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November 1998 Features

Keeping Track of Techs
Wouldn’t it be great to just push a key on a computer keyboard and know the location of every service truck you have?

Electronic Faucets Smart Technology Gets Smarter
An increasing trend toward battery-operated electronic faucets has put the plumber in command.

Getting All The Bugs Out
Stomping the Year 2000 (Y2K) bug is easier said than done.

Leaks Can Cause Air Problems
I have a hot water boiler in a house that has a lot of air problems.

Newsmakers With Barb Higgens
An interview with Barbara Higgens.

November 1998 Columns

Who Pays The Price For The Going Rate?
What is the “going rate?”

Divide And Conquer
Look at the overall schematic of hydronic piping schematics as a group of subassemblies, each of which accomplished a specific (but limited) task.

Horizontal Drainage Is Wimpy
The International Plumbing Code is making its way across the United States.

When Business Is Slow
Whether a downturn is seasonal or related to the economy or other regional influence, we should have a plan to maintain the profits and the viability of our business.

X-Y=P Basic Math For Contractors
Unfortunately we have a lot of contractors and far more ex-contractors who never learned what the formula, x - y = P, meant in their businesses.

Thanksgiving For Misgivings
This Thanksgiving, bless your misgivings.

Breaking The Law
Why haven’t trade wages gone up more in response to the industry’s skilled labor shortage?

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