New! The Lost Art of Steam Heating Revisited

Erin Holohan Haskell

@Dan Holohan has been studying the steam-heating systems in older American buildings since 1970. In 1992, he wrote the predecessor to this book, The Lost Art of Steam Heating, which has gone through dozens of printings and sold tens of thousands of copies in every U.S. state and Canada. With The Lost Art of Steam Heating Revisited, Dan is revisiting a subject he loves to add all that he's learned during the 25 years since The Lost Art of Steam Heating first appeared. He's older and wiser now, and he still tells a great story. If you liked the first version, you're going to love this one.

Now available in paperback and on Kindle.

newagedawn

cool, whats in it?

DanHolohan

I rewrote the original content to add what I've learned over the past 25 years. I corrected my mistakes where I found them. Expanded where necessary. And I also write a lot better now than I did back then, so that felt good.

I included Igor's experience with the new sort of vacuum heating, as well as Gerry Gill's & Steve Pajek's remarkable work on minitube systems. There's a fresh look at TRVs with steam, sizing systems, freezing steam coils, modular boilers, converting from steam to hot water, building a hot-water zone off a steam boiler, and more throughout.

It took me a year to rewrite it, and Erin did a beautiful design.

It's a big book - 516 pages, weighing in at more than two pounds. The original was 296 pages.

Thanks for asking. I'm glad to be done!

Larry Weingarten

Hi, Mine's on it's way!!

Yours, Larry

DanHolohan

Thanks!

BobC

My old copy has been read many times

The new one will be here Sunday, I'll put it next to my chair on the front porch so I can read it on rainy days.

Bob

DanHolohan

Bob, you're making me smile. Thanks.

Tinman

Just got mine loaded to my iPad via Kindle. Thanks for the continuing education, Dan and Erin.

DanHolohan

Thanks, Stephen.

Noel

My copy has arrived.

Steamhead

Same here. Good to hear from you, Noel!

richardandrews

Thanks for sharing the post

SethK

I have a research question I'm hoping you can answer.

The first book mentions the miasma theory and said radiators from that period may be over-sized to compensate for people sleeping with their windows open. I tried researching the subject of those over-sized radiators some more but the only source I found was your book.

Can you point me to other sources, or does the new edition have footnotes? Thanks!

DanHolohan

Thanks, Seth. I picked up on it from books and magazine articles from the '20s that mentioned the "Fresh-Air movement" in passing, and the need to compensate for it. Just that. Brief mentions. That's what sent me on my historical search. I nodded at the tidbits I found that made sense, considering all that followed, and came to some conclusions, which I shared with my readers.

DanHolohan

And no footnotes. Sorry. I'm a storyteller, and not very scholarly.

Larry Weingarten

Dan, I think what I just read is "I'm a storyteller, and quite humble."

Yours, Larry

EBEBRATT-Ed

Going to order one today. Looking forward to reading it, however my GF may toss me out if I bring home any more books!!!

DanHolohan

Read it to her. It's a lovely tale. Best of both worlds. ;-)

EBEBRATT-Ed

LOL, core drilled a 5" hole in a 4" thick concrete floor today. It was filled with rebar and impressive (I thought). Brought the slug of concrete home.

Thought she could use it for a paperweight...she wasn't interested.

gonna leave it on the kitchen counter......see how long before she tosses it.

Larry Weingarten

Here's a strange idea: If she likes potted plants indoors, glue one of those dishes that goes under a potted plant to the concrete. Then put a potted plant on it. Now you have a pedestal base that might work for her and you both... and of course the plant!

Yours, Larry

DanHolohan

Women seem to understand things we guys just don't get. I've never understood that.