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3 days ago
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LIVE TONIGHT w/ Tool Pros • Brent Ridley

Sunday Night Live tonight, 7pm EST with Brent and myself. Talking business, work/life balance (BS?) and some fun convo about life, IG and more.

Please join us 7pm EST, 6pm CT, 5pm MT, 4pm PT 🤟🏼 ONLY ON IG 🤟🏼
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7 days ago
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CPVC < WOOD 🤷🏼‍♂️

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1 week ago
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Is jobsite theft on the rise or we just hearing about it more? Or both? On the latest Appetite for Construction podcast, we talk with two Chicagoland plumbing contractors and a cop (director of public safety for the village of Riverside, Ill.) about this concerning topic. Great conversation. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1203956/14978160 ... See MoreSee Less

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Special guests call for special times! We are excited to welcome Becky Brotherton @ridgidtools to our IG Live tomorrow at 5 pm CT. It’s gonna be 🔥🔥 ... See MoreSee Less

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I’ve always said that Dain Hansen, Executive Vice President, Government Relations, @iapmo is the hardest working guy in DC. We caught up with him on the latest Appetite for Construction podcast to talk about the upcoming election, electrification, the infrastructure, water initiatives, and what a day in the life looks like on Capitol Hill. Give it a listen thru link in bio.
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Monday Minute: What the hell happened to my lithium-ion battery?! My neighbor narrowly escaped a complete house fire because the lithium-ion battery to his son’s RC car charger exploded. Lucky he was home at the time! Had to move out of the house due to possible smoke and chemical inhalation.
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From the 2024 UPC Illustrated Training Manual, Chapter 5 – WATER HEATERS

507.2 Seismic Provisions. Water heaters shall be anchored or strapped to resist horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion. Strapping shall be at points within the upper one-third and lower one-third of its vertical dimensions. At the lower point, a distance of not less than 4 inches (102 mm) shall be maintained from the controls with the strapping.

Parts of the country that historically have had very few earthquakes are now experiencing an increase in seismic activity. In 2015, the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) released a report showing that there was an increase in earthquakes in the central and eastern United States. This increase in seismic activity nationwide prompted the requirement for all water heaters, regardless of location, to be strapped or anchored. Seismic activity can cause the water heater to be displaced, creating a potentially dangerous condition. The gas connector may break (which could allow gas to flow freely into the space), or the vent connection may separate, allowing products of combustion to enter the space. Consideration must also be given to the possibility of a fire started by the water heater from damage to either the fuel-gas or electrical connections to the tank. In the event of a prolonged interruption of utilities, water heaters may provide an emergency source of drinking water, particularly if they are properly restrained and not destroyed during the earthquake.
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