Plumbing One-Stop
GreenPlumbers partners with American Standard
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- American Standard Americas has become the first founding partner of the innovative GreenPlumbers USA training and accreditation program....
Keep to the code? Which one?
Unless you've lived under a rock for the past few years, you've heard about (and probably seen) one or all of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. One...
Boiler to indirect water heater union, Part 2
At the end of last month's column (p. 30), I detailed the options available to a retired couple interested in replacing their boiler. OK, let's review...
Sprinkler call renewed on 5th anniversary of nightclub fire
Bethesda, Md. Shortly after 11 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003, a fire at The Station Nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., left 100 dead and many more injured....
Union plumbers urged to win service sector
Las Vegas Union plumbing contractors must improve their image and better educate themselves to recapture a majority market share of the service industry...
Does water conditioning hurt septic systems?
The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) has been formally seeking to understand the influence of water softeners and water conditioners on septic systems....
Let's get hitched: boiler to indirect water heater union
Wayne and Jean are like most of our retired customers: They are concerned about rising fuel costs, are on a fixed income and they want some ideas about...
Not just for show
Like many contractors, Holland, Mich.-based Genzink Plumbing has had to adapt over the years to remain competitive under increasingly turbulent economic...
If it's flushable, it sells, even if it's not
Move over tampons, you've got competition! The term certainly is a catchy phrase. Add safe for sewer and septic systems and you've got a very powerful...
GreenPlumbersUSA is a great step forward
We're delighted that Steve Lehtonen has gotten the GreenPlumbersUSA program off the ground. As we report on page 1 of this issue, Lehtonen, executive...
New campaign plugs sprinkler use
As part of the U.S. Fire Administration's new Smoking and Home Fires Campaign to put an end to preventable home fire deaths, the USFA and longtime partner,...
The future of plumbing is green Green
Sacramento, Calif. The amount of water on planet Earth has not changed in the last two billion years but in the last century, water use increased at twice...
Less water going down the drain
Products are on the market that allow rainwater and graywater to be reused to flush toilets and irrigate landscaping. Unfortunately, while water recycling...
The 10 worst things to do on service calls
Here are 10 common mistakes service techs make and how to avoid them: Losing control of the call. You can lose control when the customer has too many...
The Long Journey to Conservation
High efficiency furnaces and boilers that can hit 96% or better, inverter heat pumps and A/C units with 11-HSPF and 21- SEER, ground source heat pumps peaking at 31-EER and gas-fired water heaters achieving 99% efficiency! All of which exceed the requirements for an Energy Star rating. The industry and we have done very well in promoting responsible conservation of our finite resources – or have we?...
Salt air and plumbing at the sea shore
Lois and I recently visited friends who own a condo in Ocean City, Md. The days melted away in relaxed banter. Following a great dinner at Dr. Unks Bar...
Orphaned water heaters and flue liners
What portion of your quote for my new high-efficiency furnace was for the chimney- liner? $600. s too much no one else even mentioned wed need an expensive...
Viessmann names new GM of U.S. operation
WARWICK, R.I. Viessmann Mfg. Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Richard Corcoran as general manager of Viessmanns U.S. operations effective Sept. 1,...
Mr. Rooter lauds outstanding franchise owners
WACO, TEXAS -- The Mr. Rooter Corp., the all-franchised, full-service plumbing and drain cleaning company, recently recognized its outstanding franchisees...
Service Roundtable announces Windshield U.
DALLAS The Service Roundtable has announced the release of Windshield University, an audio training program for plumbing and air conditioning contractors...
Take control of your exit strategy
Recently, a good friend of mine lost his wife. It was far too early and she was much too young. On the same day, one of my favorite former employees witnessed...
Water heating efficiency and life-cycle costs
We finished last month's column on life cycle costs for water heating with a 50-gal. propane tank-type water heater (July, pg. 32). The reason behind...
The art of hydronic radiant leak detection
My introduction into the art of leak detection in slab-based hydronic radiant heating systems was in our town's version of Levittown, N.Y., in an area...
Small Hole In Valve Aids Gravity System
VIA E-MAIL I have a gravity return line in my home that I personally built (I was an upscale builder). It has worked fine for the past 10 years until...
Plumbing Council Partners With Cardinals
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Plumbing Industry Council, in conjunction with United Association Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562, has become a corporate sponsor...
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