In the final article of this four-part series about backflow prevention devices, I’ll look at fire systems, causes of failure and basic...
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Backflow Basics: Testing and Installation
In this series, we have covered why you need backflow prevention devices and what types there are. It’s time to go over...
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Museum Provides Glimpse Into Plumbing’s History
A lot has changed in the plumbing trade over the years. A great place to see that evolution is located just outside...
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Backflow Basics: An Overview of Different Backflow Prevention Devices
In the first article of this four-part series, I covered common questions about why backflow prevention devices are necessary. Here I’ll cover...
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Backflow Basics: Why Should You and Your Customers Care About Backflow Prevention Devices?
In this extended series regarding backflow prevention devices, basic information will be given for those who are new to the backflow industry....
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The Contractor’s Checklist for Installing Commercial PEX Systems
With PEX pipe use expanding across the commercial building space for domestic water applications, more and more contractors are switching to the...
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Navigating Service Calls for Maintenance Companies
One of the most frustrating things to encounter as a service plumber is working for a maintenance company that dispatches calls to...
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Top Tools for Cutting and Fitting Pipes
Like anything, the plumbing world is both big and small. You have items like boilers, washing machines, water heaters, point-of-use water filters,...
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Mini Monster Rescues The Breakers From Tourists
Two new solids handling pumps installed at the Breakers Mansion in early 2005 were no match for the debris flushed down the...
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Nursing Home Solves Wipes Problem with Monster Sewage Shredder
Running a nursing home can be a challenging assignment. From the health and safety of every resident and staff member to the...
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Handle Your Toughest Wastewater Debris with Monster Grinders
Installing the Monster Industrial Manhole prepackaged sewer grinder couldn’t be easier. Dig a hole and connect — that’s all.
See what this and...
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Vegas Detention Center Proves Monsters Are Everywhere
Before the first Muffin Monster grinder was installed, Clark County Detention Center had no effective way to reduce waste in the effluent...
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400-Unit Apartment Complex with Frequent Pump Malfunctions Causes Concern
Repeatedly approaching a problem the same way rarely yields different results. Oftentimes, it’s the consideration of a different perspective that enables ideal...
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Muffin Manhole Helps Keep Trucks Rolling and Sewage Flowing
Municipal wastewater system operators bear the brunt of the toughest waste: from wipes to rebar, whatever shouldn’t be in the wastewater stream...












