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The Lost Art of Steam Heating

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covers in detail one and two pipe systems of all types, and was a delight to read. Very easy to understand and filled wiith usefully informatin. Am ordering another because can't get mine back after lending it.

The book is easy to understand and allows a novice to troubleshoot and fix their own residential steam heating problems without calling-in a plumber, serviceman, or other so called expert to "crank up the pressuretrol" (worst thing you can do). This book comes highly recommended. --Ed Carr Eaton's Neck, NY

If you are new or old in the heating field you must read this book, it will totaly amaze you at how much more you can learn. Dan is a master with words and has the ability to write in simple terms that anyone can understand, more inportant he gets and keeps your attention thru out the book. I know that if you read this book you will be loggin onto his WebSite and buying more of his books. Good Reading and Good Luck

Simply an excellent book---there can be no better book on the design of Steam Heating Systems. Mr. Holohan deserves a standing ovation for this work of art.

This book is quite amazing. Many books provide a great deal of information on a particular subject without putting it in an understandable format. This book is extremly easy to read and will give you a good understanding of how steam heat operates. On top of that, the book is written in an entertaining fashion. I am currently upgrading the steam boiler on my house and feel this book gave me the knowledge I need make decisions regarding the upgrade.

I am a civil engineer with forced air heat in my house, so I have little need to know about steam heat, but when I was in high school I worked in a plumbing store. I read this book during almost every lunch break, and before resigning for an engineering job, bought my own copy. The way it is written, I can just pick it up and read it. The format is so easy to understand that despite having no field experience, I think I could go to a steam system, and have a pretty good idea of what is wrong. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone who has even a slight interest in the power of steam heat.

A great book for the heating professional, architect, or anyone who has ever had to deal with steam heat. Great read, easy to understand, and a great addition to any personal reference library. I am an architect and have an old house with steam heat, and it has been a great help in understanding the complexities or rather simplicity of my system. It has given me the confidence to talk shop with HVAC contractors and not sound like an idiot. (They also have a lot more respect when you tell them you have this book...)I also highly recommend Dan's book for homeowners called "We Got Steam HEAT!". It is a great compliment to this book, and perhaps a better place for homeowners to start, as it is geared more toward the residential applications, and written in an easy, common sense format that just about anyone can appreciate. Check out the author's website too for great discussion forums and resources: http://www.heatinghelp.com/

EXCELLENT BOOK. Easy to follow, with a hint of comedy.
Every Technician in the field should have this book in their van.

If you want to know about the technical aspect of steam heating, this is the book to read. Very few plumbers bother reading and fewer know about steam heating. The tips in the book will pay for the book many times over.

And don't bother ordering from a second-hand source here. Go to the author's site at Heatinghelp(dot)com. You can buy directly from the author who is honestly a nice guy.

Great addition to the professional library. Written by an author who loves his subject.