Intangibles are what people are buying What’s in it for them? Dan Holohan October 25, 2016 Compare these old ads with the ads you see today.Read More
The lure of online suppliers Why some contractors buy some or most of their stuff from online suppliers these days. Dan Holohan September 29, 2016 Bricks-and-mortar suppliers had both supporters and detractors.Read More
Discovering water hammer The Dead Men gave it its name because that’s exactly what it sounded like. Dan Holohan August 31, 2016 Discovering that water hammer has moved into any hydronic system, be it steam or hot water is never fun.Read More
How to kill a boiler They just don’t make them like they used to, right? Dan Holohan July 25, 2016 Boilers fail, and whenever they do, someone usually blames the manufacturer.Read More
Solving problems with compression tanks There should be a Bell & Gossett Airtrol tank fitting at the bottom of every old-school compression tank. Dan Holohan May 11, 2016 That I can get excited about compression tanksprobably means that I’d be a lousy lunch companion, right?Read More
Heating system problems in prison Remembering John Broderick. Dan Holohan April 20, 2016 John called me one day a long time ago and asked if I would look at a couple problems he was having with the heating system in the place where he worked.Read More
Association people in the plumbing and heating industry They borrowed the offices of the Mechanical Engineers Association, which was to become ASME. Dan Holohan March 18, 2016 This group would become ASHRAE and I just wanted to see if I could feel the leftover energy. Read More
Form follows function Back in the days when we all burned coal, most folks were busy shoveling that heavy black stuff into boilers and furnaces. Dan Holohan January 19, 2016 In 1896 American architect Louis Sullivan cameup with the idea that form should follow function. Read More
My father's American Dream involving a house, hydronics and plumbing Dan Holohan December 18, 2015 He was working for a plumbing and heating supply house in New York City back then.Read More
Steam heat and forced hot-water circulation Dan Holohan November 13, 2015 Tapestry of our lives in terms of heating.Read More