The Lost Art of Steam Heating
by Dan Holohan · first published 1992
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…problem. I know a lot of people who had more modern systems that struggled to maintain 40 or 50 degrees. Side note: If anyone has a steam heat system in their home, I would highly recommend picking up The Lost Art of Steam Heating by Dan Holohan. As I mentioned, it's hard to find a real steam heating expert nowadays, most of the time you'll just get plumbers who are moonlighting. While steam heat involves plugging pipes together,…
on “Have we forgotten to make heat traps? (2012)” ↗Reminds me of The Lost Art of Steam Heating by Dan Holohan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQB0KK2rxcw
on “Why don’t we just open the windows? Covid-19 prevention lost in translation” ↗Related: "The Lost Art of Steam Heating" by Dan Holohan (2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18430512 (2018) Holohan argues that we've mostly lost competence at maintaining steam heating systems, and it's not that hard. The lack of…
on “Steam Networks” ↗