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Large Diameter Copper Press Altering copper piping systems isn’t usually that exciting but having the right set of tools for the job can make it a lot easier and set you up for success. Master Plumber Eric Aune, owner of Aune Plumbing & Heating shows how he added a 2″ Viega ball Valve to an Read more

Large Diameter Copper Press

Altering copper piping systems isn’t usually that exciting but having the right set of tools for the job can make it a lot easier and set you up for success.

Master Plumber Eric Aune, owner of Aune Plumbing & Heating shows how he added a 2″ Viega ball Valve to an existing copper supply pipe for an irrigation system on a commercial building.

Working with large diameter copper pipe press fittings, like other fitting systems, can have you second guessing the simple details but it’s not that tough. Eric shows a couple of the tools he uses to make the job more successful and a little easier.

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Ever thought about changing trades? How about completely changing the industry or trade altogether? This week the guys take some messages from listeners asking advice about switching careers. Episode 200, hosted by Eric Aune & Andy Mickelson Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune https://bit.ly/mechanicalhubIG Andy Mickelson https://bit.ly/AndyMickelsonIG Read more

Ever thought about changing trades?

How about completely changing the industry or trade altogether?

This week the guys take some messages from listeners asking advice about switching careers.

Episode 200, hosted by Eric Aune & Andy Mickelson Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!

Eric Aune https://bit.ly/mechanicalhubIG

Andy Mickelson https://bit.ly/AndyMickelsonIG

 

Two master plumbers talk small business and skilled trades as hosts of the Make Trades Great Again podcast. Episode 200: Changing Trades

Mechanical Hub’s John Mesenbrink pent the day at UA’s annual Instructor Training Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. Tom Bigley, director of plumbing services, UA, was my gracious host. As a first time attendee, I was super impressed with the event, from the classrooms to the training truck labs to the apprenticeship contests. The video below Read more

Mechanical Hub’s John Mesenbrink pent the day at UA’s annual Instructor Training Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. Tom Bigley, director of plumbing services, UA, was my gracious host. As a first time attendee, I was super impressed with the event, from the classrooms to the training truck labs to the apprenticeship contests.

The video below features Tom Bigley, UA director of plumbing, and Joe Fernandez Jr., UA training specialist, talk about the importance of the event and its training program.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmmczHc9_CY Sharkbite becomes Sharkbite MAX with updates on fitting design that will push the pressure limits, grabbing power all while making them even easier to install. Don’t sleep on these push-to-connect fittings. As stated in the video, Eric uses them for transitioning from existing CPVC to PEX or copper with ease Read more

Sharkbite becomes Sharkbite MAX with updates on fitting design that will push the pressure limits, grabbing power all while making them even easier to install.

Don’t sleep on these push-to-connect fittings. As stated in the video, Eric uses them for transitioning from existing CPVC to PEX or copper with ease.

In what was a first of its kind event at an ISH Frankfurt show, 12 young plumbers/apprentices from eight different countries from around the world gathered at ISH Frankfurt to work together for one single goal: prefab Geberit bathroom plumbing systems on the show floor, which would be eventually transferred off site to bathrooms at Read more

In what was a first of its kind event at an ISH Frankfurt show, 12 young plumbers/apprentices from eight different countries from around the world gathered at ISH Frankfurt to work together for one single goal: prefab Geberit bathroom plumbing systems on the show floor, which would be eventually transferred off site to bathrooms at Niddahalle, part of the Eintracht Frankfurt sports club, west of the city.