The problem: Replacing electric heating with gas. The apprentice: Allen Charles Edwards (ACE), a first-year mechanic. The technician: N. Arthur Thomas Egan (NATE), a15-year veteran. As the work for ...

Among a service tech’s many responsibilities is to pipe together refrigeration system components. When piping a system together, a technician must decide which pipe size to use — it’s not always as ...

HOW MUCH WILL you charge me to install a gas log set?” Don’t you just love conversations that start off like that? There’s only one easy answer: “It depends.” The salesperson who handled the sale told ...

In pressure relief systems, accurately estimating temperature changes during fluid flow is vital for relief piping ...

ONTARIO, CA — The California Building Standards Commission has approved the adoption of IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) Appendix M—the Water Demand Calculator®—into the California Plumbing Code ...

Q. I went to buy plastic drain pipe, and, after looking at all the types, my head started to hurt. I decided to leave the store and do some research. I’ve got several projects for which I need a ...

The Castle Rock, Colo., town council has approved the adoption of IAPMO’s Water Demand Calculator as an alternative methodology for sizing water pipes in single and multifamily buildings. A ...