There’s a one-panel strip of the absurdist newspaper comic “The Far Side” that I remember well from childhood. It shows human-sized insects sitting in a theater for a horror movie called “Return of the Killer Windshield.” It still makes me laugh when I think about it, but the joke probably works better visually than verbally.

Selecting the right plumbing products for any commercial job is a balancing act that would make circus clowns proud — budget, function, conservation, maintenance, who’s going to use the fixtures and how.

MrPEX Systems introduces a new style of extruded aluminum heat-transfer plate for 3/8” or 1/2” PEX tubing in the same plate.

Bradford White’s Infiniti K Series of tankless water heaters is the smarter way to go tankless, the company says.

Legend’s HyperPure PE-RT tubing is a flexible plastic hot and cold potable-water tube that is 100% recyclable, thus no more jobsite waste, the company points out.

ROHL’s 3/4-inch Thermostatic Shower Rough is compatible with all ROHL Bath Series trim plates.

Viega’s Visign flush plates are made from premium materials and designed to meet the highest demands in both appearance and operating comfort, the company states.

Delta’s Pivotal Kitchen Collection was designed with a global appeal in mind. Available in chrome, arctic stainless, polished nickel and black stainless, coordinating metal soap dispenser.

LSP’s latest innovation is the One Stop Box  — a universal platform that acts as a washing-machine outlet box, ice-maker outlet box, gas box, auxiliary drain, condensate drain and fire-rated versions.

Sloan has modernized its Optima sensor faucet line with more than 300 models introduced.