Reeves Journal articles from March 2009

Reeves Journal archives from March 2009

Explore the possibilities.(pipeline)
March 1, 2009... I scanning the blogs a week or so ago and found one reporting on an e-mail that went around for a while purporting to offer "Financial Advice for 2009" as laid out by investment guru Warren Buffet. You might remember it from earlier this year....

Filling in substitution in public works projects.(legalcorner)
March 1, 2009... Kemp Bros. Construction, Inc. was the prime contractor for the Los Angeles Unified School District on two public works projects. Titan Electric Corp. was Kemp's electrical subcontractor on both projects. During construction, Kemp...

Are we stimulated yet? Water, energy projects stand to enjoy a windfall.(greenplumbers)
March 1, 2009... These days the media reports incessantly on the Stimulus Package currently being bandied about by the elected representatives of "We the People." The Senate "compromise bill" as it is being referred to, was passed in early February--this bill...

CBSC approves PEX for California.(news connection)
March 1, 2009... In a unanimous vote, the California Building Standards Commission Jan. 22 approved the addition of PEX plastic pipe to the California Plumbing Code, allowing the use of PEX piping systems in hospitals, clinics, residential and commercial...

NSF develops standard for low lead plumbing products.(news connection)
March 1, 2009... NSF International has 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...

ASA announces Network ASA dates.(news connection)
March 1, 2009... The American Supply Association Jan. 26 announced upcoming convention dates for NetworkASA, its annual PHCP/PVF industry event focused on the manufacturer and wholesale distributor relationship. NetworkASA 2010 will take place Oct 12-15,...

RPA names new interim board liaison.(news connection)
March 1, 2009... Three-time Radiant Panel Association president and current board member, Jeff Brennecke, was tapped Feb. 6 to serve as board liaison for the Loveland. Colo.-based trade association, effective immediately. The RPA board said Brennecke's...

Arizona pipe trades train native American welders.(news connection)
March 1, 2009... A program developed by the Washington, D.C.-based United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Sprinklerfitters has helped 12 members of the Navajo Nation complete a 16-week Hybrid Welding Program. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The...

PHCC scholarships, management tool.(news connection)
March 1, 2009... The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors--National Association said it is now accepting applications for scholarships awarded through the PHCC Educational Foundation Scholarship Program. American Standard, A.O. Smith Water Heaters, Bradford...

ASHRAE broadcast focuses on sustainability.(news connection)
March 1, 2009... ASHRAE's upcoming satellite broadcast, "Clean, Lean, and Green--IAQ for Sustainable Buildings," will take place Apr. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. EDT. The free broadcast, sponsored by ASHRAE's Chapter Technology Transfer Committee with support from...

PHCC-GLAA seeks raffle donations.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... In an effort to combat weak afternoon attendance at its upcoming trade show in Long Beach, Calif., show organizers announced it would hold a pair of raffles at 3:30 p.m. The winners must be present in order to take possession of the prizes,...

The power of tankless.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... Plumbing wholesaler Mountain Supply of Missoula, Montana, recently hosted a Customer Appreciation Day that unexpectedly deepened attendees' appreciation of the practical value of tankless water heating. Once of the main activities of the event...

LA-CO celebrates 75th.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... LA-CO, a manufacturer of more than 2,000 products for the plumbing, HVAC, industrial, agricultural, lumber, welding and other industries, said the company is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. At the beginning of 2009, LA-CO plans to...

P.I.P.E announces 2009 board of trustees.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... P.I.P.E., the Piping Industry Progress and Education Fund, has announced its new 2009 board of trustees. Serving as president is Drew Schroder of Bel-Aire Mechanical, George Michels of Comfort Control Corp. is vice president, Bryan DeWitt of...

ADF grows, launches in Spain.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... ACE DuraFlo Systems of Irvine, Calif., said its ePIPE epoxy pipe lining system added eight new affiliates to its network--four in California, two in Florida, one in Georgia and one in Texas-during the last quarter of 2008. In other company...

'Green' remodel.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... Cambean Hospitality, a Miami Beach-based hospitality group, has chosen Caroma to supply high efficiency toilets for the historic, 35-room Clifton South Beach hotel currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation with the ultimate goal of...

Product of the Year.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... Danfoss, Inc., Jan 27 won the third annual AHR EXPO Product of the Year Award for its Apexx VSH Series variable speed scroll compressors for commercial air conditioning. From among the nine products that won Innovation Awards in their...

Mr. Rooter moves up Franchise lists.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... Mr. Rooter Corp., a franchiser of some 300 residential and commercial plumbing operations worldwide, sits at No. 147 of Entrepreneur magazine's "Franchise 500" list, which is 12 spots higher than last year's ranking. The magazine also listed...

Mr.Steam prize winner announced.(newsbriefs)
March 1, 2009... Mr.Steam has announced the final, grand prizewinner of the company's 2008 Passport to Venice Program. Darla Jackson, manager of Win and Kitchen Bath Design in North Carolina was recognized as the leading sales associate in 2008; Jackson...

Colmac Coil Manufacturing.(people)
March 1, 2009... Colmac Coil Manufacturing has promoted Jeremy Olberding to sales manager. He will supervise factory sales personnel and oversee the Colmac Heat Transfer, Industrial Refrigeration, and Heat Pump Water Heater product groups. Olberding joined the...

Elkay Manufacturing Co.(people)
March 1, 2009... Elkay Manufacturing Co., announced Jan. 13 that Timothy Jahnke, Elkay's president and CEO, has been elected to serve on the company's board of directors. Prior to joining Elkay in 2007, Jahnke served 21 years with Newell Rubbermaid, a global...

Bob Guenther has accepted a new position with the International Code Council's Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas group.(people)
March 1, 2009... Bob Guenther has accepted a new position with the International Code Council's Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas group as director of mechanical programs. Guenther joined the Council's Technical Staff in 2005 where he responded to thousands of...

Hisashi Uryu, the former president of Noritz's Hong Kong division.(people)
March 1, 2009... Hisashi Uryu, the former president of Noritz's Hong Kong Division, was named Feb. 9 president of Noritz America Corp., a manufacturer of tankless water heaters. Uryustarted with Noritz Japan in 1988 as an engineer at the production process...

Keith Nesky.(people)
March 1, 2009... Spartan Tool L.L.C., of Mendota, III., said Jan. 26 Keith Nesky has recently accepted an appointment to the newly created position of vice president of sales, North America, effectively immediately. Nesky joins Spartan from Barnes Distribution...

Grant Dow.(people)
March 1, 2009... Webstone Company Inc., a Worcester, Mass-based valve manufacturer, said it has appointed Grant Dow to the post of Western regional sales manager. In this capacity Dow will hold responsibilities for all Western United States and Western...

Correction.(Correction notice)
March 1, 2009... In the January issue an incorrect photo was run along with a people item about Jim Van Landing-ham being promoted at Thermasol. ThermaSol, a supplier of steam shower products based in Simi Valley, Calif., said Jim Van Landingham was recently...

Calendar.(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... Mar. 14 PHCC San Diego Trade Show Activity Center Hall Del Mar Fairgrounds Del Mar, Calif, (858) 571-5014 www.phccsd.org/Trade_Show.html Mar. 17-21 WQA Aquatech USA Expo Donald E. Stephens...

Going solar: spiraling energy costs make solar water heating a virtual no-brainer.
March 1, 2009... There was an interesting tidbit reported by Reuters in early February. Basically, the report said the U.S. overtook Germany as the largest producer of wind power during 2008 and, according to new figures, is set to take over the No. 1 spot as...

Looking into the future: what's new in video pipe inspection systems.(techtopic)
March 1, 2009... Remember when small camera systems were a novelty and only the biggest contractors in town had one? No more. Just check the phone book. Nearly every drain cleaning specialist boasts a camera system. And more and more plumbing contractors...

PEX & the city: it's [finally] approved in California. For now, anyway.
March 1, 2009... It almost passed unnoticed. After all, pipe material approvals aren't the kind of things you'll see Anderson Cooper and his merry band of Hollerin' Heads spewing their opinions about. But the Jan. 22 unanimous approval of PEX piping systems for...

National Association will hold its exclusive convention at the Sheraton new Orleans hotel October 21-23, 2009.(The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors)
March 1, 2009... Connect with the best PHCC Convention-CONNECT 2009 will provide a fresh forum for p-h-c contractors, manufacturers and industry partners to learn about emerging markets, new technologies, product developments and cutting edge business...

BrassCraft[R].(manufacturer Q&A)(Interview)(Company overview)
March 1, 2009... BrassCraft is a leading manufacturer of a broad line of high-quality plumbing products for new construction, and repair and remodel markets. For over 60 years, the company has delivered innovative, high quality plumbing solutions designed to...

RIDGID.(manufacturer Q&A)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... Q. What Do You Sell? A. RIDGID serves the plumbing, rental, HVAC/R, industrial, electrical, petroleum, institutional, commercial and hardware markets, offering more than 300 types of tools in more than 150 countries. RIDGID tools are known...

Uponor.(manufacturer Q&A)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... PEX Tubing Approved in California Plumbing Code On Jan. 22,2009, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing and unanimously adopted...

Caroma.(manufacturer Q&A)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... Caroma 5 gal (19 ltr) 3.5 gal (13 ltr) 2.5 gal (9.5 ltr) single flush single flush single flush toilet toilet toilet Annual water ...

Rheem.(manufacturer Q&A)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... Rheem Tank and Tankless Water Heaters Meet New Energy Star[R] Criteria for Energy Efficiency Rheem Manufacturing Company is one of the newest ENERGY STAR[R] partners, providing water heaters in every product category that safeguard the...

Ferguson.(distributor Q&A)(Company overview)
March 1, 2009... Q. Who is Ferguson? A. In the US, Ferguson is ranked by trade publications as the largest distributor of plumbing supplies and pipes, valves, and fittings (PVF). Ferguson is also the third largest distributor of heating and cooling...

The Stanley works.(manufacturer Q&A)(Company overview)
March 1, 2009... Q. Who is Stanley Virax[R]? A. Stanley[R] VIRAX[R] was formed in 2006 after Stanley's acquisition of VIRAX SAS in Epernay France. Bringing together a trusted American name with VIRAX's 88 years of innovation in the plumbing industry gives...

Caleffi.(manufacturer Q&A)
March 1, 2009... Q. Please explain how solar water heating works. A. The use of solar thermal energy technology is growing rapidly in North America. To a newcomer, the layout of a combined solar space and domestic water heating system might seem...

Bosch.(manufacturer Q&A)
March 1, 2009... Q. What's new at Bosch? A. Bosch Thermotechnology Corp., a leader in the tankless water heater market, has recently introduced its latest large-capacity gas tankless water heaters, the 920 ES series, engineered to be highoutput, energy...

Liberty pumps.(manufacturer Q&A)
March 1, 2009... Q. How is Liberty weathering the economic downturn? A. With bad news afflicting so much of America's manufacturing sector, there are still some bright spots coming right here, from the U.S. plumbing industry. Liberty Pumps, based in rural...

Navien.(manufacturer Q&A)
March 1, 2009... Q. What is the Heating Box? A. The Heating Box is an integrated heat transfer control station that accepts hot water from a heat source and then re-directs it as required to provide domestic hot water and/or heat to hydronic applications....

HOLDRITE[R] reduces your total installed costs.(manufacturer Q&A)
March 1, 2009... Q. How long has Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE[R] been serving the plumbing industry? A. Since Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE introduced the HOLDRITE Copper-bonded bracket 26 years ago, industry-leading brands such as HOLDRITE[R], PEXRITE[R],...

General Pipe Cleaners.(manufacturer Q&A)
March 1, 2009... Q. Who is General Pipe Cleaners? A. For over 75 years, General Pipe Cleaners has spearheaded key industry developments--like innovative drain cleaning tools, power-driven and hand-held machines, and video pipe inspection and leak location...

Clear clogged drains with green power.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... General Pipe Cleaners Kinetic Water Ram clears clogged drains with green power. Just pump it up, insert in the drain, and snap the trigger. The environmentally safe Water Ram uses compressed air to generate a shock wave that pulverizes the...

Inline Testing System.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... The proven InFlow[TM] Inline Testing System from Sioux Chief Manufacturing now comes in Cast Iron as well as PVC and ABS. Features and Benefits include: * Reduces costs and saves labor * Eliminates the need for inflatable test...

Mechanical hot tapping machine.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... Hot tap using the DM3MECH mechanical drilling machine. With the right hole saw, cut or drill for up to 4" valves on copper, steel, or plastic pipe. Both DM3MECH and DM3MECHB come with a heavy-duty plastic, compartmental toolbox. DM3MECH...

Jet Swets.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... Through advanced design concepts, Brenelle Enterprises produces professional tools that will give the plumber or maintenance man years of solid dedicated high pressure use. We offer Jet Swets in individual sizes 1/2" to 4" diameters or in...

Roto Cut Cutters.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... Roto Cut Cutters are all metal, heavy duty cutters for copper & CPVC 1/2" -3/4" -1" sizes. One cutter wheel fits all three cutters. So quick & easy to use, just clip on the pipe and with a few rotations the pipe is cut. Not only are they great...

Install tee fittings affordably.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... Keeping copper tube affordable today is a challenge. Because T-DRILL reduces the cost of installing tee fittings by 90%, it is the answer to the high price of copper! Combine that with having the codes and standards you need to meet (ASME B31.9...

Self feed bits.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... Self-Feed bits provide faster boring of clean, accurate holes in wood for pipe, conduit and tubing. The bits feature precise, hardened cutting edges that hold up cut after cut, with an aggressive self-feed lead screw to help draw the bit into...

SuperFreeze[TM] pipe freezing unit.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... The new RIDGID[R] SF-2500 SuperFreeze[TM] pipe freezing unit quickly and easily isolates sections of copper or steel pipe with ice plugs, eliminating complete system shut-downs and draining. It forms ice plugs in as little as five minutes in...

Easy Bend tubing bender.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... One of the most frequently used tools for bending soft copper 3/8" - 7/8" O.D. is the Easy Bend tubing bender. The workhorse is made from heavy duty components and comes with a durable plastic case for easy storage. Included in the kit is a...

Website.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... Tradesmantoolsdirect.com is an innovative on-line website dedicated to bringing to the attention of contractors in the plumbing, HVAC/R, electrical and MRO fields, information about everyday, field proven products that will make their work more...

Tees.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... 5", 6" and 8" tees with 2" to 4" outlets are installed for 90% less with the PLUS 100 by T-DRILL and comply with code. The faster speed of this method of installation is documented in all of the major labor estimating manuals. So all that is...

Compact pressing machine.(Tool Bin)
March 1, 2009... The Stanley VIRAX M20 + compact pressing machine offers a competitive alternative to hydraulic pressing machines for 1/2," 3/4" and 1" cooper tubing and PEX. With quick change inserts, 180[degrees] head rotation, 4-second cycle time and a 14.4v...

Peak productivity with proper perks create a bonus system for the installation team.(servicesense)
March 1, 2009... Let's face it. Few employees will give their all to the company without some kind of incentive for doing so. Bottom line, "If I work harder, what's in it for me?" We can have long conversations about today's worker compared to the work ethic of...

Code conundrums knowing the codes can offer unexpected benefits.(Codeshack)
March 1, 2009... Recently, much attention has been paid to the various code bodies getting their codes designated the "standard" for one locale or another. That's all well and good and, if designation as a local standard were the final word on code enforcement,...

Get proactive! Five marketing activities for tough economic times.(marketingmechanics)
March 1, 2009... Last month I wrote about referrals, the first activity that's critical for tough economic times. Here are five other, proactive ways to generate revenue. Doing all of them will increase your sales. 1. Go through your old proposals. ...

It's your call tough questions for the tough economy.(businessstrategies)
March 1, 2009... Everyone knows that tough times are here. Everyone is writing about it, talking about it, and worrying about it. Business owners across the country are stressed out about how they are going to get the sales they need to survive and live to see...