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On this Friday shorty, John talks about his recent trip to Scottsdale, AZ, and some takeaways from the Emerging Water Technology Symposium, and a driverless car? Take a listen. 

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No, it's not a football term. It may be time to write a whole new chapter in your crisis emergency playbook with the emerging AI technology and deepfakes that could put your company, and your reputation, in peril. The boys talk to Josh Weiss, president of 10to1 PR, about this emerging concern, and what to do about it.

Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install these systems can help grow your business and set your services apart. Get started with a free, two-hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid

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On this Friday Bonus edition, the boys go inside the numbers of plumbing wages and opportunity. They also briefly talk about water heater and heat pump shipment numbers, and the results may shock you.

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The boys catch up with good friend Dain Hansen, Executive Vice President, Government Relations, the IAPMO Group. We talk upcoming election, infrastructure money, electrification, water initiatives and a typical day in the life for Dain. According to Dain, even the thinnest pancake has two sides. Okayeeee.

Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install these systems can help grow your business and set your services apart. Get started with a free, two-hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid

Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!

• Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective
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• Sign up for our newsletter at www.mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter
• Visit our websites at www.mechanical-hub.com and www.plumbingperspective.com

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On today's Friday bonus episode, the boys talk about being happy, getting stoned, deepfakes, the Kentucky Derby, and a tool named Patrick.

Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install these systems can help grow your business and set your services apart. Get started with a free, two-hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid

Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!

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This week, we revisit the  important and topical subject of job site theft. Two Chicagoland plumbing company owners, John Baethke, Baethke Plumbing and Kelly Castrogiovanni, Terry Plumbing Co., are joined by Matt Buckley, Director of Public Safety for the Village of Riverside, Illinois, and S.J. Peters, executive director, PCA of Greater Chicago, to talk about the spate of theft occurrences and what can be done about it.

Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install these systems can help grow your business and set your services apart. Get started with a free, two-hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid

Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!

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• Visit our websites at www.mechanical-hub.com and www.plumbingperspective.com

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This week the boys head north to the valley of the apples—which, by the way, we find out has neither valleys nor apples—to talk with Daniel Worm, CPD, Portfolio Application Manager for Uponor North America.  We talk kitting services, new acquisitions, and how Uponor creates products and services that make contractors generally more efficient.

Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install these systems can help grow your business and set your services apart. Get started with a free, two-hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid

Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!

• Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective
• Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub
• Sign up for our newsletter at www.mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter
• Visit our websites at www.mechanical-hub.com and www.plumbingperspective.com

Send John and Tim your feedback or topic ideas: @plumbing_perspective

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Houston-area home inspector Matt Brading (@texas.edge.inspect on Instagram) joins Tim and John as they talk about how cool his job really is and breaking the stigma of home inspection through social media.

Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install these systems can help grow your business and set your services apart. Get started with a free, two-hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid

Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!

• Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective
• Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub
• Sign up for our newsletter at www.mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter
• Visit our websites at www.mechanical-hub.com and www.plumbingperspective.com

Send John and Tim your feedback or topic ideas: @plumbing_perspective

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The guys catch up on this Friday bonus podcast to talk about luck vs. hard work and play money. Click play.

Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!

• Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective
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• Visit our websites at www.mechanical-hub.com and www.plumbingperspective.com

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To the podcast, that is. Brent Ridley comes back to the show to talk about Miracle Mechanical, getting involved at trade shows, everything he is up to lately, and we get his views on social influencing.

Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install these systems can help grow your business and set your services apart. Get started with a free, two-hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid

Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team!

• Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective
• Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub
• Sign up for our newsletter at www.mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter
• Visit our websites at www.mechanical-hub.com and www.plumbingperspective.com

Send John and Tim your feedback or topic ideas: @plumbing_perspective