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  2. Home Depot, Lowe's under pressure as housing recovery ... - AOL

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    That followed Home Depot's 0.3% drop in comparable sales for the fourth quarter, the company reported February 21. ... And though lumber prices have fallen sharply, the firm noted for many "core ...

  3. ‘Keep it simple, stupid’: Former Home Depot CEO ... - AOL

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    Former Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli recently weighed in on the affordability crisis. ... Nardelli was referring to the 9.1% annual increase in the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in June ...

  4. Cross-linked polyethylene - Wikipedia

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    A cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipe. Cross-linked polyethylene, commonly abbreviated PEX, XPE or XLPE, is a form of polyethylene with cross-links.It is used predominantly in building services pipework systems, hydronic radiant heating and cooling systems, domestic water piping, insulation for high tension (high voltage) electrical cables, and baby play mats.

  5. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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    Copper pipe and tubing was widely used for domestic water systems in the latter half of the twentieth century. Demand for copper products has fallen due to the dramatic increase in the price of copper, resulting in increased demand for alternative products including PEX and stainless steel.

  6. Home Depot - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. American multinational home improvement supplies retailing company The Home Depot, Inc. An aerial view of a Home Depot in Onalaska, Wisconsin Company type Public Traded as NYSE: HD DJIA component S&P 100 component S&P 500 component Industry Retail (home improvement) Founded February 6 ...

  7. National pipe thread - Wikipedia

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    National Pipe Taper Fuel (NPTF, also called Dryseal American National Standard Taper Pipe Thread, defined by ASME B1.20.3) is designed to provide a more leak-free seal without the use of PTFE tape (often referred to by the popular brand name "Teflon") or another sealant compound. NPTF threads have the same basic shape but with crest and root ...

  8. Robert Nardelli - Wikipedia

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    Blake had served as Nardelli's deputy at both GE Power Systems and Home Depot. During his tenure at The Home Depot, Nardelli met President George W. Bush at the White House in 2002 and was appointed to Bush's Council on Service and Civic Participation (although he is no longer a member). [10] Nardelli also hosted a garden reception/fundraiser ...

  9. Threaded pipe - Wikipedia

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    Therefore many municipal plumbing codes restrict the use of threaded plastic pipe fittings. Both British standard and National pipe thread standards specify a thread taper of 1:16; the change in diameter is one sixteenth the distance travelled along the thread. The nominal diameter is achieved some small distance (the "gauge length") from the ...