US Boiler Report

Keefer and Dorian Rader, owners of Outlaw Mechanical (with tagline “The Boiler Experts”) could reasonably change their motto to “The Home Improvement Experts.” After all, they’re licensed mechanical contractors as well as licensed general contractors. Outlaw Mechanical has served the greater Albuquerque, NM, area for 12 years. The Rader’s purchased their home four years ago, in …Read More

By Jason Ridgeway We installed our first hydronic snowmelt system in 1995. It’s not a huge part of our business, but the projects are typically large, and we do half a dozen or so per year in the greater Chicago area. The largest we’ve installed is 55,000 square feet. Six per year doesn’t sound like …Read More

By: Allie Perez Inclusivity, a multi-syllabic word inundating the vernacular of today’s culture. The word implies including those who would otherwise be outcast or marginalized. Tradeswomen are no stranger to being marginalized in their non-traditional occupations.  Being an inclusive employer is more than just being willing to hire women. Inclusivity is a cultural shift in …Read More

The mid-1960s were the beginning of the end for many of the passenger railroads that spider webbed across the Mid-Atlantic. By that time, the personal automobile had been eroding the railroad business for decades, along with growing truck fleets that carried cargo more safely and efficiently than ever before. In 1965, a number of train …Read More

By: Richard Zalepa Using antifreeze in hydronic systems is a necessary evil, when the application calls for it. Our company, Patriot Pool Heating Co., uses antifreeze more often than most heating contractors, and we’ve learned a thing or two along the way. Contrary to what the company name suggests, we’re actually a full-service HVAC contracting …Read More

The Series X-PV gas-fired water boiler combines the best attributes of U.S. Boiler Company’s ESC and PVG boiler product lines. This new power or direct vent cast iron boiler is the perfect solution for installations with absent or unusable chimneys. At 85% AFUE, the Series X-PV meets the 2021 DOE boiler efficiency minimum standards. The …Read More

By: Allie Perez The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought new words into the average American vernacular. One such word, thrown around at every press conference or piece of proposed legislation; “essential.” On March 16, 2020, President Trump outlined specifically which industries fall under “essential.” Classified under the jurisdiction of the Cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency …Read More

Last month, the US Boiler Report covered Dustin Ebersole’s concept of hiring green employees and training them to become the technicians he needs to grow his company. Ebersole owns High Efficiency Solutions, a small mechanical company, and he believes that green hires, as opposed to hiring trained and experienced techs, might be the key to building …Read More

In the Hamptons, where some of Long Island’s highest real estate prices are found, custom homes of all sizes line the South Shore. The well-appointed residences are typically built for extravagant entertaining and large groups of visitors. Numerous bathrooms, lavish soaking tubs and multi-head showers are the rule, not the exception. “Nine times out of ten, …Read More

Regardless of the career path, the surest track to success is dedicating oneself to the craft. Anthony Ortiz is a 39-year-old project manager for Gateway Plumbing and Heating, in New York City. He recently passed his Master Plumber’s License exam, and loves just about every element of his work. But his future wasn’t always so …Read More

“It’s wonderful out here! You’ll love the weather.” I encouraged my brother and his family to move to the Ozarks. Three months after they settled in, their house was leveled in a tornado. He and his wife and two kids were huddled in the basement as the storm lifted their house, stick by brick by …Read More