Watts and Syncta Create a Connected Flood Protection System Over the past five years, connected technology and internet-enabled products have become an integral part of our everyday lives. From video doorbells to household appliances, connected products provide us with valuable information, alerts, and allow us to perform tasks remotely through an app on our phone […]
How Do I Become a Backflow Tester?
How Do I Become a Backflow Tester? If you’re looking to become a certified backflow tester, there are two things that you’ll need – to take a certification course and purchase a gauge. Because state and local requirements vary a great deal, it’s best to start by finding your local chapter of the American Backflow […]
March 11th is World Plumber’s Day
March 11th is World Plumber’s Day In one of my blog posts last year, I wrote about how there’s a “celebration” day or month for just about everything. Some of them, like National Cheese Day (June 4th), might elicit more excitement than March’s National Celery Month. But others, like today’s World Plumbing day, were created […]
Say Hello to Chris – Our New Sales Executive
Syncta is excited to welcome Chris, our new Sales Executive to the team. Read on to learn more about him and his take on technology.
Keeping Your Drinking Water Safe
It’s been more than five years since the water crisis began in Flint, Michigan. It all started in April 2014 when the city switched their water supply to the Flint River in an effort to save money. Inadequate treatment of the highly polluted water resulted in corrosion in the pipes, which leached lead into the […]
Deepening Our Partnership With Watts
Last July, Syncta was excited to announce our partnership with Watts. Pairing our knowledge of backflow testing software with Watts’ robust hardware offerings in the backflow and plumbing industries made great sense. Since last summer, Syncta and Watts have worked closely together to gain a better understanding of how we can use respective expertise to […]
National Syncta Day
Did you know there’s a national day of celebration for just about everything? After overdosing on cute kitty videos on National Cat Day October 29th, our nation ushered in many other “special” days in November, including National Sandwich Day, National Chicken Lady Day (it’s real – look it up), and National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine […]
Black Friday is Busy for Plumbers
I know Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, and that many of you are busy planning your holiday menu and plotting out your route for Black Friday deals. But did you know that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers? Affectionately referred to as Brown Friday in the […]
Standing Out in a Male-Dominated Industry
When I first started in the plumbing industry in 2009, I was nervous about moving into a male-dominated industry. I was still young in my professional career, and while I showed respectable growth in my former roles at a start-up company, moving from Administrative Assistant, to Sales Assistant to Sales Executive in less than two […]
Fix a Leak Week!
Did you know that across the US, leaks cause a waste of more than 1 trillion gallons of water annually? Yep! That’s a lot of water! This week is Fix a Leak week, so let’s take a look at simple ways to identify leaks, and how to remedy them. Fix a leak week culprits – […]