Pollutants emitted from combustion sources have been regulated by local and federal governments since the early 1960s.

Things are changing in the world of venting for condensing boilers. For many years, the choice for venting high-efficiency appliances was limited to AL29-4C stainless steel.

Boiler operation consists of many tasks to keep a boiler operating safely and efficiently. These tasks include tracking many data points, such as boiler pressure and temperature, boiler exhaust temperature, feedwater pressure and temperature, and boiler and water column blowdown timing.

Quite a vague headline, right? Well, it fits the following problem quite well.

The AERCO Edge mobile app aims to reduce the cost of ownership for Benchmark Platinum boilers and make start-up, operation, and maintenance easier.

Heating and air conditioning is something we all take for granted. We probably don’t remember that each type of heating and air conditioning system comes with a “user beware” awareness.

We are starting a new year, and I believe the HVAC consulting engineers responsible for design engineering need to make a change in 2019 as to how HVAC systems are engineered to be safe.

Keeping fleet, machinery, and other assets working efficiently is a common challenge among equipment manufacturers; engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies; and power and process plant owners and operators.

Years ago, I was responsible for quality control (QC) of our facility manager’s performance of outsourced building management services, and I did part of my QC responsibilities by completing walking tours of the equipment rooms.