For more than 100 years, submersible pumps have been changing the way people move water, waste and liquids.

There’s no doubt to any of the hundreds of PHCPPros who attended the PHCCCONNECT2021, Oct. 20-22 in Kansas City, Missouri, that it was good to see all those hundreds of faces again as the plumbing and heating community gathered in person for the first time in two years for the PHCC’s annual meeting and trade show.

Hot rod toilet car from All Pro Plumbing, Heating, Air & Electrical. 

It’s that time of year when businesses are looking at the future and creating their plans for the next year. It’s also a busy time of year for plumbing and HVAC contractors...

The conundrum is: Time is of the essence, and planning our work needs to happen quickly to get into a proactive stance on a large construction project.

What effects do we see from hordes of park visitors in the COVID-19 era? Can the plumbing systems, or lack thereof, handle the crowds? 

“I fired all of them,” said the Canada-based condominium developer I was helping to optimize his business. “Wow,” I said. “What happened?”

During a conversation with a plumbing contractor (I’ll refer to as Tip) who called me he told me about a fellow plumbing contractor who is a friend of his.

In my part of the country, hydronics in residential and light commercial applications has a tendency to take a back seat to forced air.

Bassett Mechanical’s comprehensive behavior-based safety program focuses everyone’s attention and actions on individual and collective safety conduct.