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Stromqust TV: Pneumatic Tool Kit

Take a look at the tool kit we’ve designed for commercial and industrial control field professionals. Visit Stromquist.com to order your kit.

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Leaking Valve?

We often get calls from customers who have a leaky valve and need help with finding a fix for it or a replacement. In some cases, you can purchase a repacking kit to repack the valve and take care of...

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The Real Color of Green

For a while now the new buzz word for our clients and manufacturers has been “green” products, which are products that are specifically designed to cause less damage to the environment.  In concept we...

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Sizing a Control Valve

Stromquist designed this great form to help you get the correct valve or valve/actuator assembly for your application.  When you don’t have part numbers, it is important that we get as much information...

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Replacing gas valves on furnaces and heaters

There are hundreds of furnace and heater manufacturers out there, yet there are only three main companies that make the gas valves for all these heaters. The companies that make the gas valves usually...

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How to save time and money when replacing gas valves

You can’t get heat and your troubleshooting skills (hopefully learned at a Stromquist & Company training class) have lead you to the conclusion that your gas valve will have to be replaced. Being...

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Calibrating a Pneumatic T-Stat

Determine the throttling range for your control system.  Let’s use 3-13#’s as an example. Next measure the ambient temperature at the thermostat with a precision temp meter. Adjust the setpoint knob...

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Energy Saving Timers

Everyone is looking for simple and inexpensive ways to save energy and money.  Here’s a thought to consider:  hot water heater timers.  Intermatic’s WH Series time switches provide automatic control...

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Not Just the Hard to Find Parts

Many people think of Stromquist when it comes to buying those “hard to find” parts — the old or obsolete parts or those that just aren’t very common. We’re well known for our great counter and inside...

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5 More HVAC Giants: Ken’s TOP 5 Information Pivot Points of Week 49

1. More than 100 years ago, Edwin Ruud, a Norwegian mechanical engineer, came to America and developed the first successful automatic water heater. That early success marked the beginning of a...

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ControlTalk NOW Week Ending December 8, 2013

ControlTalk NOW thanks this week’s Platinum Sponsors: Vykon, EasyIO, DG Logik, and ControlCo DataEye Pro. These four industry superstars are nominated for a combined total of (22) 2013 ControlTrends...

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KMC Controls — A History of Great Success Built with Great People and Great...

KMC Controls, an almost mythical American success story begins with a summer job at Barber Colman in Rockford, IL, where Ken Krueter was first introduced to the world of HVAC and controls. Ken...

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The Real Color of Green

For a while now the new buzz word for our clients and manufacturers has been “green” products, which are products that are specifically designed to cause less damage to the environment.  In concept we...

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Sizing a Control Valve

Stromquist designed this great form to help you get the correct valve or valve/actuator assembly for your application.  When you don’t have part numbers, it is important that we get as much information...

View Article

Replacing gas valves on furnaces and heaters

There are hundreds of furnace and heater manufacturers out there, yet there are only three main companies that make the gas valves for all these heaters. The companies that make the gas valves usually...

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How to save time and money when replacing gas valves

You can’t get heat and your troubleshooting skills (hopefully learned at a Stromquist & Company training class) have lead you to the conclusion that your gas valve will have to be replaced. Being...

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Calibrating a Pneumatic T-Stat

Determine the throttling range for your control system.  Let’s use 3-13#’s as an example. Next measure the ambient temperature at the thermostat with a precision temp meter. Adjust the setpoint knob...

View Article


Energy Saving Timers

Everyone is looking for simple and inexpensive ways to save energy and money.  Here’s a thought to consider:  hot water heater timers.  Intermatic’s WH Series time switches provide automatic control...

View Article

Not Just the Hard to Find Parts

Many people think of Stromquist when it comes to buying those “hard to find” parts — the old or obsolete parts or those that just aren’t very common. We’re well known for our great counter and inside...

View Article

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5 More HVAC Giants: Ken’s TOP 5 Information Pivot Points of Week 49

1. More than 100 years ago, Edwin Ruud, a Norwegian mechanical engineer, came to America and developed the first successful automatic water heater. That early success marked the beginning of a...

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