Is that cheating in the heating business? Dan Holohan October 23, 2015 I’ve learned there are many imaginative contractors in the heating business, and many have a fine way with words.Read More
Inside the contractor's head Dan Holohan September 29, 2015 I’ve been thinking about the tens of thousands of contractors I’ve met in my travels since 1970.Read More
Search vs. research Dan Holohan August 12, 2015 A young person asked me a question about a troublesome steam-heating systemRead More
A heated exchange Dan Holohan July 18, 2015 The boiler-feed pump, which we also had sold, was overflowing and the contractor had a telephone, so he used it.Read More
How to heat old churches In an attempt to prevent additional church-heating-related conundrums, I give you this. Dan Holohan June 29, 2015 A few issues ago I wrote about the chaos caused by installing motorized zone valves in older steam-heating systems found in places of worship.Read More
What if we all sold like Amazon? Dan Holohan May 20, 2015 Amazon will be answering with drones.Read More
Don't used motorized valves on steam systems I know this because so many of these ridiculously misapplied valves wind up in houses of worship. Dan Holohan April 21, 2015 Do you know who invented the motorized zone valve used on older steam-heating systems?Read More
Believing is seeing People often create analogies by comparing something they don’t fully understand to something they do understand. Dan Holohan March 23, 2015 I’ve found most contractors to be very visual people. They see pictures in their minds rather than numbers.Read More
Heating and cooling lessons at the grocery store Dan Holohan February 28, 2015 Mama, Marie and me.Read More
This steamfitter knew what he was talking about Dan Holohan January 31, 2015 You may never have heard of Hugh J. Barron. He was an Irishman by birth and a steamfitter by trade.Read More