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Aquatics meets hydronics

Using condensing boilers to heat swimming pools.

May 29, 2020

The pool industry — or the aquatics industry as it’s referred to by insiders — shares many similarities with the hydronic heating industry.

Resourceful drain cleaning professionals seize opportunities in crises

COVID-19 offers plumbing contractors opportunity to grow.

Marty Silverman

May 28, 2020

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

Domestic hot water recirc — no longer an obscure technology

Coast-to-coast, and now code-encouraged.

John Vastyan

May 28, 2020

The longest drought in Texas lasted more than five years, from 2010 to mid-2015. That’s a long, long time to be with little or no water.

General Pipe Cleaners releases Snake-Oil Classic

May 8, 2020

General's rust inhibitor cuts through moisture and replaces it with a rust resistant coating.

Viega hosts online training for credits

May 7, 2020

Contractors who want to increase their knowledge and add skills can now receive Viega training online and interact with trainers.

Plumbing industry rallies to help convert Chicago’s McCormick Place into COVID-19 field hospital

Convention center to serve as emergency facility to treat up to 3,000 patients.

Nicole Krawcke

April 9, 2020

Construction for the first 500 beds was completed April 3, while the rest of the field hospital is expected to be finished by April 24.

EPA announces it will maintain WaterSense program specifications

Plumbing Manufacturers International applauds decision

April 8, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will not make updates or changes to the WaterSense® program specifications, another successful step in IAPMO and its partners’ mission to ensure the program’s long-term viability.

Goettl Air Conditional & Plumbing gifts more than $1.5 million to employees

March 31, 2020

To thank employees for their hard work, CEO Ken Goodrich is giving each Goettl employee a new UV germicidal light that will be installed into their personal HVAC system.

Thank you to our plumbers

March 26, 2020

Plumbers are not considered heroes, yet they walk into strangers’ houses, unaware of any dangers a home that may have; without knowing if that person could be impacted by COVID-19. They work long hours and weekends.

Resideo appoints Sach Sankpal president of Products & Solutions business

January 13, 2020

Niccolo de Masi, who previously served as Resideo's Products & Solutions president, chief innovation officer and board member, will remain as chief innovation officer but will resign his role as board member.