Plumbing Perspective

10/22/2026

Man, we talked with some real rock stars in the PHVAC space. Stay tuned for future Appetite for Construction podcasts recorded live from PHCC. Guest include: Valerie Butler, Ashley & Warren Stroud, Tim Laupert, Peter Regan, Jennifer Johns and Susan Labadie. Stay tuned and, in the meantime, check in every week for new episodes wherever you stream your favorite music and pods.

10/20/2026

Checking out the PHCC National Association Plumbing Apprentice contest at CONNECT in Milwaukee.

10/19/2026

Full circle moment. While at Watts recently celebrating 10 years of its Watts Works Learning Center, we caught up with students and instructors from EssexTechPlumbing who were there learning about the Watts’ products and services. Here, Bryce Sweeney talks about actually being a student at Essex Tech to becoming a fully licensed contractor to becoming an instructor at the school.

10/14/2026

Funny or not funny? The trades has long been the low-hanging fruit and the brunt of tired jokes. 👎

10/13/2026

A productive trip to the ASPE convention. Thanks for the good times and the connections made.

10/09/2026

Recycling is a good thing. ♻️

Happy Friday!

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

Spending a great day Watts Water Technologies celebrating 10 years of its Watts Works Learning Center with students from Essex Tech so they can get hands-on with products and learn about the importance of plumbing and water sanitation, and Watts’ place within the industry.

10/06/2026

Investing more into the trades is where it’s at, just ask Julian Scadden, CEO Nexstar Network as he talks about the good things Explore The Trades is doing.

09/30/2026

Great day of filming onsite in Madison, Wis. at a multi-family apartment building called Madison Yards. We followed Dan Scanlon, project manager at Mattox Plumbing. We learned about how Uponor North America products helped on the jobsite through speed and efficiency of installation, reliability, availability and customer support. A video to be released soon on our visit.

Products featured:
Uponor AquaPEX® 1” and down
Uponor Schedule 80 CPVC x ProPEX® adapters
Uponor ProPEX Residential Ball Valves 1” and down; Uponor ProPEX Commercial Ball Valves 1¼” and larger
¾” to 1¼” Uponor AquaPEX for unit risers
Uponor ProPEX EP Multiport Tees for in-unit piping