Heat Timer Corporation

For other USA based manufacturers like Heat-Timer, the departure of 2021 is certainly a mixed blessing. While we did not collectively put COVID concerns in the rear view mirror as hoped, we all nevertheless found a way to manage our businesses safely, and keep the greater US economy largely humming. At Heat-Timer® we are driven by the market’s desire to save money on heating bills and boiler maintenance. That pretty much describes everything we build, and why we build it. It turns out that this need doesn’t change so much in the middle of a pandemic, in fact a renewed focus on the bottom line has been nothing but motivating for many new customers who decided in 2021 that taking the plunge on the worlds most sophisticated heating control, was an investment worth making. In 2021, Heat-Timer did not rest on it’s laurels either. We took the plunge too with renewed focus on updating our products and our product line in response to market feedback and better operational efficiency. We so...

In the 1920’s, there is no doubt that steam heating was king in apartment buildings and high rises throughout New York and other parts of the country. The boilers were all fired by coal which was abundant, and cheap, if not a dirty and back-breaking affair when it came to shoveling it into the boiler or cleaning out the ashes. But in the 1930’s the cost of coal soared and the switch to oil heating was on. Oil was cheaper, cleaner to deal with (relatively speaking), no damper regulator was required to control the fire, and it worked with this amazing thing called a thermostat, that controlled the firing of the boiler automatically! Magic! The problem was that in all those buildings designed with vent-work for coal heated systems, oil (and gas) heating behave differently. Coal burns for hours and hours, creating a slight pressure that is constant. With this near-constant pressure, steam was always pushing at the air, nudging it from the main vents and the radiator vents. The only tim...

Heat-Timer Corporation, a leading  manufacturer of energy management systems , boiler room controls and domestic hot water solutions, has been approved by NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) as a RTEM (Real Time Energy Management) System Provider. RTEM systems transform the way you manage, consume and buy energy by consistently monitoring and retrieving your building’s performance data into one location through a cloud-based system.  Approved NYSERDA vendors  can provide, install and repair these systems to building owners and leaseholders in the state of New York. NYSERDA offers objective information, innovative programs, technical expertise and support to help New Yorkers increase energy efficiency, save money, use renewable energy, and reduce the overall usage of fossil fuels. As a public benefit corporation, NYSERDA has been advancing energy management solutions and working to protect the environment for over 40 years.  As an ap...

  As HVAC professionals begin getting their sleepy boilers ready for the upcoming heating season, they know that the first few weeks can be hectic, as dormant boilers are lit and unexpected startup problems pop up all over. It’s typically a time with some long days and a steady stream of calls from residents and building operators. Professionals who’ve been doing this for a while, know that even if a boiler has been professionally inspected and serviced during the summer months, idle heating systems are still susceptible to both sediment and corrosion. Sediment settles out of the cold motionless water and compacts in pumps and valves, and of course as Mr. Young famously said, “rust never sleeps.” The physics of heating system inactivity conspires to create a rich set of winter startup problems for commercial heating professionals. As a premiere manufacturer of advanced heating control systems, the experts at Heat-Timer® have seen their share of these startup problems, and taugh...

  The world’s most advanced Heating controller got even better and more capable with the introduction of the Heat-Timer® Platinum Series. With Internet connectivity available as an upgrade, building owners and managers are now able to monitor, and  adjust their heating controls from the comfort of a mobile app , or via our website accessible to any device connected to the internet. The software is designed to present information integrated from many different Platinum controls, housed in many different boiler rooms, buildings, or multiple addresses. If you are a building management company with many buildings in your portfolio, it is possible to see all your properties neatly organized into a hierarchy that allows you to drill down into individual controls, or get summary reports on your buildings or properties. You can also set alarms that notify you of a wide variety of conditions in the building before they become critical.  All remotely accessible, with frequency an...

The actual phrase “penny wise, and pound foolish” is often mistakenly credited to Benjamin Franklin, but it actually originated with an Oxford Scholar named Robert Burton in his book, “The Anatomy of Melancholy” written in 1621! Needless to say, in 1621 domestic hot water wasn’t even a thing. It was before the advent of electricity, multi-story distributed hot water systems, and certainly before the advent of modern boilers, computerized boiler controls and mixing valves. And yet the phrase is nowhere more relevant than when it is applied to DHW installations where mixing valves are sometimes omitted for small overall reductions in material cost or piping complexity in a commercial, domestic hot water setting. So here’s “penny wise and pound foolish” as applied to  your domestic hot water system . The Purpose of a 3 Way Mixing Valve in DHW In DHW applications using traditional direct-fired storage tank systems, a mixing valve has always been an important part of the overa...

Everyone has purchased something with an irresistible mail in rebate.  Sometimes that product is even free after the rebate. Yet, the Wall Street Journal has estimated that about 40% of mail-in rebates are not redeemed. Many sources say that the number is well over 50%.  According to the research done by the Wall Street Journal and others, many people forget to mail it in within 30 days of their purchase. Or, they lose the receipt. Others actually receive the rebate check and forget to cash it. These customers are literally leaving money on their kitchen table. Do not leave money on the table when it comes to upgrading your heating system this summer. Both Consolidated Edison and National Grid are offering rebates to their gas customers who upgrade their boiler controls for their multi-family or commercial building. These utility rebates will pay property owners to purchase an energy saving internet boiler controller with apartment sensors.   Adding an internet boi...