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GSMT - Dan Holohan, Author: "The Lost Art of Steam Heating"

The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

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.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “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.”

    Interesting talk with advice to respect old working systems.

    userbinator, 2019-02 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to be productive with big existing code base”

  2. “It is interesting on a number of levels, and I recommend giving it a watch”

    Interesting talk by steam heating expert Dan Holohan.

    oftenwrong, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011)”

  3. “It was really informative”

    Really informative talk on steam heating.

    anonu, 2021-04 · Recommendation · in “Heating Water with Fire (2019)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: steam heat, dan holohan, hvac, old systems, trades

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