Consider the consequences of a priming system malfunction or failure during a drafting procedure at a working structure fire. A delay in delivering water, or no water delivery at all, is likely to ...

Nearly all contractors are getting questions from homeowners about heat pumps, which now, on average, account for 33% of installation jobs last year. But there’s still a sizeable chunk of homeowners ...

Whereas Part 1 of this three-part installment covered connections to and power sources for fire pumps (August 2024), and Part 2 dealt with disconnecting means, overcurrent protection, and transformers ...

In recent years, there has been a growing trend in the U.S. toward the electrification of homes, which often includes replacing gas furnaces with electric heat pumps. This trend is being driven by a ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Nearly half of residential buildings in the U.S. were constructed before 1973, when building code energy standards were virtually nonexistent. As a result, most homes and residential buildings still ...

Fire pump primers may not be glamorous, but priming systems are critical to pump drafting performance. Pulling a prime quickly is key to fast water delivery, a basic fireground necessity. Last month, ...