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.
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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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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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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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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
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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
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
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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