Avoidable errors with sensors December 7, 2015 Bristol Stickney The energy management control systems we use most commonly today depend heavily upon thermistor sensors and other types of sensors...Read More
Solar heat collector variations, Part 2 November 11, 2015 Bristol Stickney A Folded Harp is a collector (or pair of collectors) that was designed with the supply and return Header a...Read More
Solar heat collector variations, Part 1 October 8, 2015 Bristol Stickney To the untrained eye, all solar collectors may look alike. Most are big and flat, covered by glass, with a...Read More
Hydronic Retrofit in Beaver, Alaska September 4, 2015 Bristol Stickney In Alaska, a plumbing and heating service call might take a number of days, a long drive, a trip on...Read More
Solar Hydronic Design Best practices, do’s and don’ts August 11, 2015 Bristol Stickney Renewable energy technologies like hybrid cars and solar electric power require a higher level of technology and automated intelligence that...Read More
Solar Hydronic Design: Best practices, do’s and don’ts August 10, 2015 Bristol Stickney Renewable energy technologies like hybrid cars and solar electric power require a higher level of technology and automated intelligence that...Read More
Case Studies: Primary loop installations July 10, 2015 Bristol Stickney (Note: To view the figures, read Bristol's column in the July digital edition of PHC News!) In this column, our...Read More
ECM high-performance hydronic circulators June 11, 2015 Bristol Stickney Solar Thermal Hydronic Combisystems, like all hydronic systems, owe their very existence to the quiet, humble yet reliable centrifugal circulator...Read More
Los Alamos Eco Station – 2014 energy data May 13, 2015 Bristol Stickney In this series of articles over the years, I have been making the case that the key ingredients for solar/hydronic...Read More
Seven principles of good solar hydronic design April 9, 2015 Bristol Stickney Solar tchermal hydronic ombisystems must be designed and installed with the highest standards of quality and reliability. There are many...Read More
