PM Engineer articles from January 2004

PM Engineer archives from January 2004

HEI principals identified.(PME Letters)
January 1, 2004... The identification of the principals of PME's 2003 Engineering Firm of the Year on the cover of the November issue was inadvertently left out. From left: Dave Haake, executive vice president; Doug Henderson, vice president; Rick Lahm, CFO;...

More on Legionnaires' Disease.(PME Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... I recently read an article by Bruce Fathers on water safety for the elderly and infirm in the Oct. 2003 issue. In this article, Mr. Fathers suggests increasing the hot water temperature in excess of 140[degrees]F in an attempt to kill the...

When is a duct smoke detector needed?(PME Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... I enjoy reading Mark Bromann's "Fire Protection" column and the insights it provides in PME. However, two items in his recent Q&A session in the Aug. 2003 issue need clarification. First, in the question about standpipes, the situation...

In defense of non-standards.(PME Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... I just read the July issue and how Julius Ballanco got hammered. Putting all of the bruhaha aside, the ICC Codes are anticapitalistic. Engineers thrive on code confusion. Making the codes universal defeats the challenge of engineering. Here in...

ISH NA show moves to every other year.(PME News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The ISH NA partners have voted to officially move the trade show for Kitchen & Bath, Plumbing, PVF, Heating and Air Conditioning from every year to every other year. This year's show in Boston will maintain the dates of Oct. 14-16, and the next...

Beginning in the Southwest, Lochinvar[R] Corp.(PME News)(water heaters and boilers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Beginning in the Southwest, Lochinvar[R] Corp. is taking it to the streets in a new 27-foot demonstration van traveling across the U.S. this winter promoting the Intelli-Fin[R] and Power-Fin[R] water heater and boiler product lines. The...

I=B=R Hydronic Heating courses draw strong response.(PME News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Hydronics Institute (HI) Division of GAMA recently reintroduced its I=B=R schools with six sessions in four states. The courses were held during Nov. 2003 in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Minnesota, and drew 218 students. ...

Experts say wildfires endangered California's water supplies.(PME News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Southern California wildfires that stripped forest hillsides have created threats to drinking water supplies for millions of people, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service said. Dale Bosworth also warned that homes in the scorched areas...

PMI announces codes workshop repeat.(PME News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute (PMI) is repeating its popular two-day workshop on codes, standards, conformity assessment, certification and other plumbing industry basics. It will be held at PMI's Schaumburg, IL, facility on Feb. 3-4....

Fire Sprinkler accelerated depreciation moves forward.(PME News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... U.S. Representative Nancy Johnson (R-CT), a senior House Ways and Means Committee member, has signed on as cosponsor of the Fire Sprinkler Tax Incentive Act (H.R. 1824). The bill returned from the Joint Tax Committee with a "score" (cost...

PDH units available at PDHcenter.com.(PME News)(professional development hours)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Engineering professionals whose license renewal requires periodic continuing education, also known as professional development hours (PDH), can now satisfy these requirements online. A variety of mechanical engineering topics, including...

AK Steel constructs antimicrobial-coated Steel Concept Home.(PME News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... AK Steel has completed the construction of the AK Steel Concept Home, the nation's first antimicrobial home. Located northwest of Los Angeles, the AK Steel Concept Home features products made from carbon and stainless steels using coatings...

NFPA president calls for fire sprinklers in all nursing homes.(PME News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The president of NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) has called for all nursing homes in the U.S. to be equipped with fire sprinklers, in the wake of two recent nursing home fires in Hartford and Nashville, where a total of 24 people...

The winners of the second annual AHR Expo Innovation Awards included Rheem Manufacturing Co.'s Air Conditioning Division, which will receive the award for its Rheem & Ruud 90 Plus Gas Furnace at the AHR Expo.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The winners of the second annual AHR Expo Innovation Awards included Rheem Manufacturing Co.'s Air Conditioning Division, which will receive the award for its Rheem & Ruud 90 Plus Gas Furnace at the AHR Expo. The show will take place from...

Rheem Water Heaters.(News Briefs)
January 1, 2004... Rheem Water Heaters has announced that it will be returning to the AHR Expo[R] after a two-year absence. The water heater division will join its two sister divisions of the Rheem Manufacturing Co.--Rheem Air Conditioning and Raypak--in mounting...

In accordance with the 2006 UPC/UMC code change cycle, the IAPMO Standards Council has issued a "call for proposals" beginning October 13,2003, through 5 p.m. PST, February 1, 2004.(News Briefs)
January 1, 2004... In accordance with the 2006 UPC/UMC code change cycle, the IAPMO Standards Council has issued a "call for proposals" beginning October 13, 2003, through 5 p.m. PST, February 1, 2004. For more information, call (909) 472-4100.

The Construction Specifications Institute, The National Institute of Building Sciences, and The American Institute of Architects have signed an agreement for publication and distribution of the U.S. National CAD Standard (NCS).(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Construction Specifications Institute, The National Institute of Building Sciences, and The American Institute of Architects have signed an agreement for publication and distribution of the U.S. National CAD Standard (NCS) that will lead to...

Delta Faucet Co.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Delta Faucet Co. announced that its new Central Distribution Center (CDC) in Jackson, TN, is operational. Construction on the new distribution center began July 2003. Company officials expect a majority of Delta's volume to be shipped out of...

Wolverine Brass.(News Briefs)(Bradford Equities)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Wolverine Brass announced that its parent company, Bradford Equities, has acquired PlumbMaster Group, with Lloyd Coppedge heading up the new company. PlumbMaster will be operated separately from Wolverine Brass, but they plan to share...

Elkay has provided financial backing to the Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence and is a sponsor of its 2003 Lincoln Gold Awards.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Elkay has provided financial backing to the Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence and is a sponsor of its 2003 Lincoln Gold Awards. Patterned after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the Lincoln Gold Awards recognize Illinois...

Selkirk L.L.C. has added Project Engineer Scott New-house to its R&D group for residential and commercial/industrial venting products in Logan, OH.(Appointments)(Gary Light, Ray Overbey and Denis Deziel appointed also)
January 1, 2004... Selkirk L.L.C. has added Project Engineer Scott New-house to its R&D group for residential and commercial/industrial venting products in Logan, OH. The company also named Gary Light national sales manager-retail division. Light comes to Selkirk...

Paul Orrick.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Paul Orrick has been named senior project manager at Orion Fittings. He formerly was a systems design engineer at Black & Veatch Engineering in Kansas City, MO.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.(Appointments)(Jeff Perlowin)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Watts Water Technologies, Inc., announced that Jeff Perlowin has joined Watts in the position of national marketing manager-backflow products.

Robert Voitle.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Guelph, ON-based R-Can Environmental Inc. has named Robert Voitle to the position of UV technical sales. Voitle joins R-Can's U.S. sales team promoting its Sterilight brand of ultraviolet disinfection equipment and its new Advanced Water...

Heatlink USA. Inc.(Appointments)(Richard Carroll)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Heatlink USA. Inc has appointed Richard Carroll product manager of Heatlink's pressurized duct air conditioning product group, Airlink.

Frank Torres.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Frank Torres has announced his retirement from Slant/Fin Corp. after 44 years of service. Torres held positions in the company's commercial radiant division, cast-iron boiler research and development division, and as boiler production...

Delta Faucet Co.(Appointments)(Reinhard Metzger and John C. Wills)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Delta Faucet Co. announced that Reinhard Metzger has assumed the post of president, as John C. Wills moves into a full-time role at Masco Headquarters. Metzger, 57, is currently president of Masco cabinet manufacturer Mill's Pride and will...

It will be an interesting year; here's a review of the pivotal events that will impact the plumbing and mechanical industries in 2004.(Codes)(Editorial)
January 1, 2004... As we start the new year in 2004, I hope that the ICC, IAPMO and PHCC-NA all have the same New Year's resolution; that is to develop a single national plumbing code. It would be nice to have only one plumbing code, rather than the three...

Devastation in Southern California; last fall, a firestorm raging through Southern California took the efforts of over 12,000 firefighters to extinguish.(Fire Protection)
January 1, 2004... A shot glass filled with water can douse a candle, and a glassful of water can extinguish a small waste can fire. But it's been said that even a river of water cannot stop a firestorm that has raged out of control. And it was one hellacious...

"... And not a drop to drink" --Coleridge; water conservation, water supply, leakage rates, and burgeoning construction plans are all issues that impact plumbing engineers, as well as the entire world.(... Thoughts from Abroad)
January 1, 2004... Water conservation has been one of the major research drivers over the past 10-15 years. It has affected w.c. design, drainage system sizing and vent design due to lower entrained airflows. It has impacted upon appliance design, from the...

Major changes in store for mechanical specification sections; the AIA and CSI are working to expand the MasterFormat[TM] for plumbing specification writing to include the interests of architects and constructors.(MasterFormat[TM])
January 1, 2004... Following their respective conventions in May, representatives of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) continue to align Draft 4 of the proposed MasterFormat[TM] expansion with the...

Hydronic fundamentals: part 1: here is some basic applications information on selecting a tube size and estimating head loss.
January 1, 2004... Over the past years, I've written many articles on hydronic heating for PM Engineer. Most have been aimed at engineers who've been designing hydronic systems for some time and want to hone their designs to take advantage of new techniques or...

At the center of quality; Spirotherm, Inc.
January 1, 2004... For more than a decade, Spirotherm, Inc., has worked with innovative engineers and contractors in North America to provide customers with air-free hydronic systems. Spirotherm is the U.S. subsidiary of Netherlands-based Spiro Research BV, a...

Equipment Overview: pipe hangers.(Features and Variations)(Illustration)
January 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 pipe hangers. ...

Roaring into residential: though the inclusion of fire sprinkler systems in new residential construction has increased, more progress is still needed.
January 1, 2004... I feel a whole lot better knowing that my child is traveling inside a vehicle equipped with air bags, no question about it. Now that air bags are a widely recognized safety device, consumers are increasingly hesitant to purchase a vehicle...

Taco's LoadMatch[R] system warms Native American college.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Project Snapshot: Stone Child Community College serves students of the Chippewa-Cree tribe who live on the Rocky Boy Reservation in northern Montana. This year, the community college, one of 32 in the nation dedicated to educating Native...

Quality and dependability are priority number one.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Stiebel Eltron is a world leader in advanced water heating technology, with about 1,700 employees worldwide. The company is headquartered and had its origins in Germany. The sales and service operation for the North American market is located...

The next generation of backflow prevention assemblies.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Watts Regulator Company, a leader in the plumbing & heating and water quality markets, is pleased to announce its revolutionary new line of backflow prevention assemblies, the SilverEagle[TM] series. The Watts SilverEagle series incorporates a...

Voyager[TM] water coolers by Halsey Taylor ... upgrade to the new standard.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... When Halsey Taylor introduced the Voyager line of water coolers a year and a half ago, we thoroughly believed that the futuristic high-tech appearance and unprecedented styling would turn a lot of heads. And once we got everyone's attention, we...

Truebro's NEW, improved Lav Guard[R]2 installs super-fast ... super-E-Z!(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... For the past 12 years, Lav Guard[R] undersink piping covers have grown to become the best-selling and most effective undersink piping covers available for complying with ADA-mandated undersink wheelchair accessibility. With the recent...

Leonard Valve Company's new Megatron[R] Model TA.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Leonard Valve Company's Megatron Model TA is a complete water temperature control station for single restroom applications (i.e. casinos, hotels, small gyms, clubs and schools). The system features a small thermostatic water mixing valve (flow...

Tyco Fire Product's new deluge valve opens global sourcing channels.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Simplicity has overcome tradition with Tyco Fire Products' new deluge valve. With only one working part, the Model DV-5 is a benchmark for valve design, and signifies a new means of increasing performance while decreasing routine maintenance....

Significant presence of Red-White Valve Corp.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Red-White Valve Corporation was founded in 1971 as a joint venture between Mitsui & Company, Ltd. and Toyo Valve Company, Ltd. of Japan. During the 1970s and 1980s, Red-White Valve grew into a valued supplier of valves and related products to...

Symmons Industries Temptrol[R] shower valves are ideal for ADA applications.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... As the makers of the most reliable, hardest working plumbing fittings in the business, Symmons brings over 60 years of experience to the job of specifying the correct shower for any application. Superior engineering, exhaustive testing and...

Flexible fire sprinkler connections--sprinkler connection choice affects time to occupancy, cost of ownership.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... The sprinkler system specified for the last six feet--from the main or branch line to the sprinkler head--can significantly impact time to occupancy of new or retrofit commercial construction. It can also affect the cost of ownership of the...

Changing the shape of extended coverage sidewall sprinkler coverage.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Extended coverage sidewall sprinklers were initially developed to provide protection to high-rise hotel rooms and condominiums, both for new construction and for the growing retrofit market. These structures normally do not have a drop ceiling...

Zurn introduces-DP Roof Drain Deck Plate.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... The Zurn Plumbing Products Group introduces the -DP Roof Drain Deck Plate. The -DP Roof Drain Deck Plate option features ease of installation, thus allowing the installer to move on to more projects. Under-deck clamps are no longer needed...

Eliminator[TM] self-cleaning system protects A.O. Smith Master-Fit[R] commercial line.(Manufacturer Spotlight)(A.O. Smith Water Products Company)
January 1, 2004... A.O. Smith Water Products Company has further improved its core line of Master-Fit commercial gas-fired water heaters with the addition of the Eliminator self-cleaning lime tamer system on all models. When lime and other sediments...

Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.--pioneering new solutions to grease elimination.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... The Remediator[R] Grease Treatment System is designed to eradicate suspended fats, oils and grease at the source. This task is accomplished through the use of environmentally safe live bacteria (we call it Remediator Culture) that have been...

Viessmann Academy USA: education for success.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... International Since the 1960s, the education and training of industry partners have been an essential part of Viessmann corporate philosophy. Last year more than 60,000 trading partners participated in Viessmann Academy training courses...

When you think safety and standards, think Sunroc.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Safety that meets the highest standards. That is what you will find in Sunroc's ADA Series of water coolers and options. The new Safety-Gard[TM] Bubbler helps prevent mouth injury with its unique one-piece elastomer overmold design. The...

Wirsbo offers MultiPress[TM] fittings for MultiCor connections.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... MultiPress, featuring a full line of 1/2" to 1" press-style fittings, is the latest fitting offering from Uponor Wirsbo. The offering includes 1/2", 5/8", 3/4" and 1" couplings, elbows, tees, and sweat and NPT adapters. With the new...

New Apollo[R] ball valves make fast ProPress[TM] connections even faster.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... MATTHEWS, NC -- The newest line of Apollo[R] bronze ball valves from Conbraco Industries features a 2" copper tube extension specifically designed for faster, easier installation using the popular RIDGID[R] Viega no-solder ProPress[TM] crimping...

Bradford White's MAGNUM Series[R] still growing.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... "When specifiers, engineers and contractors need solutions to the countless challenges they face with commercial water heating, we want them to look to our MAGNUM Series line of commercial water heaters for solutions," said Ted Sikorski, VP of...

A century of engineering solutions.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... ELKHART, IN--(Dec. 10, 2003)--Leading the flow control industry for 100 years, NIBCO INC. has always been on the forefront of quality and innovation. Emerging trends and new technologies continuously raise engineering expectations. Today's...

Patterson Pump Company--look no further for world-class pumps & systems.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Patterson Pump Company, with headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Toccoa, GA, and other manufacturing facilities in Atlanta and Ireland, is a subsidiary of The Gorman-Rupp Company. The company has worldwide support in...

See the EMC live--Armstrong offers live operating hospital site online.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... The Rada[R] Electronic Mixing Center (EMC) from Armstrong is the most accurate and dependable central recirculating hot water system product ever developed. We prove it as you visit a live, fully operational hot water system online, at an...

For 2004, State offers more than ever before.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... The year 2003 was a breakthrough year for the State water heater brand, with the introduction of over 300 new products, including a dramatic expansion of the State commercial water heater offering. The year ahead promises even more new...

The Bryan Deaerator: a heritage of quality and dependability.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... In 1872, Nathaniel Jones of Buffalo, NY, patented his invention of the boiler feedwater heater. His invention included a series of alternating pans, troughs and radiators arranged within a case. The water cascaded downward through the unit,...

Powers announces HydroGuard[R] T/P e700 series bath and shower valves.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Powers' HydroGuard T/P e700 series is the newest line of affordable ASSE 1016, Type T/P bath and shower valves that reduces the risk of bacteria growth within a plumbing system while minimizing the danger of scalding at the point-of-use. ...

The Falcon has landed: commercial finned-tube radiation arrives at Embassy.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... It's strong. It's sleek. And it ships and installs swiftly. That's why Embassy Industries named its new finned-tube radiation series the Falcon. Developed for commercial, industrial and institutional applications, the Falcon is not the same old...

McGuire Manufacturing Co., Inc. ... we listen!(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... At McGuire Manufacturing Co., Inc., we listen to plumbing professionals. It's from listening that innovative products like our new Quarter-Turn Convertible Brass Ball Valves were developed. McGuire Introduces New Convertible[TM]...

Lochinvar's Power-Fin[R]: high performance in a compact design.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Lochinvar[R] Corporation's high efficiency, Power-Fin commercial water heaters and boilers feature digital temperature control, expanded firing ranges modulating from 50-100%, multiple venting solutions and flexible installation. The...

Better manufacturing technology reduces commercial radiation lead time.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Slant/Fin is proud to operate the industry's most modern manufacturing facility for fin-tube enclosures and light commercial baseboard radiation. Shorter lead times, consistent product quality and broader painting options are important goals...

Elkay expands offering of Quick-Clip sinks to meet contractor demand.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Contractor response to Elkay's Quick-Clip[R] above-the-counter sink installation system has been so strong that the company has doubled its offering of this time-saving technology. Since the Quick-Clip installation system was launched last...

The Geberit Group ... the world is getting smaller.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... When The Geberit Group acquired The Chicago Faucet Company in July of 2002, the Switzerland-based company significantly increased its presence in the U.S, as well as conveyed its commitment to an internationalization strategy. This presence and...

Sprinkler system design software enters a new dimension.(Manufacturer Spotlight)
January 1, 2004... Now, sprinkler system designers can design, and even test, complete sprinkler systems in a true three-dimensional space with the latest software package available from Tyco Fire Products' SprinkCAD division: SprinkCAD 3D[TM]. Regardless of the...

Commercial faucets.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... AquaSpec, the Zurn Plumbing Products Group's commercial faucet line, incorporates quarter-turn ceramic disc cartridge technology. The Zurn commercial ceramic disc cartridge is a heavy-duty, one-piece modular drop-in cartridge that is...

Water heater product guide.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... A.O. Smith Water Products has published a pocket-sized "Full Line Product Guide" with specifications for the company's residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, as well as copper boilers, storage tanks and other equipment. The...

Water heater catalog.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... A 24-page catalog is available that presents the expanded line of State commercial gas and electric water heaters, as well as commercial storage tanks and expansion tanks. The State line has been revamped and includes a broader range of gas and...

Circulator specifications sheet.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... Taco, Inc., has issued a spec sheet on its line of "00" circulators for Load-Match[R] single-pipe hydronic systems. Taco's LoadMatch system replaces the typical two-pipe hydronic system with a one-pipe system comprised of LoadMatch circulators...

Drainer.(PME Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Armstrong International, Inc. has introduced its ADP-1 pneumatically operated liquid drainer with press-to-test actuator for compressed air service. The ADP-1 is automatically operated, does not waste air and has a see-through reservoir. The...

Check valve.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... Danfoss Flomatic Corp. has introduced an extended size range series 80DICL Ductile Iron Check Valve and series 80S6CL Stainless Steel Check Valves in 2" through 6" in two different models. These valves incorporate a patented lock-type pipe...

Boilers.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... Commercial cast iron sectional boilers from MACNA De Dietrich allow low return water temperature of 105[degrees]F--typically 35[degrees] less than other models. This allows lower temperature operation, which yields significant savings. MACNA De...

Closet flanges.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... Charlotte Pipe and Foundry offers PVC- and ABS-DWV closet flanges with adjustable plastic rings. Twelve new PVC and ABS closet flanges are available in hub, spigot, and offset configurations. Designed for enhanced corrosion resistance and to...

Electric steam and water boilers.(PME Products)(Bryan Steam LLC)
January 1, 2004... A new brochure provides complete information and specifications on Bryan BH Series electric steam and water boilers. These boilers are offered in 51 standard models in a range of sizes from 60 to 3,000 KW input, with nominal output from 6 to...

Boiler Control.(PME Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... tekmar's Boiler Control 268 is a Multiple Boiler Control that can operate up to nine boiler stages (1-, 2-, 3- or 4-stage boilers). The 268 uses outdoor reset to improve the seasonal fuel efficiency of a system by operating the boilers at the...

Electronic Soap Dispensers.(PME Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Optima[R] Electronic Soap Dispensers (ESD) with automatic sensor operation are now available from Sloan Valve Co. Sloan's ESD-200 hardwire transformer model is designed for fast plug-in installations, and the ESD-250 battery-powered model...

Return Temperature Control.(PME Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Burnham Commercial has introduced the RTC Return Temperature Control, providing boiler protection from thermal shock and sustained condensing operation. The RTC monitors the boiler return water temperature and operates a three-way diverting...

Cleaner/pre-treatment.(PME Products)(Rhomar Water Management)
January 1, 2004... Hydro-Solv 9100 from Rhomar Water Management cleans new systems and then passivates system metals prior to putting the system into service. It removes corrosion from older fouled systems. Rhomar 922 finishes the system treatment and maintains...

Bathtub.(PME Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Eljer has announced the Gibraltar bathtub, featuring a heart of EnduroCAST[TM], a revolutionary new core material identical to what the automotive industry uses for crash-protection. Weighing 89 pounds, the Gibraltar is easier to move to an...

Water filtered coolers.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... Halsey Taylor has introduced a line of water filtered coolers. Called Puritan[TM], the new water coolers come equipped with a lead reduction system that is designed to remove cysts, lead particles and chlorine. The Puritan line features both...

Hot water boiler.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... ECR International has introduced the Dunkirk Quantum 90-200 hot water boiler. The Quantum 90-200's efficiency is increased beyond 90% when used in low temperature systems, such as radiant systems. Features include: cast aluminum mono block heat...

Fire control communicator.(PME Products)
January 1, 2004... Silent Knight, part of Honeywell's Fire Systems Group, has introduced its Model 5104, a six-zone fire control communicator that provides digital fire and reporting over ordinary telephone lines. The 5104 can be used as a stand-alone system, or...