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 ...

Although most of today's contractors have BIM tools that make fabrication possible, many haven't fully adapted their design ...

Cavitation is a hot topic for engineers, maintenance professionals, and anyone who works with pumping systems—and for good reason. This condition has complicated and difficult-to-identify causes, and ...

Not all valves are the same. For PEX piping systems, whether plumbing or hydronic heating and cooling, the type of valve you specify and install can actually impact system quality and performance.

“We do it that way because we’ve always done it that way and it works.” You might hear this refrain frequently, and you might use it yourself, and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. In fact ...

Two of the most important elements in any construction or upgrade project are safety and speed of completion. While one way to increase safety is to eliminate hot work whenever possible, the reality ...

Plastic pipe manufacturer Uponor North America has introduced new products for commercial applications in the United States. The Apple Valley, Minn.-based company is offering a mechanical piping ...

A technician takes UltraAnalytix readings of a section of FRP piping used to transport phosphoric acid. Source (All Images) | UTComp Project managers planning the expansion of a large phosphoric acid ...