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American Standard water-efficient shower valves with diverter

American Standard’s two-handle thermostatic shower valves offer built-in diverters

April 22, 2014

American Standard’s two-handle thermostatic shower valves offer built-in diverters to make shower systems easy to use, less expensive to install and more water-efficient.

Shower valves, magnets, containing pipe dope spills

Tool Tips — March 2014

March 17, 2014

Shower valves, magnets, containing pipe dope spills- Tool tips for March 2014

Webstone products featured on PBS’s ‘Hometime’

View “Creekside Home Heat” to see Webstone’s hydronic manifolds and ball valves.

February 14, 2014

Webstone’s Hydro-Core Hydronic Manifold System and Isolator Uni-Flange Ball Valves have been featured on “Hometime,” one of PBS’s longest-running home improvement programs.

Radiant controls and valves for easy installation

Viega introduces new products for hydronic and HVAC applications that allow for easy installation and system integration.

February 14, 2014

Viega introduces new products for hydronic and HVAC applications that allow for easy installation and system integration.

Backflow freeze protection

Zurn Wilkins ZWFR Backflow Preventer Freeze Protection Device monitors the water temperature within the valve.

January 23, 2014

Zurn Wilkins ZWFR Backflow Preventer Freeze Protection Device monitors the water temperature within the valve.

Thermostatic mixing valve

Webstone has expanded its product line to include thermostatic mixing valves.

January 23, 2014

Webstone has expanded its product line to include thermostatic mixing valves. These forged lead-free brass valves provide output ranges from 95° F to 131° F, making them ideal for point-of-use, hydronic heat or water distribution systems.

Tips on controlling water pressure when needed

Too much pressure.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

January 23, 2014

One of the first things we learn in the plumbing profession is the allowable water pressure for a water distribution system. A maximum pressure of 80 psi was beat into my head at an early age. Some area of the country with high-rise buildings will allow up to 100 psi, while in other areas the pressure was lowered to 60 psi in an effort to conserve water.

Flange sillcock

Legend continues to add feature-enhanced products to the product line of quarter-turn low-pressure valves

December 19, 2013

Legend continues to add feature-enhanced products to the product line of quarter-turn low-pressure valves

Diaphragm valve series

GF Piping Systems introduces the Type 514-519 high-flow diaphragm valve series

November 18, 2013

GF Piping Systems introduces the Type 514-519 high-flow diaphragm valve series — a uniquely designed valve that provides a true breakthrough for weir-style valves.