There are times during the submittal phase of a project where discussions occur with the design intent as the topic. These clarifying discussions often take …
Condensing Boiler Specification – Part 8 – Mobile and Computer Monitoring
In the real world of today, there is little chance of having an employee available to check all the equipment in the boiler room …
Condensing Boiler Specification – Part 7 – O2 Trim Saves Your Client Money
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 …
Condensing Boiler Specification – Part 6 – Variable Primary-Variable Secondary Example
Variable Primary-Variable Secondary pumping in hydronic heating systems has many advantages when this pumping method is chosen for the condensing boiler heating system. Today we …
Condensing Boiler Specification – Part 4 – Variable Primary Thoughts
Many hydronic heating systems that use condensing boilers are designed with primary variable pumping. In this type of system, the flow rate through the terminal …
Condensing Boiler Specification – Part 3 – Operation at Lower Loads
Fire tube condensing boilers can modulate the combustion side down as the load decreases. This turndown may be just five to one (5:1) in some …
Condensing Boiler Specification – Part 2 – Boiler Temperature Reset Made Simple?
Last week we suggested using an efficiency less than the published maximum when selecting a hydronic condensing boiler for a comfort heating system. This week …
Condensing Boiler Specification – Part 1 – Design Efficiency
Condensing boilers can provide optimum efficiency for your clients’ heating systems. What do you need to understand and decide on when creating the specification and …
Water Tube vs. Fire Tube Condensing Boilers (Part One)
The commercial condensing boiler market is flooded with choices. Once choice is obviously the manufacturer. But before you even get there the question could be, …
Hands On Boiler Service Class – Novi, MI
This class focuses on AERCO Benchmark Boilers including model identification, sequence of operation, controls overview, combustion analysis, one & two year maintenance and troubleshooting common …