Tools

Two things stood between Mike Purkey and the biggest job of his plumbing career: climbing a mountain and getting the work done...

Legendary musician Frank Zappa once said, “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” Given that the past year is sure...

Opening frozen drain cleanout plugs used to be about a 50/50 proposition for Rance Okudara, a technician at Roto-Rooter of Honolulu: They...

Master plumber Brad Casebier probably can’t count the number of times he’s knocked over a flashlight or balanced an iPhone on his...

In today’s high-tech world, when people talk about tool timesavers, they tend to focus on the latest Bluetooth technology or the newest...

In 1953, while working on an institutional job, Lloyd Cherne vulcanized a tire’s Schrader valve to a child's inflatable rubber ball to...

Having the right equipment for a project is a game-changer for plumbing and mechanical contractors. But it can seem like a waste...

We all know space is limited on work trucks, and you can only carry so much in your hands to a job...

With 32 technicians, 29 service vehicles and hundreds of tools and machines, there’s great potential for inefficiencies caused by misplaced tools at Cellino Plumbing in suburban...

In an effort to generate a new revenue stream, Pronto Plumbing in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, decided to enter the market for trenchless...

To boost productivity and profitability, Chris Kreutzer — co-owner of Carrboro Plumbing in Carrboro, North Carolina — invested in RIDGID ProPress tools...

When plumbers like Dan Gross, of Gross Plumbing in Ohio, pick up a RIDGID pipe wrench, they know they are getting a...

The next episode of Milwaukee Tool’s Pipeline series is scheduled for Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. CDT. The series takes a closer look...

Plumber Max Reed’s newest helper is never late for work, doesn’t need a lunch break and always does the heavy lifting when...

FlowGuard Gold Pipe and Fittings recently produced a quiz to gauge plumbers’ knowledge of plumbing material characteristics and the right tools to...

Pipe cleaning nozzles are highly engineered tools that combine water pressure and sophisticated metallurgy to overcome whatever is impeding the flow in...

For years, master plumber Joey Howze did jobs on a time-and-materials basis, running the risk of occasional sticker-shocked customers expressing unhappiness and...