by Dave Yates | Jan 4, 2022 | pmmag.com Articles
Another lesson learned in the school of hard knocks. You ever have one of those jobs where nuisance heating system lockouts drove you crazy? The issue was with a propane-fired boiler and, of course, the lockouts were happening when we were swamped with no heat calls...
by Dave Yates | Dec 6, 2021 | pmmag.com Articles
Cash is king in business. Supply chain disruptions are ever present and show no signs of going away anytime in the near — or perhaps distant — future. One of the biggest challenges I hear from mechanical contractors is rapidly changing prices that are eating up...
by Dave Yates | Nov 3, 2021 | pmmag.com Articles
The tale of an oil hot-water boiler project and a hot head customer. Looking over the new home plans in order to provide the builder with pricing, I noticed there was no chimney included. Way out in the country, where no natural gas was available and the owner had...
by Dave Yates | Oct 25, 2021 | eBooks
eBook Plumbing & Mechanical is proud to present to you the second 2021 installment of “Adventures in Plumbing & Heating,” featuring the expert advice of industry veteran Dave Yates. Be sure to bookmark this link so you can reference these...
by Dave Yates | Oct 4, 2021 | pmmag.com Articles
Tips and tricks for repairing older faucets. My apprentice years were filled with a wide exposure to all manner of plumbing and heating jobs. At that time, F. W. Behler had just four seasoned employees who had been with the company for many years. Paul...
by Dave Yates | Sep 7, 2021 | pmmag.com Articles
Considerations for designing and installing radiant snow-melt systems Snow is coming, and my back recoils in fear at the thought. I should have added snow-melting for our driveway, but I was 30 years younger when we built our forever home. Our home is the first of...