Editorial Articles

Microbiological product reduces pumping costs and frequency Problem: Five years ago, an Ohio resident spent $430 to have his 1,500-gallon septic tank completely pumped...

Brasscraft names new vice president, sales Brasscraft announced the promotion of George Werner to the position of vice president, sales. In his expanded role,...

Jan. 21-23 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Visit www.buildersshow.com ----- Feb. 3-5 AHR Expo, Orange County...

As a plumber, time is your most valuable commodity. While camera inspections typically are not a major time consumer, reviewing and putting...

MyTana Mfg. LD40 auditory pipeline leak detector MyTana Mfg.’s new LD40 leak detector uses a unidirectional sensor to filter out environmental noise, making...

Aqua-Rex WK1 The WK1 from Aqua-Rex is designed to keep scale out of water heaters. When it is retrofitted to an older property,...

The holiday shopping season is upon us. There are two types of shoppers: Those who love to buy and wrap gifts, and...

When Steve Allen established Allens Plumbing on the Hawaiian island of Maui in the early 1980s, he had no grand strategy for...

When Scott Harvey opted to invest in a McElroy Spider 125 pipe fusion device a couple of years ago, the general manager...

Inspiration sometimes comes from the most unlikely places. Plumbing contractor Hugh McLaughlin was waiting in line at the DMV when he struck...

There’s no such thing as a family business without conflict. If you search “family business feud” on Google, in less than a...

For any company, such as plumbers, with a fleet of light- or medium-duty vehicles, increasing profitability often comes down to fostering an...

There’s a fascinating concept called knowledge blindness. Once you are an expert at something, you can’t imagine what it is like to...

Module enables instant hot water Problem: A couple in Concord, North Carolina, moved from their home of 30 years that had a tank-style...

Every plumber likely has several pipe wrenches in his toolbox. But while Milwaukee Tool hasn’t "reinvented the wheel,” so to speak, with...

RIDGID NXT line of wet-dry vacs The RIDGID NXT line of 6-, 12-, 14- and 16-gallon models underwent an ergonomic makeover, with enhanced...

Liberty Pumps names new president Liberty Pumps announced that the board of directors elected Robyn Brookhart to the position of president. She replaces Charlie...

Nov. 4-7 Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) Conference, The Don CeSar hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida. Visit www.safeplumbing.org ----- Nov. 15 Eastern Wisconsin Plumbing Seminar, Holiday...

Alarms FloLogic System with CONNECT The FloLogic System with CONNECT app-based operation delivers a leak control solution to homes and businesses with...