Editorial Articles

Patterson Davit Crane at WWETT booth 4540The Patterson Davit Crane will be in action at February’s WWETT show, booth 4540. Designed for ease...

Installing a garbage disposal tends to be more tedious than difficult. The area you are working in is typically tight, and the...

After recently purchasing the family’s plumbing business, Ricci Hancock changed the name from Ron’s Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning to Heritage Home...

A large percentage of the homes in America get their water from an auxiliary source of water. The most common auxiliary water...

He gives me a project and tells me to do it my way. I only wish he meant it. My way doesn’t...

Twelve years into running his own business, Chris Bontempo is so busy he doesn’t bother to advertise. No website. No ads. A...

What is your biggest pet peeve? Mine is when I don’t get callbacks in a timely manner from a service company.There is...

After wrestling 250-pound drain machines in and out of service vehicles and up and down customers’ basement stairs, drain cleaner Billy Oudshoorn...

Dec. 7-8Charlotte Build Expo, Charlotte Convention Center, Hall B, Charlotte, North Carolina. Visit www.buildexpousa.com -----Jan. 17-19Safety Directors’ Conference, The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, San...

BrassCraft appoints Mike Roberts VP of Sales and MarketingBrassCraft Mfg. announced the retirement of George Werner, vice president of sales, after 27...

Superior 5-E Electric Smoke Blower Finds Faults, Odors, Leaks and InflowWhen testing laterals, building plumbing or pumping or inspecting septic tanks, smoke...

Not only does hard water cause homeowner complaints, it can prematurely shorten the life span of water heaters and household piping. That’s...

Tankless water heaters lead to gas savings at large hotelProblem: The Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront is a bustling hotel four miles from...

ADEY Innovation MagnaClean Pro 2XPThe MagnaClean Professional 2XP from ADEY Innovation comes with 1-inch copper and 1 1/4-inch NPT iron pipework, suitable...

Nov. 8, 15Wisconsin PHCC Backflow Prevention & Cross Connection Control Virtual Seminar, held via zoom. Visit phcc-wi.org/plumbing-seminars/-----Dec. 7-8Charlotte Build Expo, Charlotte Convention Center, Hall B,...

Asahi/America introduces new field service technician Asahi/America announced the addition of Brad Doughty to its technical field service team for all U.S. regions. He...

Watco Innovator testable shower drainWatco’s Innovator shower drain is a receptor-type drain for pre-formed shower bases. It features the Innovator orange test membrane,...

Often plumbers run into applications that require consistent flow. Fixtures such as water softeners, drinking fountains, water purifiers and tankless water heaters...

Private lift/pump stations mandated to be monitored remotelyProblem: The Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources - Division of Environmental Resources Management in...