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The Oil Nozzle
Many have simply looked at the nozzle as the fix to all service calls and the cheapest part in the…
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The price of oil
The price of crude has breached $100 per bbl, with some change to spare ‘ about $10 worth of change,…
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Relief Valves: A Safety Issue?
It’s been a while since I looked at the system relief valve as something there just to annoy me. In…
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Humidity, Often Forgotten
Many of you may remember, as I do, the pot of water being placed on the kerosene kitchen range as…
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Economics, loopholes, opportunities and uncertainty
Fuel Oil News has provided a lot of coverage on the Enron loophole over at least the past year. When…
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Feeling the Pressure from PRVs?
One thing that always surprises me in many conversations is the understanding or misunderstanding of the purpose of the pressure…
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Another Sad Story
Some of you who are from the state of Rhode Island may remember the recent sad story of a family…
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A little bit of hot water
My earliest memory of hydronic radiant heating systems dates back to when I was a young child visiting my grandparents’…
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Boiler Water Temperatures
Very often we hear about water temperature concerns on both the domestic and heating side. Many contractors have experienced calls…
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Guilty by Association?
A few years ago, I wrote an article about soot and how it can occur. The article was published and…
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