A miscellaneous collection of heating related theory and calculations, an objective view of the use and misuse of types of technology, water treatment and much much more.
BLACK DUST – Sulphidation in gas lines and appliances Since the UK started using natural gas to heat homes there have been issues with the accumulation of black dust in …
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Thermal Conductivity While we have covered a little on the heat capacity of substances as their ability to hold varying degrees of heat energy, the latent heat as the additional …
Thermodynamics covers the physics of heat and its relationship with matter and other forms of energy, and is involved with virtually every process in chemistry and physics many of which …
how do we measure and work out the flow rate we need around a system? This article is supplementary to the ultimate guide to balancing, please also check that out! …
This article is supplementary to the ultimate guide to balancing, please also check that out! Many lockshield valves have poor design to control the flow rate for modern boilers, they …
The falsehood of DT20 This article is supplementary to the ultimate guide to balancing, please also check that out! There seems to be a popular misunderstanding within the industry that …
This article is supplementary to the Ultimate balancing article, check it out! rules of the pump! This states the relationship between flow, pressure and power consumption. If you double the …
It is widely believed that balancing a heating system increases boiler efficiency by reducing the boiler return temperature and increasing the condensing effect. Unfortunately balancing does NOT increase condensing at …
Range rating heating appliances can help reduce boiler cycling, keep the appliance cooler, more efficient and generally prolonging its life. If you have an advanced weather compensated controller (article difference between advanced …
