anonuApr 2021Recommends
Tangential topic : There was a post on HN a while back about steam heating. This talk on YouTube was linked. It was really informative: ▶ this video
in “Heating Water with Fire (2019)” · View on HN
GSMT - Dan Holohan, Author: "The Lost Art of Steam Heating"
GSMT - Dan Holohan, Author: "The Lost Art of Steam Heating" on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2018–2021.
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
Open on YouTubetalk · evergreen
Dan Holohan, author of The Lost Art of Steam Heating, talks about the old steam heating systems he learned about from veteran tradesmen. He shares stories and practical lessons on how these systems work, including running steam at low temperatures.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as an informative talk on steam heating whose advice to respect old working systems carries over to software.
- people recommended it
- 3
- separate months
- 3
- strong recommendations
- 0
- discussed on HN
- 2018–2021
“When you see something that's old and it's been there for a long time and it's working, don't laugh at it.”
What HN commenters said
4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
oftenwrongDec 2020Recommends
As I suspected before clicking, that article cites that explanation as being given by steam heating system expert Dan Holohan. He has a talk up on YouTube that I came across a few years ago. It is interesting on a number of levels, and I recommend giving it a watch: ▶ this video
in “Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011)” · View on HN
userbinatorFeb 2019Recommends
"When you see something that's old and it's been there for a long time and it's working, don't laugh at it." (From a not-really-related yet quite interesting talk I watched a while back: ▶ this video --- also featured on HN at [link] )
in “Ask HN: How to be productive with big existing code base” · View on HN
avhon1Nov 2018Cites it
> I've sometimes wondered if it would be practical to operate a steam heating system at a partial vacuum so that the condensation/vaporization could occur at a lower temperature He actually talks about exactly this in the video! ▶ this video "You'll be sending steam up into the building at temperatures, in some cases, as low as 150 degrees" (83 degrees C)
in “The Lost Art of Steam Heating (2017) [video]” · View on HN
Topics & tags
Power grid, heating & buildingsHome, DIY & practical skillssteam heatdan holohanhvacold systemstrades