Editorial Articles

When master plumber George Hubbard created a bracket to replace the tedious and labor-intensive method of cutting wooden blocks to support copper...

Staying in business for 35 years requires navigating a long road filled with many ups and downs and twists and turns. But...

You’ve all heard the saying “out of sight, out of mind.” Now, how many of your customers do you think follow it?You...

Quickly building a bond with customers is just as important as being a technically proficient plumber. To achieve this — and boost...

Sept. 11-16American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Convention & Expo, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Visit www.aspe.org-----Sept. 22-24Service World Expo,...

Asahi/America welcomes new business development managerAsahi/America announced the addition of Peter Quinn to its business development team. He joined the company as...

General Pipe Cleaners AutoCutPL tubing cutterThe AutoCutPL plastic tubing cutter from General Pipe Cleaners offers a fast, easy way to cut PEX...

To achieve top levels of efficiency in residential, light commercial, industrial, agricultural and OEM water supply and HVAC applications, plumbers need the...

Nozzle used to help clear major line backupProblem: All County Plumbing in San Diego visited a local store that had been having...

Cable MachinesDuracable DuraFlex Hair clogs, wadded paper towels and grease buildup are enough to stop up a drain; tree roots are another challenge....

Sept. 11-16American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Convention & Expo, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Visit www.aspe.org-----Sept. 22-24Service World Expo,...

Asahi/America welcomes new business development managerAsahi/America announced the addition of Peter Quinn to its business development team. He joined the company as...

Bacharach USA MGS-402 dual-channel gas detection controllerThe MGS-402 gas detection controller from Bacharach USA is for refrigerant, toxic and combustible gas detection...

Advancements in hand-held drain cleaners have simplified close-quarter cleaning and unclogging and are efficiently tackling the jobs where large industrial drum machines...

Leveraging solid franchise systems with responsive software Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic hit, and Zoom Drain Franchising Co. had to respond fast. The office crews...

GPS/Fleet TrackingClearPathGPS Owlcam+ClearPathGPS’s dash camera solution from Owlcam+ detects impact or broken glass events when a vehicle is off. Because there’s no...

The fancy marketing jargon is “reputation management,” but most plumbers say it like a four-letter word: reviews.If this topic makes you stick...

Ed Koch was the amiable mayor of New York City for 12 years. During his tenure, he was known for greeting his...

The team is exhausted. They’re burned out, and I am too. I don’t know if we can recover. We’ve been working at...