Starting Sept. 1, 2012, all residential boilers must be manufactured to meet new minimum federal efficiency standards. Residential gas hot water boilers must meet 82 percent AFUE; gas steam boilers, ...

It’s been a little more than two years since the residential boiler minimum federal efficiency standards went into effect. The standards, which were set by the Energy Independence and Security Act ...

U.S. EPA recently finalized amendments to its rules regulating boilers at small facilities all over the country. The rule, called the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) ...

One of the most common home heating systems for older houses in the Northeast and other cold-climate areas is a boiler. Boilers heat water, and then distribute hot steam or hot water to rooms through ...

Hazard: The burner door studs on these boilers were incorrectly manufactured, potentially causing the boiler door to fail to seal properly. This defect can allow flames and combustion gases to escape, ...

My desk dictionary is a compact paperback model that lost the front cover many years ago. I use it a lot because I am a terrible speller. In grade school I was great at math, but lousy at spelling. It ...

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