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I got my book."Lost art of Steam heat"

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k2steamheat
k2steamheat Member Posts: 10
in Strictly Steam
Twenty years ago a friend recomended that i get Dan's book because I have a 1930's two pipe steam in my house. In Colorado Springs there are not many steam systems so there are not very many experts on the subject so I poked along for all these years. I finally got around to ordering the book . Yay.. I read chapter 1 of the book, reduced the pressure, and a bunch of my problems went away. We were actually talkking about converting to forced air the day before the book came. Now i'm looking foward to fixing and fine tuning my system. Talk to you all soon. I'll be reading for a while. Thanks!
kcoppDavidK_2GrallertMilanD

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  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
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    Great!
  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 3,628
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    Welcome home!
    MilanD
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,845
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    Excellent! Keep us posted.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,529
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    Thanks for reading me!
    Retired and loving it.
    k2steamheatMilanD
  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
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    A few things....20 years to buy his book? Is it autographed?
    You do know he has written a few other books since then, right? I wouldn't wait another 20 years, there might not be printing presses anymore.

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

    k2steamheat
  • DavidK_2
    DavidK_2 Member Posts: 131
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    It is a great book. Thanks Dan
  • dean_20
    dean_20 Member Posts: 16
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    Great now get his other books on steam and the EDR book.
    k2steamheat
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 6,970
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    One of the greatest books ever written...an incredibly useful classic in the company of Shakespeare and Hemingway. YES, I'm serious. I have 7 or 8 copies in various conditions...
    Mad Dog
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    k2steamheat
  • john walsh_2
    john walsh_2 Member Posts: 64
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    I got mine 20 years ago! As someone who's job is building maintenance, it has been an indispensable resource. It's an amazing book!
    k2steamheat
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
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    hmm..I wonder if I can get an autographed edition...LOL..I do need to replace mine...
  • jumper
    jumper Member Posts: 2,262
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    I've read the book at least three times. I'm convinced that current trend to hot water,especially in larger buildings,is from ignorance about steam.
    john walsh_2dean_20
  • vaporvac
    vaporvac Member Posts: 1,520
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    JUGHNE said:

    Welcome aboard!
    I feel late to the party myself in that I should have studied up on this 20 ago. Don't own a steam system, but have hot water myself.
    I correct that about the ownership of a steam system........once you work on one around here....."you own it". Meaning that for lack of steam interested people I will get called or referred.
    So my wife, kids and grandkids refer to me as reading my
    "boiler porn" site all the time. ;)

    That's funny! I'm often accused of spending time on my "fetish" sites, either here or at those for Chambers stoves.
    Two-pipe Trane vaporvacuum system; 1466 edr
    Twinned, staged Slantfin TR50s piped into 4" header with Riello G400 burners; 240K lead, 200K lag Btus. Controlled by Taco Relay and Honeywell RTH6580WF
  • Grallert
    Grallert Member Posts: 644
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    Just great! Never heard of Chamber stoves. Looked it up and now I've got another thing to geek out about. :D
    Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager,teacher and dog walker

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