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  School’s almost out for summer, but you better think twice before you just let your boilers enjoy a long summer vacation. While it’s important to update a boiler maintenance checklist all year long, it’s even more important to dedicate time in the summer to do a more significant check-in on your commercial boilers. For one, many of the people in your building will be taking advantage of summer vacations which means less people occupying the space at one time.  Now is the time to invest in energy-efficient heating system upgrades that will reduce your energy costs in the long run, and prevent you from making multiple trips to the boiler room during peak heating season. Where do you start? Here are five recommendations to keep in mind when performing commercial boiler maintenance in the summer by our team at Heat-Timer ® .  Never underestimate the power of a good general cleaning. A deep clean is not only reserved for spring. Start your summer commercial boiler maintenance on t

  Whether you own or operate a commercial building providing domestic hot water to its residents, the rise in reported cases of legionella disease nationally has to concern you. Consider the following graph from the CDC website: Legionella cases reported to CDC have been on the rise since 2000. Health departments reported nearly 10,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States in 2018, up from barely 1000 cases in 2000, but even that is probably not the whole story. Because many cases of Legionnaires’ disease are improperly diagnosed and unreported, this number almost certainly underestimates the actual occurrences.  A recent study estimated that the true number of Legionnaires’ disease cases may be 1.8–2.7 times higher than what is reported. More illness is usually found in the summer and early fall, but it can happen any time of year. The CDC estimates that every year approximately 7.2 million Americans get sick from diseases spread through water. While s