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Water quality

Water Quality Can Make or Break a Hydronic System

Chemical treatment and filtration can help increase a system’s life cycle while improving efficiency.
Neil Watson
February 26, 2019

Water quality. If you haven’t spent a good deal of time thinking about it and the impact it has on your hydronic heating system, think again.


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Tool Tips: Replacing broken shower arms

February 26, 2019

Tool Tips—February 2019


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Christoph Lohr

One-on-one meetings with managers can solve retention challenges — Part 1

Retaining high-knowledge workers is key as baby boomers retire.
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Christoph Lohr
February 25, 2019

The U.S. is seeing about 10,000 baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) retire per day. That means every day we lose knowledge from our industry due to retirements. The fact that so much of the construction industry is experience- or knowledge-based work makes this fact especially sobering, but the challenges don’t end there.


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Capital Plumbing

Truck of the Month: Capital Plumbing Contractors, Tallahassee, Florida

Betting on himself and winning big
Mike-Miazga
Mike Miazga
February 25, 2019

Darrell Jones found himself in quite a pickle back in 1986. At the time, Jones was working for close friend and mentor Louie Garner at Garner’s contracting business.


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Guest Columnist

The top five things contractors should know about tankless water heaters

Big advantages — when done right.
Jason Leonard
February 20, 2019

In the December print issue, I highlighted five key ways contractors can reduce installation hassles and increase revenue on tank water heater jobs. Now here are some important tips for tankless units:


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Proposed Illinois plumbing code mandates 160° F water

How hot is too hot?
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Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD
February 20, 2019

There are four remaining state-written plumbing codes used in the United States. You could say that the remaining four states are just stubborn. Maybe they think they do it better than the model plumbing codes, but they don’t.


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Winsupply unleashes game changer for contractors

Increase efficiency and profitability with national distributor program

Winsupply unleashes game changer for contractors
Mike-Miazga
Mike Miazga
February 18, 2019

Back in late 2017, Dayton, Ohio-based national distributor Winsupply rolled out its Stock360 managed inventory system. The system’s end game is to make life as simple as possible for the distributor’s contractor customers who do business with its nearly 600 local companies throughout the U.S., further cementing its mission of forming strong partner-to-partner relationships.


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Charlotte Pipe spokesperson Brad Muller

PM Profile: Charlotte Pipe & Foundry’s Brad Muller

Charlotte Pipe spokesperson Brad Muller recently was featured in a January Fox News report about China’s unfair trade and business practices that drew an outpouring of support.
Mike-Miazga
Mike Miazga
February 18, 2019

Charlotte Pipe exposes China company using its intellectual property.


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Quality CIPP installations performed by qualified CIPP contractors give owners a simple, neat and cost-effective solution.

Hawaii contractor helps refurbish sewer lines

It is becoming an increasingly urgent concern throughout the Aloha State.
Joe Bradfield
February 14, 2019

Properly installed CIPP is one solution for failing pipes in Hawaii’s marine environment.


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RJ Top 20 2018

Reeves Journal’s Top 20 Products of 2018

See what tools and equipment caught readers' attention this year in our Top 20 Products list.
February 13, 2019

Based on the number of pageviews on ReevesJournal.com.


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