At Howell Mechanical, we offer boiler maintenance and servicing for residential, commercial, and industrial clients. This means we service both heating boilers and process boilers – two very different beasts with distinct servicing processes. In this article,… Read More
Boilers are closed systems – or about as close to closed as we can get in the world of central heating. That’s a huge advantage when you compare them to other systems like furnaces. Boilers don’t need… Read More
Condensing boilers are high-efficiency oil or gas-based boilers. Conventional and mid-efficiency boilers have an AFUE of 60% and 80-85%, respectively. AFUE stands for Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency – it tells you how much fuel is turned into… Read More
Have you ever noticed the pressure gauge on your boiler? It’s there for a very good reason. Boilers are a bit like Goldilocks – they’re quite picky. The pressure can’t be too high or too low –… Read More
You’d be forgiven for thinking that boilers and water heaters are the same things. After all, you can’t exactly boil water without heating it*. Boilers heat water. Water heaters heat water. So what’s the difference? That’s… Read More
Here’s a fun trivia fact you can break out for your friends: The first known use of a boiler was in a toy. Hero of Alexandria was a mathematician and engineer who lived in Greece in… Read More
WINNIPEG, Canada – Howell Mechanical, an established and well-respected HVAC company based in Winnipeg, Canada, is delighted to announce that they are running a launch promotion for their new Carrier hybrid pump. The hybrid pump is a… Read More
Back in the day, boilers were terribly inefficient; there were hot gases that would escape from the boiler. Heating engineers thought to themselves “Hey, we can use that heat for something”, and condensing boilers were born. … Read More
You know that a heating boiler can keep your home or business warm during the coldest months of the year. But what else can your boiler do? You may be surprised to learn that boilers have a… Read More
Boilers and water heaters are, for the most part, rugged machines that don’t need a lot of troubleshooting. They are, however, complex machines, and that means that there can be all sorts of problems with the systems… Read More
