Something we share in common with most other animals in nature is a drive for individual survival and the survival of the species. If your environment happens to include industrial furnaces and/or ovens, employing the proper way to light a burner is key to the safety of yourself and those around you. Our ability to Read More
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2023 C911-P Ad Retrospective
If you’re following us on social media, you might have noticed a monthly image featuring Baron von Olsträd and our C911-P pressure switches. What’s up with that? In the fall of 2022, we won FM Approval for C911-P, and this meant we could start selling them for use in NFPA86 compliant combustion systems. It was Read More
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January 3, 2024
The Mysterious Art of Burner Tuning
Burners should be tuned on a regular basis to capture peak performance and efficiency. Referencing the manufacturer’s literature and keeping a log of past settings makes tuning the modern burner a straightforward and scientific task. Once you know how to tune burners, watching the uninitiated try their hand at it can be amusing at best, Read More
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December 27, 2023
Heat Rises?
There’s a common misconception that heat rises. It does not. Heat radiates equally in all directions. The misunderstanding comes from the true and observable statement that, relative to cooler air, hot air rises. That’s why hot air balloons work, also why many politicians have excellent posture. For commercial and industrial heating, knowing that heat and Read More
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November 15, 2023
