Make Trades Great Again

FYI, Montana’s Governor punched a reporter and Chad's back to talk about social media from the job site with the guys.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

Chad Killinger joins the guys this week to talk about a few things, one of them is how Texas legislators killed a mandatory bill that made sure workers received water breaks during a work shift. Does Texas hate water or its workers?  No, Chad isn't an official host of the show. We honestly didn't expect to have him on as many times as we have but he pays us so much money.  Text the guys...

Ever think what we do every day for our customers might actually be super disruptive and a giant ordeal for our customers? We often think nothing of tearing open a wall to relocate a pipe or wiring etc is no big deal because we do it all the time.  Andy's been tearing up his master bedroom and the bathroom is next. The guys talk about living in a renovation zone and how much it effects everyt...

Kyele is 17, recently graduated from high school with high diploma and is looking for a M-F job working with his hands for about $20/hr.  Does this sound reasonable?  He's 17, how much experience could he have? What would you say to a kid posting on a community bulletin facebook page looking for a lead on a job?  Don't forget to leave us a rating in your podcast app! Rating our podcast h...

Some guy is still driving around Missoula looking for Andy's shop lol. Bonus episode!   Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

Ever live inside a remodel project? What would your spouse say if you just gutted the bathroom for a full remodel?    Andy is about to ditch the brown bathroom for a refresher. Wish him good luck!  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickel...

After years of building their plumbing & heating businesses the guys are tasked with looking back on how they got to today and what they would do different if they started over.  Listen as Eric & Andy answer a listener question of "what would you do different if you could go back in time and start your business knowing what you know now." Text the guys your ideas & feedback!...

Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

The guys sit down with Denver Baker @mdheat.hvac (IG) to learn how he got started and grew his hvac business in Michigan. Denver’s experience includes growth and cutting back to a more manageable level. Sometimes big isn’t always better.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social chann...

We need kids in the trades and college. It’s pretty simple to understand but why can’t we all agree on that?  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

The guys talk vans and van build-outs after recovering a DM from IG’s @abbldgoperator Victor from Alberta  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

The guys talk hydronic system design software  in this week’s bonus episode  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

Want to expand the crew? How do you figure out what to charge your customers for their labor? Do you have enough money available to pay them? These are things that matter as you consider growing.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickels...

We’ve all got one or two things we hate about our job no matter how much we enjoy the rest of it.  The guys talk about their least favorite part of being plumbers.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign u...

Eric and Andy talk about lawn mowers and other totally random thoughts in the BS session.   Ever heard of a vole? Are they real? Should we be paying for lawn mowers? Hard hitting questions the world needs answered.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechani...

Eric and Andy recap some of the highlights of the ISH show in Frankfurt, Germany Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

What’s it like being the coolest Red Seal plumber on the island of Newfoundland? Listen to Danielle “Twig” Browne in this episode of MTGA and you’ll get to know her a bit more.  Twig has been a longtime proponent of being a good friend and mentor to anyone and everyone, please follow her over on IG or TikTok at @thelittlestplumber  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online...

It can be worth it and pay off in the end if you access how things are going, in life or in business, and identify some areas where you need to improve. The guys talk about things they need to work on in their own businesses.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Au...

Special guest, legend Andy Cam @i_love_plumbing sits down with us in Frankfurt, Germany at the ISH Trade Fair podcast studio for an awesome conversation about his long career as a plumbing and heating pro in the U.K.  Andy hosts The Heating & Plumbing Show on FIX Radio in London with his cohost Todd Glister.  Andy is the real deal, a class act and fun to talk with, we hope you enjoy our conver...

Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email

Ever wonder what it takes to start with a product idea and turn that idea into an actual thing?  Webstone Senior Product Manager Lisa Lyon sits down with us and friend of the show Travis Abaire, owner of TAP Plumbing & Heating, to talk about Webstone's Customer Council and how an idea turns into a real product we can use on our jobs.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2...

Janik Tscheschlok, sales manager at REMS Tools in Waiblingen, Germany joins the guys at the famous German tool factory.  The guys talk with Janik about their tour of the factory and more.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick...

The boys chat it up with Red Seal Tech Jason Norman, HVAC_JAY604 about trades life in Canada. Check it out to get a few service tips for the guys.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly...

IG’s Thatsteamfitterguy writes in to ask where do you find industry training. We share a few of our favorite places to get online and in person training.  Text the guys your ideas & feedback! Get a free 2 hour online course at www.propane.com/hybrid  Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https:/...

Navien’s Dave Hoskyn talks tech support and how to succeed in the field.  Manufacturers spend time and money to offer tech support for us in the field. Some do it better than others without a doubt. Our guest has been on the other end of the phone and in front of the training classroom  for many years and has some advice for us all on how to be successful when we need a lifeline.   Text the guys y...