The Utilitiesman

Any vent or passageway that carries the products of combustion from a furnace. Courtesy of: trane.com

A stack is the vertical main of a system of soil, waste, or vent piping. -- American Standard National Plumbing Code (ASA A40.8-1955)

Probably one of the most useful tools in the UT's arsenal is the closet auger. This is a pretty good video that demonstrates how to use ...

Cross-connection is when there is a possibility of sewage or other contaminates of entering the water supply. This is an important concept f...

Here is an interesting article relating to backflow. As a UT, backflow prevention is an often misunderstood concept that we really need to u...