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Earlier this year, Plumbing & Mechanical attended Milwaukee Tool’s New Product Symposium in Milwaukee.

A new study revealed that many residential customers — driven by cost savings and environmental impact — are placing a high priority on high-performance home projects.

I have seen and experienced a large number of events, situations and changes in my career, which includes many years in the plumbing industry with a family of more than 20 plumbers and having my own master’s license since 1976.

Contrary to popular belief, the customer is not always right. However, right or wrong, the customer is always the customer.

Originally built in the 1920s, the housing project in Los Angeles was rebuilt in 1974, but was suffering from the onset of pinhole leaks in its copper drinking water pipes that are located within the structure of the units. Pipes varied in size from ½-inch to 1 ½-inch in diameter.

Easyflex’s Ultra Performance Flexible Sprinkler Drop features a 1 1/4” ID, which translates into less friction loss than 1” Schedule 40 Pipe with the same number of 90°s, the company notes.

A. O. Smith — a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of residential and commercial water heaters, boilers and water treatment products — announced the beginning of its plans for integrating their most recent acquisition into its North American Water Treatment (NAWT) division.

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing the average sales performance by HARDI distributors was a decline of 2.8% during June 2019.

InSinkErator’s new digital instant hot-water tank features a 100% all-welded tank that eliminates the need for seals and O-rings.