Plumbing and Mechanical

On my lifelong journey toward understanding the peculiar ins and outs of older American heating systems, I’ve made some mistakes.

Avoid them and you can increase your response rates.

Make your client feel like your Valentine.

Ensure proper operation of your clients’ boilers.

Focus is on infrastructure, quality and conservation.

How to make a customer for life.

Outdoor reset can improve performance.

Consumers spent less in retail, more in cars and houses.

Plumbing contractors with the right knowledge can fill a need for consumers concerned about the quality of their drinking water.

Webstone President Michael Reck died on December 24, 2015.

He retired from InSinkErator in 1995 as vice president of marketing and sales.

U.S. boiler manufacturer ECR International announced Dec. 23 that its shareholders have approved the sale of the company to BDR Thermea, a Dutch heating products group.

General Pipe Cleaners awarded manufacturers rep Ford Williams the Bob Gelman Lifetime Achievement award Jan. 20 during the International Builders Show in Las Vegas. 

The joint venture was established in 2004 as a 50/50 investment between Greenlee and Rothenberger AG, and specialized in plumbing tools for the North American market. 

Keith Yurko to assume leadership duties of bath and kitchen manufacturer Danze and Gerber.

Raising commercial equipment, improvised radiator spud wrench, removal of faucet cartridge

How epoxy-coated pipe-lining technology helps prevent water contamination issues.

The tests and certifications behind high-efficiency toilets.

New executive vice president of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association wants to crowdsource priorities for education, advocacy and programs.

Ring-O-Matic’s 550 Dual Pump Combination Sewer Line Jetter and Vacuum Excavator fits into spaces too confined for truck-mounted combo rigs.

Pentair’s Pentek Intellidrive with Link2O technology provides homeowners with a single source for water system information.

Taco expanded the capabilities of its iWorX control platform to provide an updated graphical user experience.

Goulds’ Aquavar SOLO2 is a constant-pressure controller that automatically monitors household water demand.

HBX’s Wi-Fi Zoning System offers a high degree of comfort management.

Many of HeatLink’s Mechanical Room in a Box panels now feature a programmable logic control-based wiring harness.

Caleffi’s line of hydronic heating zone controls feature heavy-duty sealed relays for quiet operation.

UV Resources’ Remote Lamp Mount Small Systems Kit uses ultraviolet energy to destroy mold, bacteria and other microbes.

Barber Wilsons’ Manhattan faucet features a clean silhouette and geometrical shape.

Webstone’s Add-A-Gauge tool allows installers to use an existing hose connection to add a gauge port to any system.

Geberit’s hands-free electronic version of its Sigma10 flush plate is available with battery power or an AC transformer.

DeWalt’s 4 1/2” Small Angle Grinders with brake feature a lanyard-ready connection.

Bonomi’s Valbia VB008 Mini quarter-turn direct-mount electric actuator measures 4 3/4” long by 2 3/4” wide.

Johnson Controls’ Premium Efficiency vertical-stacked water-source heat pumps offer efficiency.

Watermark Designs introduces the Elan Vital kitchen faucet.

Jacuzzi Luxury Bath’s Siena freestanding bathtub is molded in white durable acrylic.

American-MC’s EZ-01F outdoor sampling station provides a testing environment for evaluating water quality.

Bradley’s Verge LVS-Series features individual drains, creating personalized hand-washing space for multiple users.

PM's Ad Index for February 2016 is as follows.