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The fight against wet wipes
Plumbing Connection has published stories from far and wide in relation to wet wipes posing a major threat to sewerage systems…but now the problem has made ... -
Suck it up
Vacuum toilet technology has been around for decades, but until recently has mostly been confined to use in planes, boats and correctional facilities in Australia due ... -
Backflow prevention taking a forward step
Backflow prevention and cross-connection control issues fly under the radar of far too many plumbers. In looking for leadership, we’d be wise to observe the US ... -
Plumbing regulations explained
The plumbing industry is highly regulated, and when you consider the detrimental effects that defective or shoddy plumbing work can have on society, it makes perfect ... -
Preserving plumbing in Port Arthur
Extensive upgrades to the infrastructure at Port Arthur’s heritage-listed penitentiary building has unearthed relics of convict-era plumbing. Deborah Andrich reports. The penitentiary building at Port Arthur is ... -
Drain inspection and cleaning… the future of the industry?
The drain snake has stood many a drain cleaning plumber in good stead through the years and to a large extend still does. Technology however, continues ... -
Centuries of plumbing tradition revealed
The plumbing profession in the UK has a formal pedigree dating back to the 14th Century – a tradition preserved by ‘The Worshipful Company of Plumbers’ ... -
Bolted flanges and the trouble of corrosion
When it comes to bolted flanges, some plumbers are choosing to cut corners, which is leading to trouble with corrosion. Johnstone McGee & Gandy Hobart’s hydraulics ... -
The ongoing flushable wipe debacle
Tree roots are not the only thing that gets caught up in the pipes giving drain cleaners no end of grief – flushable wipes are still ... -
The art of plumbing estimation
Misquoting clients can mean you are already on the backfoot before picking up a spanner. Having a consistent estimation procedure in place is just good business. ...
