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A new video on Charlotte Pipe’s YouTube channel shows a sound test of various DWV plumbing systems.

Charlotte Pipe video captures sound test of DWV plumbing systems

January 29, 2016

Materials tested are cast iron soil pipe, solid wall PVC and foam core PVC.

Pipe Insulation 101: Different materials fit the bill for different plumbing applications

September 9, 2015

Pipe insulation is a vital part of a building’s infrastructure that is just as useful as it is underappreciated.

Best Practices for installing PEX-a in commercial plumbing applications

August 11, 2015

The piping world is changing. Crosslinked polyethylene piping, best known as PEX, is increasingly being chosen over copper, CPVC and other piping.

Webstone near-boiler piping kits

Webstone’s Hydro-Core Manifold is now packaged with prefabricated and insulated supply/return lines outfitted with connections for a user’s specific boiler.

August 15, 2014

It is compatible with 185 different boilers. It is designed specifically for hydraulic separation and purging the near-boiler piping loop.

Plumbing vs. process piping

One part is regulated by the plumbing code; the other is regulated by engineering design.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

April 22, 2014

Know where the separation line is ó donít get stuck paying higher fees.

2013 Pipe Trades Giants: Staying the course

Mechanical contractors gear up for new work.

Kelly Faloon

August 22, 2013

While respondents to this year’s Pipe Trades Giants survey say that more of their business in 2012 was commercial and industrial rather than residential, 56% of them report an increase in revenue from 2011.

Aquatherm President Steve Clark dies

Steve and Susan Clark were killed in a motor vehicle accident near St. George, Utah, on May 24.

May 28, 2013

Steve and Susan Clark were killed in a motor vehicle accident near St. George, Utah, on May 24.

U.S. infrastructure grade rises to D+

Piping and plumbing figure into needed improvements.

Bob Miodonski

April 19, 2013

Many students would be happy getting their report cards every four years. Then again, maybe they wouldn’t if they received the across-the-board poor grades given to America’s infrastructure.