800-355-7061Nexus Valve + MasterSpec
We wanted to share with you that Nexus Valve products are now listed by one of the most widely used engineering specification services in the industry - Product MasterSpec. This should make it easier for you to find and specify exactly what Nexus Valve products you need for your hydronic system. Click on the image link to download a copy of division 232116 - HYDRONIC PIPING SPECIALTIES - to insert into
Meet Our “Go-To Guy”
You know how every company has a “Go-To Guy”? The one with all of the answers? Well, at Mechanical Equipment our “Go-To Guy” is Dean Powrozek. Have you talked with him lately? You should, because he’s a tremendous resource that’s available to our customers for consultations on projects, products specs, and product recommendations. How did Dean get to be so knowledgeable? As Operation Manager for Mechanical Equipment, helping with Inside
Best Practices for Boiler Maintenance
Do you take care of your boilers, with a regular maintenance program? If not, you should. Boilers, like cars or any other mechanical devices, are subject to wear and tear. They need adequate maintenance, to ensure that they don’t break down because if they do, it’s guaranteed NOT to be at a convenient time to repair it. Waiting until something breaks down before repairing and maintaining it, always ends up
Innovation in Boiler Control Technology
Patterson-Kelley recently published a blog post on innovation in boiler controls that we thought would be of interest to you. They are one of our most trusted lines of heat transfer equipment like boilers and water heaters. As you will see in the blog post, Patterson-Kelley is definitely committed to making boiler control technology one of the most impressive features of your heating systems. Read on! The Evolution of Boiler
New Team Member – Chip Heinemann
We are very happy to introduce the newest member of the Mechanical Equipment team, Chip Heinemann. Chip has a long history in the commercial HVAC business. He co-founded Eitel Heinemann Mechanical Services (EHMS) in 2004, where he provided strategic planning, construction HVAC sales, and conceptual engineering services. Over the last 14 years, they built a highly skilled and qualified mechanical contracting company that served the commercial, industrial, healthcare, and institutional
Breaking Down Boiler Turndown Rates
Patterson-Kelley is one of our most trusted lines of heat transfer equipment like boilers and water heaters. They recently published this article on boiler turndown rates that we thought you would find it of interest. Operate at Peak Efficiency Thermal efficiency is simply the chemical energy added to the boiler divided by the energy added to the boiler water. As more energy is transferred from the hot gas into
New Taco FI and CI Pumps
Taco has announced the launch of a new batch of FI and CI pumps that meet DOE 2020 compliance mandates. Below are links to the new data sheets for the FI/CI 1507D, 2506D, & 5009D models. If you have any questions regarding these pumps, please give us a call at 800-355-7061. 1507D Submittal Data Sheets 2506D Submittal Data Sheets 5009D Submittal Data Sheets
Sterlco Steam Control Products
At Mechanical Equipment, we make an effort to carry the products that our customers need while at the same time, the products that fit into our complete hydronic package. Since adding boilers to our product list, we felt that the accessory steam and hot water products used with boilers, would also benefit our customers, so we added the Sterling / Sterlco steam specialty product line. [caption id="attachment_674" align="alignright" width="584"] Sterlco
A Request for Help for EMCOR Services
We were made aware that EMCOR Services, lost a key employee Brendan Hanrahan, recently and they are asking for help to support his wife and two small children. They are having a fund raiser and we are happy to make a raffle donation for such a heart breaking situation. We are posting their request below and encourage everyone to help out the family of one of our industry’s own. To