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Editorial
Extend the Life of Your Drum Machines
Every shop teacher preaches the importance of safely using and maintaining tools. Take good care of your tools, and they’ll take good...
Editorial
7 Tips to Getting Momentum to Finish the Year
We are entering the stretch drive of 2019, and for me — and maybe you, too — it’s been a bumpy ride....
Editorial
Keeping Your Website Updated Keeps Customers Coming
A plumbing business’ website is everything from a 24/7 customer support center to a sales and marketing tool. Websites make a company...
Editorial
Contractor Dispels Doubts About Restoration Work
Pipe rehabilitation has been around for decades. Long enough that the alternative of tearing into walls and floors to rip out old...
Editorial
Looking Good
As I am writing the column for this issue, my oldest daughter is in the middle of a 200-plus-mile bicycle ride with...
Editorial
Auger Designed by Plumbers Takes Less Strain on Your Back
As a middle-aged licensed plumber who mostly cleans and inspects drains along with performing minor plumbing repairs, Ben Kohn — the owner...
Editorial
Case Study - September 2019
Problem: Charles Hoyt, owner of Make It Drain of northern Colorado, sought a portable jetter that would make his life easier as a...
Online Exclusives
Company Supports Continuing Education Efforts With Equipment Donation
When Forrest Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. was asked to remove a medical gas system from a commercial building, education came to mind.
The...
Online Exclusives
Water Heater Repair Tutorial: Temperature Sensors, Erratic Combustion and Thermal Switches
One of the most basic skills a plumber should have is repairing a tank-type water heater.
So far I have covered initial troubleshooting...
Online Exclusives
Using Subcontractors to Achieve Business Success
In this industry there is oftentimes a push for diversification. A desire to be a one-stop shop and be equipped to handle...
Online Exclusives
Water Heater Repair Tutorial: Thermocouples, Piezos and Pilot Lights
One of the most basic skills a plumber should have is repairing a tank-type water heater.
In the first two articles of this...
Blogs
Where Would We Be Without Plumbers?
What plumbers and drain cleaners do for the environment and public health is astounding.
In fact, studies show that fresh running water is...
Online Exclusives
Drawing Young People to the Plumbing Trade
Phrases like “skilled labor shortage” and “skilled worker deficit” cause anxiety and dread for construction trade business owners and operators.
Finding skilled workers,...
Blogs
Snakes in the Bathroom
Imagine this: You walk into the restroom only to find a snake peeking its head out of the toilet. That's what happened at...
Online Exclusives
Water Heater Repair Tutorial: Tank and Gas Control Issues
One of the most basic skills a plumber should have is repairing a tank-type water heater.
In the first article I looked at...
Online Exclusives
10 Commandments for Sewer and Drain Cleaners
Every profession should have its 10 Commandments — the top 10 rules to live by. Here are Spartan Tool’s 10 commandments for...
Online Exclusives
Business Insurance Shopping Tips
Business insurance is a complicated subject for even veteran business owners. Its complexity gets exacerbated because we don’t trade in it every...
Videos
Pipe-Freezing Kit Repairs Water Systems Without Draining
The Cold-Shot Pipe Freezing Kit from General Pipe Cleaners lets you repair an operating water system — without draining waterlines, sprinkler systems...













