Soon afterwards, a steam system was installed to power the mill.
The steam system is massive, inefficient (4-6%), and hard to control.
This is not true of a steam system, which can be noisy.
Still, people who live in older homes find that a steam system can provide comfortable, dependable heat.
Building materials from the turn of the century, the stockyards, the steam system.
The steam system of 1831 was replaced with a hydraulic system between 1866 and 1880 to increase efficiency.
The best machines work with a pump system, which does not burn the coffee, as a steam system can.
Con Edison says the steam system generally has been free of serious accidents.
When you have a steam system that's over 40 years old, it's an accident waiting to happen.
Buildings connected to the steam system do not need their own heating plant, which makes space available for storage and other uses.
