The combined cost of hydronic radiant panel heating, along with a separate central cooling system, often strains the construction budget to a point where something has to go, and that something is usually the radiant heating option. It gets trumped by a lower-cost forced-air system that delivers both heating and cooling, albeit often at reduced comfort.
Gregg Porter Will Be Responsible for Danfoss’ Portfolio of Hydronic Balancing and Control Valves
September 8, 2014
Danfoss has named Gregg Porter as regional sales manager for the Great Lakes region, which includes North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
Since heat travels on flow like a passenger on a train, where there is no flow, there is no heat. And it’s going to look just like an air problem. Which it’s not.
All Partner Organizations Will Seek to Train or Support Training to the Agreed Upon Learning Standards
August 11, 2014
CIPH together with CMMTQ, HRAI, and TECA began a coordinated review of their respective hydronics training programs with the goal of creating a national learning standard for hydronics certification.
CHC to Administer Certification Exam in Partnership with NAIT
August 4, 2014
Moving forward, all partner organizations will seek to train or support training to the agreed learning standards, culminating in a certification exam that will be administered by the CHC in partnership with NAIT.
The moral of the story is to do the complete job, from the start. This means explaining to the homeowner ahead of time what you are going to do and the potential problems that could arise after the installation is complete.
New Seminar Covers ‘Energy Insights – Optimizing Hydronic Systems for Energy Savings’
April 3, 2014
Victaulic and Tour & Andersson (TA) have announced new dates and a new session topic for their series of hydronic balancing seminars, known as the TA Hydronic College. The new seminar topic is “Energy Insights – Optimizing Hydronic Systems for Energy Savings.”