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Nov. 19 is World Toilet Day

It is estimated that one in three people do not have access to a toilet or dependable “potable” water supplies.

Rinnai adds Google Home integration

It’s the latest to make the list of smart home devices that can control its line of tankless water heaters.

Obituary: Business Development Resources' Barry Burnett

Barry Burnett co-founded BDR, a premier business training and coaching company for home services contractors.

InSinkErator opens $34 million global headquarters in Mount Pleasant

Company commits $200,000 to Racine-area workforce development initiative to promote high-tech jobs.

PMI elects Nate Kogler president, announces 2019 board

Kogler succeeds Pete Jahrling, who served as board president in 2017 and 2018.

PHCC, Delta name Plumbing Apprentice of the Year

Judd credits his father for inspiring him to pursue the trades.

PHCC, Delta name Plumbing Contractor of the Year

The award salutes the contractor that best demonstrates professionalism, merchandising and management skills, innovative plumbing skills,...

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Radiant & Hydronics

How to install a tankless water heater

Jason Fleming

Long recognized in Europe and Asia as a major energy- and space-saving solution, tankless water heaters have begun to make significant inroads in the North American market. …

Business Management

Cargo vans that work for you

Jen Anesi-Brombach

In just the past five years, cargo vans have undergone significant improvements — some obvious, such as increased fuel efficiency and connectivity, and others less obvious, such as improved safety …

Business Management

The evolution of the cargo van

Bob Raybuck

Today’s cargo van has evolved, with many OEMs offering a variety of roof heights, lengths and towing capacities. …

Hilti Innovation Day 2018

Hilti's Innovation Day 2018 took place at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas. Photos by Nadia Askar/RJ 2.0 …

Plumbing News

Tool Tips: Removing a lead poured joint

Tool Tips—October 2018 …

Plumber of the Month

Plumber of the Month: Jeff Biesboer

Honoring the plumbing and pipefittings technicians who are performing exemplary work in the field, day in and day out. …

Plumbing News

PHCC announces 2018 Apprentice Contest winners

A total of 19 plumbing and 10 HVAC apprentices from across the nation took part in the contests. …

Dan Holohan: The guy I never met

Dan Holohan

In 1970, when I started in the heating industry, there was a battle going on between the folks who believed in catching and controlling the air in a hydronic system by holding it inside a plain-steel compression tank, and those who thought it was best to catch the air and just get rid of it using automatic air vents and diaphragm-type compression tanks.

Radiant & Hydronics Blogs and Columns

John Siegenthaler: Modern biomass meets state-of-the-art hydronics

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

There will always be fringe markets for products that use renewable energy to provide marginal heating comfort. These markets survive because early adopters willingly sacrifice superior comfort as the perceived price for using renewable energy.

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Blogs

PM on the Road: Uponor 2018 Convention

By John McNally

Uponor’s biannual convention in Las Vegas continues to be a major draw for the PHCP industry.

Viega unveils renovated training facility

By Nadia Askar

How to stop procrastinating and get it done

By Al Levi

Columnists

Al Levi: Busting the multitasking myth

Al Levi

It’s déjà vu all over again” is a famous quote by the late, great Yogi Berra. I’ve lived this scenario, and I’m betting you have, too. I’m talking about callbacks — the woe of the contracting industry.

Market Sectors

LeakSmart leak and flood protection system

LeakSmart keeps working even when power or Wi-Fi is down.

Jim Hamilton: The Bottom Line

Jim Hamilton: The difference between goals and systems

Jim Hamilton

Focus on the process for achieving sustainable results — not just the results themselves.

Radiant/Hydronics

The Glitch: Primarily problematic

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

The Glitch & Fix: October 2018

Plumbing and Mechanical

2018 November

Check out November 2018 issue of Plumbing & Mechanical , featuring our Cargo Vans model year 2019, a vehicle build for your business, a few guidelines to installing a tankless water heater , and much more.

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