PM Engineer articles from November 2003

PM Engineer archives from November 2003

Error regarding ultrapure water.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... The article on laboratory watering systems by Carl C. Schuhz, P.E. (Sept. 2003) was interesting and a good stab at informing us of the details of lab animal watering systems. However, when discussing qualities of reverse osmosis, deionized and...

Feel the metal.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... I just read Dan Holohan's column in the January PME. The story of the guy filing the metal reminded me of something. I'm Canadian, and way back when Prince Charles got married, Canada's gift was either one or two handmade rifles. They were...

Crime scene investigations.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... Regarding Julius Ballanco's Feb. 2003 column: Dear "Super Engineer Sleuth," I can't wait for the next issue to find out more! Perhaps you have found a new vocation to pursue! It sounds rather exciting and quite a challenge. I have a friend...

Goodyear agrees to settlement in heating hose suit.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. announced that it has agreed to pay $236 million to settle a class action case over faulty heating hoses. A U.S. District Court judge in New Jersey recently gave conditional approval to the settlement. It covers...

OASIS[R] Corp. acquires Sunroc Corp.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... OASIS[R] Corp. Chief Executive Officer Romaine Gilliland announced the acquisition of long-time competitor Sunroc Corp. of Dover, DE. Terms were not disclosed. The action facilitates the combination of two of the industry's oldest, most...

Ron George Design & Consulting Services.(Appointments)(Ron George Design & Consulting Services.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Ron George, CIPE, CPD, frequent PME contributing author, has started a design and consulting firm called Ron George Design & Consulting Services. George has been designing plumbing, fire protection and mechanical systems for over 25 years. He...

Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Terry Rodeman has been named Midwestern regional sales representative for the Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company.

Watts Water Technologies.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Rick Ferguson has joined Watts Water Technologies as Western regional sales manager--Backflow Products Division.

Eljer Plumbingware, Inc.(Appointments)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Eljer Plumbingware, Inc. has announced the promotion of Missy Jackson to the position of director of customer service. The company has also appointed Ricky Gregg to the position of national accounts manager for wholesale sales.

Sloan Valve Company collaborates with Falcon Waterfree Technologies on advanced zero-water urinals.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Sloan Valve Company (Franklin Park, IL) has formed a strategic alliance with Falcon Waterfree Technologies (Grand Rapids, MI), a global manufacturer of zero-water consumption urinals, to provide a complete integrated water conservation...

Watts Industries, Inc. has changed its name to Watts Water Technologies, Inc., effective Oct. 15, 2003.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Watts Industries, Inc. has changed its name to Watts Water Technologies, Inc., effective Oct. 15, 2003. According to Patrick S. O'Keefe, president and CEO of Watts Water Technologies, Inc., "The Watts Water Technologies name more accurately...

Industrial Services and Engineering, Inc. (ISE), a 13-year-old professional engineering company that provides forensic investigation services, has begun construction of a new, state-of-the-art investigation and testing facility.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Industrial Services and Engineering, Inc. (ISE), a 13-year-old professional engineering company that provides forensic investigation services, has begun construction of a new, state-of-the-art investigation and testing facility. The...

AHJ and the UPC: despite what the Uniform Plumbing Code says, the only person permitted to design a building or system is the design professional of record, not the "authority having jurisdiction.".(Codes)
November 1, 2003... IAPMO held its annual conference in Portland, OR, the last week of September. The attendance was very light, attributable to the fact that there were no code changes being considered this year. It was the first year that IAPMO did not have a...

Nothing sacred: intentional hellfire: since deliberately set fires are known to be the most common cause of all church fires in the U.S., sprinkler systems should be mandatory for these buildings.(Fire Protection)
November 1, 2003... We posed this question to fire sprinkler contractors in our June 2002 issue: What are the least profitable fire sprinkler project types that you encounter every year? The number one response was churches. An overwhelming 47% of contractors...

St. Petersburg to the Fishguard ferry: this year marks the anniversary of Joukowsky's investigation of water hammer at the Imperial Water Works in St. Petersburg, Russia.(... thoughts from abroad)
November 1, 2003... Anniversaries come in a wine range of guises, from the personal to the professional, from the state sponsored to the genuinely historic. By the time this column is read, we will be close to the centenary of the Wright brothers first flight at...

Engineering Firm of the Year: Henderson Engineer, Inc.
November 1, 2003... PM Engineer is proud to announce that Henderson Engineers, Inc. (HEI) has been named PME's Engineering Firm of the Year for 2003. HEI is a mechanical, electrical, plumbing and civil engineering design firm headquartered in the Kansas City...

Point counterpoint: pressure-assist vs. gravity activation toilets.
November 1, 2003... Point Pressure Assist By R. Bruce Martin Because water supplies had always been thought of as limitless until the 1970s, almost all water closet designers only concerned themselves with style. This, combined with unrealistically...

Back to basics: water heaters: here are the facts engineers need to know when designing domestic water heating systems for hotels.
November 1, 2003... Editor's Note: "Back to Basics" is a column that will run periodically in PME reviewing the basic principles of plumbing engineering. As frequent business travelers know, there can be many frustrations to being on the road, including...

Equipment overview: shower valves.
November 1, 2003... PME offers this Equipment Overview for use as a reference guide to help our readers identity manufacturers of specific products and compare their models and features. This month's Equipment Overview features information on shower valves. ...

Sloan FLUSHMATE[R] unveils FLUSHMATE IV, a quietly superior one-gallon pressure-assist operating system.(Product of the Month)
November 1, 2003... The FLUSHMATE[R] Division of Sloan Valve Company has developed a new, quiet operation, one-gallon (four-liter) pressure-assist operating system for tank-type toilets for installation in a wide range of applications, including commercial,...