Archive for February, 2009

Geothermal Heat Pumps for Houses

One type of heating system that is starting to gain popularity in home construction, is the installation of geothermal heat pumps (also called GeoExchange, earth-coupled, ground source or water-source heat pump). Basically this system replaces all fuel-fed furnaces and air conditioners by having a pump buried deep in the ground. The pump circulates hot and [...]

Heat Exchanger Websites and Blogs

I will be listing all websites, blogs, forums etc that is related to Heat Exchangers. If you happen to know interesting and informative heat exchanger sites, please feel free to let me know (by contacting me via the contact form). If you have your own heat exchanger site, feel free to provide me relevant details [...]

Home-heating advice can fuel savings

By: JEANNIE GRIMWOOD There are different home-heating systems that can save you more money on fuel costs. Those of you that are using wood stoves can get even better use of your burn time by the following methods. Before every heating season, have chimney stacks adequately cleaned to aid drafting and prevent stack fires. Green and [...]

Global Heat Exchanger Gets New Name: “Conco Industrial Services Corporation”

“It’s a new name but still the same commitment to innovative heat exchanger services.” Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) February 20, 2009 — Conco Systems, Inc. announced today that the company shareholders and board of directors approved a name change of wholly owned Global Heat Exchanger, Inc. to Conco Industrial Services Corporation effective immediately.    The name Global Heat [...]

Heat Exchanger Tube Cleaning

Do you know how difficult and stubborn it is to clean a shell and tube heat exchanger. Now, there is a new way of cleaning the tubes and let the experts do the job for you. The NitroJet technology blasts through the hardest deposits without damaging the tubes. Secondary waste streams are minimized through this [...]

What Makes a High Efficient Furnace So Efficient?

With today’s rising energy demands, volatile financial & housing markets and a constant potential of increased living costs looming over our shoulders, catching a financial break anywhere we can as a consumer should be of keen interest to everybody. 90%+ Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) furnaces may easily provide the solution and can easily off [...]

Cleaning Your Heat Exchanger Tubes

Cleaning your heat exchanger tubes is a job anyone can do if they know how. If you are a do it yourself then you should have no trouble with this task. There are several methods to clean exchanger tubes. Here are a few of them; one is to use chemicals for the cleaning. Another is [...]

What is a Heat Exchanger?

A heat exchanger is a device that is used to transfer heat from one fluid to another fluid and at the same time preventing the two fluids from coming in contact with one another. There are three main types of heat exchanger. They are as follows: air-cooled shell and tube plate heat exchangers Dividing the [...]