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The Truth About Bottled Water That You're Not Supposed To Know

10 beginner plumbing tips everyone should know

Hey guys! We actually just got back from 10 days away, up to Maine visiting family and completely unwinding without cell or internet for a few of those days. Sorry for the crickets in the comments and on social media. Speaking of crickets, we didn’t really see much wildlife on our vacation (that transition works, right?), which is a bummer because I was really hoping to see a moose because I haven’t for many years and everyone has been talking about seeing a…

Water Well Maintenance and Rehabilitation

Water wells require regular maintenance to ensure adequate water flow and optimum water quality.

Find Out The Difference Between Mobile Home Plumbing vs. Site Built Home Plumbing

There are some significant differences in mobile home plumbing system when compare to plumbing in a site built home.

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

Tricks for Splicing Plastic Drain Pipe

Whether you’re working with PVC, ABS or cast iron, Mission couplings are essential for fitting a section of pipe into an existing run of waste line or

Moving a Toilet Drain Pipe: 4 Tips

Moving a toilet drain pipe requires careful planning. There are several circumstances why you would move the toilet drain to another location in the bathroom, reconfiguring the layout to conserve space is one.

Dog left to die in drain pipe adopted by Navy veteran who knows pain of abandonment

Willow was a terrified terrier dog who was found living in a drain pipe with her three puppies, …

Easy and Accurate Pump Flange Installation Verification for Level and Flatness

A pump housing must be installed so that the surface is flat and level to the required installation tolerances.

Is it Fitting? 4 Types of Barbed Fittings

Defeat leaks and flow restrictions with barbed fittings in your pump systems. Place these fittings into flexible tubing. The tubing relaxes behind the barb to produce a seal that will typically con…

Which Fitting Type Are You?

Building Furniture with Pipe and Fittings

Not so long ago, if you wanted a customized piece of indoor or outdoor furniture you most likely had to pay a craftsperson or company to make it for you. Although the option of DIY furniture...

Pump and Dump? Try Pump and Run

Quick and Easy Assembly with Barbed Fittings

A fluid handling system isn't complete without fittings to connect tubing lines, equipment, and the container. If you want quick and easy assembly, then you may want to choose barbed fittings. Barbed tube fittings easily connect fluid paths without the use of tools. Learn more about barbed fittings.

The Security Benefits of A Bellows Transition Fitting

We see the transition fitting as the fourth wall of proper containment. Without this feature, your chemicals are at risk of leaking and causing damage.

6 Refinery Pump Maintenance Tips

Few industries can tolerate the unscheduled downtime of critical equipment. In refinery operations, it can have particularly serious implications. For an operation that runs 24 hours per day year-round, the losses—in both production and profitability—can be staggering. Rotating equipment—pumps, motors, compressors and pillow block bearings—represents a key refinery component that, without proper planning, can become a refinery’s Achilles heel. This article presents six tips that help…

What are hydraulic pumps?

Positive-displacement pumps, also called hydrostatic pumps, are used in fluid power motion control applications.

What Is a Circulating Pump?

If you use a boiler and that boiler creates hot water to heat your home, then you have red devices attached to some of your pipes. These devices are circulating pumps, and without them, the hot water generated by your boiler wouldn’t reach the heating outlets in your home.

Pump Cavitation And How To Avoid It

Cavitation is not a new phenomenon that can impact a pump system, but it is an issue that is growing. While no official figures exist, it is not misleading to say that in the last five years, cases of pump cavitation have increased markedly.

What Are the Types of Pump Curves?

Pump curves fall into several categories and each can be presented in slightly different ways.