Entries Tagged Residential Plumbing

Recently I went to a house that had a few significant issues. A kitchen sink drain, with no trap, ran down a stairwell...

Ranshaw Plumbing & Heating in its slogan says that it can provide service “faster than a New York minute.” Not literally, of...

Buffer tanks help regulate heating in apartment complex Problem: A large apartment complex in Willimantic, Connecticut, had modulating boilers installed as a means to...

Bath TubMTI Baths CássandraThe Cássandra from MTI Baths is an oval freestanding tub with an asymmetrical design that features a wider tub deck on one side...

If you live in Queens, New York — which is to say if you are among the 2 million-plus people living in...

BoilersBosch Thermotechnology GreenstarThe Greenstar from Bosch Thermotechnology is built using precision German engineering that includes its heat exchanger and control systems. It offers reliable, ultraquiet operation,...

There is a moment of satisfaction that you get when you accomplish something that either had never been done before or nobody...

It's that time of year when pipes in certain climates can be susceptible to freezing. Water pipes that freeze most frequently are: Pipes that...

In “newer” parts of the country, tankless water heaters, ultra-high-efficiency toilets, waterless urinals, rain collections systems, recycled graywater systems, state tax incentives...

As a former collegiate and professional football player as well as a high school football coach, it seems only natural that Jim...

Plumbing can be thankless work. There are days, sometimes weeks even, when nothing seems to go right. Complaining customers, disgruntled employees, rising...

Young companies grow or shrink, succeed or fail on the basis of choices made at critical times. Often it comes down to...

Plumbers have put themselves in harm’s way during the pandemic. They’ve risked exposing themselves to a deadly virus to ensure that their...

“There’s nothing like it. It’s fantastic for clearing scale from inside lines. It flies around pipe bends,” says Sylvan Tieger, referring to the...