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keith123
keith123 Member Posts: 103
in Strictly Steam
Got some great books to share 

1911 by Edward Richmond Pierce
A practical manual of steam and hot water heating

This books provides brilliant insight into how heating systems were designed from scratch in those days

Pape-Swift Radiator reference book circa 1934 and 1935. 

This is similar to Dans EDR book, but from 90 years ago. Reprinted in India as a red leather hard cover and gold leaf lettering. This book has some rads not listed in Dans book. 

You guys pointed me in this direction. Steam game officially stepped up 
Waher

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  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,386
    I'm going to have to disagree with the title of this post


    Cool Books

    These books are about heating, steam heat, radiators and the like.

    Please rename this post to

    Hot Books

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
    MR.ED

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    WaherHomerJSmithmattmia2keith123
  • HomerJSmith
    HomerJSmith Member Posts: 2,635
    edited April 2023
    Ed, how about "Cool Hot Books". I guess one should read them to prevent a recipe for disaster.
    keith123
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
    Where do you get them?
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,601
    Erin has those. 
    Retired and loving it.
    keith123
  • keith123
    keith123 Member Posts: 103
    The Ed Pierce book I got from a site called Forgotten books. 

    The Pape-Swift book was ordered from Abe books and took two months to arrive from India 
  • keith123
    keith123 Member Posts: 103
    How about this crazy guy 
    CLamb
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
    I need this book!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,599
    Hi, What’s the date on that Crane Catalog? 🤔

    Yours, Larry
  • keith123
    keith123 Member Posts: 103
    Steamhead contact 

    snbooksworld@gmail.com

    They’re the actual seller. They sold one to Kenneth Ciesla. My actual name 
  • keith123
    keith123 Member Posts: 103
    Larry none of the spec sheets provide dates. The entire book itself is from 1934/1935
  • keith123
    keith123 Member Posts: 103
    edited April 2023
    I’ve used the Ed Pierce book in the past to size new pipe work. It’s really cool I mean hot to reference the book on jobs 
  • random12345
    random12345 Member Posts: 469
    The Pape Swift book mentioned that I keep referencing is published in its entirety free of charge here:
    https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112047386849&view=1up&seq=3&skin=2021
  • reggi
    reggi Member Posts: 523
    Larry Weingarten said:
    Hi, What’s the date on that Crane Catalog? 🤔 Yours, Larry
    That's in the P&S Radiator book linked above. . Page 86...
    R.T. Crane 👍
    One way to get familiar something you know nothing about is to ask a really smart person a really stupid question
    Larry Weingarten
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,518
    edited May 2023
    I've collected alot of old plumbing and heating books 📚 and even old exams and study guides from Old Timers packing it in.  Some of pre-1900.  Dan also gave me some.  Have to go through them again.  Mad Dog
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.

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