Heat Timer Corporation

As a leader in the sales and installation of heating controls for all kinds of commercial buildings, we’ve heard a lot of stories from the HVAC technicians and building managers who have installed our equipment over the years.  It’s easy to get caught up in the technology aspects of heating, and most building management folks are focused on the money they will save when they have a “Heat-Timer®” running their boilers.  Sometimes however, we forget that all different kinds of folks are living in these apartments and co-op buildings and people experience hot and cold in different ways.  You can’t solve a problem of heating efficiency and cost reduction, without solving the human problem at the same time. A recent install at a 100 unit NYC Co-Op hi-rise, is a perfect example.  Most of the residents were retired, elderly and long-time occupants of the building.  This older group of residents completely controlled the Co-Op board, and dictated most of the major dec...

At Oklahoma University, the drive for excellence has a long and proud tradition both in the classroom and on the football field. Lesser known however, is the university’s constant drive toward excellence and efficiency in its building operations. That’s why during a recent retrofit of its domestic hotwater equipment , UA selected the Heat-Timer® ETS (Electronic Tempering Station) as its choice for master mixing and control. With over 30,000 students on campus, Oklahoma University has multiple on-campus dorms including the twin 12 story buildings of the Couch and Walker Centers.  These buildings are a focal point of student housing located in the center of the campus. As is common in high rise dormitories, the domestic hot water system includes steam to water exchangers and a master mixing valve. UA Facilities Team Confronts A Hot Problem Over the years the domestic hot water system in these (and other) buildings at OU, have required costly maintenance and repairs while still ...

Summer is a great time to maintain or upgrade the steam or hydronic heating system in your building or apartment complex. The system can be offline for days now, without angry calls from residents! The boiler room is quiet, most pipes and valves are not burn hazards, and the boiler room temperature is not pushing 140 °F. Time spent in your boiler room now doing preventive maintenance and making some smart system upgrades will reduce your energy costs, and will keep you out of the boiler room at 3:00 AM during the upcoming heating season. Here are five suggestions for summer preventive maintenance on your commercial boiler equipment: 1. Start with a good cleaning A dark, dirty, and cluttered boiler room is a boiler room filled with potential problems that you can’t see. Start your summer heating system maintenance with a good cleaning. Remove anything stored in the room that is not needed for boiler operation, replace any burned out bulbs, and consider upgrading the lighting to ...

As we all strive to be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly, commercial buildings are under pressure to use more sustainable HVAC control systems that reduce impact on the environment, eliminate excess energy usage, and provide a comfortable environment for everyone in the building.  You may have heard the phrases “connected building” or “smart building”, so what do these phrases mean and what qualifies a commercial building as being “smart”? Smart buildings In a smart building, the various systems like lighting, heating, air-conditioning, ventilation, and security systems are integrated into a single system, and can be operated and monitored via the internet. Imagine a command center from which you can see every component of an office building – this is what a smart building is. The main control system enables each system to work together, gather real-time data, share information with other systems, increase efficiency, and enhance performance.  Smart buildi...

Boiler Control Systems – Why they matter even for Small Buildings. The cost of energy to run large heating systems like those found in office buildings, schools, apartment complexes, government buildings, and industrial buildings can constitute some of the highest expenses in your P&L statement, coming right off your bottom line. For building managers, it’s a never-ending balance between keeping your residents or work area’s comfortable, without paying too much for energy.  As such it has become essential that building operations managers implement technology and systems that reduce these costs without compromising on comfort.  With utility bills running into the tens of thousands of dollars a month, even a fairly small percentage decrease in heating costs can quickly pay for the cost of installation of a modern boiler control system. But what about the manager of smaller, say 20-unit garden apartment, with a single boiler in the boiler room? Will the hassle and expens...

In the face of a worldwide push to keep increases in global temperatures below 2C, NYC is doing its part through the passage of Local Law 97. The purpose of LL97 is to reduce NYC’s carbon emissions in its largest buildings by 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. The new law directly affects owners of both commercial and residential buildings over 25000 sq ft. in size including rent controlled buildings with less than 35% rent regulated units. Comprehensive information on LL97 can be found at the  New York State website . It is the responsibility of every building owner or manager for directly understanding whether their buildings are affected and if so, ensuring they comply. What do you need to do? If you have determined that your building is affected by Local Law 97 you will have to file an annual  Greenhouse gas emissions report . This report will explain the building status with respect to LL97 and if your building exceeds the maximum allowable greenhouse gas emission level, ...

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...