Beyond the Boilerplate
August Newsletter - Curated by Boilersource
Happy Labor Day
Wishing you a wonderful holiday weekend! Our offices will be closed Monday, September 2 in observance of the holiday.
Industry News
We are excited to welcome Priscilla Phillips to the Engineered Solutions team at Boilersource! Priscilla brings a wealth of experience and expertise. With a proven track record of managing a $500M personal sales sheet and overseeing a $6.75M pipeline of 250 HVACR, Pipe, and Mechanical projects last year, she has demonstrated exceptional skills in business development, vendor procurement, cost estimation, project delivery, and legal documentation.
Outside of work, Priscilla enjoys gardening, hiking, kayaking, snowboarding, yoga, reading, and cooking. As a proud graduate of DePaul University in Chicago, her problem-solving abilities and dedication to innovation make her a perfect fit for our commitment to providing high-quality solutions to our partners.
Please join us in welcoming Priscilla to the team! She can be reached at Priscilla@boilersource.com.
Introducing EC Power!
We are proud to be representing EC Power.
Leading Edge Technology for Tailor-Made Power
The highly developed components, pioneering design, and patented real-time modulation of the XRGI® units supply the power and control you need with three main components: The Power Unit, Q-Heat Distributor, and the iQ Control Panel.
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The combustion engine of the Power Unit has been specially developed for EC POWER by Toyota with an extremely long life and is silent and reliable.
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The Q-Heat Distributor makes the necessary connection between the XRGI® plant and heat network.
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The brain of the plant is the iQ Control Panel, which controls the Power Unit and optimizes its operation fully and automatically. Optionally, a Flow Master can supplement the XRGI® plant and optimize heat and power generation.
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Additionally, a storage tank compensates for time differences between XRGI® heat production and heat consumption in the building.
EC Power offers a micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) system with a piston engine. It is a device that generates electricity and heat at the same time for residential or light commercial buildings. The engine used in these systems is often an opposed-piston engine.
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Gas Fired Absorption Heat Pumps
Advantages for Breweries and Distilleries
GAHP's combine all the advantages of the two most common heating technologies!
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Robur Gas Absorption Heat Pumps use natural gas as the primary energy source supplying hot water up to 140°F.
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Suitable for heating systems where a gas appliance is required, and provides system efficiencies of 129+%.
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These units are ideal for full-load heating needs, or for raising the average efficiency of a traditional boiler system.
Condensing boiler advantages
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Environmentally friendly using natural gas
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Domestic HW supply
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Only 1/10 of electricity consumption compared to electrical heat pumps
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Ideal integration into existing or new installations
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High reliability
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Easy maintenance
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No use of harmful refrigerants
Electric heat pump advantages
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Use of renewable energies
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Cooling supply
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No need of mechanical room
Advantages using Robur GAHP
Compared to condensing boiler systems the Robur units can increase overall average process heating efficiencies
Compared to high efficiency electric heat pumps the Robur units can increase overall average process heating efficiencies up to approximately 35% while also reducing Electrical Energy usage by as much as 80%.
Application - GAHP-A (Heating only)
Heating process: Hot Liquor Tank to 185°F | Inlet water temp. 40°F | 8 hr recovery)
Application - GAHP-AR (reversible, not simultaneous)
Heating process: Hot Liquor Tank to 185°F | Inlet water temp. 40°F | 8 hr recovery
Cooling process: 37°F minimum chilled water temp
Application - GAHP-LB (Chiller for Refrigeration)
Cooling process: 14°F minimum chilled water temp
Do you need a temporary boiler for added capacity, planned maintenance, or for an unplanned event?
We supply high-quality, dependable rental boilers to industrial and heavy-commercial facilities. Through our relationship with Nationwide Boiler Rental, we have over 100 rental boilers and related equipment in our fleet, our rental inventory is stored, maintained and ready to deploy. We are strategically positioned to provide reliable rental boiler equipment on a fast-track basis no matter the location.
Ask us about our Free Operations Crisis Planning visit so we can plan for a businesses’ operational sustainability before a boiler is needed.
Entertainment & Amusements
Brain Teasers
It’s a Murder Mystery!
A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got the following alibis:
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The wife said she was sleeping.
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The cook said he was cooking breakfast.
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The gardener said he was planting seeds.
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The maid said she was getting the mail.
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The butler said he was polishing the silverware.
The police arrested the murderer immediately. Who was it?
The Pink House
In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink phone, a pink shower – everything was pink! What color were the stairs?
Monthly Recipes
This is the best healthy apple crisp recipe that's naturally sweetened with maple syrup instead of sugar and topped with a crunchy oat pecan topping. Serve this delicious apple crisp warm with vanilla bean ice cream. The perfect way to use up fall apples!
Apple Crisp
Ingredients
For the topping:
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1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or regular flour or gluten free oat flour or almond flour)
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1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats, gluten free if desired
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1/3 cup dark brown sugar (can also sub coconut sugar but brown sugar is best)
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1/2 cup raw chopped pecans
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup cold butter or vegan buttery stick, cut into very small cubes (can also use coconut oil)
For the crisp:
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5-6 medium Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and very thinly sliced
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1/3 cup pure maple syrup
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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pinch of nutmeg
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1 tablespoon bourbon (or pure vanilla extract)
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Generously grease an 8x8 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
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To make the topping: Combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and pecans in a large bowl until well-combined. Add in the pieces of butter and use your hands to squeeze and combine until the mixture becomes crumbly and resembles wet sand. (Alternatively, you can cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or place all the topping ingredients in a food processor and pulse until just blended. My favorite method is to use my hands, as I believe you get the best crumbly topping that way.)
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Once finished, place topping in the fridge and begin making the apple filling.
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To make the filling: Place apples, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and bourbon (or vanilla) in a large bowl and toss to combine. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes.
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Take 1/3 cup of the topping mixture and toss with the apple mixture. Place the apple mixture in prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with topping.
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Bake the crisp on a baking sheet (just in case the filling bubbles over!) for 45-55 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Serve warm with your favorite vanilla ice cream. Makes 9 servings.