes

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 …

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bypass options
bypass options

Temperature Balancing Valves with Bypass Options in Domestic Water Recirculation Systems

Norm Hall February 11, 2019Valves, Plumbing System Design, Domestic Water Recirculation, Balancing, Balance, Plumbing, Monday Morning Minutes

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 …

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Temperature Balancing Valves in Domestic Water Recirculation Systems

Norm Hall February 4, 2019Monday Morning Minutes, Valves, Plumbing System Design, Domestic Water Recirculation, Balancing, Balance, Plumbing

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 …

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domestic water recirculation
domestic water recirculation

Flow Balancing Valves in Domestic Water Recirculation Systems

Norm Hall January 28, 2019Balance, Plumbing, Monday Morning Minutes, Valves, Plumbing System Design, Domestic Water Recirculation, Balancing

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 …

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pressure independent control valve
pressure independent control valve

Balancing HVAC Hydronic Systems Part 5: Pressure Independent Control Valve (PICV)

Norm Hall September 10, 2018Monday Morning Minutes, Valves, Balance

Air side terminal units have used pressure independent control valves for a long time. These valves, also called PICV, are still relatively new in hydronics. …

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Graph Showing Control Curve and Area
Graph Showing Control Curve and Area

Variable Speed Pump Control & Automatic Balance Valves : Part 4

Norm Hall September 3, 2018Monday Morning Minutes, Valves, Balance

A few weeks ago in the R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes (MMM) part 3 of this series, we showed that direct return systems with …

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Automatic Flow Control
Automatic Flow Control

Balancing HVAC Hydronic Systems Part 4: Automatic Flow Limiting

Norm Hall August 27, 2018Monday Morning Minutes, Valves, Balance

Last week, the R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes (MMM) showed the advantages and disadvantages of manual balance valves. Today, we continue with automatic balance …

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control valve simple hydronic system
control valve simple hydronic system

Balancing HVAC Hydronic Systems Part 2: Control Valves vs. Balance Valves

Norm Hall August 13, 2018Monday Morning Minutes, Valves, Commissioning and Balance, Hydronic System Design, Test and Balance, Flow Tolerance, Balance

There are some engineers who challenge the use of balancing valves at all in hydronic systems. If the control valve throttles the flow to satisfy …

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