Dan Foley

Dan Foley

Dan Foley is president and owner of Foley Mechanical, Inc. based in Lorton, Va. FMI specializes in radiant, hydronic and steam systems as well as mechanical systems for large custom homes. He can be reached at 703-339-8030; dfoley50@verizon.net; or www.foleymechanical.com.

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SIM System Atop a Manhattan Car Dealer’s Roof Deck Parking Pad

For a forward-thinking dealership, the innovative solution to expensive real estate is to go up not out.
October 2, 2024
Dan Foley

For a forward-thinking car dealership, the innovative solution to expensive real estate is to go up not out with a radiant and snowmelt system that kept the roof deck parking pad free of snow and ice.


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2023 Heating Season Preview

Customers’ needs for the basic services contractors provide may never change, but the technology and business settings to provide them will.
August 7, 2023
Dan Foley
Mechanical contractor Dan Foley looks at how connectivity, inflation and interest rates, supply chain issues, electrification and heat pumps, and private equity acquisitions affect the U.S. heating industry.


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Heating Season Preview

A look at some trends to consider as we start the countdown to fall and colder weather.
August 5, 2022
Dan Foley

Foley Mechanical’s Dan Foley looks at some of the trends and issues that the plumbing and heating industry continue to deal with.


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A Visit to Lancaster

U.S Boiler and I go way back. A recent manufacturing and engineering tour highlighted two new products: Alta Combi and SteamMax.
January 3, 2022
Dan Foley

Dan Foley, Foley Mechanical, tours U.S. Boiler facility to check out the Alta Combi and SteamMax.


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2021 Heating Season Preview

Supply chain issues, high-efficiency equipment and alternative technologies are still trending in the hydronics industry.
August 9, 2021
Dan Foley
As we slowly rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, things are starting to return to the way things were before March 2020.
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August 2017 Feature ECR

The New ECR International

Boilers to stand the test of time ‘once the dust settles.’
August 2, 2017
Dan Foley
With the eventual shake-up of the boiler market, manufacturers like ECR will remain fully rooted.
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From the Field

Things I Like … and Don’t Like

This is a rundown of my experience with water treatment, piping kits, limited lifetime warranties, vent dampers and more. 
December 13, 2016
Dan Foley
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to try various manufactures' products. Some I have liked, and some I...
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