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Articles Tagged with ''pipes''

A 3/4" copper water main has frozen and cracked below ground outside a house. The background is excavated dirt.

Preventing sprinkler freeze failures starts long before the cold arrives

Why clearly defining heated envelopes, coordinating insulation and choosing the right dry technologies are essential to reliable fire protection in cold conditions.
Karl Wiegand, PE
December 9, 2025

When sprinkler piping freezes, the resulting consequences can be grave: water damage, operational disruption and loss of fire protection when it is needed most. These failures are frequently attributed to extreme weather, but most stem from oversights in controlled conditions, such as unclear heated boundaries, improperly installed insulation that isolates piping from heat and incorrect application of dry sprinkler technology.


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General’s Power-Vee with automatic cable feed

February 28, 2025

General Pipe Cleaners has introduced its new hand-held Power-Vee drain cleaner with an automatic feed to help make clearing small drain lines fast and easy.


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Plastics Pipe Institute announces industry instructional videos

July 23, 2024

Called ‘Training Shorts,’ the teaching modules focus on piping materials such as CPVC, HDPE, PEX, PE-RT, PP. 


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New Products: Mill-Rose Co. Blue Monster pipe joint lubricant
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Mill-Rose Co. introduces Blue Monster LUBE-JOB pipe joint lubricant

April 11, 2024

Blue Monster LUBE-JOB, a pipe joint lubricant that simplifies assembly of all types of pipelines (especially potable water systems) without swelling gaskets.


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Tips for installing and servicing CPVC pipes

Getting the most out of CPVC plumbing systems
Jonathan Simon
July 24, 2023

When installed properly and protected from incompatible chemicals, CPVC can deliver years of reliable service in even the most aggressive water conditions. Get tips on installing and servicing CPVC pipes.


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Lubrizol Corp. pipes and fittings

Lubrizol Corp. pipes and fittings

December 23, 2021

The Lubrizol Corp., in partnership with Colonial Engineering, expands its line of cost-effective and easy-to-install FlowGuard Gold pipes and fittings with the addition of the new FlowGuard MultiPort.


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Asahi America PP-RCT System

Asahi/America PP-RCT piping system included in MasterSpec

April 28, 2021
Asahi/America announced that its Asahitec PP-RCT piping system for plumbing and HVAC applications has been added to the hydronic piping specification section (231316) of MasterSpec.
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Southern Pipe and Supply named distribution partner for Aquatherm

April 2, 2021
Aquatherm announced it has added Southern Pipe and Supply as a distribution partner.
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Viega ProPress gun

Viega branded pressing tools

January 28, 2021
Viega now has its own branded pressing tools for use with its fittings: The Pressgun 6 and Pressgun 6 Picco.
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General Super-Vee

General Super-Vee for small line clogs

January 7, 2021
Gerenal's hand-held Super-Vee unclogs sink, shower, toilet and laundry lines up to 3" in diameter.
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