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Dead Men Tales: Trane Whistles

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Trane Whistles
In this episode, Dan Holohan shares some of the things you have to watch out for when you're converting a steam system to a hot-water system.
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One of many reasons we don't do these conversions.All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
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Smart decisionRetired and loving it.0
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As I speed read the title, I thought I hear a cool train whistle. Oh well! But slightly on and off topic, velocity noise generation can occur in any system, be it refrigeration, water, even air, if pipe size and velocity of fluid is not factored into the engineering, on purpose or by accident. It is wise to know and consider the physics.0
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Brilliant as usual!
I am not a Steam guy but asked to work on them here and there.
Your stories helped me solve some problems.
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A good Thanksgiving read . . . as we wait for the fierce winter to arrive and hope we make it through without problems with the heating.0
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Thanks for listening!Retired and loving it.0
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Or the lowest bidder fails to balance the system the way it was specified.Lance said:As I speed read the title, I thought I hear a cool train whistle. Oh well! But slightly on and off topic, velocity noise generation can occur in any system, be it refrigeration, water, even air, if pipe size and velocity of fluid is not factored into the engineering, on purpose or by accident. It is wise to know and consider the physics.
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