Plumbing & Mechanical Top Stories - Articles

Copper and PEX retrofits in Southern California Neighborhood

Profitable Do-Overs

September 12, 2016

Weren't the early 2000s a great time to be buying real estate?

How to eliminate ghost flow and recirculation issues

Don’t repeat design mistakes.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

August 31, 2016

How to eliminate ghost flow and recirculation issues.

Keeping commercial customers

A commercial sales agent is the person at your company who is dedicated to creating relationships.

Al Levi

August 30, 2016

A commercial sales agent on staff will create these relationships.

PM Profile: Jomar Valve's Paul Craig and Adam Stier

A winning tradition at Jomar Valve.

Mike Miazga

August 29, 2016

After beginning his career as a manufacturers rep selling product for Hammond Valves and Tyler Pipe, Joseph Martin started importing his own mix of products (including toilets and basket strainers) in the 1980s.

ISH China trade show shifts focus to smart green buildings

‘To keep Sky blue, To warm up China’

Bob Miodonski

August 26, 2016

ISH China trade show shifts focus to smart green buildings.

How a contractor uses innovation to win over customers

Service with sprinkles.

Chip R. Bell

August 26, 2016

How a South Carolina contractor uses an innovative approach to win over customers.

Truck of the Month: Plumbing and Pipe Technologies, Raleigh, N.C.

Nadia Askar

August 26, 2016

Plumbing and Pipe Technologies, Raleigh, N.C.

Training the new generation of plumbers and HVAC techs

Nadia Askar

August 24, 2016

It has been said for many years now, by many companies, that it is hard to find skilled employees.

The rise of cost-effective geothermal systems

Geothermal heat pump systems have been growing in use since first being deployed successfully in the 1970s.

Mark Stimson

August 23, 2016

New partnerships give options to offset the initial investment of geothermal HVAC.

A lesson about PERT: Matching the appropriate materials to the proper application

The use of PERT materials provides flexibility and ease of installation for the application.

Nadia Askar

August 23, 2016

Polyethylene raised temperature-type materials have been used successfully in domestic hot and cold water piping systems for more than 20 years, and in application areas such as radiant underfloor heating and radiator connections, states a Dow Chemical report.