News & Highlights
Taco Unveils New Manager Development Program (MDP)
For Immediate ReleaseKen Scannell, Taco Comfort Solutions401/942-8000; kensca@TacoComfort.comTaco proudly announces the launch of its innovative Manager Development Program (MDP), a transformative global initiative designed to cultivate leadership and foster...
Tony Furst Joins Taco Comfort Solutions as New Commercial Trainer
For Immediate ReleaseContact: John Vastyan, Common Ground717/664-0535; johnv@seekcg.comOrKen Scannell, Taco Comfort Solutions401/942-8000; kensca@TacoComfort.comTaco Comfort Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Furst as its newest Commercial...
Taco, Inc. opens new manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic
For Immediate ReleaseContact: John Vastyan, Common Ground717/664-0535; johnv@seekcg.comOrKen Scannell, Taco Comfort Solutions401/942-8000; kensca@TacoComfort.comTaco Comfort Solutions’ new European arm, Taco Europe, has collectively joined the Taco Italia and Taconova...
Taco Employees, Friends & Family Gather to Celebrate the Life of John H. White, III
Love is Not a Big Enough Word Taco Employees, Friends & Family Gather to Celebrate the Life of John H. White, III Providence, RI – The first annual John Hazen White III Memorial Tribute was held under sunny skies on Saturday, April 27, at Narragansett Brewery. It...
The Pipe Wench: Lesley McGlenen Breaks Ground for Women in Skilled Trades
Located in rural British Columbia, Lesley McGlenen has a much greater impact on the skilled trades than her small company would lead you to believe. Online, McGlenen goes by @ThePipeWench. She’s a plumber, gasfitter, and hydronic professional. Most of her work is...
Taco’s Fall River, MA, Plant Expansion
For Immediate Release Contact: John Vastyan, Common Ground 717/664-0535; johnv@seekcg.comOrKen Scannell, Taco Comfort Solutions401/942-8000; kensca@TacoComfort.comStrategic Investment Future-Proofs Manufacturing A long-awaited expansion to Taco’s Fall...
Matt Hinson is Named Doctor of Water
Photo caption: Matt Hinson (left) receives the Doctor of Water degree from SCWUA President Stephanie Moreno.For Immediate Release John Vastyan, Common Ground717/664-0535; JohnV@SeekCG.comOrKen Scannell, Taco Comfort Solutions401/942-8000Matt Hinson, Engineering Sales...
New Taco Hydroflo Pump Solutions Facility Opens in Lubbock, TX
For Immediate Release Contact: John Vastyan, Common Ground 717/664-0535; JohnV@SeekCG.com OrKen Scannell, Taco Comfort Solutions401/942-8000Taco Hydroflo Pump Solutions has opened a new...
Taco Presents Dan Holohan Comfort Award at 2024 AHR Expo
For Immediate Release Contact: John Vastyan, Common Ground717/664-0535; JohnV@SeekCG.comOrKen Scannell, Taco Comfort Solutions401/942-8000Richard Medairos, P.E., Taco Senior Systems Engineer and Commercial Trainer, was presented the Dan Holohan Lifetime Contribution...
Taco’s Hazen White puts people first
PROSPERING TOGETHER: Despite facing many challenges over the years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Taco Inc. owner and Executive Chairman John Hazen White Jr. finds ways to collaborate with employees and other manufacturers to help the sector thrive. COURTESY TACO...
Pickell, Hazen White honored at PBN’s Manufacturing Awards ceremony
CLOSE TO 200 people representing the manufacturing sector attended Providence Business News' 2023 Manufacturing Awards ceremony Wednesday at the Crown Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI By James Bessette WARWICK – Craig Pickell...
Pickell, Hazen White among 10 honorees for PBN’s 2023 Manufacturing Awards
By James Bessette PROVIDENCE – Craig Pickell, CEO of Lincoln-based abrasive products manufacturer Bullard Abrasives Inc., has been named the 2023 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence Business News’ annual Manufacturing Awards. Pickell, who has been among...
Contractor follows in footsteps of treasured trade mentors
BY JOHN VASTYAN Blake Rosenberg is an inspired plumbing and hydronic pro in the Northern Massachusetts area who readily admits that his inspiration and success stem from the influence of a special mentor. Well, two of them. Many in the trade have made similar claims,...
Circulator Technology—To the Future and Beyond or Why Bother?
by John Mesenbrink Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital twin, VR & AR, hydrogen fuel—all technologies pointing to the future of the plumbing industry. It’s really no wonder that the circulator industry—with the addition of Bluetooth-enabled technology and...
7 Steps for Troubleshooting Commercial Pumps
By Richard Medairos, P.E., Taco Comfort Solutions There’s a wide variety of possible scenarios that may require a service technician, facilities manager, or manufacturer’s rep to troubleshoot a commercial pump. Regardless of the circumstances, using a methodical...
How to Diagnose a Commercial Pump ‘Problem’
While the pump can be the trouble, it’s far more likely that there’s an issue with another component in the system.There’s a wide variety of possible scenarios that may require a service tech, facility manager or manufacturer’s rep to troubleshoot a pump. Regardless...
Achieving Pump, and System, “Best Efficiency Point” Performance
by John Vastyan Don’t let the tail wag the dog Best Efficiency Point (BEP) is the point of the operations curve that is, simply, most efficient. Set the system operating too low, and there is not enough power to produce the desired result in a timely manner. Set it...
Back To The Future Hydronics
Dan Foley’s no stranger to challenging retrofits. The one at hand wasn’t terribly unusual, but it required an educated eye to see what was ailing the facility. Hint: At startup, the hydronic system’s ∆T was a mere 120 degrees. Foley, president and owner of Lorton,...
All in the Family: New England Total Energy is a Multigenerational Package Deal
Since its founding in 1939 by Vincenzo Cortese, the family and its 60+ employees have served the needs of customers in Fairfield County, CT and Westchester, NY areas. They’ve been at it for more than 80 years. Customer service, that is. Lots of it, delivered by the...
Taco Mourns the Loss of John White III
Taco Mourns the Loss of John White III Cranston, RI – It is with profound sadness that the White family and Taco Comfort Solutions has announced the sudden passing of John Hazen White III, 35, on Thursday, November 3, 2022. John was born in Providence, RI on September...
Taco Family of Companies acquires business activities of Heatlink Technical Solutions & Client Services
Taco Family of Companies acquires business activities of Heatlink Technical Solutions & Client Services The Taco Family of Companies, a third-generation, family-owned HVAC products manufacturer, has completed the acquisition of the business activities of...
0026e, 0034e, 0034ePlus Incorrect Wiring Instructions
Part Numbers Effected: VM2644-HD1-RC2A00, VM2644-DD1-RS2A00, VM3450-HY1-FC2A00, VM3450-HY1-FS2A00, VR3450-HY1-FC2A00, VR3450-HY1-FS2A00 Date Code Effected: 4/20 – 4/22 Incorrect wiring guidance was included in the 0026e, 0034e, & 0034ePlus instruction sheets that...
Taco Presents Dan Holohan Comfort Award at 2022 AHR Expo
Taco Presents Dan Holohan Comfort Award at 2022 AHR Expo Bob Barbour, VP, Sales Operations North America at Taco Comfort Solutions®, was presented the 2022 Dan Holohan Lifetime Contribution to Comfort Award at Taco’s press conference at the AHR Expo, by John White...
Promotion of Cheryl Merchant to Chief Executive Officer
Taco Family of Companies Promotes Cheryl Merchant to Chief Executive Officer Cranston, RI - The Taco Family of Companies Executive Chairman and owner John Hazen White, Jr. has announced the promotion of Cheryl Merchant to Chief Executive Officer of the 100-year old,...
Taco Comfort Solutions Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary
Taco Comfort Solutions® is celebrating its 100 year anniversary and history while innovating for the future. Taco, a third-generation, family-owned company based in Cranston, RI, engineers and manufactures high-efficiency heating, cooling, and air quality comfort...
Taco Announces New ECM High-Efficiency Circulators
Taco Comfort Solutions® has expanded their family of easy-to-use, ECM high-efficiency circulators with the addition of the 0034e™ and 0034ePlus™ models. With a maximum of 34 feet of head and 50 gpm, the new circulators offer up to 85 percent energy savings over a...
Taco Launches Redesigned, High-Efficiency Commercial Pump Line
For Immediate Release Contact: John Vastyan, Common Ground, 717/664-0535; JohnV@SeekCG.com OrKen Watson, Taco Comfort Solutions, 401/942-8000 Taco Launches...
Taco Presents Dan Holohan Comfort Award at 2020 AHR Expo
John Barba, Director of Training for Taco Comfort Solutions®, was presented the Dan Holohan Lifetime Contribution to Comfort Award at Taco’s press conference at the AHR Expo on Monday, February 3, by John Hazen White, Jr., Executive Chairman and CEO of Taco Family of...
ECM Circulator Myth-Busting
Anthony Tosco, president of Avanti Plumbing, Heating & Mechanical, installs Taco’s 0018e ECM circulator. The ECM-powered 0018e features Bluetooth communication to a mobile app, providing real time control, diagnostics and reporting, such as installation history,...
Vertical Turbine Pumps
Featured on Mechanical Equipment Inc. Do you know that Taco’s VT Series Vertical Turbine Pumps, powered by Hydroflo Pumps, provide the ultimate in reliability and ease of installation? With 6” to 18” bowl diameters, the VT Series provides quiet, dependable performance...
Taco Names Merchant as New President
Cranston, RI – Taco Family of Companies CEO and owner, John Hazen White, Jr., announced today that Cheryl Merchant will join the company on January 1, 2019 as President of Taco Family of Companies, North America. Ms. Merchant has spent the last 19 years as the...
Taco Comfort Solutions Receives ISO9001:2015 Certification
Upon completion of an extensive quality system evaluation, Taco Comfort Solutions, located in Cranston and Fall River MA, announced receipt of their ISO 9001:2015 certification. This globally recognized certification of quality management system standards is in full...
John H. White Reassumes CEO Role at Taco
The Taco Family of Companies Chairman and owner John H. White, Jr. announced today that he will reassume the role of company CEO effective immediately. The company also announced that John White III and Benjamin White have been named Vice Presidents of Taco...
Taco Introduces SmartPlus-e™ ECM Hot Water Recirculation
SmartPlus-e is a high-efficiency domestic hot water recirculation system, new from Taco Comfort Solutions®. It’s ideal for application with a dedicated hot water return line and tank-style water heater. The SmartPlus-e pairs a 006e3™ ECM hot water circulator with the...
Taco Offers PF Series Plate & Frame Heat Exchangers
Taco Comfort Solutions’® PF Series plate & frame heat exchangers are ASME designed and constructed. Computerized product selection greatly simplifies the process of choosing the correct heat exchanger for the required application. The compact size of PF Series...
Taco’s Oe Package Advances Commercial Pump Performance
Taco Comfort Solutions’® new Optimized Efficiency (Oe) high performance package for commercial pumps sets new standards for performance, efficiency and lifecycle cost. By adding a permanent-magnet ECM motor and VFD to pumps in Taco’s commercial line, efficiency and...
Taco Multi-Purpose Tanks
Multi-Purpose Tanks Built for Broad Applications Taco Comfort Solutions® line of Chilled and Hot Water Multi-Purpose Tanks provides the options and durability needed for a broad range of hydronic applications. The Taco Multi-Purpose Tanks (MPT), which range in...
LeakBreaker Water Heater Shut-Off Now with eLink
The LeakBreaker, a water heater leak protection device that guards against flood damage from a leaking water heater, is now available with Taco Comfort Solutions’ eLink wireless technology. The LeakBreaker unit consists of a control unit, a valve with actuator, a...
Taco Introduces Hot-LinkPlus-e™ ECM Recirculation System
Hot-LinkPlus-e™ by Taco Comfort Solutions® offers high-efficiency, intelligent domestic hot water recirculation ideal for retrofit applications. A dedicated return line is not required. It combines a 006e3™ ECM hot water circulator with Taco’s Hot-Link® Valve and...
Taco Introduces eLink™ Connectivity Platform
With the addition of eLink, Taco Comfort Solutions® avails rapid, mobile access to all product information. eLink uses NFC tags installed on Taco products to provide users with all relevant information by linking to a digital document library of the most up-to-date...
Taco Introduces BEST: The Building Efficiency System Tool™
Taco Comfort Solutions® introduces its free, interactive Building Efficiency System Tool™ (BEST). The total commercial building HVAC system efficiency comparison tool solves the industry challenge of accurately comparing different styles of HVAC systems early in the...
Taco 006e3 Provides High-Efficiency Hot Water Recirculation
The 006e3 is one of the newest models in Taco Comfort Solutions’® 00e® Series of high-efficiency, ECM-powered circulators. The infinitely-variable, wet-rotor circulator is designed specifically to make installation and operation of domestic hot water recirculation...
Taco Introduces 1915e Light Commercial ECM Circulator
In 2018, Taco Comfort Solutions® is introducing the 1915e light commercial ECM circulator. An integrated variable frequency drive (VFD) powers the 650 watt circulator. The 1915e is designed for hot or chilled water hydronic applications and is available in a stainless...
Optimized Efficiency Package
Meet the Oe package! In a push to attain the highest efficiency standards, choosing a Taco Optimized Efficiency Package (Oe Package) is a big step ahead. Whether you're motivated by regulatory requirements, saving the environment, or simple cost reductions, Taco's Oe...
Taco Family of Companies Acquires Taconova
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information Contact: Ken Watson, Vice President Corporate Marketing, Taco Comfort Solutions, 401.942.8000/kenwat@tacocomfort.com CRANSTON, RI, USA — November 16, 2017 — Taco Family of Companies has acquired the Taconova Group, a leader...
Taco Comfort Solutions Recognized for Support of the RPA
During the 2017 AHR Expo in Las Vegas, the Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA) Social and Networking Event took place on the evening of Jan 31st at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. The occasion saw the presentation of the RPA's first “Lifetime Achievement...
Taco’s SmartPlug Wins AHR Expo Product of the Year
Taco Comfort Solutions' SmartPlug Instant Hot Water Control® has been awarded recognition as 2017 AHR Expo Product of the Year. After winning the Innovation Award/plumbing category, the SmartPlug was selected from among the award's 10 categories as Product of the...
Taco Comfort Solutions Wins Local Safety Award
Taco Comfort Solutions' Fall River, MA facility hasn't experienced an OSHA reportable injury in over nine years despite being a heavy metal fabrication shop processing over four million pounds of steel each year.Taco Comfort Solutions has earned the 2017 Excellence in...
Taco Facility Approved through Hydraulic Institute’s Program
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announced that Taco Comfort Solutions’ pump test laboratory in Cranston, RI recently received approval through HI’s Pump Test Lab Approval Program. The Hydraulic Institute program assists pump OEMs and other pump test laboratories improve...
Introducing the new 0015e3™
Cranston, RI, January 27, 2017 – Taco - Introduces the new 0015e3 The 0015e3™ from Taco Comfort Solutions is the 3 setting ECM circulator that replaces all 3-speed hydronic circulators in its class. It follows on the heels of the 007e ECM circulator...
Major Update to FloPro Designer
Major Update to FloPro Designer System Software Now Available Smarter, more powerful design tool Taco’s Newly-Updated FloPro Designer One of Taco’s most powerful FloPro Team services is the newly-enhanced design software package that’s almost as intuitive as a...
SmartPlug. Smart Idea.
Taco Comfort Solutions is proud to introduce the award-winning SmartPlug Instant Hot Water Control®. A hot water recirculating system can save homeowners a significant amount of water – up to 12,000 gallons per year. But continuously running circulators and improperly...
Press Connections Added to 4900 Bronze Air Separators
Taco is now offering press connections for the 4900 Series® Bronze Air Separator in 3/4", 1", and 1-1/4" connection sizes. Press connections have grown in popularity with installers because they offer quicker installation and improved job site safety due to flame-free...
Taco Introduces the 007e
Taco Introduces the 007e, the Successor to the 007 Taco Comfort Solutions has introduced the new 007e ECM high-efficiency circulator, offering the equivalent performance of the legendary 007 combined with high-efficiency ECM technology that uses up to 85% less...
Taco Introduces 5121 Mixing Valve
Taco Comfort Solutions Offers the 5121 Mixing Valve for Domestic Water The 5121 Mixing Valve is a compact, lead-free domestic water thermostatic valve designed to deliver stable, mixed water temperatures for faucets or any point-of-use installation wherever an ASSE...
Taco Earns Best Places to Work Award
TACO COMFORT SOLUTIONS EARNS BEST PLACES TO WORK IN RI AWARD Cranston, RI, July 11, 2016 – Taco Comfort Solutions has earned a 2016 Best Places to Work in Rhode Island award, presented by Providence Business News. This is a second Best Workplace award occasion for...
Taco Awarded President’s
TACO AWARDED PRESIDENT’S “E” AWARD FOR EXPORTS BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry McCarver, Vice President, International Sales, Taco Comfort Solutions, 401-942-8000/LarMcC@tacocomfort.com. TACO AWARDED PRESIDENT’S “E” AWARD FOR EXPORTS...
SmartPlug® Improves Performance
Taco's SmartPlug® Improves Performance of Standard Hot Water Recirculation FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: John Vastyan, Common Ground, 717-664-0535; cground@ptd.net, or Eugene Fina, Taco, 401-942-8000; genfin@tacocomfort.com. Taco's new SmartPlug® Instant Hot Water...
00e 1816
Taco's 00e 1816 Infinitely Variable Speed ECM High-Efficiency Circulator FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: John Vastyan, Common Ground, 717-664-0535; cground@ptd.net, or Eugene Fina, Taco, 401-942-8000; genfin@tacocomfort.com. Taco's new SmartPlug™ will optimize hot water...
00e 2218 ECM Circulator
Taco's 00e 2218 Delta-T Variable Speed, ECM High-Efficiency Circulator FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: John Vastyan, Common Ground, 717-664-0535; cground@ptd.net, or Eugene Fina, Taco, 401-942-8000; genfin@tacocomfort.com. Taco's 00e 2218 Delta-T Variable Speed, ECM...
SelfSensing End Suction Pumps
Taco SCI and SFI, First SelfSensing End Suction Pumps FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: John Vastyan, Common Ground, 717-664-0535; cground@ptd.net, or Eugene Fina, Taco, 401-942-8000; genfin@tacocomfort.com. Taco SCI and SFI, First SelfSensing End Suction Pumps Taco has...
Taco No Longer Just a Heating & Cooling Company
TACO REORGANIZES & REINVENTS ITSELF AS A GLOBAL BRAND FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Fina, Vice President Marketing, Taco Comfort Solutions, 401-942-8000/genfin@tacocomfort.com TACO REORGANIZES & REINVENTS ITSELF AS A GLOBAL BRAND - No Longer Just a...
00e 3452 ECM Circulator
Taco Introduces 00e 3452, ECM Circulator for Light Commercial Systems FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: John Vastyan, Common Ground, 717-664-0535; cground@ptd.net, or Eugene Fina, Taco, 401-942-8000; genfin@tacocomfort.com. Taco Introduces 00e 3452, ECM Circulator for...
Hot Water Recirc Systems
Taco Grows its Family of Hot Water Recirc Systems FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: John Vastyan, Common Ground, 717-664-0535; cground@ptd.net, or Eugene Fina, Taco, 401-942-8000; genfin@tacocomfort.com. Taco Grows its Family of Hot Water Recirc System Taco has a solution...
Taco Completes Acquisition of Askoll® Sei
TACO GROUP COMPLETES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ITALIAN PUMP MANUFACTURER ASKOLL SEI FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Fina, Vice President Marketing, Taco Comfort Solutions, 401-942-8000/genfin@tacocomfort.com TACO GROUP COMPLETES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ITALIAN...
Taco Expands iWorX®
Taco Expands iWorX® Building Automation Platform Capabilities FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: John Vastyan, Common Ground, 717-664-0535; cground@ptd.net, or Rick Turmel, Taco, 401-942-8000; rictur@taco-hvac.com. Taco Expands iWorX® Building Automation Platform...
Taco Acquires Askoll SEI
TACO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ASKOLL SEI Cranston, RI, USA-Dueville, Italy, October 30, 2015 – Advancing the strategic partnership with Italian pump manufacturer Askoll®, Taco Comfort Solutions™ announced today that it has signed an agreement with Askoll...
FloodBreaker™ Flood Protection
Featured by Mechanical Hub FloodBreaker™ Flood protection: Help your customers avoid a catastrophe with a water alarm shutoff! Taco introduces the FloodBreaker™ whole house, adjustable leak detection system that monitors all water use in the home and...
Wet Heat Technology Review
Hydronics Trends: Whole-System Comfort From the March 4 2013 issue of TheNews by Angela D. Harris The application of wet heat technology has expanded over the years and new technologies that improve control and efficiencies are pushing this industry sector...
School Upgrades Hydronic System With Self-Sensing Pumps
Orleans Elementary School Located at the “elbow” of Cape Cod, where the peninsula points north, is the quaint seaside town of Orleans, Mass. Although the Atlantic Ocean wards off the wicked cold inland towns above the 42nd parallel often experience, Orleans still has...
00-VS Circulators Birthday Bash
Ten Years of Taco 00 Variable Speed Circulators Taco’s celebrating! On November 18, many wholesalers and manufacturer’s reps across the country will make it their festive best to mark the 10th birthday of Taco’s Variable Speed 00 Circulators. Of course, that means...
Florida Public Safety Complex Utilizes Taco Products
"Mission-Critical Climate Control"from the March 2013 issue of ACHRNEWS Customer: Leon County Public Safety Complex (Tallahassee, Florida) Objective: Provide an HVAC solution for a mission-critical facility housing public safety and emergency communications. Work...
FuelMizer
Taco Releases FuelMizer™ Boiler Reset Control Taco’s FuelMizer™ outdoor reset switching relay is a microprocessor-based control designed to regulate the supply water temperature of a single boiler, based on the outdoor temperature. With reduced supply water...
March to Efficiency
Taco’s ‘March to Efficiency’ Offers Free Products, Training Taco's 'March to Efficiency' promotion begins Friday, March 1. Each day in March, Taco will give away a featured e-smart product (their most resource-saving technology) or a seat in a Factory Training course....
3350 Pressure Reducing Valve
Taco’s -New 3350 Pressure Reducing Valve Taco’s new 3350 valve is used to automatically feed water to a hydronic system whenever pressure in the system drops below the pressure setting of the valve. Gone are the days of holding the valve open or locking it in an open...
New FloPro Training
Taco Offers New FloPro Training Taco’s FloPro Training program for 2103 combines factory courses at their new Innovation & Development Center with many more training sessions offered remotely at wholesaler and rep locations nationwide. The company offers a broad...
FloPro® Designer
Taco’s Newly-Updated FloPro® Designer One of Taco’s most powerful FloPro Team services is the newly-enhanced design software package that’s almost as intuitive as a sketchpad, but greatly more capable. Best of all, it’s free to all FloPro Team members – allowing you...
GeoSentry
Taco’s new GeoSentry Geothermal Zone Valve The Taco GeoSentry™ Zone Valve is designed to enhance the overall performance of any open- or closed-loop geothermal system by providing accurate, reliable control of exchange fields. A microcircuit-based logic is used to...
FuelMizer
Taco Releases FuelMizer™ Boiler Reset Control Taco’s FuelMizer™ outdoor reset switching relay is a microprocessor-based control designed to regulate the supply water temperature of a single boiler, based on the outdoor temperature. With reduced supply water...
FloPro University Revs up for its Fourth Year
Taco’s FloPro University Revs up for its Fourth Year Taco’s FloPro University (FloPro U) is ready for its fourth-year students with a new factory and in-the-field class schedule. With live webinars and archived video e-learning sessions, FloPro U offers high-quality,...
Viridian High Efficiency Commercial Pump Line
Taco’s Enhanced Viridian High Efficiency Commercial Pump Line Taco’s commercial, ECM, wet rotor Viridian pump offers up to 80 percent savings in energy consumption compared to a standard commercial pump of the same size. With fully automated, self-sensing variable...
Multi-Purpose Tank
Taco Offers New Multi-Purpose Tank Taco’s commercial MPT (Multi-Purpose Tank) product line incorporates features of Taco’s buffer tank, 5900 and standard in-line air separator lines within a single product. This product line offers tank sizes ranging in volume between...
Commercial Design Suite enhancements
Taco Enhances its Commercial Design Suite Software Users of Taco’s System Design Suite software, a powerful collection of hydronic design tools, can now download updates automatically. All three Design Suite components – the Taco Hydronic System Solution Software,...
Taco Acquires HydroFlo Pumps
TACO ACQUIRES HYDROFLO PUMPS - Development Opens Up New Markets for Taco & Will Grow Hydroflo - Cranston, RI, October 18, 2012 – Taco, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced equipment and systems for use in HVAC applications, has announced its purchase of Hydroflo...
Taco Dedicates Its New Innovation & Development Center
TACO DEDICATES ITS NEW INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT CENTER Company President John Hazen White, Jr. Cuts Green Ribbon to Open the Training & Education Facility June 21, 2012 – One year and 18 days after Taco broke ground on a major building project designed...
“Do Your Best Work” Contest
April 16, 2012 - Taco's "Do Your Best Work" Facebook wall contest kicked off on April 11. The contest is designed to showcase exemplary hydronic installations or facets of your daily trade experience, designed and perfected by you. There's still time to submit photos...
Taco Highlights Multi-Media Green School View At Free, On-line Virtual Green Expo, August 4
A multi-faceted, multi-media focus on green schools will be the highlight of the Taco, Inc., booth at the on-line, Green Schools Virtual Green Expo on August 4. The free, one-day event will be live from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taco experts will be on hand throughout the day...
Taco’s advanced Zone Sentry® Chilled Water Capable
Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Taco has taken the capable and energy-saving Zone Sentry zone valve and added another feature to its list of advantages. The valve easily handles chilled water applications. The valve excels in situations where condensate could be an...
Taco Introduces all-new Zone Controls
Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Before making improvements to their complete line of zone controls, Taco asked for feedback from installers. The firm's engineering department put all the recommendations to good use. Taco's new switching relays offer the same...
Taco Introduces the Viridian High Efficiency Commercial Pump Line
Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Taco's Viridian pump line makes its first appearance at the 2012 AHR Expo in Chicago. The wet-rotor pump with an ECM motor offers an 80 percent decrease in energy consumption compared to a standard commercial pump of the same size....
Taco Announces Partnership With The Green Schoolhouse Series
Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Taco supplies the Green Schoolhouse Series project with its LOFlo System and iWorx Controls to significantly reduce the heating and cooling system's energy use Taco, a leader in developing and manufacturing hydronic-based components...
Taco Introduces SmartPlus Hot Water Recirculation
Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Designed for systems with dedicated hot water return lines, the new SmartPlus circulator combines the reliability of Taco's 00® line with cutting edge electronics to achieve efficient domestic hot water recirculation. When set to...
Taco Offers New Controls for Chilled Beam Applications
Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Taco is also introducing its latest generation of advanced hydronic controllers. Taco's new series of iWorx® CHB controllers provide full integration of chilled beam systems, while simplifying installation. The controllers monitor...
Taco introduces iWorx Geothermal Controllers
Taco introduces iWorx Geothermal Controllers Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Taco iWorx® GHP and HPM controllers are designed to increase geothermal system efficiencies and assure occupant comfort under a variety of application requirements. The new controllers...
iWorx Enhanced with Open Protocol
iWorx Enhanced with Open Protocol Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Taco's iWorx® building control system is now even more configurable and flexible with its new GCI (Graphical Control Interface) series of integration devices. The GCI series utilizes JENEsys™ and...
Taco upgrades FloPro Designer system design software
Taco upgrades FloPro Designer system design software Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - FloPro Designer's graphic interface allows you easily and quickly conduct a detailed heat loss analysis, layout near boiler and system piping, size and select all the components and...
Taco Improves BumbleBee Variable Speed Circulator
Taco Improves BumbleBee Variable Speed Circulator Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - Taco has announced its second generation BumbleBee variable speed, wet-rotor circulator. The high-efficiency, ECM motor requires only 9 to 42 watts, depending on the load. The pump can...
Taco Tops Off Steel Structure of New Innovation & Development Center
September 27, 2011 - Taco marked an important milestone in the construction of its new Innovation & Development Center, the centerpiece of its $18 million expansion project, with beam raising and topping off ceremonies last week. Company President & CEO John...
Taco Pumps Combine with Munchkin Boilers for a Heating System That Would Make an Old Salt Proud
Brian Germain, owner of Germain Plumbing & Heating in Attleboro, MA always uses Taco pumps and other equipment for the light commercial and industrial jobs that keep his 16-employee company busy year-round. "Tacos long been king in our area, of course," he says,...
Tallahassee Public Safety Complex Uses Taco Equipment and Chilled Beams to Set New Standard
Public Safety Buildings Consolidate Functions for Greater Efficiency & Responsiveness Public safety complexes (PSC) are the nerve centers for municipalities and their citizens. As contained within a PSC, an Emergency Communications Center's (ECC) ability to...
Taco Equipment Warms Up Northern Wisconsin High School
It gets mighty cold in winter in Eagle River, a small community of less than 1,500 in the Northwood's region of upstate Wisconsin. Eagle River, a former Indian settlement that was founded by lumberjacks and trappers in 1853, experiences severe, dry cold in winter (the...
Taco Rolls Out Two New Video Series For Viewing At The Taco Youtube Channel
Cranston, RI, May 3, 2011 – Taco has produced two new short video series available for viewing at Taco's YouTube.com channel. One series features Taco President and CEO John Hazen White, Jr. discussing aspects of the company's past, present and future. The other...
Hydronics vs. Air…and the Clear Winner
In North America, we do not heat or cool buildings; we heat or air-condition them. Is the temperature too cold? Crank up the heat. Is it too hot? Crank up the air-conditioning.This method of temperature control is ingrained in our language and in the names of our...
Taco’s Eclectic FloPro Neighborhood Appeals to Many Interests
At the AHR Expo, Las Vegas, NV, January 31, 2011 - Taco has built a community. The industry-leading pump and HVAC systems manufacturer hopes you'll consider, well, moving in. Taco’s now well-established, online FloPro Team Neighborhood is a unique professional...
Taco’s Newly-Updated FloPro Designer
At the AHR Expo, Las Vegas, NV, January 31, 2011 - One of Taco’s most powerful FloPro Team services is the newly-enhanced design software package that’s almost as intuitive as a sketchpad, but greatly more capable. The free-of-charge program and heat loss design suite...
Taco Connect Stirs Lead Generation for Installers
At the AHR Expo, Las Vegas, NV, January 31, 2011 - Taco has introduced another benefit for FloPro Team members. It’s called Taco Connect and helps provide contractors with the most important ingredient for business success: new customers.Taco’s FloPro program provides...
Taco Expands FloPro Factory Training for 2011
At the AHR Expo, Las Vegas, NV, January 31, 2011 -Taco’s FloPro Factory Training offers a broad range of professional development opportunities for plumbing and heating contractors in 2011. Participants learn to grow their hydronic expertise and boost profitability....
Back to School: Taco’s FloPro University Revs up for its Second Year
At the AHR Expo, Las Vegas, NV, January 31, 2011 - Taco's FloPro University (FloPro U) is ready for its second-year students with classes beginning anew in February, 2011. With live webinars and archived video e-learning sessions, FloPro U offers high-quality, highly...
Green Schoolhouse to Beat the Heat with Taco Chilled Beam System
Innovative heating and cooling system is part of the plan to achieve LEED-Platinum status Phoenix, AZ – January 20, 2011– The Green Schoolhouse Series, a national Green School initiative, announced that Taco, the nation’s leading provider of hydronic heating and...
Taco’s Social Media Presence Expands Ambitiously
At the AHR Expo, Las Vegas, NV, January 31, 2011 -Taco, Inc. has embraced the social media realm as ambitiously as any HVAC firm internationally. "We immediately saw the potential for outreach among installing contractors, engineers, system designers, technicians,...
Taco Announces Innovation & Development Center Project
At the AHR Expo, Las Vegas, NV, January 31, 2011 - Taco is embarking on a new project that is not only exciting for our employees and customers but for the HVAC Industry as a whole. Taco will build a new Innovation & Development Center consisting of a two-story...
Once Closed Middle School Returns To Glory & Features Energy Efficient Hydronic Hvac System
A distinguished Providence, RI middle school, dating from 1929, has been reborn after closing for close to five years because of the original structure's deterioration and a lack of enrollment caused by too many neighborhood parents opting for private schools instead...
Indoor Comfort in Smoky Mtns Convention Center Provided by York Shipley, Trane and Taco Equipment
Since its opening in the fall of 2007 business has surely increased in the Sevierville, Tennessee area, southeast of Knoxville among the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, with the opening of the new Sevierville Events Center at Bridgemont. Designed by Bullock...
Air & dirt separator up to challenge of hotel’s iron oxide problem
From the February 2010 issue of PHC News In the hotel business the most common guest complaint is over room comfort, specifically air conditioning. Described as being a "killer" in customer satisfaction indexes, this is exactly what happened when the Renaissance...
New Sprint Center Sports And Entertainment Facility Opens In Kansas City
- Local Power Utility and Taco Equipment Will Keep Center Comfortable Year-Round - A new 18,000 seat sports and entertainment venue has opened in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The $276 million Sprint Center, named for the Missouri-based long distance...
Air Separator Eliminates Bubbles
Taco's 4900 series air separator has eliminated costly and troublesome servicing to remove air bubbles and algae from a school's hydronic systems.Air elimination in hydronic systems is an important requirement when it comes to system efficiency and comfort. The...
Testimonials – Notes from the Field
Taco is proud to bring our line of commercial pumps to the data-rich .RFA format.Access is easy through the Taco web site and the AutoCad® and AutoDesk® Revit® Architectureprograms for building information modeling (BIM). Now Designers can sketch freelyand Engineers...
Get That Added Boost
Specifying Domestic Water Booster Pumps by GREG CUNNIFF, PE, Taco inc., Cranston, RI In tall buildings the pressure provided by a municipal water system is generally not sufficient to provide adequate pressure at the top of the building. As an example, municipal water...
Benefits of Demand-Controlled Pumping
An electronically demand-controlled pumping system sends cold water back to the water heater until hot water arrives at the sink, shower, or other fixture where it is needed. by LARRY ACKER and GARY KLEIN Much water and energy is wasted in residential buildings, due...
Air Separator Helps Solve Hydronic System Problem in Texas High School
Air elimination in hydronic systems is an important requirement in terms of system efficiency and comfort. The presence of tiny air bubbles in system water causes noise and contributes to equipment degradation over time due to corrosion caused by bacteria growth....
Taco employs the latest technologies for LEED cerification of its facility addition
A Cogeneration Plant and LoadMatch® Single Pipe System Combinefor Big Energy Savings From the May 2009 issue of Phc News. Taco, Inc. has been manufacturing in the same building, a converted trolley car barn in Cranston, RI, since 1954. For decades the plant operated...
North Woods School Turns Gold Year-Round
An HVAC system made for thechanging seasons helped a Wisconsin school earn LEED Gold. Reprinted from Commercial Building Products – JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 The Northland Pines High School, Eagle River, WI, is the first LEED-certified school in the Badger State—and not...
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