Hooked on Hydronics Blog | Design Engineer Tips (8)

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Active Chilled Beams: Combine Cooling, Heating, and Ventilating with No Moving Parts!

By Joe Britt, PE on January 26, 2017

Active Chilled Beams (ACBs) are capable of delivering up to 1500-BTUs per Liner Foot of beam of sensible cooling when supplied with medium...

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Hydronic HVAC Systems: Air Elimination vs. Air Control

By Joe Britt, PE on January 20, 2017

Earlier, in the blog post “Why Air Must Be Removed from Hydronic HVAC Systems," we discussed several of the issues free air and dissolved air may...

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Pump Talk: Variable Speed Pump Efficiency Advantages

By Joe Britt, PE on January 19, 2017

Utilizing Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) for HVAC pump motors is a widely accepted practice due to its energy-saving opportunities. These savings...

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Is Your Commercial Boiler Ready for Winter?

By Joe Britt, PE on December 28, 2016

I’ve been in the commercial HVAC rep business for over 15 years now and have helped many people design and select boiler systems for their buildings....

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Is Your Commercial Boiler System Oversized?

By Joe Britt, PE on December 1, 2016

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Best Installation Practices for All HVAC Pump Styles

By Joe Britt, PE on November 18, 2016

You can purchase the best pump in all the world for your commercial HVAC system but, if it is installed improperly, it will mean additional costs in...

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The Case for Vertical Inline Split Coupled Pumps

By Kelly Patterson on November 15, 2016

Vertical inline split coupled (VISC) pumps are functionally identical to Vertical Inline Close Coupled (VICC) pumps with the glaring difference being...

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12 Resources for Hydronic HVAC System Designers

By Kelly Patterson on November 2, 2016

Hydronic HVAC system design can be complex. There are many mechanical, electronic and computerized components that now go into a commercial HVAC...

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The Case for Vertical Inline Close-Coupled Pumps

By Kelly Patterson on October 19, 2016

The vertical inline close-coupled (VICC) pump operates internally on the same principle as end suction pumps. The big difference is that physically,...