Hard water is the enemy of plumbing system water heater efficiency and life. Many water heater manufacturer’s warranties are affected by hard water precipitate. We …
Hydronic System Automatic Air Vents
There are many types of air vents in hydronic heating and cooling HVAC systems. It is not unusual to see an engineered set of drawings …
Selecting Air Vents For Hydronic Systems With Glycol
Sometimes simple things can slow you down in the design of hydronic heating and cooling systems. Air vents for use in water and glycol systems …
Tired of Water Quality Issues with Cooling Tower Basins?
What’s lurking in your traditional open cooling tower basin? Today, there is a growing concern about the sediment build-up, algae growth, and bacteria growth in …
Primary – Secondary Sediment Separator Piping in Variable Flow Cooling Tower/Condenser Water Systems
The last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes offered suggestions for the use of a Griswold sediment separator in a variable flow tower system. The …
Sediment Separators in Variable Flow Cooling Tower/Condenser Water Systems
A sediment separator will remove particles down to 20 microns or lower when properly sized and applied. This makes them a great choice in open …
Hydronic Pump Piping and Trim: Suction Diffuser Fittings
Pump suction piping is one of the areas where problems of frequent repair or noise will originate. There is a lot of confusing information out …
New LPD Strainer Design Saves 40% in Energy Usage vs Basket Strainers
What if a product could save 40% in energy usage without increasing the cost in a hydronic or steam system? This week’s R L Deppmann …
Steam & Condensate Strainers: Steam & Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 11
R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes continues with a quick look at the strainers used in steam and steam heat exchanger basics. Something as simple …
Vacuum Breakers: Steam and Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 3
This week we take a look at the vacuum breaker on a steam-to-water heat exchanger. Steam-to-water heat exchangers, or steam heating coils with on-off …