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Solar Thermal Report- Spring 2013: If I Made the Tanks, Part 1

What would an ideal pressurized thermal storage tank for a solar combisystem look like?

April 26, 2013

Residential solar combisystems provide domestic water heating and some percentage of space heating. Although less known than domestic hot water-only systems, combisystems can be practical and efficient if properly sized and designed.

Filling the Right Niche at Seattle's Best Plumbing

Focusing on exclusive, American-made lines helps Seattle’s Best Plumbing to grow its remodeling business.

Kelly Faloon

April 19, 2013

When Seattle-based Best Plumbing opened its doors in 1968, it was a small plumbing service company with a retail parts counter. Many of the homes in the area were older with plumbing systems in need of repair — and updating.

Tool Tips - April 2013

April 19, 2013

Simple flange removal, Hand off the heavy lifting, Clear the lunch stoppage

Truck of the Month: Guaranteed Plumbing and Heating, Philadelphia

Stamp of Approval

Mike Miazga

April 19, 2013

Eric Slifkin’s plumbing career dates back to working with his stepfather, Chip Chopinsky, at a Philadelphia contractor in the mid-1980s.

North Mechanical scores with Super Bowl hotel

Indianapolis contractor works quickly to complete infrastructure work on JW Marriott campus.

Kelly Faloon

March 15, 2013

Indianapolis contractor works quickly to complete infrastructure work on JW Marriott campus.

Water Heaters Face 2015 Mandate

Contractors need to learn what DOE’s new efficiency standards mean for them and their customers.

Kelly Faloon

March 15, 2013

Contractors need to learn what DOE’s new efficiency standards mean for them and their customers.

Guest Editorial: Hydronic systems provide better energy efficiency

ASHRAE building in Atlanta offers real-world evidence.

Greg Cunniff P.E.

March 15, 2013

Today’s HVAC industry offers a number of choices when it comes to providing heating and cooling in a large building. The three basic methods to provide comfort and move Btu around a building are by using water, air or refrigerant.

Tool Tips - March 2013

March 15, 2013

When working on tub or shower faucets, most of the time you remove the cartridge and have to either look for it in your work van or drive somewhere to get the cartridge.

Truck of the Month: Little Tommy’s Plumbing Shop, Highwood, Ill.

A play on words

Mike Miazga

March 15, 2013

Years ago, Tom Mahoney impressed his young daughter, Sammi, by lifting a fiberglass bathtub over his head in the family garage.

Many plumbing and heating contractors seeing their highest profitability in history

A likely reason might be surprising — Internet marketing and search engine optimization.

Dean Iodice Josh Nelson

March 10, 2013

According to recent data from Sageworks, profitability for private companies is at the highest level in a decade. The largest sector of business happens to be construction, which comprises plumbing and heating contractors. The primary reason for this increased profitability? A growing number of plumbing and heating businesses have finally embraced the Internet.