Matt Jr. and I had a great day consulting

Mad Dog_2

We started out upstate New York, hit Da Bronx at noon, and finished up on Long Island's Gold Coast town of Sea Cliff. He finished his first semester of Mechanical engineering classes and I put him right to work! We did some follow ups with some work we spec'd out. Mad Dog

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HYDRONICS

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Steam

ScottSecor

Looks like your son is staying ahead of the class. He has been exposed to more than most of his peers, hopefully this will help in the future. Some fathers take their kid's shopping for the holidays, some tradesmen take their kid's into boiler rooms.

EBEBRATT-Ed

God knows we need some good engineers in this business!Around here there are....none.

I don't claim to be an engineer...not in the least....not even close. The sad fact is I can run circles around most of what is out their.

Mad Dog_2

I tell Matt: "someday when you are designing and spec'ing just give us that extra inch of clearance and you'll make our lives easier!"
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Danny Scully

You’re breaking my heart @Mad Dog , steam IS hydronics!

JohnNY

Are the y-strainers specifically for Big Mouth vents or are we doing this across the board now for all main vents?

Steamhead

So is "Matt Jr." also "Mad Dog Jr."?

Jamie Hall

Glad you're doing that, @Mad Dog -- the only way to become a good engineer -- in any of the disciplines -- is to get out there and get your hands dirty. And I'm even more glad that Jr. is happy doing it!

Erin Holohan Haskell

I love this! He's got a bright future ahead.

Mad Dog_2

In a broad sense, perhaps, Danny but I prefer to think of The Lost Art in It's own category. Steamhead: definitely not. He's his own man and has more of The lovely wife's temperment. John, first time for the pre-strainer, but I like the concept. Thanks guys. He's been going out with me on calls when time allows since he was 5. Some of you remember me posting pictures of him helping me install radiant, steam, snowmelt grid, BUDERUS GB's and installing my vapor system from scratch. It's in his DNA! Thank you for the kind words. Mad Dog

Gordy

An artisan characteristic is always in the DNA. It’s good to see Matt Jr. learning from the ground up. This will put him a cut above the rest, and in doing so setting the bar for the rest of the mechanical engineering community. All the time you helped him do that Mad Dog!

Mad Dog_2

Thanks Gordy! It feels reeeeel good! Mad Dog

EBEBRATT-Ed

So many of the "engineers" have never touched a wrench.

Great experience!!

DanHolohan

Hug your kids.