When Scott Harvey opted to invest in a McElroy Spider 125 pipe fusion device a couple of years ago, the general manager of Harvey Plumbing made the decision based on a simple equation: One man performing a job site task is better than two.
“It was a no-brainer,” says Harvey of the tool, which cuts in half the manpower needed to fuse runs of polyethylene pipe together. “We were impressed with the tool right away.
“We use Aquatherm polypropylene pipe,” continues Harvey, whose father, Tom Harvey, founded the company in 1987 in Sierra Vista, Arizona. “Theoretically, you can pull Aquatherm together
