by Dave Yates | Jul 10, 2023 | pmengineer.com Articles
Originally published at: https://www.pmmag.com/articles/104980-dave-yates-some-friendly-advice-on-toilet-talk A very good friend once asked me via email for advice on how to repair his Moen kitchen sink faucet. I carefully laid out a step-by-step answer and he...
by Dave Yates | Jul 10, 2023 | pmengineer.com Articles
Be careful of the misinformation pipeline. This article originally published at: https://www.pmengineer.com/articles/96485-dave-yates-salt-free-water-softener Color me a skeptic. One of our supply house salesmen constantly hounded me regarding citrus-based no-salt...
by Dave Yates | May 10, 2023 | pmengineer.com Articles
Originally published at: https://www.pmengineer.com/articles/96422-dave-yates-on-the-lam An anecdote about a tenant and a 100-year-old steam system. Judge Roy Lam could easily have been mistaken for a hang-em-high judge from a Clint Eastwood western movie! His...
by Dave Yates | Apr 6, 2022 | pmmag.com Articles
This article originally posted at: https://www.pmmag.com/articles/104140-dave-yates-id-vs-od-and-flare-joints Don’t over-tighten your flare joints. The fun of being an apprentice starts with a steep learning curve. Being sent to the nearest supply house for two...
by Dave Yates | Mar 4, 2022 | pmmag.com Articles
Operating 24/7/365 can take a toll. Where do you draw the line? That’s easy if you’re a one-person shop. Telephone rings; it’s 2:30 a.m. The clock face comes into focus as you reach for the phone. “My faucet is dripping and the noise is keeping me awake. How soon can...
by Dave Yates | Feb 3, 2022 | pmmag.com Articles
Plumbers should offer products to enhance customers’ health. We may as well face reality: COVID-19 is here to stay. What a PITA this pandemic has been. As essential workers, you haven’t been given your due. Fearlessly, or not, you have endured two years of fluctuating...