Old boiler rooms are often home to steam-heating boilers. Older cities are loaded with these and lots of people — knuckleheads included — have had decades to mess with what the “dead men” once ...

If you’re one of the rare regular readers, you know by now that I like steam heat. If asked why, I would say it’s the uniqueness of the jobs I look at. I don’t think that they are ever the same, and I ...

In this era of programmable, appliance-specific cooking, it's easy to overlook one of the most reliable, widely used ways to render food properly: With steam. It is that simple: If you can boil water, ...

Please help figure out my steam-heat system. If you, or someone you know of someone who can help solve this problem, please send them my way. Situation: 3rd floor of a 3-story building gets little ...

A failing steam factory that has provided heat for more than a century to buildings in Downtown Pittsburgh is “beyond repair,” but plans are afoot for a national energy company to replace it with a ...

So, I live in an old brownstone in Brooklyn, and it has steam heat and one thermostat for all 8 apartments. The building is four stories - 2 apartments per floor - long skinny apartments reaching ...

The most common problem with aging coal-fired units involves erosion of the steam turbine’s blade path. More efficient blading will increase the steam output and improve the unit’s overall heat rate.