PM Engineer articles from April 2004

PM Engineer archives from April 2004

Sizing water heaters for hotels.(PME Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... The Nov. 2003 PM Engineer article on sizing water heaters ("Back to Basics: Water Heaters," p. 48) claims that a 60-unit hotel requires 740 gallons per hour during the peak hours, or 12.33 gallons per hour per unit. This is two-and-a-half times...

Kohler, American Standard join ISH North America in Boston.(PME News)
April 1, 2004... Messe Frankfurt Inc. has announced that plumbing fixture manufacturers Kohler Co. and American Standard have agreed to exhibit for the first time at this year's ISH North America (ISH NA) trade show in Boston, Oct. 14-16. (American Standard's...

Truebro wins patent infringement lawsuit against Plumberex.(PME News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... On March 9, 2004, Truebro Inc. won its patent infringement and false advertising lawsuit against Plumberex Specialty Products Inc. Magistrate Judge Charles B. Swart-wood III, of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, awarded Truebro $2.1...

Members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute elected Jim Westdorp president for 2004.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute elected Jim Westdorp president for 2004. Westdorp is sector president--global faucets for Kohler Co. in Kohler, WI. Westdorp succeeds Ralph Herrbach, who will continue to serve as immediate past...

Jeff Littleton.(Appointments)(named executive vice president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Jeff Littleton has been named executive vice president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), succeeding Frank M. Coda. Coda will continue to serve as executive vice president emeritus in a...

R. W. Beckett Corp.(Appointments)(Kevin Beckett as president and CEO )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Kevin Beckett has been named president and CEO of the R. W. Beckett Corp. Previously, he had served as president and COO. He takes over the CEO role from his father, John Beckett, who will remain active as chairman. Beckett manufactures oil...

Brian J. Walsh.(Appointments)(named president of INDEECO)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Brian J. Walsh has been named president of privately held INDEECO, a manufacturer of commercial and industrial electric heating and control systems, succeeding Fred Epstein, who retired from the position after 30 years.

Roth Industries.(Appointments)(named Jochen Drewniok as CEO)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Roth Industries has named Jochen Drewniok to succeed Jorgen Sorensen as CEO. Drewniok has prior experience as CEO of a German multinational company in the plumbing industry, and joined Roth at the end of 2002.

KWC Faucets U.S.(Appointments)(official promotions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... KWC Faucets U.S. has promoted Kelly Johnson to marketing services manager, and Sherry Foster to customer service and technical manager for the Atlanta-based company. The company is a subsidiary of KWC AG, Switzerland.

Bathroom Tech show.(News Briefs)
April 1, 2004... The Bathroom Tech show will be airing April 21 on The History Channel (check local listings for time). From tub to toilet to toothpaste, this episode of "Modern Marvels" will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the most used and...

The Chicago Faucet Company has announced the appointment of Manufacturers' Agents of Georgia, Inc.(News Briefs)(also announced the appointment of Emerson-Swan, Inc. as the new manufacturer representative for Chicago Faucet and Geberit )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Chicago Faucet Company has announced the appointment of Manufacturers' Agents of Georgia, Inc., as the new manufacturer representative for Chicago Faucet and Geberit commercial products in Georgia. Manufacturers Agents, located in downtown...

National Fire Protection Association.(News Briefs)(opened a new office in Sacramento)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has established a new office in Sacramento, CA. Visit www.nfpa.org for more information.

NIBCO INC.(News Briefs)(100th anniversary year celebrations)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... NIBCO INC. began its 100th anniversary year on Nov. 12, 2003, and the company announced it is planning celebrations for its shareholders, associates and customers that will continue throughout 2004.

Sanitary.(News Briefs)(Sanitary for All Ltd. has changed its name to SFA Saniflo Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Sanitary for All Ltd. has changed its name to SFA Saniflo Inc. and will operate in North America under the trade name Saniflo. In addition, the maker of macerating toilet systems is relocating to Guelph, ON. The company will continue to operate...

The shareholders of Organizacion Corona SA have acquired ownership control of Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The shareholders of Organizacion Corona SA, a privately owned Colombian company, have acquired ownership control of Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC. Mansfield will report through Corona's U.S.-based business unit, Ceramicorp, Inc. Corona is a...

Granby Steel Tanks.(News Briefs)(acquired the assets of Kamco Products Ltd.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Granby Steel Tanks has acquired the assets of Kamco Products Ltd. Kamco founder Brad Sigouin will continue as president of Damco. Bill McKinstry will join Kamco as COO.

ASPE demands changes in UPC: the next code change cycle for the Uniform Plumbing Code is about to begin, and ASPE has some changes it would like to see approved.(Codes)
April 1, 2004... The first meeting for the next code change cycle to the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) will be held April 26-29 in Denver, CO. At that meeting, the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) will strongly assert the need to upgrade the UPC to...

Usage of common standpipes: standpipe systems provide a way for water to be manually discharged to extinguish a fire in a building that doesn't have sprinklers.(Fire Protection)(Standpipe Systems)
April 1, 2004... Somewhere in the continuum that stretches between no fixed fire protection at all and a completely sprinklered building exists a solid point representative of the level of protection provided by standpipe systems. These fixed piping systems are...

Chadwick had a point ... Here's a look back at the history of the development of the U.K.'s network drainage and venting systems, and the prevention of disease spread.(... Thoughts from Abroad)
April 1, 2004... Within the history of the development of the drainage network design guides we now take for granted, there have been some celebrated differences of opinion. Some, of course, are recent, while others, despite dating from the mid-Victorian era,...

Safe or sorry? Cross-connection control in hospitals and medical centers: take a closer look at a medical facility to discover how well its backflow prevention has been designed and implemented.
April 1, 2004... Every day, millions of Americans seek treatment or consultation from area hospitals or medical facilities. While these people generally get the help they need, are they exposing themselves to possible illness simply by drinking from the...

Sizing medical gas piping: here is the information on sizing methods for medical gas piping systems that NFPA 99 doesn't provide.(Illustration)
April 1, 2004... This article will discuss only the methods and criteria required for sizing medical gas piping distribution systems. Nothing downstream of the main shut-off valve of the facility, such as tanks, source arrangements, and equipment or system...

Use of electronic plumbing fixtures: survey says ... Here we present some of our readers' preferences regarding electronic plumbing fixtures and what is involved in their specification.
April 1, 2004... Over the past 10 years, one of the largest growing markets in plumbing engineering has been electronic plumbing fixtures. In commercial projects, electronic fixtures have become the norm, rather than the exception. We were curious about...

PM Engineer Equipment Overview.(Directory)(Illustration)
April 1, 2004... PME offers this Equipment Overview for use as a reference guide to help our readers identify manufacturers of specific products and compare their models and features. This month's Equipment Overview features information on sprinklers. The...

Top 10 products of 2003.
April 1, 2004... Here are the products run in PME throughout the year 2003. These products received the most attention from our readers, according to the number of reader inquiries we received after they appeared. In case you missed the opportunity the first...