Watch Our PEX Crimp Fittings Video

The HydroPEX Crimp Tool is popular for installing PEX systems. It is a ratchet style tool that works by clamping around a copper crimp ring. It must be closed completely around the fitting before the jaws will release. All components for the PEX Crimp fitting system are available at SupplyHouse.com, including the PEX Crimp rings and the Crimp tool. Visit out our Resource Center to check out our on how to make crimp connections!

Shopping For A Boiler Can Be Easy!

Browsing through our hundreds of boiler models is now easier than ever! Our new Boiler Finder tool allows you to narrow down your choices by brand, fuel type, BTU requirements, and efficiency. We have popular models including Weil Mclain Ultra boilers, Triangle Tube boilers, Burnham Series 2 boilers and many more.

Shop at SupplyHouse.com and get help choosing the right boiler.

AO Smith Storage Tanks

New to SupplyHouse.com are the AO Smith Storage Tanks. They are commercial storage tanks (insulated/jacketed and uninsulated/un-jacketed) and are used for systems with large hot water draws. The capacity ranges from 80 gallon to 1,000 gallon.

You can find AO Smith Storage Tanks, as well as a large selection of other AO Smith products, at www.supplyhouse.com.

Extend Your Bradford White Warranty

Upgrade to a 10-year warranty on the tank and all parts for your Bradford White residential water heater. Each of the two available kits applies for a select set of residential models as specified in their product descriptions.

Upgrade your warranty today at www.supplyhouse.com and extend your support from Bradford White for an extra four years.

Keep Your Drinking Water Fresh & Clean

Aqua-Pure has several lines of water filtration systems that keep your water clean and tasting great. In-line Water Filtration systems are used in appliance with ice and water dispensers, such as refrigerators, icemakers, drinking fountains and coffee machines. These filters help prevent rust corrosion of the pipes in your system as well as reduce sediment, chlorine taste and odor scale.

In-line Filtration systems and other Aqua-Pure water filters can be found at www.supplyhouse.com.

Bradford White Warranty Upgrade Kits

SupplyHouse.com now offers Bradford White Warranty Upgrade Kits right on our site! Each of these kits allows the homeowner to extend the warranty on their Bradford White water heater from 6 years to 10 years! (Both tank and parts). The upgrade requires that a registration form be completed and returned to Bradford White. Each of the 2 kits applies to select Bradford White water heater models. The models to which the kit applies are listed in the product description of each kit (each kit has about 50 applicable models).

Here are the kits:
Bradford White 10 Year Warranty Upgrade Kit Level-1
Bradford White 10 Year Warranty Upgrade Kit Level-2

You can find Bradford White Warranty Upgrade Kits on www.supplyhouse.com.

Indirect Heaters Save Money & Energy

An indirect water heater uses the main furnace or boiler to heat water that is circulated through a heat exchanger in the storage tank. The energy stored by the water tank allows the furnace to turn on and off less often, which saves energy. Therefore, an indirect water heater used with a high-efficiency boiler and well-insulated tank can be one of the least expensive means of providing hot water.

SupplyHouse.com offers a large selection of indirect heaters, including the popular Triangle Tube Smart and the Burnham Alliance indirect water heaters.

Save Big With Burnham's PVG Boilers

For homeowners dreading the thought of replacing an old boiler, Burnham's series of PVG boilers is the answer you have been waiting for. Burnham's PVG boilers offer simple installation and require minimal service and maintenance (great news for wary homeowners)! Instead of installing a liner in an existing chimney (a process common in replacing an old boiler), PVG boilers use a 3 or 4-inch stainless steel vent pipe to direct flue products out of the building. This will save you several hundred dollars in installation costs, and its high efficiency will save hundreds of dollars a year in maintenance and tune-ups.

You can find Burnham's PVG Boilers at www.supplyhouse.com

100% Efficiency with Argo!

Argo Electric Boilers are 100% efficient. They can be used as the central component or a supplemental part or your heating system.

Argo Electric boilers and other energy efficient boilers can be found at www.supplyhouse.com.

Stratos Eco Pumps - Maximizing Efficiency

Stratos Eco is a line of circulator pumps manufactured by Wilo. They have variable speed controls which adjust to maintain a constant delta T and maximize the efficiency of your heating system. Variable speed pumps have been common in Europe for years and are growing in popularity in the United States. Stratos Eco pumps are a reliable choice and a worthwhile investment.

You can find Stratos Eco variable speed pumps as well as a large selection of Wilo products at www.supplyhouse.com.

Insulock

Insulock pipe insulation is a pre-slit adhesive insulation that is designed to retard heat flow and prevent pipe condensation. It is non-porous and non-fibrous to resist mold growth and guarantees a strong, durable seal without the risk of messy adhesives.

Insul-Lock's pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) seam-seal system makes it perfect for refrigerant lines, cold water plumbing, roof drains and chilled water systems. The PSA system enables the user to fit the tube over the pipe, peel back the release liner and close it off with a little pressure.

Insul-lock Seam-Seal can be found at www.supplyhouse.com in a variety of sizes along with heat tape that can be used with it

Go Green, Even With Soldering Paste!

New to SupplyHouse.com is the popular new Orange-Eco Paste, an environmentally friendly flux that is water-soluble and contains no zinc, ammonium chloride, petrolatum or metals. It works great all year long,even in extreme temperatures. It maintains a smooth consistency in all climates and dissolves even the heaviest oxide films to create a solid solder joint. Orange-Eco generates minimal smoke and leaves behind no corrosive residues after soldering.

Orange-Eco meets ASTM B813 specifications for solder paste. You can find Orange-Eco Paste and other chemicals and compounds at www.supplyhouse.com.

Get the Radiant System Control That Can Multi-task

The Taco Radiant Mixing Block is a powerful control with a unique design that allows you to combine several important components of your radiant system into one unit. It is a complete injection mixing system that combines a variable speed injection mixing control, injection circulator, system circulator and air elimination, delivering high performance and versatility. It requires only four pipe connections for complete installation and can be used as an outdoor reset control, a setpoint control or a delta T limiting control.

The RMB-1 Taco Radiant Mixing Block allows you to save time, money and space with its innovative technology and unique design. You can find the radiant mixing block and other radiant heat products at www.supplyhouse.com.
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The Bend Radius of PEX Tubing

The bend radius of tubing refers to the inside curvature of the tubing. This measurement is the minimum radius that you can bend the tubing without kinking it. More flexible materials will have a smaller bend radius, allowing them to bend more before being damaged. Typically, with standard PEX tubing, you can expect it to have a bend radius of 6 times its outside diameter. Therefore, if you have 1/2" PEX tubing (which has a 5/8" outside diameter), the tubing will have a bed radius of about 3.75", making PEX tubing extremely flexible compared to other types of tubing.

You can find PEX tubing for plumbing and radiant heat at www.supplyhouse.com

What do Bend Supports Do?

A bend support is used in Radiant Heat and PEX Plumbing systems to make turns with PEX Tubing. The bend supports are sold in plastic, PVC, and metal. The PVC bend supports are designed for exiting concrete slabs.

You can find bend supports at www.supplyhouse.com.

Free Shipping on Rifeng PEX Tubing

Rifeng is the largest manufacturer of plastic pipe in the world, producing over 1.1 million feet of PEX tubing each day. Their large-scale production capacity allows them to produce high quality products at competitive prices. Rifeng oxygen barrier and plumbing PEX tubing meet ASTM F876 and ASTM F877 standards. Their PEX-Aluminum-PEX tubing meets the ASTM F1281-2005 standard. Rifeng also manufactures fittings, manifolds, and valves. Enjoy FREE shipping on all Rifeng products from now until August 20, 2010!

You can find Rifeng products at www.supplyhouse.com.

Tap On, Tap Off: The Single-Touch Faucet

Your kitchen faucet can be a very dirty object. Think about it... what do you do when your hands get dirty? You wash them. And where do you wash them? In the sink. How do you turn on a sink? By turning the faucet handle. The faucet handle then becomes contaminated with whatever dirt, germs, grease, and filth that you wanted to wash off of your hands. And every time you touch that handle again, you pick up some of what was left behind.

So if you are somebody who likes their hands clean or who wishes they had an extra hand in the kitchen, Delta has a solution for you! Their stylish Pilar Series faucets feature a touch-activated single handle. Just touch anywhere on the spout or the handle to turn the faucet on or off. No more turning knobs with greasy fingers. Just tap the faucet with your elbow, forearm, forehead, whatever- and the water will turn on. Tap it again to shut the faucet off. It doesn't get easier than this!

You can find Delta's Pilar Touch-Activated Kitchen Faucets at www.supplyhouse.com.

Variable Tube Spacing

When installing radiant heat in your flooring, it is common to use variable tube spacing. Variable tube spacing is a method of laying out PEX Tubing, in which the tubing is spaced closer together near high heat loss areas. For example, for the first 3 to 4 feet along an exposed wall tubing may be spaced 6" apart to compensate for heat loss. Once the tubing moves away from the wall 12" tube spacing may be used. This is to ensure that your floors and your room receive evenly distributed amounts of heat, no matter where in your home the room is located.

You can find PEX Tubing and everything else needed for your Radiant Heat project at www.supplyhouse.com.

Show Your True Colors

Let your kitchen sink be an extension of your personality! With Kohler's Executive Chef line of Iron/Tones Self Rimming / Undercounter Kitchen Sinks, you can choose from almost 2 dozen color variations to go with your true colors. Got a sunny disposition? Kohler's got a sink in Sunlight! Are you dark and brooding? Maybe the Thunder Grey is the match for you. Or how about someone who is cool and mellow? Then perhaps the sink in Tea Green would compliment you best. No matter what your true colors may be, let the color of your kitchen sink express it to the world!

You can find Kohler's colorful Executive Chef Series at www.supplyhouse.com

Clogged Soap Dispenser

A liquid soap / lotion dispenser is a sleek and contemporary alternative to an ordinary plastic bottle dispenser. It is installed directly next to the sink and is capable of handling all of your soap / lotion needs. However, after many uses, these dispensers may be prone to clogs. If suddenly, your soap dispenser is having trouble pumping soap, you may have a clog. Disconnect the device from the sink and soak the entire pump assembly in hot (not boiling) water. The hot water will loosen up any lumps and melt away some of the clots within the dispenser. Then, attempt to pump some of the hot water through the pump assembly. If nothing comes out the other end, take thin, soft piece of wire and carefully push it into the hole where the soap comes out until it can go no further. Do this carefully, as to not damage any of the pump's interior components. Remove the wire and soak the pump assembly again in the hot water. Try using the pump again. The wire should have freed any obstructions and the final soak in hot water should have helped loosen up any remaining blockages.

You can find a large array of soap/lotion dispensers at www.supplyhouse.com

Michiganites, Rejoice!

Have you ever wondered what the "M" in the beginning of some Bradford White SKUs stands for? The answer is purely geographical! Any Bradford White SKU that begins with an "M" was manufactured in Michigan. So if you are a Michiganite, be proud that Bradford White chooses to dedicate a whole series of water heater SKUs to your home state.

Find Bradford White products at www.supplyhouse.com.

The Low-Down on Loop Length

In a Radiant Heat System, the 'loop length' describes the amount of PEX tubing you can run from the supply manifold to the space being heated and back to the return manifold. To measure the length of the PEX tubing you are using, don't worry about pulling out a tape measure. PEX tubing is manufactured in lengths up to over 1,000 feet. Every 3 feet, a number is printed on the tubing indicating the length from the beginning of that roll up until the point where the number is printed (903, 906, 909, etc). Just subtract the first number printed on the roll from the last number to determine exactly how much PEX tubing you have.

You can find all the materials you need for your Radiant Heat project at www.supplyhouse.com.