Harold Kestenholz
SylvanLMP, Thanks for the invite. I am not sure if I should join your plumber’s discussion because I make no claims to being a plumber. I do know the difference between a stack vent and a vent stack because I read the code manuals. But that does not qualify me to do plumbing or sanitary engineering for customer protection. I always encourage the readers to consult a licensed tradesman for reasons of safety, efficiency, and common sense, aside from years (or lifetimes) of knowledge.
I do however, know heating and cooling as a Licensed (and practiced) Stationary Engineer, New Jersey Heating and Refrigeration Teacher’s License, former Superintendent of Building and Grounds, Lennox Heating and Heat Pump Residential and Commercial Contractor, Fedders Director of Field Education, Director of Education for IBR Schools, wholesaler HVAC sales specialist, Chairman of Education for NOTA of the Energy Industry and webmaster of the Hydronic Network.
Even with these qualifications, I will not claim to know plumbing, but will answer questions in my purview. I invite you to look through my website at http://www.hydronic.net to critique anything that you might think could be added. The content is part of the courses I spent the last 15 years (of my 40 years of experience) delivering to the Plumbing and Heating Industry. The information is free to whomever wishes to learn the hydronic heating field. I look forward to improve education in our mutual fields and consider your input valuable.
