As a small-business owner, deciding your hourly rates is one of the most important tasks that you face. You have to look...
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Promoting the Benefits of a Skilled Trades Career
There is a huge dilemma facing businesses involved in plumbing and drain cleaning and other skilled trades areas — there are more...
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Minnesota Plumbing Company’s Charity Project Completes Another Successful Year
One would think that after eight years, T ‘N G Plumbing of Dexter, Minnesota, had pretty much tapped out the ways it...
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Recruiting Women to the Plumbing Industry
Courtney Wilkinson says she was lucky. Her avenue into the plumbing industry came via her father, who made a concerted effort at...
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Pipe Freezing Kit Provides Reliable Solution to Inoperable Shut-Off Valves
When technicians at Kegonsa Plumbing run into shut-off valves that don’t work, they keep on working undeterred. Their solution is a Cold-Shot...
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Equipment Redefined: The MX FUEL System
The Milwaukee Tool MX FUEL Equipment System revolutionizes the light equipment market by delivering the performance, runtime and durability demanded by the...
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Using Coach Helps Plumber Get His Business Started the Right Way
When master plumber Lucas Elsing formed Kegonsa Plumbing in 2018, he was certain he had the technical skills to succeed.
“I was pretty...
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Texas Works to Recover From Plumbing Crisis
Texas is gradually recovering from Winter Storm Uri and the literal flood of plumbing issues that have plagued residents over the past...
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Renovating a 1950s Home with SharkBite
Tim Redd, of Universal Plumbing in Augusta, Georgia, has been a plumber for 28 years. He and his team renovated a 1950s...
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See What’s Inside a SharkBite EvoPEX Fitting
Rough-in installation of a potable water plumbing system is no small task. When you’re going all the way from meter to fixture,...
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How Plumbers Can Take Advantage of Uptick in Home Renovations
With safety guidelines calling for homeowners to stay indoors during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many used the downtime to...
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Using EvoPEX to Cut Labor Costs by 40%
Tibor Schuller, owner of Schuller Hydronics in the Toronto area, wanted to outfit his modern home with a hydronic heating system. To...
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See What’s Inside a SharkBite Push-to-Connect Fitting
Just as a delicious steak is only as good as the quality of the beef and the technique used to cook it,...
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How Push-to-Connect Technology Revolutionized the Plumbing Industry
Every once in a while, plumbing innovations disrupt the way contractors perform everyday tasks. Over the past two decades, one such innovation...



















