For you younger tradesfolk who have entered into a mechanical career within the past 20 years, you may never have encountered PB (polybutylene) tubing and fittings.

The new FlowGuard MultiPort provides plumbers and developers for multi-residential buildings with an innovative solution for mini-manifold plumbing system designs with FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipe and fittings.

A guy I don’t know emailed me a question. I get a lot of that because I’m easy to find on the internet.

How significant is the recent news that Bonomi Group acquired Italian-based fittings manufacturer Frabo?

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.

Its compact, lightweight size and portability make this camera very user-friendly for contractors, plumbers and homeowners alike, the company notes. 

Watts’ new QuadRail Fastener system is designed to hold a wide variety of Watts tubing and pipe in a substrate such as concrete, thin slab and sand.

NEOPERL check valves are auto-assembled and 100% tested to provide durable drip-tight operation, NEOPERL explains.

Prevent basement flooding and messy floors with Flood-Guard from General Pipe Cleaners.

This innovation allows the installation of branches to a live service line, eliminating service disruption, Aquatherm says.