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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] (
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President’s Message ............. 2
Technical Corner ................. 4
Legislative News ................... 6
Membership News ................ 8
Speaking Out ....................... 19
Affiliates Corner ................... 23
Last Month’s Attendees ....... 30
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SUMMER IS HERE!!!
There’s so much fun to be had…July 4th fireworks…Cookouts…Surf & Sand…Ice Cream…Boardwalk. Hope all of you have a safe summer with as much fun as you can handle and maybe a little relaxation thrown in there too!
We take a break from ASPE activities in the summer months, but there’s plenty to look forward. Look for more information about the Golf Outing, Convention in Chicago, and the Plumbing School in this newsletter. One thing to note is that we will not be having a technical meeting in September due to the timing of the Golf Outing and Convention.
A thank you goes out to Greg Shields with Victaulic for providing our chapter with the topic of “The Last 6 ft of Sprinkler Drops” at the May Technical Meeting. We really appreciate the time and effort it takes to present!
We have most of our Technical Meeting Topics/Speakers in place for the 2014-2015 year. Please let me know if your company has a great presentation and speaker for a specific topic. A sincere thank you to everyone that has provided me with contacts for technical speakers.
Dawn Bishop President
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There are a few things in the IPC that have been bugging me lately. The first is the depth of cover for building sewer. For do-mestic water service it is fairly straight forward. For domestic water service it is 6 inches below the locality frost depth or a mini-mum 12 inches below grade.
The IPC section for building sewer leaves this number blank (to be filled in by the authority adopting
the code supposedly) but commentary goes on to explain that due to intermitted flow and the heat carried by the sewer to the surrounding soil that the typical range of cover depth for building sewer is from 6 to 18 inches. Personally I am uncomfortable with this being so open ended. At a minimum I like to design my building sewer to leave a structure with a minimum cover at or below the locality frost depth and at least a minimum of 18 inches. In my option,
this provides adequate freeze protection (since the majority of water sent down a typical building sewer is cold water) and physical protection (from digging, etc.) for the building sewer. I also use this guide line for building storm drainage. Obviously there will be other factors involved in determining the building sewer depth; foundations, footers, local codes, invert of the existing site sewer, etc. As an example, New Castle County, DE plumbing code modifies the Sewer Depth section of the IPC to read “Building sewers shall be a minimum of 30 inches below grade” which is the frost depth of the area. (Also lo-cal code may indicate the minimum cover for water services. NCC, DE specifies a minimum of 36 inches which is the frost depth plus the IPC 6 inches.)
The second thing that has been bugging me is mini-mum wet venting sizes. The IPC indicates that “The wet vent shall be of a minimum size as specified in
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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
The summer is here again. I hope everyone is doing well and they are plan-ning on some interesting adventures between now and September. I wish you all a spectacular summer hiatus and we will pick this up again after the break. Look forward to seeing you all in the fall.
Clay Hathaway Vice President,
Legislative
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MEMBERSHIP NEWSNo article this month!
If you know someone who is not receiving the newsletter no-
tice, please send their name and email address.
Thank you.
Matthew Martin Vice President,
Membership
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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 Dave is with his golfing buddies and will return in September with more news from the Plumbing World.:
Dave Holst
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Afwall Elongated Toilet Extra Heavy-Duty Commercial Toilet Seat and Selectronic Flush Valve
Murro Wall Hung Sink Pictured with the SelectronicIntegrated Faucet
Allbrook 0.5 GPF Urinal with Selectronic Flush Valve
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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
It's time once again to conclude another successful ASPE Philadelphia year and give way to the heat & humidity.
I want to thank the various Manufacturers & Representatives who participated in Table Top Presentation. Thanks to their support we had a Table Top Presenter at every technical meeting again this past year. This helps to cover some of the cost of the chapter, as well as providing an opportunity for the Presenter to speak before the Chapter to increased knowledge and awareness of the product being highlighted.
I want to thank those who supported our chapter via the Table Top Presentation and I strongly encour-age everyone to reach out for and support the products that helped us to have a successful year. If you don't recall, here are the product lines that were showcased at our Technical Meetings [listed in order of appearance] :
Prier Products Commercial Hydrants ; Josam Drainage Products ; Chicago Faucets ; NIBCO Lead Free ; Oasis Coolers & Bottle Filler ; DelanyProducts Flush Valves ; Kohler
We look forward to seeing everyone in the Fall.
Be sure to reserve a Table Top now for the 2014-2015 year. Opportunities are limited and going fast! Please email for more information. Your Philadelphia ASPE Affiliate Liaison, Alex Barbieri [email protected]
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MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVES MECHANICAL PRODUCTS
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
Encon Safety Products Evosolar Gastite Jomar Kingspan Lawler Manufacturing Moen Commercial PVI Industries SureSeal
www.enconsafety.comwww.evosolar.us www.gastite.com www.jomar.com www.kingspan.com www.lawlervalve.com www.moencommercial.com www.pvi.com www.thesureseal.com
Safety Equipment Solar Thermal Products Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) Ball Valves Solar Thermal Hot Water Thermostatic Mixing Valves Faucets / Flush Valves / Fixtures Water Heaters Inline Floor Drain Trap Sealers
HVAC
Crete-Heat Heat Link Laars Heating Systems Tjernlund
www.crete-heat.com www.heatlinkgroup.com www.laars.com www.tjernlund.com
Radiant Floor Foam Insulation Pex-A tubing for radiant and plumbing applications Hydronic Boilers and Water Heaters Ventilation Products
Other
Flexsure Solar Green Revolution Isimet JJM Boiler Works, Inc.
www.flexsure.net www.startthegreenrevolution.com www.isimet.com www.jjmboilerworks.com
Solar Tubing for Thermal Systems Energy Management Solutions Utility Controllers Condensate Neutralizer Tubes / Tanks
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Thank you to our 2013 Sponsors Trophy Sponsor
SPEAKMAN COMPANY
Corporate Sponsors COPE WARDELL AMMON ASSOCIATES
BJ TERRONI RICH TOMKINS COMPANY
MIKE SNYDER & ASSOCIATES FROET INDUSTRIES
ROCKFORD SEPERATORS HYDRO SERVICE & SUPPLY
LUBRIZOL JAMES MARTIN COMPANY
ZURN L&R ASSOCIATES
UPONOR WORTH & COMPANY
SHERMAN ENGINEERING W&K ENVIRONMENTAL
CLAPP ASSOCIATES ROBERT BROWN ASSOCIATES
MARTIN & SMITH BARBEIRI & KLINE
HIGHLAND TANK & MANUFACTURING ROBERT BURNS ASSOCIATES
ROI MARKETING NIBCO
WILLIAM BETZ COMPANY VICTAULIC
Hole Sponsors WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANY
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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R.D. Bitzer Co., Inc. 776 American Drive Wes-Port Industrial Park Bensalem, PA 19020 Phone (215) 604-6600 Fax: (215) 604-6601 E-Mail – [email protected] Web Site – www.rdbitzer.com
BELL & GOSSETT (www.completewatersystems.com/brands/bell-gossett) 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 (www.completewatersystems.com/brands/domestic-pump) 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 (www. completewatersystems.com/brands/hoffman-specialty) 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 (www. completewatersystems.com/brands/mcdonnell-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. 776 American Drive Wes-Port Industrial Park Bensalem, PA 19020
Phone (215) 604-6600 Fax: (215) 604-6601 E-Mail – [email protected] Web Site – www.rdbitzer.com
R. D. BITZER CO., INC.
PUMPS, CONTROLS, HEATING/COOLING SPECIALTIES, HEAT EXCHANGERS, PLUMBING PRODUCTS
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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
ASPE 2013-14 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
June 2014 Special Meeting: Victaulic Plant Tour
COME AND JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES
IN Sept.!
Table 909.3 based on the fixture unit discharge to the wet vent.” My question is does this mean all the fixtures that discharge to the wet vent or only the fixtures being wet vented? For example, take a typical commercial bathroom with a lavatory and a water closet for a total of 5 dfus (1 dfu for the lavatory and 4 dfus for the 1.28gpf water closet.) Typically the wet vent arrangement shall be through the waste of the lavatory. If all the fixtures discharging into the wet vent are considered in sizing (5 dfus) the minimum wet vent size would be 2 ½ inches. If only the fixtures being wet vent are considered (the water closet at 4 dfus) the minimum wet vent size is 2 inches. Though the commentary does not specifically clarify this, based on the figures in the IPC that detail wet venting my conclusion is that IPC means only the fixtures being wet vented. In my example only the water closet is being wet vented. The lavatory, even thought the its waste is part of the wet vent and receives it drainage, it is being dry or individually vented and therefore it’s dfu does not count in the wet vent sizing. So what are your thoughts?
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