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I frequently speak at college campuses and trade apprenticeships. Whether it be to future engineers or contractors, my technical talks typically end up covering non-technical content, specifically career development. 

An electrician walked into the equipment room to diagnose and repair an electrical problem in the school. 

Sometimes plumbing contractors struggle with social media. What do you post? 

Remember the wall-vented, gas-fired space heaters with standing pilots? 

As a leader, we have so many balls in the air; we might as well be professional clowns juggling chainsaws. 

Back in the old days when most folks burned coal, vacuum was just about everyone’s friend. 

A heating designer is asked to create a three zone radiant floor heating system using a 5-ton (60,000 Btu/h) geothermal heat pump as the primary heat source, and a mod/con boiler as the auxiliary heat source. 

Hydronic heating professionals often promote the concept that current generation mod/con boilers can operate with AFUEs in the range of 95% and above. 

I’ll admit it. I was skeptical that distance learning could be a worthwhile experience for service contractors.