by Dave Yates | Apr 30, 2021 | pmmag.com Articles
A leak detection investigation. I knew my day was going sideways when it was going to be necessary to change into a bathing suit and get wet in the customer’s master bath in order to find out what was causing a leak into the basement. Did I mention the owner was an...
by Dave Yates | Apr 5, 2021 | pmmag.com Articles
Texas PHVAC contractors face unprecedented challenge. BanksPhotos/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images As Texas settled into a deadly-serious Polar Vortex, you could predict the pattern emerging based on your own past experiences with bitter-cold sustained...
by Dave Yates | Mar 2, 2021 | pmmag.com Articles
Scary stories to keep you awake at night. mevans/E+ via Getty Images If you have never been face-to-face with a run away boiler, I can assure you it makes your sphincter pucker! My first one was during my first year as an apprentice. It was a steam boiler in a...
by Dave Yates | Dec 3, 2020 | eBooks
eBook Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine is proud to present to you the fourth and final installment of these hydronics eBooks in 2020, featuring the expert advice of industry veteran Dave Yates. Be sure to bookmark this link so you can reference these...
by Dave Yates | Dec 1, 2020 | pmmag.com Articles
Do it the right way to avoid future disaster. I have far too many memories of freeze damage in “winterized” homes where the winterizing procedure consisted of shutting off the main valve, opening a basement drain in the potable water system, opening all...