PLUMBING • IRRIGATION • KITCHEN & BATH •UNDERGROUND • ASPE September, 2010 Issue 9 Volume 7 PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID ATLANTA, GA Permit NO 7926 Carolina Plumbing News P.O. Box 68 Bethlehem, Georgia 30620 THE PIPELINE 16 Pages Cary Hamilton Territory Manager CONTINUED on PAGE 3 CONTINUED on PAGE 3 CONTINUED on PAGE 3 38 th Annual Plumbers Invitational Open Cregger Company Greenville, S.C. Promotes Max Savant to Branch Manager Ferguson Enterprises Annual Tradeshow A Huge Success Ferguson Enterprises Merges Midlands and Upstate SC Areas Mechanical Contractors of North Carolina Hosts Summer Expo at Raleigh Fairgrounds Mechanical Contractors Association of North Caro- lina (MC of NC) is pleased to announce they held their Summer Expo and Continu- ing Education seminar at the Raleigh Fairgrounds on September 17, 2010. Co- hosting the event were sev- CONTINUED on PAGE 3 On Friday September 17, 2010, the 38 th Annual Plumb- ers Invitational Golf Tourna- ment was held at Hejaz Shrine Golf Club, located at 200 Ranch Rd in Mauldin, SC. Attendees checked-in Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. has combined the three Upstate SC locations, which include Anderson, Green- ville and Spartanburg with the five midland locations which include Farrow Road, Downtown Columbia, Lexing- ton, Sumter, and Florence. This merger was completed in February and resulted in a more effective organiza- tion. Ferguson felt there was an opportunity to improve their cost structure and le- verage the talents and re- courses of their associates. Additionally, with customers ranging farther and farther to find work, this new foot- print allows consistency across a much broader ge- ography. Lou Tocci, General Man- ager of the newly merged locations, recently stated to the Plumbing News that “The merger has been a very positive one for our custom- ers and associates, and I believe it also allows us to bring some organization to the vendor equation whether we’re talking about PVF, plumbing, lighting or appliances. We’ve been able to redeploy HR re- sources to maximize our potential, put people in the right roles to service our customers and ultimately grow our market share. It’s provided an opportunity to generate internal promo- tions and position people to their advantage in an other- wise challenging economy.” Ferguson is very optimis- tic about the potential of this merger and hopes their cus- tomers and associates will continue to see the benefits of sharing resources in South Carolina. On Thursday September 16th, Greenville, SC hosted a Ferguson Team Rewards Trade Show Day. Over 175 customers were greeted to 30 Vendors dis- playing and promoting their new products. The customers enjoyed a delicious barbeque lunch provided by Professional Catering. As customers en- tered the show, they were greeted with a free 5 gallon Ferguson bucket in which to put their literature and ven- dor information along with a hat or t-shirt. Prizes included a 32" flat panel TV, fishing rods, power tools, golf clubs, Richard Petty Driving Expe- Cregger Company, lo- cated in Greenville, S.C., is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Max Savant to Branch Manager. Max began his career in the industry over 20 years ago and joined Cregger Com- pany in November 2009, working in the HVAC depart- ment. Max now holds the position of Branch Manager and is responsible for devel- oping and managing the daily operational aspects of the branch and to increase sales, profitability and to continue to keep customers and employees satisfied to the fullest extent. In a recent interview with the Plumbing News, Max stated “I really enjoy my ca- reer here at Cregger and love how we are our own in- dividual branch but we also have the resources of a cor- poration that provides us with the ability to help main- Hello Plumbing Pros. I hope you all have enjoyed the warm weather. I wanted to pass along a couple of dates to mark on your calendars. First is the 14 th Annual Carolina’s Chapter ABPA (American Backflow Pre- vention Association) Confer- ence on Tuesday October 5 th . The event will be held at the Alfred M. Brown Operation Cen- ter located in Concord, NC. For more info go to www.carolinas chapter abpa.com or call Mr. Ronnie West at (910) 818-6118. The second event I would like to tell you about is the 4 th An- nual PHCC-NC CE Golf Tour- nament. This year’s tourna- ment will be held at Rock Barn Golf Course on Friday Novem- ber 12 th . There are still plenty of opportunities for golf foursomes and singles, as well as sponsor- ships. For more info contact Carla Gilbert at (919) 532-0522 Ext. 202 or via email at [email protected]. Have a great month. Attendees of MC of NC Summer Expo browsed the latest and greatest products at the vendor tradeshow 2010 PIO 1st Place Team: Joey Smith, Johnathan Evatt, Corey Freeman, and Barry Ward Ferguson Tradeshow Grand Prize Flat-Screen TV is awarded to Jeffrey Lynn (left) of Greenville County Schools
Cregger Company Greenville,S.C. Promotes Max Savant to
Branch Manager
Ferguson EnterprisesAnnual Tradeshow
A Huge Success
Ferguson EnterprisesMerges Midlands and
Upstate SC Areas
Mechanical Contractors ofNorth Carolina Hosts SummerExpo at Raleigh Fairgrounds
Mechanical ContractorsAssociation of North Caro-lina (MC of NC) is pleasedto announce they held theirSummer Expo and Continu-
ing Education seminar at theRaleigh Fairgrounds onSeptember 17, 2010. Co-hosting the event were sev-
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On Friday September 17,2010, the 38th Annual Plumb-ers Invitational Golf Tourna-ment was held at Hejaz
Shrine Golf Club, located at200 Ranch Rd in Mauldin,SC. Attendees checked-in
Ferguson Enterprises,Inc. has combined the threeUpstate SC locations, whichinclude Anderson, Green-ville and Spartanburg withthe five midland locationswhich include Farrow Road,Downtown Columbia, Lexing-ton, Sumter, and Florence.This merger was completedin February and resulted ina more effective organiza-tion. Ferguson felt there wasan opportunity to improvetheir cost structure and le-verage the talents and re-courses of their associates.Additionally, with customersranging farther and fartherto find work, this new foot-print allows consistencyacross a much broader ge-ography.
Lou Tocci, General Man-ager of the newly mergedlocations, recently stated tothe Plumbing News that“The merger has been a verypositive one for our custom-ers and associates, and Ibelieve it also allows us to
bring some organization tothe vendor equationwhether we’re talking aboutPVF, plumbing, lighting orappliances. We’ve beenable to redeploy HR re-sources to maximize ourpotential, put people in theright roles to service ourcustomers and ultimatelygrow our market share. It’sprovided an opportunity togenerate internal promo-tions and position people totheir advantage in an other-wise challenging economy.”
Ferguson is very optimis-tic about the potential of thismerger and hopes their cus-tomers and associates willcontinue to see the benefitsof sharing resources inSouth Carolina.
On Thursday September16th, Greenville, SC hosteda Ferguson Team RewardsTrade Show Day.
Over 175 customers weregreeted to 30 Vendors dis-playing and promoting theirnew products.
The customers enjoyeda delicious barbeque lunchprovided by Professional
Catering. As customers en-tered the show, they weregreeted with a free 5 gallonFerguson bucket in which toput their literature and ven-dor information along with ahat or t-shirt. Prizes includeda 32" flat panel TV, fishingrods, power tools, golf clubs,Richard Petty Driving Expe-Cregger Company, lo-
cated in Greenville, S.C., ispleased to announce therecent promotion of MaxSavant to Branch Manager.Max began his career in theindustry over 20 years agoand joined Cregger Com-pany in November 2009,working in the HVAC depart-ment. Max now holds theposition of Branch Managerand is responsible for devel-oping and managing thedaily operational aspects of
the branch and to increasesales, profitability and tocontinue to keep customersand employees satisfied tothe fullest extent.
In a recent interview withthe Plumbing News, Maxstated “I really enjoy my ca-reer here at Cregger andlove how we are our own in-dividual branch but we alsohave the resources of a cor-poration that provides uswith the ability to help main-
Hello Plumbing Pros. I hopeyou all have enjoyed the warmweather. I wanted to pass alonga couple of dates to mark onyour calendars. First is the 14th
Annual Carolina’s ChapterABPA (American Backflow Pre-vention Association) Confer-ence on Tuesday October 5th.The event will be held at theAlfred M. Brown Operation Cen-ter located in Concord, NC. Formore info go to www.carolinaschapter abpa.com or call Mr.Ronnie West at (910) 818-6118.The second event I would liketo tell you about is the 4th An-nual PHCC-NC CE Golf Tour-nament. This year’s tourna-ment will be held at Rock BarnGolf Course on Friday Novem-ber 12th. There are still plenty ofopportunities for golf foursomesand singles, as well as sponsor-ships. For more info contactCarla Gilbert at (919) 532-0522Ext. 202 or via email [email protected]. Havea great month.
Attendees of MC of NC Summer Expo browsed the latest andgreatest products at the vendor tradeshow
2010 PIO 1st Place Team: Joey Smith, Johnathan Evatt, CoreyFreeman, and Barry Ward
Ferguson Tradeshow Grand Prize Flat-Screen TV is awarded toJeffrey Lynn (left) of Greenville County Schools
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Creggertain and control our inven-tory needs, and to help bet-ter serve our customerbase.”
Max Savant grew up inLouisiana and attendedMcNeese University. He cur-rently resides in Greenville,SC and in his time away fromworks enjoys watching andplaying sports and hunting.
You may contact MaxSavant at 864-235-2552.
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eral business partners in-cluding Carrier Corp, WaterFurnace, DNL Parts, NBHandy, East Coast and sev-eral others that provide in-formation on the latest prod-ucts available in the indus-try.
Over 250 people at-tended the event and indi-viduals attending the edu-cation programs earned 6hours of continuing educa-tions credits and gainedknowledge about Code Re-view and Business Prac-tices.
Mechanical Contractorsof North Carolina provideda Southern Buffet cateredby Murphy House and at-tendees were given doorprizes as they left the expowhich included an iPad, gasgrill, and money.
The Mechanical Con-tractors of North Carolina’s
Mechanical
rience Gift Certificates,Ferguson jackets, and othergreat prizes.
We are still hearing ravereviews from customersand vendors who are hail-ing it as the “Best TradeShow EVER in Greenville”.Customers remarked howour competition isn’t doinganything nearly as big andelaborate as this and theyappreciated the fact thatthey could see so manyproducts at one time, meetwith reps, have opportuni-ties for 1 day only specialpricing as well as spendsome good one-on-one timewith their Ferguson SalesAssociate. Great Succ-ess!!
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between 9:30 and 10:30amand the shotgun start was at11am. 130 people partici-pated with 33 teams. Every-one who attended the eventreceived a goody bag asthey arrived and 1st, 2nd, 3rd
and last place winners re-ceived trophies. 1st placewinners included JoeySmith, Barry Ward, CoreyFreeman, and JonathanEvatt. 2nd place winnerswere Jonathan Cole, DavidBallew, Tom Watson, andTim Gilson. 3rd place winnerswere Brad Hawkins, RonnieFisher, Paul Jenson, andDon Lancaster. Closest topin winners included, BruceRedmon, Richard Randall,
Joey Smith, and Bill Fritts.Congratulations to all thewinners!
To end the beautiful, funfilled day, everyone enjoyeda delicious BBQ dinner andeveryone had their namedrawn for a door prize. Thisgolf tournament was held toraise money for 5 differentcharities including, ShrinersHospital for Children,Anmed Hospital for specialneeds children, St. FrancisHospital, SCMA Scholar-ship fund, and TuberousSclerosis. The 2010 GolfCommittee would like tothank everyone for attend-ing this event and for theircontinued support. Becauseof your donations, they wereable to help young childrenin many different ways.
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Rheem Integrated HVAC & WaterHeating System Powered by TanklessTechnology First of its Kind from a
Single ManufacturerRheem recently intro-
duced its new IntegratedHVAC & Water Heating Sys-tem Powered by TanklessTechnology, a product thatoffers home heating and hotwater from a single source.When combined with Rheem
cooling equipment, the sys-tem offers complete air andwater home comfort. TheRheem Integrated HVAC &Water Heating System is thefirst of its kind to be de-signed, built, and warrantedby a single manufacturer,
ensuring seamless productintegration that can createone of the most efficienthome comfort systems pos-sible.
"As the only manufac-turer of both HVAC and wa-ter heating solutions,Rheem is the first companyto develop a truly integratedHVAC and water heatingsystem, built by one manu-facturer, designed to pro-vide complete whole-homeair and water comfort," saidRheem CEO JR Jones."While other companiesmay produce one portion ofan integrated system offer-ing, the Rheem IntegratedHVAC & Water Heating Sys-tem is the first to use prod-ucts designed to work spe-cifically with each other.
This innovative break-through product providesmultiple benefits forhomeowners and tremen-dous selling advantages forHVAC and plumbing con-tractors."
The heart of the Inte-grated HVAC & Water Heat-ing System is Rheemtankless technology, whichin this new application notonly fulfills hot water needs,but also provides heating tothe entire home. When aRheem tankless waterheater is matched with aRheem hydronic air handler,hot water is circulatedthrough the hydronic airhandler to provide warmthand is then re-circulatedback to the tankless waterheater to ensure that nowater is wasted. This pairingof products provides a soft,comfortable heat to thehome while maintaining
comfortable humidity levelsregardless of the climate.
The Integrated HVAC &Water Heating System alsooffers a unique installationbenefit for contractors bycutting the number of gasappliances installed in ahome comfort system inhalf. Rather than runningseparate gas lines and ventsystems for both the waterheater and furnace, con-tractors only need one gasline and one vent system.
Tankless water heaters,when appropriately sized,are capable of providing ahome with continuous, effi-cient hot water, making thenew integrated comfort sys-tem a highly efficient prod-uct with low operating costs.Featuring the industry's bestminimum flow rate, Rheemtankless water heaters offernew burner technology and
www.mcofnc.org purpose isto promote a high level ofexcellence and profession-alism in the mechanical con-tracting industry by provid-ing its members with con-tinuing education in provenbest business practices aswell as the highest level ofcode training.
They would like to thankeveryone who attended andfor their continued supportof the industry!
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October 23-27th, 2010HARDI Annual Fall ConferenceLOCATION: Pennsylvania Conference CenterCONTACT: http://aspe.org
October 30 - November 30th, 20102010 ASPE National ConventionLOCATION: 209 Ryder Lane, Anderson S.C.CONTACT: Kathy Benson 864-934-7699
October 27-30th, 2010CONNECT 2010: 128th Annual ConventionLOCATION: Las Vegas, NVCONTACT:http://eweb.phccweb.org
November 5th, 2010PHCC-NC C.E. ClassLOCATION: RaleighCONTACT: Carla Gilbert 919-532-0522
November 5th, 2010PHCC-NC C.E. ClassLOCATION: CanoverCONTACT: Carla Gilbert 919-532-0522
November 12th, 20104th Annual PHCC-NC CE Golf TournamentLOCATION: Rock Barn G.C.CONTACT: Carla Gilbert 919-532-0522
October 3-6th, 2010Affiliated Distributors North AmericaLOCATION: Dallas, TXCONTACT: http://mya-d.net
October 8th, 2010PHCC-NC C.E. ClassLOCATION: RaleighCONTACT: Carla Gilbert 919-532-0522
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October 15-17th, 2010DPHA ConferenceLOCATION: Hollywood, FlCONTACT: www.dpha.net
October 22-23rd, 2010PHCC-NC C.E. ClassLOCATION: GreensboroCONTACT: Carla Gilbert 919-532-0522
December 3rd, 2010PHCC-NC C.E. ClassLOCATION: RaleighCONTACT: Carla Gilbert 919-532-0522
1st Tuesday of Every Month 6PMColumbia Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: Damon’s GrillContact: 803-407-2643
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3rd Tuesday of Every MonthRaleigh Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: NCSU University ClubCONTACT: www.aspe-raleigh.org
4th Tuesday of Every MonthCharlotte Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: To be determinedCONTACT: Hal Angel at 704-525-3388
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Milwaukee® Introduces NewVoltage Detector with LED
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation continues to ex-pand their Test and Measurement line with the introductionof the new CAT IV 1000 volt Voltage Detector with LED.Serving as a solution for two user needs, the product notonly detects voltage at a wide range of 50-1000 AC withthe highest safety rating available, but also integrates anextra bright LED work light to illuminate the work space.
“We continue to focus on developing tools with greatperformance and outstanding value,” says Jon Morrow,Director of Marketing, Test and Measurement for Milwau-kee Electric Tool Corporation. “The new Voltage Detectorwith LED provides all the features our end users are de-manding with an integrated LED work light that is 3 timesbrighter, an integrated buzzer, and the highest safety rat-ing of CAT IV 1000 volts. Most importantly, we’ve built-in apower-on indicator so that users will always know if theirbatteries are working before testing.”
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Scenes from the 38th Annual Plumber’s Invitational OPen
Bryan Harvey, ProSource; Mark Medlin, LR GorrellCo.; Shane Blackwell, Southern Mechanical; and
Randall Nelson, Stover Mechanical
Larry Coggins, (ret.); Joel Shropshier, GatewaySupply; Joe Robinson, (ret.); Craig Londe, Beck
Plumbing
Greg Roland, Max Savant, Vince Guillory, and JayKimbel of Team Cregger Co.
Bruce Redmon, Redmon Elec.; Steve Bradshaw,Evergreen Medical; Harold Jones , (ret.); Joe Welsh,
Cotton & Welsh
Dick Latty, (ret.); Stuart Barber, Trace Construction;Jake Wade, Beck Plumbing; Chris Loewer,
Condustrial
Mark Henderson, Ferguson; Ricky Lister, StoverMechanical; David Ballew Jr., Greenville News; and
Sid Acker, (ret.)
Tom Sears, Condustrial; Danny Donaldson, GSMechanical; Ryan Barbare, Lanthan & BarbareAttnys.; and Dennis Armstrong, Triple A Services
Jerry Carr, Acosta; Justin Davis, Ferguson; JamesCraft, Cryovac; and Barry Benson, Greenville News
Chad Oyervides, Allstate Ins.; Michael Rhymer,Ferguson; Daniel Bowen, Menuworks; and Mark
Evergetis, PMR
Event Host Elmo Strickland (far right) hands out raffleprizes
Eric Fore and Rick Oyervides of Stover Mechanicalshow off raffle prizes
3rd Place Team: Paul Jensen of Trane and DonLancaster of Stover Mechanical Not Pictured: Brad
Hawkins and Ronnie Fisher
2nd Place Team: Tim Gilson, GS Mechanical and DavidBallew, City of Greenville Not Pictured: Tom Watson
and Jonathan Cole
1st Place Team: Joey Smith, Pro Marketing; CoreyFreeman, Hajoca; Barry Ward, SJWD Not Pictured:
Johnathan Evatt
Michelle Roper (center) consoles Last Place Teammembers Michael Snipe and Ray Watkins
Carolina Plumbing News - September, 2010 Page 7
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Greenville, S.C. Chapterby John Neal
President’s MessageGreetings to all:Where has the summer
gone? It’s hard to believethat school has alreadystarted back. It seems likejust the other week schoolwas getting out for the sum-mer. Ah, time sure does flyby when you are having fun.I would like to encourageeach one out there to try real
hard to make a commitmentto support our chapter thisyear. I realize that many ofyou are either unemployedor on reduced hours, butnow more than ever, weneed help. Our latest rostershows that we are now doneto 28 members from 36 ayear ago. There is a formyou can fill out to request awaiver of dues, and thatmay help some of you to getby the rough times. You willfind the form elsewhere inthis newsletter.
Nick Cantu has taken onthe responsibilities of VPT,and is doing a great job.
Elsewhere in this newsletteryou will find a list of techni-cal topics for this comingyear.
I have enclosed somearticles pertaining to theplumbing industry for yourinformation and use. Notethe second article, and howsome countries treat illegalaliens. Lastly, if any one isconsidering a trip to Philadel-phia to the ASPE conven-tion, I will have some bro-chures at the meeting foryour information. Pleasemake an effort to come outon Tuesday September 5thfor our first meeting.
INDUSTRY NEWSAccess to Clean Water
and Sanitation Is a HumanRight, UN Declares By avote of 122 in favor andnone against, the UN Gen-eral Assembly adopted aresolution introduced by Bo-livia that calls on countriesand international organiza-tions to provide financial re-sources, build capacity, andtransfer technology, particu-larly to developing countries,to help provide safe, clean,accessible, and affordabledrinking water and sanitationfor all people. The
United States delegationabstained from voting due toconcerns that the text couldundermine the current workof the Human Rights Coun-cil because it described theright to water and sanitationin a way not reflected in ex-isting international law. Clickhere to read more about theresolution, including theopinions of countries thatspoke during the meeting.
Even Big Cities FaceWater and Sanitation Prob-lems In Jakarta, the capitaland largest city of Indonesia,less than 50 percent of thecity’s 9 million citizens havewater on tap, and only 3 per-cent of the city’s homeshave proper sewage sys-tems, according to an ar-ticle in Eco-Business.com.Most citizens must utilizecommunity wells for water,and often in poor neighbor-hoods a “water mafia” con-trols the communal tank andcharges residents two tothree times the normal costto draw water from it. Unfor-tunately, the government isnot allowing piped water sys-tems to many neighbor-hoods because residentsare living on the landillegally.
ASPETechnical
Reportby Nick CantuVP Technical
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Please allow me to intro-duce myself as the new VPTechnical for this year. Assuch, it is my responsibilityto plan, organize and directall the technical activitiesand events of the chapter.
Simply put, it means thatI’m responsible to providethe speakers for our lunch-time meetings. As I consid-ered who I should get to doa presentation, I thoughtabout what topics I wouldlike to hear discussed andcontacted the appropriate
Carolina Plumbing News - September, 2010 Page 9
CharlotteTechnical
Reportby Scott Steindler,
VP Technical
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Scenes from Ferguson Greenville S.C. Tradeshow
Michael Rhymer of Ferguson hosts Tradeshow andRaffle
Jason Hefner of Lewis Marketing shows new productsto Ray Sewell and Larry Stone of UPA
Randy Allison of Allison Sales speaks to StoverMechanical crew
Bryan Steede of WB & Assoc. speaks with JoeyBlackwell of Stover Mechanical
Lou Tocci of Ferguson visits with Tony Blanton ofMid-Atlantic Sales
Thomas Wilson of Ferguson with Robert Dial ofGreenville County Schools
Michael Rhymer of Ferguson presents raffle prize toJeff Ellis of Stover Mechanical
Anthony Vassallo, George Desatnik, and Wade Lyonsof Dipple Plumbing
Ferguson Tradeshow Grand Prize Flat-Screen TV isawarded to Jeffrey Lynn (left) of Greenville County
Schools
Scenes from the CPHCCA Monthly Meeting
Joe Stafford, PNG and Hal Hester, North Meck.Plumbing
Lee Lowrey, Ferguson; Charlie Brown, PrecisionPlumbing; and Craig Montgomery, Ferguson
Brandon Mitchell of Baker-Mitchell and AndyJackson of PC Jackson Plumbing
Claude Dawson of AfterDisaster and Sterling Combsof Ferguson
Julie Hester of North Meck. Plumbing and MollieDawson of AfterDisaster
Lisa & Barry Hanson of Barry Hanson Plumbingenjoy picnic dinner
Ferguson Charlotte hosts Family Picnic for CPHCCAmembers
VP Technicalvendor. I guess you couldsay that’s one of the perksof being VP Technical. Ifyou’re like me, you prefer tohear presentations on topicsthat are relevant to the typeof projects that you typicallywork on. This means that itmay not be relevant tosomeone else who workson different types ofprojects. As you know,someone who works prima-rily on industrial projectsmay not have the same in-
formation needs as some-one else who works prima-rily on commercial or resi-dential type projects. Thisbrings me to the point I wantto make.
This is your chapter andyour opportunity to have in-put into the type of informa-tion you receives. As weenter into this new chapterseason, and you listen to thevarious topics presented, bethinking about what you maylike to hear as a presenta-tion topic for the 2011-2012chapter season and let meknow. That way we can
have a diversity of topicswhich would include topicsrelevant to the type ofprojects you typically workon.
With that said, I’m happyto be able to say that goinginto this chapter year, wealready have a full line up ofspeakers for the comingseason. Starting on Sep-tember 7 with Greg Wilsonwith A.O. Smith, he will bespeaking to us about Air toWater/Water to Water heatpump water heaters. Thisconcept is fairly new andhas been gaining in popular-
ity lately with all the push forhigher efficiency. I’m lookingforward to hearing aboutwhere this application couldbest be put to use as well aswhat are some of the prosand cons of this technology.I for one am curious to knowif this would be a good ap-plication for residential useor if it should it be limited tosmall commercial applica-tions. It never hurts to beable to impress a client byoffering them an option ofthe latest technology if theirbuilding would benefit by it.I invite all of you to come to
the meeting to hear whatGreg has to say and possi-bly learn about somethingyou might be able to specify,or at least offer, on a futureproject.
As an added incentive foryou to attend our meetings,I have made an effort to in-form our speakers that wewant to be able to claimCEU’s/PDH’s for these ses-sions. What that means isthat the speaking sessionmust be 50 minutes mini-mum (one contact hour isdefined as 50 minutes of in-struction) and not be of aproprietary nature. The unitsfall under the category
“Additional Educationand Professional Develop-ment Programs”. These aredefined as efforts under-taken to advance, broaden,and enhance theindiv idual ’s technicalknowledge and job skills inengineering. These activi-ties typically do not offerCEU’s or PDH’s and in-clude company or otherorganization sponsorednon-proprietary, in-housetraining sessions and engi-neering related educationand professional develop-ment programs offered atlocal, state, regional or na-tional society or associa-tion meetings and specialevents. For those of youwho need the hours tomaintain your CPD status,you can earn three-quar-ters (0.75) RecertificationUnit per contact hour. Nopartial credit is earned fora presentation lasting lessthan 50 minutes and youmay only claim a maximumof 12 units from this cat-egory in a given 2 year cer-tification period.
What that means for youis that, assuming we have 9meetings per season over a2 year period and eachmeeting has a 50 minutesession, you can potentiallyearn up to 13.5 units ofcredit.
As noted above you canonly claim 12 of those unitsunder this category. Ofcourse that’s a best casescenario and there’s alwaysthe possibility that a speakermay cancel or not haveenough material to last 50minutes, but you get thepoint. You can potentiallyearn up to a full years worthof CPD recertification unitssimply by attending ourchapter meetings. I thinkthat’s a good deal and youget a vendor paid meal to gowith it.
Hope to see all of you atour upcoming chaptermeeting.
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Noritz Extends 12-Year/6,500-HourWarranty To Tankless Water Heaters in
Controlled Recirculation Systems
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Tankless water heatermanufacturer Noritz Americarecently extended its 12-year/6,500-hour warranty to residen-tial models used with controlledrecirculation systems that de-liver hot water more quickly tothe tap. The extension appliesto all Noritz residential tanklesswater heater products that fea-ture the company’s durable,commercial-grade heat ex-changer. Included are the newNR83-DVC concentric tanklesswater heater, which made its de-but this month, as well as theNR98, NRC111 and NR111.
“Twelve years typically trans-lates into roughly 1.5 hours ofwater heater combustion perday,” explains Bob Hitchner,Senior Vice President - Sales,Marketing & Business Develop-ment for Noritz. “A residentialsystem that circulates warmwater for a couple of hours inthe morning and another coupleof hours in the evening shouldmake it for the full 12 years.”
To qualify for protection un-der the new residential recircu-lation warranty, a Noritz tanklesswater heater must meet the fol-lowing key stipulations:
-The unit must have been
installed on or after September1, 2010, and equipped with acontrolled recirculation pumpsystem that has been installedin accordance with the NoritzInstallation Manual.
-Water heater operationaltime must not exceed 12 years,or 6,500 hours, whichevercomes first. (Note: Operationalhours are the hours of actualusage, as counted and storedin the water heater controller.)
-The recirculation pumpmust be controlled by anaquastat, which activates thepump when the water tempera-ture falls below a minimum setpoint and deactivates it whenthe water temperature reachesthe maximum set point.
Noritz also strongly recom-mends the usage of demand-type timers and sensors to con-fine pump activation to peakusage periods, further reducingthe load on the water heater.
“We love the luxury andwater savings that a well-de-signed recirculation systemcan deliver,” says Hitchner. “Butwe also want homeowners andcontractors to use commonsense when designing suchsystems.”
As Hitchner notes, mosthomes need hot water in thebedroom wing between six andeight o’clock in the morning andeight to eleven o’clock at night.Under these circumstances,the recirculation loop may notbe needed for the in-betweentimes; or at least the minimumset point in the loop can be low-ered.
Why extend the warranty?Noritz residential tankless mod-els used in controlled
recirculation systems werepreviously excluded from the12-year warranty because ofthe heavy demands such sys-tems impose on a water heater,particularly its heat exchanger.If hot water is in constant circu-lation – to be readily availableat the tap or shower – the wa-ter heater is operating 24/7 aswell.
“We made the decision toextend the warranty after exten-sively testing our commercial-grade heat exchangers,” saysHitchner. “We clearly demon-strated to ourselves that Noritzcommercial heat exchangerscould withstand the additionaloperational time of a recircula-tion application.”
Begun in 2008, the tests ref-erenced by Hitchner spanned18 months and involved side-by-side tests of three tanklesswater heater models: a NoritzNR98-SV and two rival makesand models. To determine theeffects of hard water on eachunit’s heat exchanger, the wa-ter heaters were supplied withuntreated city water at a hard-ness level between 13 and 15grains per gallon. The units werecycled on and off around theclock, day after day, until failureof the heat exchanger. The twocompetitive models failed after
combustion lives of approxi-mately 1,200 and 2,760 hours.The Noritz NR98-SV with itscommercial-
grade heat exchangerlasted 6,700 hours before fail-ing.
Based on these results,Noritz calculated the followinglife expectancies for the threetested water heaters:SIMULATED RESIDENTIALLIFE IN YEARSAVERAGE USAGE (1 HR PERDAY)Competitor A3.3Competitor B7.6NORITZ NR98-SV18.4HEAVY USAGE (2 HR PERDAY)Competitor A1.6Competitor B3.8NORITZ NR98-SV9.2LIFE EXPECTANCY VS.NORITZ (AVE.)Competitor AAbout 60% lessCompetitor BAbout 80% lessNORITZ NR98-SVn/a
TEST PROTOCOL: To esti-mate product lifespan (inyears), Noritz (1) set the tem-perature for both units to 140degrees Fahrenheit, (2) sup-plied both units with untreatedcity water with hardness levelsbetween 13 grains per gallon(gpg) and 15 gpg, and (3)cycled the water on/off 24 hoursa day during the test until a leakin each unit's heat exchangerwas detected. The estimatedlifespan (in years) of the heatexchanger was calculated asfollows: Hours of combustion foreach product divided by 365.(This calculation is based onaverage residential water us-age of one hour per day.)
Noritz attributes the superiorperformance of the NR98-SVtest unit to the thicker, commer-cial-grade copper used in itsheat exchanger, as well as to“subtle engineering nuancesthat improve the water flowthrough the exchanger,” saysHitchner.
“It’s not good enough to ex-tend a 12-year warranty as justanother marketing tool,” hecontinues. “We needed toknow whether our heaters aretruly meant for this kind of use.The tests validated that Noritzproducts with commercial-grade heat exchangers couldstand up to the heavy demandsof a recirculation system whilealso outperforming the compe-tition.”
Softening the water: Anothermajor determinant of life ex-pectancy for a water heater is
the relative “hardness” of thewater supply. Hard water has ahigh scale content that canleave deposits of calcium, mag-nesium and bicarbonate onpipe, valves and fittings as wellas water heating components.Difficult and costly to remove,these highly insoluble depositsalso hurt system efficiency whileboosting operating costs.
Water conditioning with asoftener can help minimizescale deposits, but a softeneris not a viable option in everylocale. Because these devicesdischarge sodium and otherchemicals into the water sup-ply, some jurisdictions have pro-hibited their use. Softeners alsorequire regular maintenance.
A recently unveiled alterna-tive is the Noritz H2FLOW™.This cartridge-based systemproduces no chemicals or salts,yet achieves a 99.6 percent ef-fectiveness rating in scale pre-vention. Cartridge replacementis required only once every twoyears.
H2FLOW technology fightsscale buildup by changing thechemical structure of the wateras it flows through the device,converting hard minerals intosoft particles that will not adhereto plumbing-system compo-nents – including the waterheater. “By preventing scalebuildup, H2FLOW offers theadded advantage of maintain-ing the energy efficiency of thewater heater over many yearsof use,” says Hitchner.
“With the H2FLOW, evenhomeowners living in hard-wa-ter areas can enjoy the conve-nience of instant hot water witha well-designed controlled recir-culation system that enablestheir tankless water heater toprovide years of reliable ser-vice,” says Hitchner. “Thatis the type of system ournew warranty extension ismeant to protect.”
For more information onthe new residential recircula-tion warranty and the Noritzlines of residential and com-mercial tankless water heat-ers, visit www.noritz.com
NORITZ AMERICA , a sub-sidiary of Noritz Japan, hascorporate offices in FountainValley, Calif., as well as inDallas, Atlanta, Chicago andHawthorne, N.Y. Offering a fullline of tankless water heatersto meet the hot-water de-mands of residential and com-mercial applications, Noritzsupports its products with anational network of skilled rep-resentatives and employees.These people are committedto providing the finest prod-ucts and services to theircommunities by helping con-sumers develop more com-fortable, efficient and healthylifestyles.
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Northern Pike Chuck recentlycaught in Canada. It was 44"
long.
Here’s a few of photos sent to us by Chuck Carson
Jodi Blanton has just returned from Capulin Volcano NationalMonument in New Mexico with her Grandad,Tony Blanton of
Mid-Atlantic Sales on a succesful Antelope hunt where she killeda nice trophy 14 in. Good hunting in the future Jodi and try to
