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Dan Foley

Dan Foley

Dan Foley is president and owner of Foley Mechanical, Inc. based in Lorton, Va. FMI specializes in radiant, hydronic and steam systems as well as mechanical systems for large custom homes. He can be reached at 703-339-8030; [email protected]; or www.foleymechanical.com.

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From the Field

Plumbing Contractor Spotlight: Advanced Comfort Systems

Profile of a heating system master: Meet John Perry Jr. of Advanced Comfort.
October 12, 2016
Dan Foley
John’s company, Advanced Comfort Systems is based in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, near Providence. He and his father started the...
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From the Field

The Case of the Missing Voltage

September 8, 2016
Dan Foley
We do over one hundred installation jobs annually. These range from simple change-outs to 30,000-square foot Taj Mahals, and everything...
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Water quality with high-efficiency boilers

August 11, 2016
Dan Foley
The majority of the hydronic boilers we install today are low-mass, modulating condensing boilers. Sure, we still install a few...
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The trouble with TXVs

July 14, 2016
Dan Foley
It started about this time two years ago. It was early June, and the first real heat wave just hit...
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Radiant cooling

June 8, 2016
Dan Foley
I installed my first radiant heating project over 25 years ago. Since then, I have designed and installed several hundred...
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Commercial DHW

May 12, 2016
Dan Foley
My company does not do a lot of commercial work but one specialty niche we have is servicing the boilers...
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The chimney that would not draft

April 7, 2016
Dan Foley
I am many years removed from running daily service calls. But, I enjoyed the satisfaction of walking into a cold...
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Wet returns

March 10, 2016
Dan Foley
Whenever I quote a replacement steam boiler on a system with wet returns, I always quote a price to replace...
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Hydronics troubleshooting

February 9, 2016
Dan Foley
We had a very mild fall here in the D.C. metro area. As such, we did not run into many...
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Callback from hell

December 7, 2015
Dan Foley
Most service calls are typical.  You receive a call for “no heat," go to the call, diagnose the problem, fix...
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