John Mesenbrink

Earning a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Michael Flynn’s (@flynnstone1) career path took an unexpected turn. “I fell ass-backward into the trade,” says Flynn. Early on, Flynn worked as pool lifeguard for six years, and, at the time, he knew a family that owned a plumbing and HVAC business. “They asked me to come Read more

Mickelson Plumbing & Heating, Missoula, Montana, specializes in plumbing, HVAC and boiler service, and high-efficiency systems. Starting his own business out of necessity, or perhaps the illusion of it, Andy Mickelson (@mick_plumb) launched Mickelson Plumbing & Heating New Year’s Day, 2011. I guess you could say it’s all part of Mickelson’s fabric and mental make-up—there Read more

Turning wrenches since he was 17 years old, George DeJesus (@georgetheplumber) considers himself relatively lucky during these crazy times were going through, as the service calls are still trickling in, with some days bit slower than usual. During the current state of the trades during the pandemic, DeJesus says it’s hard going into customer’s homes Read more

The first episode features Caleffi’s training and education manager, Bob Hot Rod Rohr, as he discusses how to effectively remove air from a boiler system. https://youtu.be/u3ZLZXltGMc Read more

Online learning brings us together. Join Taco’s John Barba on Wednesday nights at 7:00pm EDT for fun, fast-paced training sessions. He’s broken down Taco’s full-day residential hydronics training class and will be delivering it to you one hour at a time, every Wednesday night. Topics include basic heat loss, boiler selection/pipe sizing, sizing & selecting Read more