August 2016 Issue | PM | Plumbing & Mechanical

How to eliminate ghost flow and recirculation issues

Don’t repeat design mistakes.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

August 31, 2016

How to eliminate ghost flow and recirculation issues.

What does service mean to you?

It can mean many things to many people.

Kelly Faloon

August 22, 2016

Many people who are part of the greater plumbing and heating industry spend their leisure time helping here and abroad to provide warm homes and cool, clean water.

Upgrade your knowledge on snow- and ice-melt systems

Not your grandpa’s snow melt.

Mark Eatherton

August 30, 2016

The ASHRAE folks develop most of the standards used in determining the energy requirements of snow- and ice-melt systems.

Maximizing the result of branding

The X factor in your marketing.

Adams Hudson

August 30, 2016

Extremely smart marketing types call this “information segmentation and mass individualization based on experiential results.

How to size a boiler-feed pump

You need to understand two important variables.

Dan Holohan

August 30, 2016

When it comes to boiler-feed pumps, the two important variables are the amount of water in the operating range of the boiler and the steam-to-condensate time lag across the system.

Four strategies to hire and keep the best people

Recruiting players for your team.

Kenny Chapman

August 30, 2016

There is no sale to be made without a lead generated by some form of marketing.

Can the boiler breathe?

The free area of an opening determines how much combustion air can be delivered to the boiler room.

Ray Wohlfarth

August 30, 2016

Make sure enough free area is available for safe and proper combustion.

Are apartment rentals topping out?

The first-quarter 2016 building climbed by just 20,000 units, in comparison to the last five-year average of 40,000 during similar periods.

Morris Beschloss

August 30, 2016

Overall housing numbers reaching pre-recession numbers.

8 steps to a daily training program

PM’s website is filled with columns that could be turned into training classes.

Matt Michel

August 30, 2016

Often the difference between a modestly successful and a very successful plumbing company is the amount of training.

Keeping commercial customers

A commercial sales agent is the person at your company who is dedicated to creating relationships.

Al Levi

August 30, 2016

A commercial sales agent on staff will create these relationships.

How a contractor uses innovation to win over customers

Service with sprinkles.

Chip R. Bell

August 26, 2016

How a South Carolina contractor uses an innovative approach to win over customers.

PM's 2016 Mechanical Contractor of the Year: BMWC Constructors

Not many leaders of mechanical contracting firms can say they are still working for the same company they started at after college.

Kelly Faloon

August 12, 2016

Indianapolis-based BMWC Constructors fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation to propel it into the future.

Letters to the Editor

August 12, 2016

Keeping politics out of Plumbing & Mechanical; Heat pump water heaters not worth the hype

The rise of cost-effective geothermal systems

Geothermal heat pump systems have been growing in use since first being deployed successfully in the 1970s.

Mark Stimson

August 23, 2016

New partnerships give options to offset the initial investment of geothermal HVAC.

PM Profile: Jomar Valve's Paul Craig and Adam Stier

A winning tradition at Jomar Valve.

Mike Miazga

August 29, 2016

After beginning his career as a manufacturers rep selling product for Hammond Valves and Tyler Pipe, Joseph Martin started importing his own mix of products (including toilets and basket strainers) in the 1980s.

ISH China trade show shifts focus to smart green buildings

‘To keep Sky blue, To warm up China’

Bob Miodonski

August 26, 2016

ISH China trade show shifts focus to smart green buildings.

Truck of the Month: Plumbing and Pipe Technologies, Raleigh, N.C.

Nadia Askar

August 26, 2016

Plumbing and Pipe Technologies, Raleigh, N.C.

Training the new generation of plumbers and HVAC techs

Nadia Askar

August 24, 2016

It has been said for many years now, by many companies, that it is hard to find skilled employees.

A lesson about PERT: Matching the appropriate materials to the proper application

The use of PERT materials provides flexibility and ease of installation for the application.

Nadia Askar

August 23, 2016

Polyethylene raised temperature-type materials have been used successfully in domestic hot and cold water piping systems for more than 20 years, and in application areas such as radiant underfloor heating and radiator connections, states a Dow Chemical report.