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July 25, 2011

How important are websites for plumbers?

So how important is it for plumbers to have a good website?

Depends. The 3 top stories I hear, and my thoughts.
1. Business is going strong so I’m not sure what to do/ don’t have to do anything.
You’re a plumber with 25+ years of experience with a large [...]

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July 13, 2011

Plumbers with best prices on water heaters in Connecticut.

Tips for Homeowners

Looking for a low price for your new water heater installations in Connecticut? A cheap good quality plumber is hard to find, but what we offer is great service at the most affordable prices. Whom is a honest water heater installer in New Haven and Fairfield with up front pricing? We proudly offer Affordable and [...]

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July 5, 2011

Hot Water Heater Replacement Parts – Heat Traps and Pressure Relief Valves

Gas, Electric, & Oil Tank Types

Source. factoidz.com
There are few components on a hot water heater that require periodic testing or replacement. Temperature Pressure Relief (TPR) Valves are important safety devices that should be tested annually. Heat traps are energy saving devices that prevent hot water from flowing out of the hot water heater tank when the water [...]

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June 22, 2011

Another level of protection for tankless water heaters.

Electric Tankless

One way is to properly flush your tankless water heater every year and the other is to add a scale inhibitor to the cold water supply line right before you tankless water heater. How well does this system work? Honestly we do not know. We just found out about this product while searching for “extra” [...]

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May 30, 2011

Water flow rate tables, Weight tables, and Tap drill charts.

Tips for Plumbers

Water flow rate tables.
Water flow through pipes and copper tubing.
Do you need to know the weight of case iron pipe? What’s the flow rate of schedule 40 over 80 feet?
This should help answer many questions.

Volume of flow is at one foot per minute velocity in Pipe or Tube.

Schedule [...]

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May 17, 2011

Where to find plumbing jobs online?

Tips for Plumbers

I need a new plumbing job, where can I find one?
Just out of trade school, and need a job?
Here is a good website to find plumbing jobs Nation wide.
http://www.getplumbingjobs.com/job-seekers/job-search.php
Here is a short cut to your state.

Alabama
Idaho
Mississippi
Oregon

Alaska
Illinois
Missouri
Pennsylvania

Arizona
Indiana
Montana
Rhode Island

Arkansas
Iowa
Nebraska
South Carolina

California
[...]

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May 16, 2011

Water Heaters Suppliers in Connecticut.

Tips for Plumbers

CT Water Heaters. -Water Heaters CT. -Where to locate water heaters in CT.
-A list of water heater distributors in CT.
Here’s a list of the water heater suppliers in Connecticut, with address and phone numbers. It’s not perfect but it’s as. If you know of more water heater supply stores in CT feel free to [...]

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May 15, 2011

Water Heating Math.

Tips for Plumbers

How to figure out how much energy it takes to heat water.
Kilowatt hours of electricity needed to heat water … the math formula:
1.) Basic formula > it takes .002931 Kwh to raise 1 pound of water 1°F
2.) Basic number >A gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs (pounds)
3.) “A BTU is amount of heat needed to [...]

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May 14, 2011

Key Words for Plumbing websites.

Tips for Plumbers

If you are a plumber trying to build you own website you should have an entire section dedicated to water heaters, and add as many of these as Keywords listed below as possible into your “meta tag” area within the “back end” of your website.
This is a list of all the top searched Keyword terms [...]

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May 13, 2011

Whom owns what water heater brand?

Tips for Plumbers

Here is the contact information for many companies in the water heating industry.
Note this is not nearly a complete list. In fact this is an older list about older water heater companies. Many are still in business, some are not.
There are many dozens of other, and new water heater manufactures in the world today [...]

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May 9, 2011

20,000 people agree. Our plumbing RSS Feed is worth reading.

Tips for Plumbers

20,000 people agree. Our plumbing RSS Feed is pretty great and have signed up to our free subscription.
That in itself is pretty incredible. (20,878 subscribers as of 5/13/11)
The most popular plumbing RSS feeds?
Looking for a RSS feed about water heaters?
We have published over 165 articles about water heater, and have another 60+ in the works.
Currently [...]

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