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Recently, the DOE proposed a new ruling to raise standards for tankless gas-fired water heaters to 91 percent efficiency. Guest Frank Windsor, president of Rinnai North America, says to put it in perspective, Rinnai's non-condensing tankless water heater resides at about 82% efficiency. If passed, the new rule will unreasonably restrict consumer access, limit consumer choice to purchase tankless water heater products, and disproportionately impact middle-income households and small businesses. 

The DOE is proposing new energy efficiency standards for water heaters which would potentially save consumers $11.4 billion on their energy and water bills every year. The proposal would require the most common-sized electric water heaters to achieve efficiency gains with heat pump technology and gas-fired instantaneous water heaters to achieve efficiency gains through condensing technology. These standards would take effect in 2029.

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Tim & John welcome in Josh Lipowski, the future son-in-law of Danny G. Josh is a writer for the the Daily Downforce, a NASCAR resource, and he calls games for the local semi-pro Lake County Corn Dogs. We talk racing and baseball. Yeah buddy!

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On this Friday bonus edition, Tim And John discuss the websites that draw the most engagement and what apps people are most likely to delete off of their phones. John talks about the curious case of brisket sabotage.

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Appetite for Construction's Tim and John are joined by Make Trades Great Again's Eric and Andy as they share thoughts about the industry.

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The boys talk with Brittany Murphy, who, for almost a decade, has created more than 900 online marketing strategies for clients all across the US. As a partner at One Thing Marketing, Brittany focuses on helping home service business owners get their phones to ring with new leads. 

Growing up with her family in the trades, her team has niched into specializing for trade and home service businesses. Since 2011 they have been perfecting their proven process and strategies for optimizing clients’ websites and Google rankings. 

Through her strategies, background in blue collar, and experienced team, Brittany has helped local businesses increase their revenue by at least 30% year after year.

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Tim & John talk about the occasional troll on social media, John's upcoming fishing trip and some positive news about the drain cleaning industry.

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Sinem Gundogdu Kalkin is Global Business Development Manager at Danfoss for Sector Integration, focused on decarbonization with integrated cooling and heating and heat recovery systems. 

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John welcomes in his good friend Brian Bailey, a pilot for American Airlines. Brian shares his experiences over the span of his 25-year career of flying the friendly skies.

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Tim & John head to North Carolina to talk with John Mullen, director of technical services, the IAPMO Group. John talks about Artificial Intelligence (AI), ChatGPT and the future of our industry using such data-driven tools.

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John talks to Mike Prencavage Jr. who recently visited SoCal's new hydrogen facility. The members of the Southern California PHCC chapter were given a tour of the new building, including a model net zero home. The tour changed Mike's mind on the viability and efficacy of hydrogen fuel. The future is here baby!

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