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Is that cheating?
For instance, I met a contractor who would quote every job at least twenty percent higher than what any of his competitors put out there. “It’s because I like...
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The Engel Method
He said this after mentioning that if a shoe factory had been present in his vicinity at the time he invented PEX, we would perhaps today be walking around on...
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What Many Contractors Have in Common
I love these people (some more than others) and their tenacity. There's not much they won't take on (for better or worse).
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A Heated Exchange
The call came in when I was young, eager, and paying close attention to the grown-ups. I had been working for the manufacturers’ rep for a few years, where my...
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How to Paint an Old Radiator
I’d say that’s one of those questions that you should never answer by e-mail, or even in person.
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The secret to heating old churches
The parishioners did nearly all of the construction, which tells you something about both those days, and how people have changed.
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The General Society
Andrew Carnegie was once a member of this organization, and a major donor to its library, which is magnificent.
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What Hydronics Taught Holohan: A New Seminar
Ferguson Hydronics invites you to join them for a presentation on What Hydronics Taught Holohan presented by Dan Holohan. Dan has written 17 books and hundreds of magazine articles.
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Production Man
“Magazine Man!” he shouted and then grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me like a gallon of old paint. "Welcome!” he bellowed. “Now, we make a nozzle? Yes?" I nodded.
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How to choose a good hydronic heating/cooling contractor
There has been some discussion lately here on The Wall about how a homeowner knows whether the person and or company they are dealing with is qualified and skilled to...
