CLEVELAND, Dec. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for pressure sensitive carton sealing tapes is projected to grow 2.7% per year to $1.5 billion in 2022, on par with the overall pressure sensitive tape market. Contributing to growth is the increasing manufacture and retail sale of items that are shipped in boxes. Continued interest in o Read more...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As high pressure processing (HPP) grows to provide consumers foods with natural flavors and free of preservatives, the most important job of HPP is to keep consumers safe from harmful bacteria such as salmonella and listeria.  Heretofore, the gap in that process has been the inability to inspect individual Read more...

Basically, If you lose water pressure to your house, the water in the house will flow out to the mainline. Because pressure is now reversed, going from the house to the mainline, it creates a siphon effect and will pull anything in the sprinkler system and in the puddles around the sprinkler system with it. If your garden hose was on at the same time, it becomes a siphon hose. After that, all the fertilizer, insecticide, animal waste, and many other things you don’t want are pulled into the drinking water.

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Stella-Jones Inc., today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the shares of Cahaba Pressure Treated Forest Products, Inc. (“Cahaba Pressure”) through its U.S. subsidiary for US$66 million, including working capital, which is currently estimated at US$8 million. Cahaba Pressure manufactures, distributes and sells treated and untreated wood poles, crossties and posts and provides custom treating services, primarily utilizing creosote, copper naphthen Read more...

In case it's a broken poppet, you'll want to first shut off the water flow through the bottom valve, perpendicular to the pipe. Next, unscrew the plastic bonnet. Remove any plastic still inside. There should be no plastic in the device. Next, screw in the replacement bonnet. Remember to only hand tighten. Finally, replace the bell on top and open the valves.

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To winterize your backflow, turn the water off. Drain the backflow. Next, turn the valves 45°. Then take two towels, one to dry off the backflow and another to wrap the device. Finally, secure the towel around the assembly with a plastic bag and tape.