In this episode, Dan Holohan reflects on the Dead Men who came before us and the legacy they left behind.

The Legacy of the Dead Men

In this episode, Dan Holohan shares the advice that changed his life.

Pivotal Advice

In this episode, Dan Holohan shares the tale of how nominal pipe sizes came to be, as well as some comical work stories.

Pipe Stories

There’s long been talk about how to divvy up the heating expenses in buildings that have tenants. In this episode, Dan Holohan shares some methods he’s seen over the years in Europe and the US.

Divvying Up the Utility Bill

In this episode, Dan Holohan tells a story that has affected many homeowners since the 1970s and why you should always question whether that boiler feed pump should be there.

Mistakes Were Made

In this episode, Dan Holohan shares some of the things you have to watch out for when you're converting a steam system to a hot-water system.

Trane Whistles

In this episode, Dan Holohan takes us back to the 1930s when half of the buildings in the U.S. that had central heating had hydronics.

Learning from the 1930s

You can learn a lot from those who came before you. In this episode, Dan Holohan shares helpful (and somewhat peculiar) tips from the Dead Men.

Dead Men Tips

In this episode, Dan Holohan walks through a job where the Dead Men used the top portion of each cast-iron radiator as a little compression tank.

Many Tanks!

In this episode, Dan Holohan shares all of the neat devices and techniques that the Dead Men came up with for steam-heating systems and how this knowledge can make you a better troubleshooter.

How Steam Traps Can Bite You

During HeatingHelp.com’s Dead Men Tales podcast, industry expert and master storyteller Dan Holohan shares the stories behind the work and fun facts you may not know about heating history.

Steam-and hot-water heating joined hands a long time ago to make up what we today call hydronics. In this episode, Dan Holohan shares interesting stories from these two different sides of hydronics.

The Two Sides of Hydronics

In this episode, Dan Holohan tells the fascinating story of how James and Reuben Trane's inventions shaped the HVAC industry.

Seeing The World In A Different Way

In this episode, Dan Holohan tells the tale of a grand NYC building, a tenant set on modernizing his portion of the steam-heating system, and the mechanical mayhem that followed.

Grabbing the Elephant

There's more to a steam-heating system flood than meets the eye. In this episode, Dan Holohan troubleshoots a problem with an old one-pipe steam system.

The Unseen Damage of A Flooded Steam System

In this episode, Dan Holohan reflects on a time when apps were cardboard and contractors were delighted by them.

Cardboard Apps

In this episode, Dan Holohan celebrates the unsung heroes who do the tough jobs that keep our cities running.

Unsung Heroes

The second-most prevalent machine in the world is the pump. But this wasn’t always the case. In this episode, Dan Holohan shares how the arrival of pumps shaped the heating industry.

Adventures in Pumping

In this episode, Dan Holohan shares funny stories from the start of his career that involve a missing skyhook, an overly heavy roof drain, and some tough lessons.

The Tenderfoot Years

Have you ever found yourself in some dank basement staring at (and totally appreciating!) the simple beauty of some old, one-pipe, gravity-return steam heating system? And then you decide that this system, which has gotten by without you for nearly a century, should have motorized zone valves. In this episode, Dan Holohan explains why you are doomed on the day that you make this fateful decision and how to recover from it.

A Disastrous Decision

In this episode, Dan Holohan shares some tips about old radiators that he’s picked up over the years from the Dead Men.

Old Radiator Tips

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Dead Men Tales

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