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Most plumbing company marketing sucks. But then, most small business marketing sucks.

I have far too many memories of freeze damage in "winterized" homes where the winterizing procedure consisted of shutting off the main valve, opening a basement drain in the potable water system, opening all faucets, flushing every toilet, adding automotive antifreeze to traps and toilet tanks/bowls, and turning off the heat. 

I’ve been around a little while, my friends, and I’ve had to adapt to change throughout my career. 

Most manufacturers rate their condensate pumps in square feet EDR. 

Whenever a hydronic system is divided into several zones, it’s worth considering a buffer tank between the heat source and distribution system. 

The conversation typically goes like this: The owner tells me, “Al, I don’t know if I can get buy-in here for the operating manuals.”

As plumbing contractors, we know about the many benefits of upgrading to a tankless water heater.

When you own or manage a field service business, you rely on a mobile workforce to generate revenue. 

The biggest capital expense for most plumbing companies is the fleet of service vehicles. 

I was revisiting a boiler bid with customers for whom we've done other work in the past, and we were going over the two-year-old bid to replace their aging beast in the basement.