When you think about it, there are quite a few different things that we run into when we look closely at an installed radiator. Frequently overlooked, that thing can make a big difference in the ...

So, I live in an old brownstone in Brooklyn, and it has steam heat and one thermostat for all 8 apartments. The building is four stories - 2 apartments per floor - long skinny apartments reaching ...

Last month I wrote about early steam heating and how experimentation led to discovery, which led to new products or piping techniques. This time I will be writing about the early days of gravity hot ...

I have a one pipe steam heat system in a 2 story house. The upstairs is consistently about 6 degrees colder. Currently, I have Maid-o-Mist #4 air valves on the first floor and Maid-O-Mist #5 valves on ...

Built in 1901, the seven-story Mendota is Washington’s oldest intact luxury apartment building. One historic feature of the building is the original heating system, which consisted of a coal-fired ...

Famous mathematician Edward Lorenz coined the phrase “The Butterfly Effect,” which is the belief that some small occurrence could create devastating results in another location far away. It theorizes ...

Steam systems that provide heating and cooling for some buildings in urban areas can be meaningful components of decarbonization efforts. In Manhattan, Consolidated Edison supplies about 1,500 ...