Entries Tagged Plumbing

Sometimes things have different definitions. Take, for example, circuit venting. Take your pick: Circuit vent. The vent that connects to a horizontal drainage branch...

Plastic piping systems use many different materials, and those differences can impact the installation, performance and longevity of the system. Here are...

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994. Today he’s one of the richest people in the world. But while Amazon is undeniably a...

Daniel Bearden learned the plumbing trade in Atlanta. However, when he decided to open his own plumbing business, Bearden left behind the...

Last month I focused on how to get the next generation — middle and high school students — interested in the plumbing...

About six years ago, a custom-built PipeHunter trailer-mounted water jetter with hot-water capability vividly demonstrated why Black Plumbing in Abilene, Texas, now...

Over the last hundred years or so our family business has thrived because of the skill, expertise and experience of generation after...

Many small- and medium-sized business owners face a simple dilemma on a daily basis. They are really good at producing and selling...

It’s common knowledge in marketing circles that it’s much less expensive to retain existing customers than it is to attract new ones....

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

Some contractors like to focus on one service and one service only. But Jamie Miller, the co-owner of Miller’s Services, prefers to...

You’ve heard it before in the pages of Plumber magazine from our Industry Insider columnists and myself, but you are important! If the events of...

Rough winters and warm springs can cause home flooding caused by heavy rains, snow melt and excessive ice jams. Prevent basement flooding...

WAIT! Before you start grumbling and flip to the next article, give me a chance to elaborate on the title. I know...