Plumbing is one of the most profitable subcontracting careers out there. According to Money magazine, it’s the sixth highest-paying job that doesn’t require a degree and provides reliable job security ...

Clean, safe drinking water is something most homeowners take for granted, yet it relies on a delicate balance of pressure, proper plumbing design, and effective safeguards working behind the scenes.

SUDBURY, ON - March 04, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Elasto-Valve Rubber Products (EVR), a manufacturer of rubber duckbill ...

At the first sign of spring, you might be tempted to turn your sprinkler system on so that your plants and lawn can get a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Retired professional mechanical engineer Mike Higgins, 75, recently sent the city of St. Petersburg a letter with ideas on how to redesign backflow preventers to make them more ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - (KY3) On this first day of spring, On Your Side reminds you to get your backflow test done, especially if you have a sprinkler system. It’s the law. If you have a sprinkler system ...

LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — Building developer/contractor Byron Bishop has been in the construction business for more than 30 years and is a victim of metal thefts. "Just 25-ft. from the door of our field ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Longmont Public Safety is trying to stop people from taking backflow preventers but with incidents of the thefts on the rise, officials need help. The valves are found at commercial ...

In 1979, nearly 3 million pounds of pork was contaminated at the Swift & Co. packing plant in Marshalltown when employees unknowingly sprayed hog carcasses with wastewater from the kill floor and ...

Plumbers in Central Florida are working overtime to address issues caused by the recent freeze, with backflow preventers being the most common problem. Bobby Lee, owner of "A Plumber Near Me," has ...