Taco Air and Dirt Control – Full System Protection
Presented by John Barba, Dave Holdorf and Rick Mayo Keeping air and dirt under control in any hydronics system is important, but it’s doubly so when you’re talking about modern modulating-condensing boilers. In this program, we’ll get into the details on Taco’s air control products – ranging from the reliable air scoop to the 4900 air eliminator to the simple series 400 air vent. We’ll also get into the specifics on the Taco 4900 Series® Magnetic Dirt Separator, its operation and how you can use it to protect your high efficiency boilers.

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