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Board of Directors

President Dawn Bishop 856-628-1308 [email protected] Technical Vice President Mike Panco Retired 610-497-4480 [email protected] Legislative Vice President Clay Hathaway Furlow Associates 302-798-3515 [email protected] Membership Vice President Matthew Martin James Martin Company 215-669-2076 [email protected] Education Vice President Mike Panco Retired 610-497-4480 [email protected] Treasurer Bill O’Donnell, CPD, FASPE PWI Engineering 215-241-9100 [email protected] Administrative Secretary James Eyrich L&R Associates 267-308-0500 [email protected] Corresponding Secretary & Newsletter Editor David Smith Environetics 610-804-0069 [email protected] Webmaster Joseph Adams Worth & Company 267-362-1100 [email protected]

We are online at www.AspePhila.org.

COMMITTEES Board of Governors Dave Holst Ernie Rink Steve Ziga

Golf Committee Chair Bill O’Donnell, CPD, FASPE PWI Engineering 215-241-9100 [email protected] Product Show Chair Michael Panco Retired 610-497-4480 [email protected]

Affiliate Liaisons Alex Barbieri Barbieri & Kline 215-885-0440 [email protected] ASSE/ASPE Plumbing Design School Chair Mike Panco Furlow Associates 302-798-3515 [email protected] Social Activities Committee Dawn Bishop 856-628-1308 [email protected] (

September Issue Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society

Earn CEU and PDH credit at each Dinner Meeting.

Credit: Photo in banner by J. Fusco for GPTMC

Welcome to another year of interesting topics from your Philadelphia Chapter.

We will not be having a dinner meeting in September due to the National Convention in Chicago.

Our Plumbing School starts Sept 22nd, so if you are interested it is not too late. Plumbing School Application is on the website.

Also on the website is the Plumbing School Scholarship application.

Anyone looking for a job or has a position available, APSE Philadelphia will send an email blast with your information. Just send your information to [email protected].

ASPE Membership renewal notices are only sent via email. Please verify Na-tional ASPE has your current e-mail address on file by contacting Member-ship Assistant Racquel Rodriguez ([email protected])

President’s Message ............. 2

Technical Corner ................. 4

Legislative News ................... 6

Membership News ................ 8

Speaking Out ....................... 15

Affiliates Corner ................... 19

Last May’s Attendees .......... 24

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September 2014

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Welcome back to ASPE!!!

Hopefully all of you had a safe & spectacular summer! Septem-ber is my favorite month. All of the children have gone back to school and autumn activities are on their way. We took a break from ASPE activities in the summer months, but September brings the Golf Outing, Convention in Chicago, and the start of the Plumbing School. We will not be having a technical meeting this

month due to the timing of the National Convention this year. A thank you goes out to all of our upcoming presenters. We really appreciate the time and effort it takes to present! Thank you to Mike Panco for filling our schedule with quality topics and coordinating our Technical Meeting Topics &Speakers for the 2014-2015 year.

Dawn Bishop President

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September 2014

Dinner Meeting Announcement

THURSDAY, May 22nd

DINNER TECHNICAL TOPIC

Polypropylene Venting Systems from M&G DuraVent

Presented by:

Colin Fein

Associated Marketing

LOCATION: Clarion Hotel

76 Industrial Highway Essington, PA

Time: 6 - 8 PM

COST

$25.00 for Members $35.00 for Non-members

PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS BY

MONDAY BEFORE MEETING

FOR RESERVATIONS CONTACT:

Mike Panco [email protected]

Meeting qualifies for 1‐Hour Continuing Education Unit (No certificates will be provided)

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Hello everyone:

In June, I attended an all day seminar in Philadelphia con-ducted by a west coast con-struction management consult-ant called SDC & Associates from San Diego California. The

company agreed to waive the fee to allow me to attend and evaluate the program information for our ASPE chapter members.

The one-day seminar was very intensive covering every aspect of construction management to in-clude documentation, claims, change orders, RFI’S and many other critical areas needed to manage the construction of a large or small project. I guess by now you are wondering what does that have to do with my job? Read on.

Many other persons in positions as contractors, con-struction managers, and architects joined me. The discussions included the many ways that schedules budgets and errors can affect the outcome of well-managed projects. The industry as a whole is chang-ing thus causing less time for the Engineers and De-signers to do the designs meaning plans and specifi-cations are sometimes rushed. Design and build is very popular but both the Engineer and the Contrac-tor must both be joined and equally share the bur-den of responsibility of design changes that take place in the field. If your involvement is simply per-forming design and layouts, the course is not for you, but if you are in a position to attend all construction meetings with clients and contractors and responsi-ble for field changes and the associated cost analy-sis then this course is made for you and should attend the next time it is in Philadelphia. Mr. Anwar Hafeez President of the San Diego based company presents the program and you will find him very informative and interesting.

TECHNICAL CORNER

Show ers-ADA,Commercial, Residential

Electric Tankless Water Heaters

Proceptor Grease Interceptors

Drinking Fountains&Safety Equipment

Drains & Carriers

China Fixtures & Whirlpools

Trench Drains

*Stocked in Philadelphia

Roof Pipe Support Systems

Acid Waste Piping Systems

Wall Hydrants, Brass products

Show ers & Faucets

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Mike Panco Vice President,

Technical


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LEGISLATIVE NEWS

Welcome back to the ASPE New Year. Hopefully many of you are headed to

Chicago for the 2014 ASPE Convention & Exposition this September. I wish I

were going but life sometimes gets the way. There is still time to register ac-

cording to the national website. Please check out the ASPE National web-

site to register for the convention and see the society’s legislative issues, con-

cerns, and interests. Some of the more recent legislative highlights are the

updating of ASPE’s List of State & Local Codes and ASPE Standards Development. Check

out the website for the ASPE Board Report (Legislative Report) for more in-depth informa-

tion. In addition, I look forward to presenting and discussing with you new and existing

code and standards issues and changes throughout the new ASPE season.

Clay Hathaway Vice President,

Legislative


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September 2014

MEMBERSHIP NEWS It’s been a great summer! Was it hot for you? Fall is here that means

football and apple cider. This is the best time of year!

I would like to welcome the following new members,

Mr. Oris Thomas, of Loring Engineers, & Mr. James Branca.

We all look forward to seeing you at the meetings.

I would like to thank everyone for coming out to the 21st annual ASPE

Philadelphia golf outing. Please make sure you take a moment and thank our 2014

Sponsors.

Matthew Martin Vice President,

Membership


September 2014

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Special Acknowledgement Hello everyone: I have several items to cover this month and I will start with a reflection of the past two years. I would like to thank Steve Ziga for his leadership, devotion and direction to our Board and members. His ability to direct and listen has proven to motivate all of us. Our Golf outing, product show, monthly meetings and the Plumbing classes have always been suc-cessful and all of us have dedicated many hours of work to make this happen. That being said we move into the next couple of years with new leadership and new challenges that will need to be accom-plished. One major improvement was our Website, we asked for help and someone stepped up to the plate and hit a homerun, thank you Joe Adams. Our newsletter has greatly improved and ads have never looked greater, thank you Dave Smith.

By now you see where I am heading right? We are always looking for members to come and help us with projects and committees that the Board han-dles along with our monthly responsibilities that must be completed, so if interested let us know and come sit in on one of our Board meetings and we will find something for you to do! On the Plumbing Class side I have made a few ad-justments to the class schedules, so for everyone that teaches look for the schedule next week and remark your calendar’s with your new dates, if for any rea-son you have other commitments please let me know. Lastly our Solar Heating instructor has notified me that they cannot do this year’s class, if anyone knows of someone that can help us instruct for this topic please contact me. Mike Panco VP Education


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1360 Elmwood Avenue Cranston, RI 02910 Ph (800) 222-1208 Fax (401) 941-5310 www.leonardvalve.com

Since 1913, Leonard Valve Company has been the quality leader in the manufacture of thermostatic water mixing valves. All Leonard valves are factory preassembled and tested before shipment, and we offer a complete range of products to meet all of your temperature control requirements, including S.3874 (lead free) listed valves.

Leonard Representative: Robert Burns Associates 4009-B Market Street Aston, PA 19014 Ph (610) 497-1722 Fax (610) 497-8722 [email protected]

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SPEAKING OUT Unintended Consequences In the June 2014 Plumbing Engineer, the editor Jim Schneider, wrote about “Unintended Consequences.” He talks about low flow fixtures and the potential problems of not having sufficient water flow in water supply pipes to maintain wa-ter quality. Since water is such a great medium for growing bacteria and scaveng-ing minerals from whatever is nearby, standing idle in the piping system can accen-tuate the loss of quality. He talks about the growth and expansion of the cases of Legionella, reduction of chlorine in the water and its ability to provide proper dis-infection over time.

So what’s next?

How about low flow toilets and other conserving plumbing fixtures. How low can we go? When enough of the existing toilets are replaced with new, will the old sewers start clogging? Will older or even new sewers that are not installed at uniform slope, or settle and create flat spots or reverse slope sections start clogging?

Remember, in a previous article I wrote that these new low flow fixtures with a reduction in wa-ter consumption won’t save us money like we would normally expect (why else would we use them). The fixed cost at the water and sewage treatment plants cannot go down. There will always be new treat-

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Dave Holst

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BELL & GOSSETT (http://bellgossett.com) Centrifugal Pumps, Heat Transfer Equipment, Hydronic Specialties, Wastewater Pumps and

Packages, Pressure Boosters and Heat Transfer Packages

CEMLINE CORPORATION (www.cemline.com) Unfired Water Heaters, Clean Steam Generators, Electric Water Heaters, Storage Tanks

DANFOSS / GRAHAM (www.namc.danfoss.com) Variable Speed Drives, Soft Starters

DOMESTIC PUMP (http://bellgossett.com/boiler-feed-condensate-pumping-packages) Condensate Handling Equipment, Boiler Feed Units, Industrial & Clinical Vacuum Pumps

FLEX HOSE (www.flexhose.com) Pump Connectors, Expansion Joints, Expansion Loops

G & L PUMPS – GOULDS (www.completewatersystems.com/brands/goulds/) Centrifugal Pumps, Stainless Steel Pumps, Multistage Pumps, High Pressure Pumps

HOFFMAN SPECIALTY (http://bellgossett.com/steam-specialties) Vents, Traps, Strainers, Condensate Pumps, Temperature Regulators, Tempering Valves

MARLEY-SPX COOLING TECHNOLOGIES CO. (www.spxcooling.com) Cooling Towers: Wood, Steel & Fiberglass. Packaged & Field Erected, Parts and Repairs

McDONNELL & MILLER (http://unitedstates.xylemappliedwater.com/brands/mcdonell-miller) Boiler Safety Controls, Pressure Relief Valves, Flow Switches, Liquid Level Controls

NY Thermal-NTI (www.nythermal.com) High Efficiency Boilers, Water Heaters, Furnaces, Solar Thermal

PEP FILTERS (www.pepfilters.com) Water Filtration Systems

WATTS RADIANT (www.wattsradiant.com)

Hydronic and Electric Radiant Floor Heating & Snow Melting

WESSELS TANK (www.westank.com) Stock and Custom Fabrication ASME Code Storage Tanks

WINTERS INSTRUMENTS (www.winters.com) Pressure Gauges, Thermometers

R. D. BITZER CO., INC.

PUMPS, CONTROLS, HEATING/COOLING SPECIALTIES, HEAT EXCHANGERS, PLUMBING PRODUCTS

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AFFILIATES CORNER

THE BAASE COMPANY, INC.

140 RAILROAD DRIVE WARMINSTER, PA 18974-0052

PHONE NO. 215-364-8855 FAX NO. 215-364-3050 WEBSITE: www.baaseco.com

Lowell Musselman Joel Di Giacinto Dorothea Graham Glenn Hall Chad Hayes

AERCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH EFFICIENCY

GAS FIRED WATER HEATERS AND BOILERS INDIRECT FIRED WATER HEATERS PACKAGED STEAM GENERATOR

CHROMALOX HEAT TRACING

FREEZE PROTECTION SNOW MELTING, ROOF & GUTTER DEICING

THRUSH COMPANY INC. INLINE ALL BRONZE PUMPS

PRESSURE BOOSTERS

WEIL PUMP COMPANY SUMP AND SEWAGE PUMPS

FIBERGLASS SUMP & SEWAGE BASINS

CANARIIS CORPORATION PACKAGED PUMPING STATIONS

UL LISTED – MULTIPLE PUMPS – VARIABLE SPEED

Fall is here and everyone is getting back in the swing of things. Hopefully you were able to join us at the recent Golf Outing. This is a very busy ASPE month between the Golf Outing and the ASPE National Con-vention in Chicago.

Due to the National Convention we are not having a Technical Dinner Meeting in September. Hopefully you are able to join your ASPE Colleges at the Convention. Please look to support our Affiliates who do a great job of supporting our Chapter by Sponsoring Holes at the Golf Outing, Attending Technical Meetings, Being Table Top Presenters, by Advertising in our Newslet-ter, to name a few. Have you taken a look at the various Ads in this Newsletter lately? The Affiliates are here to support you! Your Philadelphia ASPE Affiliate Liaison, Alex Barbieri [email protected]

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L & R ASSOCIATES, INC. 2262 North Penn Road, P.O. Box 68, Hatfield, PA 19440

Phone: 267-308-0500 ♦ Fax: 267-308-0505 NJ & DE: 1-800-523-6810 ♦ www.landrassocinc.com

[email protected]

PLUMBING

Airgenerate AMT Ashland Pump

Encon Safety Products Evosolar Gastite Heat-Flo Heating Products omar

Lawler Manufacturing VI Industries ureSeal

TVI

www.airgenerate.com www.amechtech.com www.ashlandpump.com www.enconsafety.com www.evosolar.us www.gastite.com www.heat-flo.com www.jomar.com www.lawlervalve.com www.pvi.com www.thesureseal.com www.plasticvalves.com

Electric Heat Pumps Booster Systems Utility, Battery Backup, Sump, Effluent, Sewage, Grinder, Small Non-Clog pumps And accessories Safety Equipment Solar Thermal Products Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) Solutions for Hydronic, Radiant, and Water Htg. Ball Valves Thermostatic Mixing Valves Water Heaters Inline Floor Drain Trap Sealers Thermoplastic Valves

HVAC AquaMotion, Inc.

Crete-Heat E-Zoil Heatrim (Mestek)

Heat Link

Northwestern Ohio Foam Products NOFP)

QHT, Inc., Biasi, Firebird

upreme Industries Tjernlund

www.aquamotionhvac.com www.crete-heat.com www.ezoil.com www.mestek.com www.heatlinkgroup.com www.nofp.com www.QHTinc.com www.firebirdboilers.us www.tjernlund.com

U.S. Designed & Built Pumps & Hydronic Products Radiant Floor Foam Insulation Heating Oil Treatment Products Hydronic Baseboard / ThermaQuiet / Synergy / Elegance Pex-A tubing for radiant and plumbing applications Foam Insulation Products Fuel Efficient Adaptable Boilers and Heaters Turbo Crimper / Tapemaster Ventilation Products

OTHER Delta Breez Green Revolution G-Strut simet JM Boiler Works, Inc.

Veltia US

VizCo-US, Inc.

www.deltabreez.com www.startthegreenrevolution.com www.gregorycorp.com www.isimet.com www.jjmboilerworks.com www.veltia.com www.vizco.com

Bathroom Ventilation Fans Energy Management Solutions Galvanized Steel / Strut Utility Controllers Condensate Neutralizer Tubes/Tanks Efficient, Hygienic, and Environmentally Friendly Hand Dryers Innovative Plumbing Products, Bull Dog Pans, Bulldog Alarms, and Pipe Guards


September 2014

Thank you to our 2014 Sponsors Trophy Sponsor

GREEN TUTLE/ PROCEPTOR

Corporate Sponsors COPE WARDELL AMMON ASSOCIATES

BJ TERRONI RICH TOMKINS COMPANY

UPONOR DELTA FAUCET

BRADFORD WHITE MIKE SNYDER & ASSOCIATES

FROET INDUSTRIES ROCKFORD SEPERATORS

HYDRO SERVICE & SUPPLY LUBRIZOL

JAMES MARTIN COMPANY ZURN

MILWAUKEE VALVE L&R ASSOCIATES

DELVAL EQUIPMENT W&K ENVIRONMENTAL

CLAPP ASSOCIATES ROBERT BROWN ASSOCIATES (SSI) SUPRESSION SYSTEMS INC

BARBEIRI & KLINE HIGHLAND TANK & MANUFACTURING

ROBERT BURNS ASSOCIATES ROI MARKETING

NIBCO VICTAULIC

Hole Sponsors

WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANY WILLIAM BETZ COMPANY

PENN PUMP

Chapter Presidents Since Inception:

Dawn Bishop 2014-2016 Steve Ziga 2012-2014 Jerry S. Oflazian 2008-2012 Joseph M. Smaul 2008-2008 R. Paul Silvestre 2004-2008 Bill O'Donnell 2003-2004 Curtis Ray 2000-2003 David Moreno 1998-2000 Bill O’Donnell 1996-1998 Dave Holst 1994-1996 Ernie Rink 1993-1994 Joe Gallucio 1992-1993 Sevanti Jain 1990-1992 Ernie Rink 1988-1990 David Orrell 1986-1988 Thomas Coughlin 1984-1986 Robert Wagman 1982-1984 George Letherbury 1979-1982 Robert Hunter * 1978-1979 *Interim President

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SPEAKING OUT

ment costs and regulations. Water and sewer rates will continue to rise even as we conserve.

How about these new products used by the interior decorators that contain polypropylene, poly-ethylene and other new materials. They can actually increase the potential for danger in a fire from the release of deadly fumes. That is, they tell us, if they are not installed and protected properly.

Southern California is going through a severe drought. So what do we see on the news, a large water main ruptures in LA and dumps millions of gallons of fresh water down the drain. Equally detri-mental was the recent earthquake in northern California with broken water mains and again the loss of millions of gallons of water.

Hope you had a nice summer! Stayed out of the water; stayed out of the sun; conserved water; and drank lots of $2.00 bottles of filtered water to stay hydrated when you could have just as easily drank $0.03 a glass of tap water from your own sink. Oh well, you were on vacation. And by the way, if you drank the tap water, you also just reduced the waste by not using a plastic disposable bottle. Now, that’s an unintended consequence.

Dave Holst, MPLS in 2014

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IN ATTENDANCE AT MAY’S DINNER MEETING

Dawn Bishop

Steve Ziga

Mike Panco

Sean Hughes

Greg Shields

Jonathan Gardea

Paul Silvestre

Dave Holst

Dave Smith

Jim Eyrich

Ernie Rink

Patrick Mullen

Patrick Shovlin

Ken White

Jim McCreary

Larry DiGiovanni

Bob Radford

Bruce Falkenstein

Alex Barbieri

Servanti Jain

Alex Baugh

Wynton Moore

Lisa Conover

Jerry Wagner

COME AND JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES

IN OCT.!

ASPE 2014-15 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

September 11th 2014 Golf outing (Thursday)

September 18th 2014 No Meeting - (Convention)

October 23rd 2014 Polypropylene Venting Systems from M&G DuraVent

November 20th 2014 Water Conservation

December 18th 2014 NJ’s Adopted Codes Presentation

January 22nd 2015 Ultra pure water systems

February 26th 2015 Domestic Water Booster Pumping Packages – Sizing, Specifying, Operating

March 26th 2015 To Be Determined

April 23rd 2015 Sizing and application of Tankless water heaters

May 21st 2015 Sizing and application of medical gas

June 2015 To Be Determined

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