Dan Callies, Oak Creek Plumbing, Kitchens & Bathrooms, Oak Creek, Wisconsin, figured out how to keep customers out of the showroom, but still keep in touch.

We have so many options to consider these days when designing or installing hydronic systems. 

Buying groups have been around since commerce started — individual companies joined together to maximize their purchasing power of buying products at a higher volume and lower price. 

Despite concerns about the impact of the Omicron variant, labor shortages, supply-chain issues and inflation, the industrial manufacturing industry appears to be in relatively good health, with recent gains in output, capacity utilization and a general sense of optimism, according to various reports. 

Similar to lines first spoken in the “The Wizard of Oz,” this column’s title invokes fear and surprise of today’s steel prices and what they may be in the future.

Product selection, drain type and location, labor savings — add these advantages to the high functionality and spa-like style of incorporating a curbless shower, and you’re well on your way to meeting the fast-changing priorities in modern bathroom design.

Even without the consideration of power outages, there are several situations where plastic pressure pipe materials should be insulated for protection against freezing. Pipe insulation buys time to hopefully prevent water in piping systems from freezing until heat is restored.

With modern buildings, leaning just a little amount can affect the flow of waste in sloping drains. Settling drains can create shear stresses and rupture pipe penetrating foundation walls; they also can cause pipe to lose slope or experience reverse slopes.

This month, I’ll be catching you up on the code activities over the last few months.

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