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Pumps, Controls and Alarms
Leak detection system provides peace of mindProblem: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, property experienced a supply line leak while unoccupied that caused tens...
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Puerto Rico Plumbers Have Heavy Workload in Hurricane Maria Aftermath
After Hurricane Maria and its 175 mph winds hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, communications were down for Planet Plumbing and Sewer...
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Answering 5 Common Customer Questions
If you’ve spent any time at all on the job, you’ve seen plenty of unusual stuff and have had to address a...
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Workplace Rumors: Stop Trouble in Its Tracks
At some point in your life, I am sure you have played the game of telephone. You tell a secret to a...
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Major Plumbing Contractor Trusts CPVC in Thousands of New Homes
There are few residential construction markets that have been more active in recent years than the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. For plumbing...
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AHR Expo to Host its Largest Education Program
The 2018 AHR Expo (International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition) has expanded its seminar program, making it the largest-ever education and training agenda...
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Year-Round Marketing Will Pay Off in 2018
Why should you be thinking about the slow season now when you’re being bombarded with work? You have profit in hand, so forget...
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The Pride of Being a Plumber
They first took all of Mother Nature’s resources, harnessed them, and piped them through to each lot of land. They built the...
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The Difference Between Leading and Managing
Most managers likely consider themselves good leaders. Successful ones typically are. But good leadership and good management are often two different things.People...
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Modernizing Plumbing in the Third World
A few new toilets and hand-washing stations. Upgraded water supply and wastewater systems. It all may sound like pretty run-of-the-mill plumbing work,...
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How to Prepare Your Business for Catastrophe
None of us have been unmoved by the coverage of this year’s disastrous hurricane season. Led by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, multiple...
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Creating a Memorable Brand for Your Company
Every plumbing company has a brand. It is the combination of your company name and slogan, your logo, the colors you use...
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Provide Your Customers Peace of Mind with CPVC
In the summer of 2016, the Jackson family reached its wits’ end: Their home in Battle Ground, Washington, a little over 10...
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Protecting Your Online Reputation
If you’re an HVAC contractor, online reputation management is something that you should be thinking about. Your business depends on good feedback...

















