Plumbing

Whatever the occasion, it is easy to select a gift for a plumber.

The Duplex 2 HP Commercial Drain Pump is made from HDPE and can handle high-acidic water up to 194ºF/90ºC. It efficiently processes large volumes of high-temperature water, grease, or chemicals and can discharge gray water up to 32 ft. vertically/390 ft. horizontally. The pump is designed for minimal maintenance and features smart-pump…

Demand for constant, reliable water flow and pressure in structures such as hotels, office complexes and other commercial applications requires pressure boosting equipment. Increasing the water pressure enables transportation of water throughout high-rise buildings.

Whether you are building a multi-storey building, or a house, they all involve plans or blueprints and it is critical that plumbers read them correctly.

Over the years as the general manager of a plumbing and heating company I came across many water damage insurance restoration job sites...

Every plumber wants to be sure that they complete each project to their client’s satisfaction. When it comes to toilets, callbacks, service calls for maintenance, and poor flush performance are among the...

There is an old trades’ saying that you became a plumber and not an electrician because there was too much math in electrical. Little did some of us realize that in order to become a plumber/gasfitter there would still be some electrical involved with the gas part of the trade. It is funny though, that most electricians I’ve talked to,…

Grease interceptors, or grease traps as they are often-misnamed, are frequently misunderstood and largely overlooked. After all, they are usually out of sight and therefore out of mind.

Since I started to teach, I have tried to keep up with the trade by doing the occasional rough-in. Last year I believed that I’d finally done my last one, as my body is getting too old for that stuff. I always tell apprentice students they are like

I have a lot of wild west plumbing stories, but to keep up to date, I occasionally will help out on a jobsite so I can write about what’s new in the trade. There are many new tools and technology available today that make...