CLSE program describes fire sprinkler system review process
DALLAS — Part 1, Center for Life Safety Education 501, is a prerequisite to CLSE Part 2, and describes the history of the NFPA 13D standard, and how it differs from NFPA 13 and NFPA 13R. It discusses the exceptions allowed by NFPA 13D in certain circumstances, and covers water supply requirements and how they are determined and evaluated. ...
Lead-free products must meet requirements
For decades, lead has been used around the world as an essential element in the production of brass and bronze plumbing fittings and fixtures. In 1986,...
ASSE's RP/DC standards approved by board of directors
The American Society of Sanitary Engineering's Board of Directors have recently approved the new revisions made to backflow standards 1013-2009, 1015-2009, 1047-2009, and 1048-2009. ...
Expanded and revised ASSE Series 5000 is now available
The American Society of Sanitary Engineering has released the newly revised and expanded edition of the ASSE Series 5000. ...
Anvil Intl. obtains ISO-9001:2008 certification
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Anvil Intl., a subsidiary of Mueller Water Products Inc., received ISO-9001:2008 certification at its manufacturing facility in Columbia, Pa., and at the Anvil Research and Development Center in Smithfield, R.I., for its grooved products....
Pipe-Flow video now available online
Engineered Software, Inc., creator of the PIPE-FLO Professional design software has announced their first online video now available free on their website for anyone interested in learning how to use the software....
Contractors use cast iron
When the home improvement series “This Old House” tackled its first New York City project, the contractors used Charlotte Pipe and Foundry's cast iron pipe and fittings for the plumbing. ...
Old water pipes becoming hard to ignore
There are an estimated 240,000 water main breaks each year in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Aging Water Infrastructure Research Program, and some water experts fear that the problem is getting worse....
Watts creates lead-free plumbing portal site
In addition to providing products that meet the lead-free legislation, Watts Water Technologies Inc. has created what it hopes to be a “portal” Web site that covers all things lead-free....
Charlotte’s Quiet House uses cast iron and PVC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Pipe’s Quiet House is a plumbing system created of cast iron wastewater piping and PVC vents, which eliminates the sound of water in fixtures under floors and behind walls....
States throw up home sprinkler roadblocks
With a requirement for residential fire sprinklers due to take effect with the 2011 International Residential Code, a number of states are throwing up roadblocks to stop sprinklers....
Customers Want Trenchless
Homeowners and businesses across the country are replacing their clogged and disintegrating sewer mains while their floors, carpeting and outdoor landscaping...
FBC provides training sessions to plumbing installers
FBC Building Solutions is providing customized training and detailed installation tips, guidelines and updated code information for the installation of FlowGuard Gold and Corzan CPVC pipe and fittings to plumbing installers. ...
NSF writes low-lead standard, manufacturers gear up
NSF International in mid-January announced the development of a new compositional standard for products that come in contact with drinking water, including faucets. The new requirements are incorporated into the NSF/ANSI American National Standard for Drinking Water Products to help protect the public from exposure to lead. ...
Md. county requires residential fire sprinklers
The county council of Anne Arundel County, Md., approved legislation Jan. 5, 2009, requiring residential fire sprinklers in all new homes built in the county. ...
California approves PEX for state plumbing code
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - The California Building Standards Commission has approved the use of PEX plumbing for domestic water systems, finally following the lead of every other state and many of its own counties and municipalities that have already approved the use of PEX. ...
UA provides training, jobs to Iraq vets
The United Association of Plumbers, Pipe-fitters and Sprinklerfitters has created a program to help returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans find jobs. ...
Haberberger receives MCA awards
Haberberger Inc. was recognized by the Mechanical Contractors Association of eastern Missouri for its outstanding process piping and mechanical installation work on projects for Maritz Inc., Fenton, Mo.; The City of Kirkwood, Mo.; Duckett Creek Sanitary District, O'Fallon, Mo.; and AmerenUE, Festus, Mo. ...
Charlotte Pipe Adds Utah PVC Plant
Charlotte, N.C. When Charlotte Pipe and Foundry decided to expand in the western U.S. from its eastern base, it needed land with easy access to rail and...
HDPE, PVC Makers Trade Barbs
Irving, Texas and Poway, Calif. The Plastics Pipe Institute, Irving, Texas, issued a cautionary advisory in June regarding the integrity of fusible polyvinyl...
Take a Closer Look at Your Cast Iron Soil Pipe
You may not have noticed, but we've had a war of words going on over the issue of imported Chinese cast iron soil pipe. In our May issue, we ran a letter...
PPFA Offers Site on Green Piping
The Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association has created a new on-line resource for National Association of Home Builders green builders and others looking for current information regarding green and sustainable plumbing and piping systems....
CDA Hails EPA Decision on Antimicrobial Copper Alloys
Proponents of antimicrobial copper alloys are hailing a recent decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to approve the alloys' registration....
Pipe Relining Lawsuits Settle Before Trial
The Nu Flow Group of Cos. announced in late February the successful resolution of two lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California two years ago by competitor Ace DuraFlo....
AFSA Unveils New Inspection Forms
The American Fire Sprinkler Association recently unveiled 13 newly updated report of inspection forms....
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