Editorial Articles

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...

Boiler Bosch Thermotechnology Greenstar floor boiler The 95% AFUE Greenstar floor boiler series from Bosch Thermotechnology is designed to upgrade cast iron floor...

As the owner of All Drains Drain Cleaning and Plumbing Repair, a two-man operation, Duane Goodpaster is all about maximizing daily productivity...

We’ve all had those moments: Stress is building up, your head is spinning and you blow up. Plumbers are a varied group; there...

Back in 1920, when William Lutz founded the plumbing company that still bears his name, Woodrow Wilson was president, the Cleveland Indians...

Operating a successful business requires astute money management. Yet all business leaders can pinpoint a time in their career when they threw...

It’s October, the time of the year when we flock to haunted houses, tell scary stories and work up creepy costumes for...

Pumping hydrogen into a pressurized pipe might sound like a recipe for the next Hindenburg disaster, but if done right, it can...

The simple definition of the word “argue:” To give reasons for or against something: to say or write things in order to change...

Magnetic filter protects old cast iron systemProblem: During a service call at a new house that had two high-efficiency condensing boilers, Pete Zandstra...

Oct. 2-4 Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Connect 2019, The Westin Indianapolis, Indianapolis. Visit www.phccweb.org ----- Oct. 11 Central Wisconsin Plumbing Seminar, Stoney Creek Hotel...