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DECEMBER 2008

The Official Publication of the


American Society of
Plumbing Engineers

P l u m b i n g S y s t e m s  a n d  D e s i g n

ASPE ➙ 2009

Plumbing
Systems
Specification
Guide

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Contents
The Official Publication of the
American Society of Plumbing Engineers

P l u m bi n g S y s t e m s  a n d   D esig n
Cover Photo by David Ropinski

FEATURES
2009 Plumbing Systems Specification Guide
It's back! ASPE's official Plumbing Systems Specification Guide for 2009 is the sole feature
of the December 2008 issue. Once again we've brought you the most comprehensive
directory of plumbing manufacturers, product suppliers, and organizations in the industry.
Browse the product categories and then look up the contact information for relevant
suppliers in the alphabetical listing. It couldn't be easier!

18 Manufacturer List
39 Manufacturers by Category
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G ETTING TECHNICAL
10 Lessons Learned........................................... J. Joe Scott II, CPD, FASPE
Know Your Products!

12 Designer’s Notebook......................................  Joseph V. Messina, CPD


Acoustics in Plumbing Systems, Part 2

56 Hydronics for Plumbing Engineers......................... Roy C.E. Ahlgren


Rules of Thumb

58 Plumbing Technology of the Future........... Winston Huff, CPD, LEED AP


Embedded Carbon in Building Plumbing Systems

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P E RSPECTIV ES PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF
Stanley M. Wolfson
6 From the Publisher.........................................  Stanley M. Wolfson ASPEEXDIR@ASPE.ORG
The 2009 Spec Guide Is Here!

8 Speaking Out
60 The World of Design/Build.............................. Michael Smith, CPD M A G A Z I N E

The Economy Is in the Tank. Now What? EDITOR


J. Joe Scott II, CPD, FASPE
jscott@cannondesign.com

A S P E REPOR T TECHNICAL EDITORS


Karl Atteberry, PE
65 Convention Highlights Thomas J. Breu, PE, CPD, LEED AP
Esteban Cabello, PE, CPD, FASPE
78 From the President’s Pen Dale J. Cagwin, PE, CFEI
John DeLeo, CPD
79 Research Foundation Update Paul DiGiovanni, PE
80 From the Executive’s Desk Richard Ellis, CPD, CET
Daniel Fagan, PE, CPD
82 ASPE Industry Award Doug Page, PE, LEED AP
Jeffrey Ruthstrom, CPD
83 Society News Mark Tanner, CPD
83 New ASPE Members Patrick Whitworth, CPD, FASPE
James Zebrowski, PE, CPD
84 2008 Bylaw Amendments Stephen Ziga, CPD, CET
MANAGING EDITOR
CONTINUING EDUCATION Gretchen Pienta
GPIENTA@ASPE.ORG
62 Specifications EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER
62 Continuing Education Questions David R. Jern
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ASPE Board of Directors 2008–2010
President Vice President, Technical Vice President, Education Vice President, Legislative Vice President, Membership Vice President, Affiliate Secretary
Julius A. Ballanco, PE, CPD, FASPE Norman Parks, CET, CPD Diane M. Wingard, CPD Greg A. Farmer, PE Jeffrey Ingertson, CPD William M. Smith Gregory L. Mahoney, CPD, FASPE
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Which fitting isn’t fitting?
You’d have to upgrade to a 3/4" PEX pipe
to match the flow rate of a 1/2" copper tube at the same velocity.
PEX pipe can give you fits with flow rates – a 3/4" or larger PEX pipe. And larger pipe
and budgets. Let’s compare two systems: costs more and is harder to install, offsetting
one with 1/2" copper tube (which uses any savings you hoped PEX would provide.
external fittings) and the other, 1/2" PEX
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FROMTHEPUBLISHER
By Stanley M. Wolfson

The 2009 Spec Guide Is Here!


The December issue of PS&D is a special one. It is our engineering professionals. It is this highly active floor traffic of
annual Plumbing Systems Specification Guide for plumbing high-quality attendees that continues to attract exhibitors year
engineers, designers, specifiers, and contractors. This guide is after year.
for anyone who wants to find every product that is used in the In fact, by the end of the 2008 EPE, more than 93 percent of
plumbing industry and will be specified in final construction the exhibitors had re-signed and picked booth space for the
documents. 2010 Exposition in Philadelphia.
Inside the guide you will find listings for more than 600 The half-empty part is why more members do not take
manufacturers in the plumbing industry. (Note: These are advantage of the fantastic educational programs that are pro-
manufacturers, not representatives.) The final directory is vided. Those who do attend find the educational sessions not
compiled from various sources, and no company is required only informative, but also helpful professionally. With popular
to pay to be listed. programs such as the green plumbing track, where attendance
For each company, you will find a cross index by category was standing-room only, and the hands-on BIM computer
of items, including 334 main categories with another 907 workshops, which were completely full, it’s curious why more
possible subcategories. This is a self-listing service, so manu- members don’t attend and learn. Maybe in 2010…
facturers are required to list their companies under each Of course, we had a grand prize giveaway: a 2009 Saturn
category and subcategory that best describe their products. If Sky sports car. It was won by Robert Choby of the Johnstown
a company does not respond to the annual survey and indi- Chapter. Congratulations Robert!
cate the categories of products it produces, it misses out on an More than 2,000 prizes also were given out to the attendees
important aspect of the guide. who chose to play the ASPE EXPO-OPOLY game. Great fun
One value-added part of this guide is the online version was had by all.
located at www.psdmagazine.org. The online version is fully
searchable by manufacturer name or product category. You Is It that Time of Year Already?
can enter any company name or part of a name and any prod- Yep, it is. By the time you get this magazine you already will
uct name or category (or combinations thereof ). We hope you have devoured your turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie and
will use this unique feature, which helps the plumbing engi- probably are looking forward to a festive holiday season.
neering, design, and contracting community find information As a reader of this magazine, we’d like you to take extra care
in a fast and convenient manner. this holiday season. First, drive carefully. We want to have you
By the way, when you do find a manufacturer or product back reading PS&D after the holidays.
you want to view, you often can just click on the web address Second, with the faltering economy, try to be gracious and
that is provided. This is a nifty feature many manufacturers giving to those in need. Many people will be facing unknowns
choose to include in their listing. and hardships in the coming year, so please help where you
can.
There Will Be Only One May the coming days bring you much joy and happiness,
Plumbing Systems & Design publishes a combined issue and may you and your family have a very merry and happy
for the months of January and February, so when you don’t holiday.
receive your February 2009 issue, it’s okay. You are not miss-
ing out on anything. That’s the way it is designed to be.

What? You Weren’t There?


Where? The 2008 ASPE Convention and Engineered Plumb-
ing Exposition, of course. It’s always gratifying to see the turn-
out for the combined Convention and EPE. This year, 5,844
people attended, making it one of the biggest events in the
Society’s history. All of the exhibitors were extremely pleased
with the turnout and what they call the “quality” of the attend-
ees (the fact that most are in the profession).
With a membership of more than 7,000 plumbing industry
professionals, achieving a turnout of this magnitude speaks
volumes, although you do have to look at the half-full/
half-empty comparison. Many attendees were there for the
Exposition. The EPE draws not only many members, but also
a nice contingent of nonmembers who are qualified plumbing

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SPEAKINGOUT
The Code Official and Engineered Plumbing engineered designs and modifications, what level of engineer-
Systems ing knowledge is really needed?
In John Rattenbury’s article “Responsible Charge in Engi- Although the IPC does not provide the qualifications for
neered Plumbing Systems” (PS&D, June 2008), in which he the code official, such qualifications may be inferred from his
explores the engineer’s responsibility for engineered plumb- responsibilities regarding alternative designs or modifications.
ing systems, he briefly mentions the role of the code official The 2003 International Plumbing Code Commentary provides
in the approval process (citing International Plumbing Code further insight into these responsibilities.
Sections 105.2 and 105.4). Section 105 contains approval pro- A code official’s primary responsibility is to ensure that
visions for modifications, alternative materials and methods, such modifications and alterations conform to the intent and
and alternative engineered designs for plumbing systems. This purpose of the code without impacting the public’s health or
section grants authority to the code official to either allow or fire safety. Hence, the code official should possess a thorough
deny such modifications and alternatives. Hence, the approval knowledge of the plumbing code including the rational intent
provisions exclusively rest on the determination of the code for any particular codification and its relation to the health of
official. The code official is vested with the power to determine the public.
what a satisfactory design is, what complies with the intent of Use the venting system as an example. The code official
the code, what is considered equivalent to the code’s prescrip- should have adequate understanding of the venting system’s
tion, and what tests are further needed to provide evidential main purpose: to protect the trap seal of each plumbing
substantiation for the alternative. Furthermore, only where the fixture. The protection required has been standardized in the
code official determines that the alternative engineered design model codes in not allowing a 2-inch trap seal to be subjected
conforms to the intent of the code shall the plumbing system to more than a differential pneumatic pressure of 1 inch of
be approved (Section 105.4.5). The 2006 Uniform Plumbing water column (equivalent to 0.036 pounds per square inch).
Code has likewise moved in this direction (Section 301). The trap seal prohibits toxic sewer gases such as methane,
These discretionary powers essentially give the code offi- sulphuretted hydrogen, and carbonic oxide that are poison-
cial a judicial function over the engineer. The engineer must ous and obnoxious to the human system from entering living
submit his case, and the code official will decide spaces. The intent of the standardized protection is to provide
his ruling. In allowing a a factor of safety for the vent system to ensure the protection
window for innovative June 2008

of health.
A publication of

and emerging techno- theAmericAn Society of


Plumbing engineerS To follow the example further, what qualifications are
logical alternative meth- needed for the code official to make a judgment on an
ods and designs, the alternate material or design for a vent system containing an
model plumbing codes air-admittance valve (AAV) or a combined AAV and positive

Catch Some
also have heightened the air pressure attenuator (PAPA)? The code official will need to
administrative powers evaluate its conformity to the intent of the code, i.e. the pneu-

Sun
of the code official. This matic pressure differential is not more than 1 inch of water
acutely raises the ques- column for each trap. The valuation now turns to principles of
tion concerning the code engineering and the mechanics of the devices themselves. (It
for Dom estic wAte r heAt ing official’s qualifications is not my intent to evaluate the AAV or PAPA, only to illustrate
to make such judg- the qualitative knowledge needed by the code official to make
ments, particularly as an engineering judgment.)
Are All PeX Plumbing
systems the sAme? designs and methods In determining the alternative design of AAVs with or
are based on engineer- without PAPAs in lieu of a vent pipe system to the open atmo-
leArn how to over com e ing practices and as sphere, the code official will need to have basic knowledge of
retrofit chAllenges materials and equip- the physics of positive and negative air pressures (pressure
ment are becoming transients) and the conditions of occurrence within the drain-
more technologically age and vent system. The code official also will need to inter-
advanced. As a code PSDMAGAZINE.ORG
pret and understand technical submissions, including iden-
official myself, I am
specifiers, code officials, contractors, manufacturers,
master plumbers, and plumbing professionals tifying the approval agencies, interpreting the performance
The magazine for plumbing engineers, designers,
aware of the responsi- standard criteria for AAVs, and looking for the testing criteria.
ble charge of interpret- If the testing criteria is lacking, the code official has the power
ing and enforcing the plumbing code. Being able to interpret to order testing of the device to meet performance standards
is to know the meaning of the established principles behind as intended by the code and satisfactory to the code official.
the codification. Such principles take the code official into the This requires the code official to know the applicable agency
realm of physics and mathematics upon which engineering to perform the testing and what the testing shall substantiate.
practices are based. For the code official rightly to discern the Data test results and the manufacturer’s instructions also
intent of the code as well as to make judgments on alternative need to be interpreted to apply sound technical judgment and
render a verdict for equivalent performance.

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In submitting the design calculations, the engineer shows on the part of the code official since he is not able to evaluate
the pneumatic pressure differentials within the system. The truly.
code official must in turn be able to interpret the formulas and The committees for the model codes may wish to reconsider
the results of the calculations to evaluate the design’s con- the administrative powers of the code official pertaining to
formity to the intent of the code. Such formulas may include engineered designs. More harm than good may result from
equations expressing the velocity (rate of discharge) of airflow, unethical choices either way. The Illinois state constitution
static pressure of air, and friction head loss. In addition to requires all judges to be licensed attorneys-at-law. Likewise, it
being able to interpret such formulas, the code official will seems just as judicial for all code officials to be licensed pro-
need to determine if any given formula is applicable for the fessional engineers if they are required to pass a judgment on
calculation. engineered designs. If not licensed, then perhaps an alterna-
Computer software programs may perform the required tive would be a Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD) designa-
calculations. For example, the AIRNET model was developed tion as a minimum requirement.
to actually calculate and show waves of estimated pressure Some practical considerations for the professional engineer
transients in the system. This will indicate for the engineer would be first to verify the qualifications of the code official
where to best place the AAV or PAPA devices. This presents the before submitting alternative engineered design plans. If the
code official with a very sophisticated method of calculation code official is not qualified, then by agreement with the code
that may be beyond his capabilities to evaluate truly, espe- official a third party may perform the plan review. A third
cially if he is unfamiliar with the program and the underlying party may be a neighboring code official who is a professional
measures of engineering calculations. engineer or holds a CPD, or it may be a private organization
We can repeat this scenario with other engineered designed such as the ICC or IAPMO that retains professional engineers
systems such as siphonic roof drainage, rainwater recovery to perform reviews. The state also may have a department that
systems, hot water return designs, and water booster systems. performs such services.
With any engineered design system, we can summarize the Another practical consideration is for the code official. The
code official’s minimal qualifications to make a determina- heightened administrative power is a great incentive for fur-
tion of a satisfactory engineering design in compliance to the ther education and certification. Local colleges may offer an
intent of the code as follows: associates engineering degree, which is a good way to prepare
• Awareness of health, life, and safety issues relating to for the CPD. The coursework and certification would provide
plumbing systems the code official with common engineering practices and a
• Comprehensive knowledge of the plumbing code, includ- level of competence to perform evaluations for engineered
ing its purpose and intent plumbing designs.
John Rattenbury is to be applauded for raising the ethical
• Competent understanding of the physics of plumbing
issue for professional engineers and for inadvertently raising
• Proficiency in interpreting technical data pertaining to the ethical bar for the code official as well. Both engineer and
performance standards, testing criteria, and test results code official alike have the ethical responsibility to refrain
• Ability to work with engineering mathematics and formu- from matters in which they lack competence for the sake of
las the health, life, and safety of the public they serve.
• Familiarity with commonly accepted engineering practices Daniel P. Cole
John Rattenbury points out that engineering is a very spe- Plumbing inspector and plumbing plans examiner
cialized profession. The rules of the profession do not allow Lake Zurich, Illinois
engineers to sign and seal documents dealing with subject
matter in which they lack competence, nor to perform engi-
neering outside their area of expertise. Since the code official
has jurisdictional authority over the engineer, perhaps the
same rules should apply. It would seem just as unethical for
a code official to place a valuation on an engineered design
when he lacks the technical competence to do so. The model
codes have unwittingly placed the code official in a precarious
ethical position, for not all code officials are engineers. The
code official may act unethically in two directions at this point.
He may deny the engineered design because of incompetency
to evaluate truly (perhaps vaguely indicating that it is outside
the scope of the plumbing code or local amendments), or he
may blindly approve the design relying solely on the profes-
sional engineer. This kind of approval is essentially negligence

DECEMBER 2008  Plumbing Systems & Design  9


By J. Joe Scott II, CPD, FASPE
LESSONS LEARNED

Know Your Products!


When I was walking around the Engineered Plumbing our resources for future generations. For one, I am glad to see
Exposition at the ASPE Convention in Long Beach, California, us making this move toward a more sustainable world. I can
in late October, it occurred to me that we are starting to see remember back in school when we did not call it sustainabil-
a change in the piping materials that are available for our ity. We called it ecology, but the concept was the same.
systems. This became even more pronounced when I received Many of the piping materials that are being developed
an e-mail survey regarding various new piping materials and are for very specific uses and applications. During the ASPE
the intricacies of each of the types and their ratings. I started Engineered Plumbing Exposition, I came across a plastic
to think about what would cause me to change how I cur- piping product that contained a composite material inside
rently specify a piping system to consider the use of a different of the piping system that caused the plastic piping to have a
piping material. Change can be good, but not understanding similar coefficient of expansion to copper piping. Why? One
why you are making the change can lead to consequences that of the issues with the use of plastics is the coefficient of expan-
could have an effect on your system that you did not expect. sion and not being able to compensate for the changes in the
For instance, the use of polymers in plumbing systems is piping characteristic when exposed to varying temperatures
expanding. Unfortunately, this puts the burden of verifying the both inside and outside of the piping system. This new prod-
appropriate use of the new materials on plumbing engineers. uct compensates for that effect.
Our verifying the appropriate use of materials is not a new The key to applying new technological advances in piping
concept, but the number of options available is increasing all is to understand the limitations of the product you want to
the time. It is imperative that we take the time to understand use. Different pressures, wall thicknesses, materials, and com-
the pluses and minuses of all the options to ensure that the posite materials give each type of piping a specific advantage
system will work the way we intended. or disadvantage over another product. The small differences
may be what accelerate the acceptance of one material and
keep another material from being competitive. You should
The key to applying new technological make sure that you have done your homework when it comes
to these new materials and watch out for look-a-likes. Some-
advances in piping is to understand the times a pipe material seems similar, and you will be told that
it performs just like the other guys, when in fact that may not
limitations of the product you want to use. be true. You are the person who is specifying the product and
are responsible for the system design as a whole. Be certain of
I think we need to consider some things as we start to what you need for your design to operate properly. This goes
review the various options available to us for our piping sys- for more than just plastic piping systems—it goes for every-
tems and their applicability. First and foremost, while a mate- thing we do.
rial may be allowed by code, use of that material may not be Just remember, for every product there is an application,
applicable to every situation. Many materials are acceptable and for every application there is a product. Knowing when a
to the plumbing code but would not perform well if they were product is the right one for your application is the secret.
used in a slightly different service. For instance, copper piping
is the choice for water piping systems most of the time, but the
use of copper for a pure water system certainly is not recom-
mended. The aggressive nature of pure water would prove to
be disastrous to copper piping. A thermoplastic such as poly- Joe Scott is senior plumbing designer
for Cannon Design in St. Louis. To comment
propylene is a much better choice. on this article or for more information,
Many thermoplastic piping materials are being developed e-mail articles@psdmagazine.org.
for a variety of piping systems. Some materials are developed
specifically for compressed air and gas piping as well as for
all of the various water uses. The industry also is starting to
market the use of thermoplastic materials in systems as they
are recyclable and, in theory, more sustainable than other
piping choices. The real key is knowing when a particular
piping material is suitable for your application. While sustain-
ability seems to be the latest buzzword, I think it is here to
stay. Sustainability causes one to consider how he designs an
entire system and fosters the thought that we need to conserve

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Acoustics in Plumbing Systems, Part 2


In Part 1 (PS&D, July/August 2008), I discussed how noise and devised attempts to isolate piping from contact with the building’s
vibration in plumbing systems are caused by fluid velocity, water components.
hammer, expansion/contraction, and plumbing equipment, as The plumbing designer also must verify that the contractor has
well as how these noises and vibrations are conducted partly along isolated every contact point. Contractors often are inconsistent
the pipe itself and partly by the column of water within the pipe. with their attempts to alleviate noise and vibration, which can
This column discusses the means and methods of noise reduction result in failure of effort.
and vibration control. The noise and vibration of storm and sanitary drainage piping
passing through floors can be minimized with the use of rubber
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD or neoprene pads placed under the ears of the floor clamps (see
In 1999, the International Organization for Standardization Figure 2). If the piping is very large, spring isolators can be used,
(ISO) adopted the third edition of ISO 3822: Laboratory Tests on which is very effective. The piping also must be isolated from con-
Noise Emission from Appliances and Equipment Used in Water tact with the edges of the floor or floor sleeve by using an acousti-
Supply Installations. This standard outlines specific test methods cal sealant within the annular space between the floor or floor
for evaluating noise emissions from plumbing fixtures, as well as a sleeve and piping.
uniform rating system, which uses the Lap value, or an appliance’s
sound pressure level in decibels. Fixtures can be classified by their Figure 2  Acoustical protection at pipe penetration through the floor
Lap rating:
• Group I: Lap < 20
• Group II: 20 > Lap < 30
• Not classified: Lap > 30
Fixtures with a lower Lap rating generate lower levels of noise as
compared to those fixtures with higher Lap ratings; thus, they cause
fewer end-user complaints.

STORM AND SANITARY DRAINAGE PIPING


We all know that noise and vibration can be issues when plastic
storm and sanitary drainage piping is used in lieu of cast iron.
The noise and vibration are caused not only by the water running
through the piping, but also by the connection of the piping to the
building’s components. To alleviate this noise, contractors can
use various types of material such as felt or rubber when pass-
ing through studs, walls, or hangers. The plumbing designer can Source: Hubbard Enterprises–Holdrite

specify tested manufactured products to stop this type of noise


and vibration (see Figure 1). These tested products can be faster Isolating the noise that is transferred from horizontal piping
and easier to install when compared to the contractor’s field- through hanger supports can be accomplished by placing
approved felt, rubber, or neoprene material between the hanger
and piping. Another method is the use of spring or rubber-isolated
hanger rod attachments approved for the application.
Figure 1  Acoustical protection for suspended waste, water, or other piping
WATER Distribution PIPING
Noise generated by water running through plastic piping can
travel through the air (as opposed to through the structure), which
is called airborne noise. Wrapping the piping with foam rubber
or fiberglass insulation can minimize this noise. Dense materials
work best to accomplish noise reduction. Insulation manufactur-
ers provide test data to indicate the level of noise reduction to be
expected.
As mentioned in Part 1, noise generated from water distribution
systems is brought on by water pressure, velocity, constrictions,
and fittings and typically is transmitted as structure-borne vibra-
tion (see Figure 3). Laboratory tests have shown that plastic water
piping is quieter than copper tubing. However, some codes do not
approve certain plastic water piping, so verify what type of plastic
piping is acceptable in the area in which the building is located.
Similar to drainage piping, steps should be taken to protect
water piping from direct contact with the building’s structure. If
not specified, contractors may use the least costly method avail-
able by wrapping tubing with some type of felt to isolate piping
Source: Hubbard Enterprises–Holdrite

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running through studs and joists. The Figure 3  Acoustical protection for piping through metal stud EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION
plumbing designer should not allow this Hot water running through copper
method and instead should specify an or plastic piping can cause the piping
inexpensive and proven method with to expand and contract. The expansion
the use of rubber isolators that are man- and contraction causes the piping to
ufactured and tested for the application move, thus making a popping or crack-
(see Figures 4 and 5). ling noise. This noise is because the
To prevent noise transfer when water piping is in contact with the building’s
piping is passing through the wood, structure. The use of rubber padding
metal, or concrete floor system, the between the piping and structure can
common approach is to place rubber alleviate the noise. Expansion and
neoprene pads under the ears of the contraction also can occur with storm
floor riser clamps (see Figure 2). These water or sanitary water running through
pads come in various thicknesses, plastic piping.
from ¼ inch to ¾ inch or even thicker.
The piping also must be isolated from FIXTURES, FAUCETS, AND
contact with the edge of the floor pen- APPLIANCES
etration, whether it is wood, concrete, Plumbing fixtures should be chosen
or metal decking. This can be accom- for their sound qualities. Vitreous china
plished by the use of acoustical sealant Source: Hubbard Enterprises–Holdrite and cast iron offer good sound quality,
in the annular space between the piping as do stainless steel and fiberglass if the
and structure as done with storm and bottoms of the basins are coated with
sanitary drainage piping (see Figure 1). a material that make the sink quiet when water is turned on. For
When hangers are used, noise reduction can be accomplished the water connection between the fixture and the water supply,
with the use of spring-isolated hangers attached at the structure flexible tubing made of corrugated stainless steel or braided nylon
or hangers lined with felt or rubber material to break the direct will perform better than chrome-plated copper or rigid brass
contact between the hanger and water piping. supply lines. Always keep the supply piping to a fixture from direct
contact with the wall surface by providing rubber or dense foam
WATER HAMMER isolation spacers between the stub-outs and the wall surface.
As mentioned in Part 1, water hammer is another annoying Tub and shower fixtures and faucets are the worst regarding
cause of noise and vibration. Air-filled stubs referred to as air noise generation, so they should be treated the same as water
chambers have been used, but they are effective only for a short stub-outs to fixtures. The showerhead arm, tub spout, and all
period because they fill with water, which makes them ineffec- supply lines must be kept from contact with wall surfaces (see
tive. The most effective way to prevent water hammer is a shock Figure 6). This can be accomplished by providing a ¼-inch space
arrestor, which is a mechanical manufactured device. The arrestor between the pipe and wall surface. Installing a ¼-inch rubber pad
should be installed in the piping as recommended by the arres- or neoprene liner between the building’s structure and a cast iron
tor manufacturer and located near the equipment or fast-closing tub can eliminate noise and vibration transfer as water enters the
valve such as washing machines, flush valves, and ball valves. tub.

Figure 5  Acoustical protection for vertical and horizontal piping

Figure 4  Acoustical isolators for lavatories or sinks

Source: Hubbard Enterprises–Holdrite Source: Hubbard Enterprises–Holdrite

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pump and rubber or spring isolators mounted between the pump


and the pump pad or floor. Foam rubber shields sometimes are
placed around the equipment to reduce the noise level. When
connecting the piping to a pump or other equipment, flexible
connectors can help alleviate noise and vibration, especially with
equipment that generates a great deal of vibration. Be careful
to select a flexible connector that is compatible with the piping
system material type and the system fluid type.

Other Tips
A plumbing designer can use several other methods to allevi-
ate noise and vibration in a plumbing system. First, work with the
architect to ensure that plumbing walls are not located anywhere
Source: Hubbard Enterprises–Holdrite
near quiet rooms such as conference rooms, private offices, and
work stations. If this cannot be avoided, then the walls around
VALVES, PUMPS, AND EQUIPMENT plumbing should be constructed to minimize sound transfer. The
Valves are a major contributor of noise in a plumbing system. plumbing designer also should avoid running piping above the
Choosing valves with smooth flow characteristics can alleviate ceilings of these quiet rooms.
noise. Valve manufacturers offer flow and turbulence data to assist Second, know and understand the building and its spaces and
in your choice of a valve. Full-way ball valves and full-way gate be sensitive to the conditions of the building. In seismic regions,
valves have smooth waterways and are the quietest valves. avoid the use of rigid seismic or sway bracing where possible. Use
Pumps and some equipment can be very loud and usually are systems that include aircraft-type cable and accessories that are
isolated by a foam rubber shield placed over the impeller of a designed to allow minimal swaying under seismic movement.

RESOURCES
Plumbing Engineering Design Hand-
book, Volume 1: Fundamentals of

waterless Plumbing Engineering, Chapter 10:


“Acoustics in Plumbing Systems.” Ameri-

urinal can Society of Plumbing Engineers.


O’Neil, Chip. Plumbing System Noise
Mitigation. Hubbard Enterprises–Hol-
drite. Vista, California.
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2009 Plumbing Systems Specification Guide
MANUFACTURER LIST
A.O. Smith Water Products Co. Company Description
500 Tennesee Waltz Parkway, Ashland City, TN 37015 Acorn Safety, a new member of Acorn Engineering’s
TFP: 800-527-1953 • F: 615-792-2163 family of companies, is a manufacturer of safety
E-mail: techcntr@hotwater.com plumbing equipment. The company manufactures
www.hotwater.com a complete line of eye washes, eye/face washes,
drench showers, combination units, and drench hoses.
A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co Accessories and a variety of tempered water blending
4800 Chavenelle Rd., P.O. Box 508, Dubuque, IA 52002 packages are available. All Acorn Safety equipment
P: 800-292-2737 • TFP: 800-832-9296 complies with ANSIZ358.1-2004.
www.aymcdonald.com Acorn Aqua
15125 Proctor Ave., City of Industry, CA 91746
Trade Marks
AB&I Eye wash, eye face wash, drench shower, combination
7825 San Leandro Street, Oakland, CA 94621 P: 626-336-4561 • TFP: 800-591-9360 • F: 626-855-4894 showers, drench hoses, mixing valves
P: 510-632-3467 • TFP: 800-468-4766 • F: 510-632-8035 E : info@acornaqua.com
-mail

E-mail: gary@abifoundry.com www.acornaqua.com Contacts


National Sales Manager: Bob Bowles
ABS Pumps Inc. Company Description
140 Pond View Dr., Meriden, CT 06450 Acorn Aqua’s product line includes more than 150
P: 203-238-2700 • F: 203-238-0738 different product offerings. The comprehensive line of
www.abspumps.com water coolers, drinking fountains, and water chillers is
suitable for indoor and outdoor applications.
Trade Marks
ADA water coolers, standard water coolers, ADA
drinking fountain, standard drinking fountains, chillers,
accessories, Acorn water fountains
Acorn Vac
Contacts 13818 Oaks Ave., Chino, CA 91710
ABT Inc. PolyDrain - National Sales Manager: Bob Bowles P: 909-902-1141 • TFP: 800-591-9920 • F: 909-628-7465
TrenchFormer E-mail: info@acornvac.com
P.O. Box 837, 259 Murdock Rd., Troutman, NC 28166 www.acornvac.com
P: 704-528-9806 • TFP: 800-438-6057 • F: 704-528-5478
Company Description
E-mail: abt.sales@abtdrains.com Acorn Vac ofers vacuum plumbing and drainage systems.
www.abtdrains.com
Contacts
Company Description Vice President: Laura Marshall
ABT is a manufacturer of pre-engineered trench drain Acorn Engineering Company
forming systems for the collection, conveyance, and Acryline
15125 Proctor Ave., City of Industry, CA 91746 2015 Becancour, Lyster, QC G0S 1V0 Canada
treatment of storm water; filtration systems that P: 626-336-4561 • TFP: 800-488-8999 • F: 626-961-2200
handle sheet flow, control vectors, collect debris, treat P: 819-389-5818 • TFP: 800-567-0920 • F: 800-935-5785
e-coli bacteria, and capture hydrocarbons; oil/water E : sales@acorneng.com
-mail
E-mail: william.tennant@acrylineusa.com
separators; BMPS; systems for catch basins, utility www.acorneng.com www.acryline.ca
trenches/crane cable trenches and miscellaneous voids Company Description
in concrete placement; containment for loading docks, Advance Products & Systems
Acorn is a manufacturer of commercial, architectural, PO Box 60399, Lafayette, LA 70596
light and heavy aircraft applications, roads, highways, industrial, prison, and residential plumbing fixtures.
seaports, intermodal facilities; residential, commercial, P: 337-233-6116 • TFP: 800-315-6009 • F: 337-232-3860
Products include stainless steel sinks, wasbasins, E-mail: sales@apsonline.com
and industrial projects; solutions for leakage showers, toilets, urinals, drinking fountains, and group
containment and general surface drainage. Systems may www.apsonline.com
hand washing systems. Terrazzo and solid surface
be specified for ethanol production. products are also available. Many products are available Advance Tabco
Trade Marks in vandal resistant or ADA compliant. 200 Heartland Blvd, Edgewood, NY 11717
PolyDrain®, TrenchFormer®, Interceptor®, First Flush®, P: 631-242-4800 • TFP: 800-645-3166 • F: 631-242-6900
Trade Marks E-mail: customer@advancetabco.com
PolyDuct®, VectorDrain®, PolySelf® Penal-Ware®, Dura-Ware®, Wash-Ware®, Kurve®, Acme®,
Flood-Trol®, Retro-Pak®, Shower-Ware®
www.advancetabco.com
Contacts
Technical Sales Support Mgr.: Brian Diller Contacts
Chief Exec. Officer: Ralph Brafford Vice President: Ken Clark
National Sales Manager: Tom Simon
AC Fire Pump Systems
8200 N. Austin Ave., Morton Grove, IL 60053
P: 847-966-3700 • F: 847-966-1914
www.acfirepump.com
Accor Technology Inc. Acorn Safety Advanced Modern
1400 112th Street, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98004 15125 Proctor Ave., City of Industry, CA 91746 Technologies Corporation
P: 800-447-5848 • F: 509-664-3233 P: 626-855-4804 • TFP: 800-591-9372 • F: 626-937-4213 6409 Independence Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
E-mail: info@acornsafety.com P: 818-883-2682 • TFP: 800-874-7822 • F: 818-883-2620
Ace Boiler Inc. www.acornsafety.com E-mail: sales@amtcorporation.com
2701 S. Harbor Boulevard, Santa Ana, CA 92704
www.amtcorporation.com
P: 714-437-9050 • F: 714-437-9060
E-mail: mail @ ajaxboiler.com Company Description
www.ajaxboiler.com AMTC is a manufacturer of automatic flush valves and
automatic faucets.

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Trade Marks American Standard Anaconda Trenchless Systems
AEF-801 Dualflush®, AMTC®, AEF-301 Automatic Faucet, 1 Centennial Ave., Piscataway, NJ 08855 217-1720 Southmere Cres., Surrey, BC V4A 6E3 Canada
Dualflush®, BRV®, Hybridflush™, Hybridflo™ P: 732-980-3000 • TFP: 800-442-1902 • F: 732-980-3335 P: 954-815-7720 • F: 604-484-5608
Contacts www.americanstandard-us.com E-mail: sales@anacondatrenchless.com
VP: Leo Maercorich American Standard Water Heaters www.anacondatrenchless.com
Advanced Process Technologies 2808 Metropolitan Place, Pomona, CA 91767 Anaheim Mfg. Co.
150 Swendra Blvd, P.O. Box 939, Cokato, MN 55321-0939 P: 909-595-0560 • TFP: 800-900-9063 • F: 909-392-7302 4240 E. La Palma, Anaheim, CA 92807
P: 320-286-5060 • TFP: 877-230-5060 • F: 320-286-3055 E-mail: sales@waterheating.com TFP: 800-854-3229 • F: 714-996-0572
www.apt-inc.com www.waterheating.com www.wasteking.com
Aerco International Inc. American Valve Inc. Anderson Metals Corp. Inc.
159 Paris Ave., Northvale, NJ 07647 P.O. Box 35229, Greensboro, NC 27425 1701 Southern Rd., P.O. Box 34200, Kansas City, MO 64120
P: 201-768-2400 • F: 201-768-7789 TFP: 800-645-0101 • F: 800-876-0109 P: 816-471-2600 • TFP: 800-821-5672 • F: 816-472-8700
E-mail: info@aero.com E-mail: sales@americanvalve.com E-mail: info@andersonmetals.com
www.aerco.com www.americanvalve.com www.andersonmetals.com
Aero Manufacturing American Water Heater Company Ansul/Tyco Inc.
310 Allwood Rd., Clifton, NJ 07012 P.O. Box 4056, 500 Princeton Rd., Johnson City, TN 37602 One Stanton St., Marinette, WI 54143
TFP: 800-237-6634 • F: 973-473-3794 P: 423-283-8157 • TFP: 800-937-1037 • F: 423-283-8137 P: 715-735-7411 • TFP: 800-346-3626 • F: 715-732-3608
E-mail: sales@aeromfg.com E-mail: jay.harms@awhc.com www.ansul.com
www.aeromfg.com www.americanwaterheater.com Anti-Seize Technology
AGF Manufacturing Inc. AMES Company Inc. 2345 N. 17th Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131
101 Quaker Lane, Malvern, PA 19355 P.O. Box 1387, Woodland, CA 95776 P: 847-455-2300 • TFP: 800-991-1106 • F: 847-455-2371
P: 610-240-4900 • F: 610-240-4906 P: 530-666-2493 • F: 530-666-3914 E-mail: sales@antiseize.com
www.testandrain.com Amico Corporation www.antiseize.com
Airtech Inc. 85 Fulton Way, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3N4 Canada Anvil International Inc.
150 South Van Brunt St., Englewood, NJ 07631 P: 905-764-0800 • TFP: 877-462-6426 • F: 905-764-0862 110 Corporate Dr., Suite 10, Portsmouth, NH 03801
P: 516-848-8593 E-mail: sales@amico.com P: 603-422-8000 • F: 603-422-8033
www.airtechusa.com www.amico.corn E-mail: webmaster@anvilintl.com
Ammark Corp. www.anvilintl.com
AJAX Boiler Inc.
2701 S. Harbor Boulevard, Santa Ana, CA 92704 230 West Pkwy., Unit 12, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 AO Smith
P: 714-437-9050 • F: 714-437-9060 P: 973-616-2555 • TFP: 800-937-0426 • F: 973-616-0246 500 Tennessee Waltz Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37015
E : mail@ajaxboiler.com
-mail E-mail: sales@ammarkcorp.com P: 615-792-8370 • TFP: 800-362-9898 • F: 615-783-0522
www.ajaxboiler.com www.ammarkcorp.com E-mail: help@hotwater.com
Amot Controls www.hotwater.com
Aldrich Co.
P.O. Box 97, Wyoming, IL 61491 401 First St., Richmond, CA 94801 Apple Ruber Products
P: 309-695-2311 • F: 309-695-5779 P: 510-307-8300 • F: 510-234-9950 310 Erie St., Lancaster, NY 14086
E-mail: aldrich@aldrichco.com www.amot.com P: 716-539-1424 • F: 716-683-7053
www.aldrichco.com Amtekco Industries Inc. www.applerubber.com
Allied Healthcare Products Inc. 1205 Refugee Rd, Columbus, OH 43207 APT/Honeywell
1720 Sublette Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 P: 614-228-6590 • TFP: 800-336-4677 • F: 614-737-8017 217 International Circle, Hunt Valley, MD 21030
P: 314-771-2400 • TFP: 800-444-3960 • F: 314-771-7537 E-mail: allisonhauser@amtekco.com P: 410-785-4270 • F: 410-785-4255
www.alliedhpi.com www.amtekco.com E-mail: aptincorp@aol.com
Alsons Corp. Amtrol Inc.
3010 W. Mechanic St., Hillsdale, MI 49242 1400 Division Rd., West Warwick, RI 02893
P: 517-439-1411 • TFP: 800-421-0001 • F: 517-439-2132 P: 401-884-6300 • F: 401-884-5276
E-mail: info@alsons.com E-mail: info@amtrol.com
www.alsons.com www.amtrol.com
American Fire Technologies
2120 Capital Dr., Wilmington, NC 28405
P: 910-799-9191 • TFP: 800-919-1288 • F: 910-799-3382
E-mail: carl@americanfiretech.com Aqua Bath Company Inc.
www.americanfiretech.com 921 Cherokee Ave., Nashville, TN 37207
Anaco/Husky P: 615-227-0017 • TFP: 800-232-2284 • F: 615-227-9446
American Machine & Tool Co. Inc. 1001 El Camino Ave., Corona, CA 92879
400 Spring St., Royersford, PA 19468 P: 957-372-2732 • F: 951-738-1183 E-mail: salesinfo@aquabath.com
P: 610-948-3800 • TFP: 800-432-4268 • F: 610-948-5300 E-mail: reponroad@verizon.net www.aquabath.com
E-mail: sales@amtpump.com www.anaco-husky.com Company Description
www.amtpump.com Company Description The Aqua Bath Company is a manufacturer of fine acrylic
Anaco/Husky is a manufacturer of no-hub and heavy- bathtubs and showers. We specialize in the ability to
American Plumber customize our units for your needs or challenges. We
502 Indiana Ave., Sheboygan, WI 53081 duty stainless steel couplings used to join cast iron and
other plumbing systems. market and distribute ADA-compliant units for the
P: 920-457-9435 • TFP: 800-645-5428 • F: 888-588-9388
healthcare industry, while providing a complete line of
www.americanplumber.com units for the institutional accessible, hospitality, and
residential markets.

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2009 Plumbing Systems Specification Guide
MANUFACTURER LIST
Aqua Glass Corporation Armstrong Pumps Inc.
320 Industrial Park, Adamsville, TN 38310 93 East Street, North Tonawands, NY 14120
P: 731-632-0911 • F: 731-632-1557 P: 716-693-8813 • TFP: 800-356-9845 • F: 716-693-8970
www.aquaglass.com E-mail: info@armlink.com
Aquarius by Praxius Industries www.armstrongpumps.com
435 Industrial Rd., Rt 1 Box 46D, Savannah, TN 38372 ASCO Power Technologies/Firetrol Products
P: 901-925-7656 • F: 901-925-4290 5625 Dillard Drive, Suite 117, Cary, NC 27518
E-mail: mspears@aquariusproducts.com P: 919-460-5200 • F: 919-460-5250 Bemis Mfg. Co.
www.aquariusproducts.com E-mail: firetrolsales@asco.com 300 Mill St., Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
www.firetrol.com P: 920-467-4621 • TFP: 800-558-7651 • F: 920-467-8573
E-mail: dale.black@bemismfg.com
Ashland Plastics Inc. www.bemismfg.com
1835 Orange Rd., Ashland, OH 44805-1336
TFP: 800-543-8191 • F: 419-281-5317 Bemis/Church/Olsonite
E-mail: api@neobright.net 300 Mill Street, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
www.ashlandplastics.com P: 920-467-4621 • TFP: 800-558-7651 • F: 920-467-8573
Aquatherm Inc. www.bemismfg.com
Ashland Trap Distribution Co.
1041 Orem Blvd., Provo, UT 84058 P.O. Box 218, Williston, OH 43468 Beneke
P: 801-805-6657 P: 419-836-2300 • TFP: 800-541-8004 • F: 419-836-4140 Tuffy Ln., P.O. Box 1367, Columbus, MS 39701
www.aquathermpipe.com E-mail: ploytraps@verizon.net P: 601-328-4000 • F: 601-329-4362
Company Description www.ashlandpolytrap.com Benjamin Mfg. Co.
For over 30 years, Germany-based Aquatherm has Atlas Copco Compressors 3215 S. Sweetwater Rd., Lithia Springs, GA 30122
produced the most advanced and environmentally 94 N. Elm Street, Westfield, MA 01085 TFP: 800-343-1756 • F: 770-941-1415
friendly piping systems in the world, and now the E-mail: customerservice@benjaminmfg.com
Aquatherm Greenpipe, Climatherm, and Lilac systems Aurora Pump www.benjaminmfg.com
and are available throughout North America. These truly 800 Airport Rd., North Aurora, IL 60542
unique polypropylene piping systems are formed using P: 630-859-7000 • F: 630-859-7060 Best Bath Systems
a seamless and incredibly quick heat fusion welding E-mail: aurora_info@pentairpump.com 4545 Enterprise, Boise, ID 83705
method, allowing you get the job done right for less www.aurorapump.com TFP: 800-727-9907 • F: 800-627-0929
whether it’s plumbing, HVAC, hydronics, or industrial. E-mail: sales@best-bath.com
Basco Co. www.best-bath.com
Trade Marks 7201 Snider Rd., Mason, OH 45040
Aquatherm Greenpipe® P: 513-573-1900 • TFP: 800-543-1938 • F: 800-989-1919 Big Dipper Thermaco Inc.
www.bascoshowerdoor.com 646 Greensboro St., Asheboro, NC 27204
Aquatic Industries Inc. P: 336-629-4651 • TFP: 800-633-4204 • F: 336-626-5739
11880 RR 2243 West, Leander, TX 78641 Bates & Bates E-mail: info@thermaco.com
P: 512-259-2255 • TFP: 800-555-5324 • F: 800-421-3633 7310 Alondra Blvd., Paramount, CA 90723
P: 562-808-2290 • F: 562-808-2289 www.big-dipper.com
www.aquaticwhirlpools.com
E-mail: literature@batesandbates.com Bio-Microbics Inc.
Aquion/Rainsoft www.batesandbates.com 8450 Cole Parkway, Shawnee, KS 66227
2080 E. Lunt, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 P: 913-422-0707 • TFP: 800-753-3278 • F: 913-422-0808
P: 847-437-9400 • TFP: 800-642-3426 • F: 847-437-1594 BeaconMedaes E-mail: sales@biomicrobics.com
www.rainsoft.com 13325 Carowinds Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28273
P: 704-588-0854 • TFP: 888-4MED-GAS • F: 704-588-4949 www.biomicrobics.com
Arcom Master Systems E-mail: mallen@beaconmedaes.com BJM Pumps
332 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 123 Spencer Plains Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
TFP: 800.424.5080 • F: 801.521.9163
www.beaconmedaes.com
P: 860-399-5937 • TFP: 877-256-7867 • F: 860-399-7784
www.arcomnet.com Beacon-Morris E-mail: sales@bjmpumps.com
260 N. Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085
Arkema Inc. P: 413-562-5723 • F: 413-562-8737 www.bjmpumps.com
2000 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.beacon-morris.com Blanco America Inc.
Armacell LLC 110 Mount Holly By-Pass, Lumberton, NJ 08040
7600 Oakwood Street Extension, Mebane, NC 27302 Becker Pumps Corp. TFP: 800-451-5782 • F: 800-213-1963
100 East Ascot LA, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
P: 800-866-5638 • TFP: 800-866-5638 • F: 919-304-3720 E-mail: jlauer@blancoamerica.com
P: 330-928-9966 • F: 330-928-7065
E : info.us@armacell.com
-mail
www.blancoamerica.com
E : info@beckerpumps.com
-mail
www.armacell.com www.beckerpumps.com Blue Angel
100 Production Dr., Harrison, OH 45030
Beckett Corp. TFP: 800237-0987 • F: 800-686-9093
5931 Campus Circle Drive W., Irving, TX 75063
P: 972-871-8000 • TFP: 888-BECKETT • F: 972-871-8888 Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc.
E-mail: customerservice@888beckett.com 11611 Hart St., North Hollywood, CA 91605
www.beckettpumps.com P: 818-764-1000 • F: 818-765-2700
E-mail: info@bobrick.com
Bell and Gossett www.bobrick.com
8200 N. Austin Ave., Morton Grove, IL 60053
P: 847-966-3700 • F: 847-965-8379 Bock Water Heaters
E-mail: monika.laivinieks@itt.com P.O. Box 8632, Madison, WI 53708
Armstrong Hot Water Group www.bellgossett.com P: 608-257-2225 • TFP: 800-794-2491 • F: 608-257-5304
816 Maple St., Three Rivers, MI 49093
E-mail: bwhsales@bockwaterheaters.com
P: 269-273-1415, F: 269-273-8656
www.bockwaterheaters.com
E-mail: Tracy@armstronginternational.com
www.armstrong-intl.com

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Bognet Inc. Busch LLC
Rt. 924, Hazelton, PA 18201 516 Viking Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23452
P: 570-454-2584 • F: 570-454-7980 P: 757-463-7800 • TFP: 800-872-7867 • F: 757-463-7407
www.bognetinc.com E-mail: marketing@buschusa.com
Bradley Corp. www.buschusa.com
Bonney Forge Corp. W142 N 9101 Fountain Blvd., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
U.S. Route 522 S., Mt. Union, PA 17066 P: 262-251-6000 • TFP: 800-272-3539 • F: 262-251-5817
California Faucets
TFP: 800-345-7546 • F: 814-542-9977 5231 Argosy Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92649
E-mail: info@bradleycorp.com P: 714-891-7797 • TFP: 800-822-8855 • F: 714-891-2478
E-mail: bfsales@bonneyforge.com www.bradleycorp.com
www.bonneyforge.com E-mail: info@calfaucets.com
Company Description www.calfaucets.com
Bootz Industries Bradley is the industry’s exclusive source for plumbing
1400 Park Street, P.O. Box 18010, Evansville, IN 47719 Callabresi Combustion Systems Inc.
fixtures, emergency fixtures, partitions, solid plastic 1311 Armory Rd., Salina, KS 67401
P: 812-423-5401 • F: 812-429-2254 lockers, and washroom accessories, serving commercial
E-mail: webmaster@bootz.com P: 785-825-2599 • F: 785-825-5271
industrial, healthcare, recreation, and education markets
www.bootz.com nationwide.
E-mail: jerryccs@sbcglobal.net
Bosch Water Heating Cambridge-Lee Ind.
Trade Marks 86 Tube Dr., Reading, PA 19605
340 Mad River Park, Waitsfield, VT 05673 Bradpack®, Crescent™, Express®, Frequency™, Quadra-
P: 802-496-4436 • TFP: 866-642-3197 • F: 802-496-9006 P: 610-926-4141 • TFP: 800-523-8263 • F: 800-255-7317
Fount®, Sentry®, Terreon®, Tri-Fount® www.camlee.com
E-mail: administrator@boschpro.com
www.boschpro.com Contacts Canariis Corp.
Marketing Manager: Kris Alderson 7905 Eagle Palm Drive, Riverview, FL 33569
Bow
5700 Cote de Liesse, Montreal, QE H4T 1B1 Canada P: 813-621-8643 • F: 813-626-2178
P: 518-561-0190 • TFP: 800-852-8527 • F: 518-561-6277 E-mail: sales@canariis.com
www.canariis.com
Bradford White Canada Inc.
1869 Sismet Rd., Mississauga, ON L4W IW8 Canada BrassCraft Canplas LLC
P: 905-238-0100 • F: 905-238-0105 39600 Orchard Hill Place, Novi, MI 48375 500 Veterans Dr., Barrie, ON L4M 4V3 Canada
E-mail: info@bradfordwhitecanada.com P: 248-305-6000 • F: 248-305-6014 P: 303-373-1918 • TFP: 888-461-5307 • F: 303-373-1923
www.bradfordwhite.com www.brasscraft.com E-mail: plumbing@canplas.com
www.canplasplumbing.com
Company Description
BrassCraft is a plumbing manufacturer. Caroma USA
2746 East Coolidge Ave., Orange, CA 92867
Trade Marks P: 714-538-8547 • F: 714-538-7152
Safety + Plus®, Speedway®, SureConnect™, Procoat®, www.caromausa.com
Safety + Plus Advantage®, Innoflex™, SPEEDIPLUMB®,
Bradford White Corporation SPEEDIPLUMB® PLUS Caroma USA Inc.
725 Talamore Drive, Ambler, PA 19002 2650 NE Aurora Dr., Hillsboro, OR 97124
P: 215-641-9400 • TFP: 800-523-2931 • F: 215-641-1612 Contacts P: 503-681-2720 • F: 503-681-2150
E-mail: ghelmuth@bradfordwhite.com President: Don Woody
Vice President: Jeff Jollay Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Worldwide
www.bradfordwhite.com 2400 7th Ave SW, Cullman, AL 35055
Sr VP Sales: Jim Whiteherse
Company Description P: 877-700-4242 • TFP: 877-700-4242 • F: 877-700-4280
Brenner Co. E-mail: info@cashacme.com
Bradford White Corporation is a full line manufacturer 55 Jiffy Rd., Somerset, NJ 08875
of residential, commercial, and industrial products for www.cashacme.com
P: 732-873-1500 • F: 732-873-8847
water heating, space heating, combination heating and Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute
storage applications. The company is headquartered Briggs Plumbing Products Inc. 5959 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
in Ambler, PA, and has manufacturing facilities P.O. Box 71077, Charleston, SC 29415 P: 423-892-0137 • F: 423-892-0817
in Middleville, MI, Niles, MI, Rochester, NH, and a P: 843-569-7887 • TFP: 800-888-4458 • F: 843-569-2091 E-mail: blevan@mindspring.com
distribution center in Mississauga, ON, Canada. E-mail: info@briggsplumbing.com www.cispi.org
Trade Marks www.briggsplumbing.com
Ceco
Combi2™, eF Series®, Hydrojet® Total Performance Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan Steam LLC 6200 Alameda, Huntington Park, CA 90255
System, Defender Safety System®, EverHot®, TTW®, 783 North Chili Ave., Peru, IN 46970 P: 323-588-8108 • F: 323-583-3226
Vitraglas®, Combi1™ P: 765-473-6651 • F: 765-473-3074
E-mail: inquiry@bryansteam.com Cemline Corporation
Contacts P.O. Box 55, Freeport Rd., Cheswick, PA 15024
VP Sales & Marketing: Bruce Carnevale www.bryanboilers.com
P: 724-274-5430 • TFP: 800-245-6268 • F: 724-274-5448
Dir. Corp. Adv: Fred Vattimo Burnham Hydronics www.cemline.com
VP Eng: Michael Gordon P.O. Box 3079, Lancaster, PA 17604
President & COO: N. J. Giuffre P: 717-397-4701 • F: 717-293-5827 Centoco Mfg. Corp.
P.O. Box 32872, Detroit, MI 48232
E-mail: info@burnham.com
P: 519-948-2300 • TFP: 800-265-3666 • F: 519-945-7281
www.burnham.com
Burt Process Equipment Inc. Central Brass
2950 E. 55th St., Cleveland, OH 44127
1050 Sherman Ave., Hamden, CT 06514
P: 216-883-0220 • TFP: 800-321-8630 • F: 800-338-9414
P: 203-287-1985 • TFP: 800-426-3856 • F: 203-288-7354
E-mail: info @burtprocess.com E-mail: sales@centralbrass.com
www.burtprocess.com www.centralbrass.com

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Cerro Flow Products Inc. Clement Support Services
300 Mississippi Ave., Sauget, IL 62206 180 Lewis Road, #17, San Jose, CA 95111
P: 618-874-8603 • F: 618-337-3010 P: 408-227-1171 • F: 408-227-1178
E-mail: fsenter@cerroflow.com Chronomite Laboratories E-mail: clementsupp@aol.com
www.cerroflow.com 17451 Hurley St., City of Industry, CA 91744 www.clementsupp.com
P: 626-937-4270 • TFP: 800-447-4962 • F: 626-937-4279
Cesco Brass Ltd. E-mail: info@chronomite.com Component Hardware Group Inc.
196 East Main Street, Thomaston, CT 06787 www.chronomite.com 1890 Swarthmore Ave., P.O. Box 2020, Lakewood, NJ 08701
P: 860-283-4361 • TFP: 800-886-4361 • F: 800-886-9831 TFP: 800-526-3694
E-mail: info@cescobrass.com Company Description www.componenthardware.com
www.cescobrass.com Chronomite Laboratories is a manufacturer of tankless
electric hot water heaters. Conbraco
Champion, a Gardner Denver product P.O. Box 247, Matthew, NC 28106
1800 Gardner Expressway, Quincy, IL 62305 Trade Marks P: 704-841-6000 • F: 704-841-6020
P: 217-222-5400 • TFP: 800-682-9868 • F: 217-228-8243 Instant-Flow®, Instant-Flow® Micro, Instant-Temp® E-mail: conbraco@conbraco.com
E-mail: maggie@gardnerdenver.com www.conbraco.com
Contacts
www.gardnerdenver.com General Manager: Randall Morris Conine Mfg Co. Inc.
Champion America P.O. Box 6561, Tyler, TX 75711
P.O. Box 3092, Stony Creek, CT 06405
Cimberio Valve Co. P: 903-894-6150 • TFP: 800-537-5859 • F: 903-894-6702
100 Quaker Lane, Malvern, PA 19355
P: 203-315-1181 • TFP: 800-521-7000 • F: 800-336-3707 P: 610-560-0802 • F: 610-240-4906
www.castironsovent.com
E : teamca@championamerica.com
-mail
E : jm@cimberiovalve.com
-mail Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co.
www.championamerica.com www.cimberiovalve.com 206 Newington Ave., New Britain, CT 06050
P: 860-225-4637 • TFP: 800-966-6964 • F: 860-229-4328
Clamp-All Corp E-mail: brad_barlow@macristy.com
41 Rogers Rd., P.O. Box 8239, Haverhill, MA 01835
P: 978-372-9010 • TFP: 800-762-7255 • F: 978-372-1844
www.macristyindustries.com
www.clampall.com Consolidated Plumbing Industries
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co. 135 Fox Rd., Suite A, Knoxville, TN 37922
P.O. Box 35430, Charlotte, NC 28235 P: 423-690-1558 • TFP: 800-489-8274 • F: 800-323-4034
P: 704-348-6450 • TFP: 800-438-6091 • F: 800-553-1605 E-mail: jennifer@durapex.com
E-mail: contactus@charlottepipe.com www.durapex.com
www.charlottepipe.com
Containment Solutions
Company Description 5150 Jefferson Chemical Road, Conroe, TX 77301-6834
Charlotte Pipe is a manufacturer of thermoplastic and TFP: 877-CSI-TANK
cast iron piping systems for pressure and drainage www.containmentsolutions.com
applications, including cast iron soil pipe, ABS, PVC, Clarion Bathware
44 Amsler Ave., Shippenville, PA 16254 Cooper B-Line
Corzan CPVC, FlowGuard Gold, and CHEMDRAIN chemical
waste pipe and fitting systems. P: 814-226-5374 • TFP: 800-576-9228 • F: 814-226-0730 509 W. Monroe, Highland, IL 62249
E-mail: lwentling@clarionbathware.com P: 618-654-2184 • TFP: 800-851-7415 • F: 618-654-5449
Trade Marks www.clarionbathware.com E-mail: cpeeler@cooperbline.com
CORZAN®, FlowGuard Gold®, CHEMDRAIN™, Truefit® www.cooperbline.com
Company Description
Contacts Clarion is celebrating our 35th year in business
Technical Services Manager: Bill Morris manufacturing acrylic and fiberglass bathware.
Director, Marketing: Bradford Muller Accessibility and ADA compliant models are one of
Chart Industries Inc. Clarion Bathware’s specialties. Come see our new
407 Seventh St. N.W., New Prague, MN 56071 showerstall that converts to a bathtub in less than an
P: 952-758-4484 • TFP: 888-877-3093 • F: 952-758-8293 hour and for less than the cost of the removal of an
existing tub/shower for a shower stall installation, or the
E-mail: cathy.dols@chart-ind.com same situation in reverse.
www.chart-ind.com Copper Development
CHG Trade Marks Association Inc.
614 Louisiana Ave, Chester, WV 26034 INDEPENDENCE LINE™ 260 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016
Contacts P: 212-251-7200 • TFP: 800-CDA-DATA • F: 212-251-7234
Chicago Faucets/Geberit E-mail: plumbing@cda.copper.org
2100 Clearwater Dr., Des Plaines, IL 60018 Sr. VP Sales & Marketing: Lee Wentling
www.copper.org
P: 847-803-5000 • TFP: 800-323-5060 • F: 847-803-5454 Clarke Fire Protection Products Inc.
www.chicagofaucets.com 3133 E. Kemper Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45241
Chicago Pump Co. P: 513-719-2307 • F: 513-771-0726
3905 Enterprise Ct., P.O. Box 6620, Aurora, IL 60598-0620 E-mail: jstrousse@clarkefire.com
P: 630-236-5700 • F: 630-236-5779 www.clarkefire.com
E-mail: sales@yccpump.net Cla-Val Company
www.chicagopump.com 1701 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
P: 949-722-4800 • TFP: 800-942-6326 • F: 949-548-5441 Coyne & Delany Company
P.O. Box 411, Charlottesville, VA 22902
E-mail: claval@cla-val.com
P: 434-296-0166 • F: 434-977-3596
www.cla-val.com
E-mail: info@coynedelany.com
Clean Check Inc. www.delanyproducts.com
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Company Description Culligan Delta Faucet Company
Coyne & Delany manufactures flush valves for use One Culligan Pkwy., Northbrook, IL 60062 55 East 111th St., Indianapolis, IN 46280
with water closets and urinals. A full line of valves are TFP: 800-285-5442 • F: 847-205-5779 P: 317-848-1812 • F: 317-574-5567
manufactured, including those operated by remote www.culligancommercial.com E-mail: spetrin@deltafaucet.com
push-button (Hydro-Flush), by electric sensor operation www.specselect.com
(Sensor-Flush), and by battery-powered sensor CUNO Inc., a 3M Company
400 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT 06450 Delta P Systems Inc.
(Impulse). Delany Flush Valves also manufactures an in-
line bedpan diverter valve and sensor-operated faucets. P: 203-237-5541 • TFP: 800-222-7880 • F: 203-238-8701 460A LPGA Blvd, Holly Hill, FL 32117
E-mail: gjharrington@mmm.com P: 386-236-0950 • TFP: 800-508-4218 • F: 386-238-7814
Trade Marks www.cuno.com E-mail: dave@deltapsystems.com
Flushboy, Presto, Hydro-Flush, Sensor-Flush, Impulse, www.deltapsystems.com
Infinite Dae Hung Precision Co. Ltd.
1025 Rosefield Ln, Aurora, IL 60504- South Korea
CPI (Consolidated Plumbing Industries) E-mail: dhp@dhp.cc
135 Fox Rd., Ste. A, Knoxville, TN 37922
P: 865-690-1558 • F: 865-691-3632 Dahl Brothers Canada Ltd.
www.durapex.com 2600 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5J 2M4 Canada
TFP: 800-268-2363
Crane Plumbing E-mail: dahl@dahlvalve.com
41 Cairns Rd, Mansfield, OH 44903 www.dahlvalve.com
P: 419-522-4211 • TFP: 800-546-5476 • F: 419-524-0501
E-mail: customerservice@craneplumbing.com Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
www.craneplumbing.com 1161 Ruggles Dr., Grand Prairie, TX 75050
P: 972-641-8444 • TFP: 800-222-5644 • F: 972-641-8488 Digital Analysis Corp
E-mail: info@dalsc.com P.O. Box 95, 716 Visions Drive, Skaneateles, NY 13152
www.dallasspecialty.com P: 315-685-0760 • TFP: 877-685-0760 • F: 315-685-0766
E-mail: info@digital-analysis.com
Company Description
Digital Analysis Corp. is a manufacturer of packaged/
skid-mounted industrial wastewater treatment systems
Crane Pumps & Systems including pH adjustment, heavy metal removal, fluoride
420 Third Street, Piqua, OH 45356 reduction, bio-inactivation, etc.
P: 937-773-2442 • F: 937-773-2238 Trade Marks
E-mail: cranepumps@cranepumps.com pHASE, batch TREAT, lab TREAT, pH Adjustment Systems
www.cranepumps.com Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Diversified Heat Transfer Inc.
15 Pruyn’s Island Drive, Glenn Falls, NY 12801-4424
Company Description 1710 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385
P: 518-832-6767 • TFP: 800-833-2040 • F: 518-761-9798
Submersible sump effluent, sewage, grinder pumps, P: 718-386-6666 • TFP: 800-221-1522 • F: 718-386-7809
self-priming trash, sewage, water pumps, and end-
E-mail: nick@flomatic.com E-mail: dht@dhtnet.com
suction and split-case chilled water pumps www.danfossflomatic.com
Domestic Pump
Trade Marks Company Description 8200 N. Austin Ave., Morton Grove, IL 60053
Barnes, Deming, Burks, Weinman Danfloss Flomatic is leading worldwide manufacturer of P: 847-966-3700 • F: 847-965-8379
valves, specializing in backflow preventers, automatic www.domesticpump.com
Contacts control valves, check and foot valves.
Marketing Manager: Chuck Drake Dormont Mfg.
Sales Manager: Dan Ellis Trade Marks 6015 Enterprise Drive, Export, PA 15632
Marketing Services Manager: Katrina Yohey Enviro- Check®, Cycle Gard® P: 724-733-4800 • TFP: 800-367-6668 • F: 724-733-4808
Contacts www.dormont.com
Crane Valve Group
9200 New Trails Dr., Ste. 200, The Woodlands, TX 77381 VP Sales: Nick Farrara
P: 281-298-5468 • F: 281-298-1920 Danze Inc.
www.stockham.com 2 Territorial Court, Suite A, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker Corporation P: 847-675-6570 • F: 847-675-5192
7 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523 E-mail: ed.detzen@globeunion.com
P: 914-592-3640 • F: 914-592-3892 www.danze.com
E-mail: info@croker.com Davey Pumps
www.croker.com 1005 N. Commons Dr., Aurora, IL 60504 jgood@daveyusa.
Crown Boiler Co. com Drain-Net
3633 I St., Philadelphia, PA 19134 P: 630-898-6976 • TFP: 866-328-7867 • F: 630-851-7744 50 Tannery Rd, Unit 3, Branchburg, NJ 08876
P: 215-535-8900 • F: 215-535-9736 E-mail: sales@daveyusa.com P: 908-534-6111 • F: 908-534-5287
E-mail: sales@crownboiler.com E-mail: sales@drain-net.com
Dearborn Brass
www.crownboiler.com Hwy. 155 N. at FM 3270, Tyler, TX 75710 www.drain-net.com
P: 903-877-3468 • F: 440-329-2728 Company Description
CSA International
178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, ON M9W 1R3 Canada DecoShield Systems Inc. Drain strainer, grease traps, provider of equipment
P: 416-747-2688 • F: 416-401-6536 272 S.W. 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 designed to eliminate the cost of drain cleaning
E-mail: john.glowacki@csa-international.org P: 954-725-7665 • TFP: 800-873-0894 • F: 800-585-3894 expenses
www.csa-international.org E-mail: info@decoshield.com Trade Marks
Dekker Vacuum Technologies Bio Dipper, Thermaco, Driansaver, Greasegutter, Drain-
605 East 9th Street, P.O. Box A, Michigan City, IN 46360 Net, Town and Country

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MANUFACTURER LIST
Contacts Eckhart Products Group Elmdor Stoneman Manufacturing
President: John Matonis 1255 Oak St., P.O. Box 1008, Elkhart, IN 46515 P.O. Box 3527, City of Industry, CA 91744-0527
P: 626-968-8699 • TFP: 800-591-9181 • F: 626-333-4109
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide Ecodyne Water Treatment Inc.
1020 N. University Parks, Waco, TX 76707 1270 Frontenac Rd., Naperville, IL 60563 E-mail: info@elmdorstoneman.com
TFP: 800-583-9099 • F: 254-745-2588 P: 630-961-5043 • TFP: 800-228-9326 • F: 630-961-5174 www.elmdorstoneman.com
E-mail: dreammaker@dwyergroup.com E-mail: info@ecodyneind.com Embassy Industries Inc.
www.dreammaker-remodel.com Eco-Tech Inc. 300 Smith Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735
2637 Whitewood, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 P: 631-694-1800 • F: 631-694-1832
Durgo Inc.
1719 Trade Center Way, #1, Naples, FL 34109-1862 TFP: 800-399-3159 • F: 734-971-1471 E-mail: jkrol@embassyind.com
P: 239-592-9899 • F: 239-592-9906 E : sales@ecotech-dla.com
-mail www.embassyind.com
E-mail: info@durgo.com www.ecotech-dla.com Empire Industries Inc.
www.durgo.com ECR International, Utica Boilers 180 Olcott Street, Manchester, CT 06040
P.O. Box 4729, Utica, NY 13504 P: 860-647-1431 • TFP: 800-243-4844 • F: 860-647-1160
P: 315-797-1310 • F: 315-797-3762 E-mail: cbramley@empire industries.com
E-mail: info@uticaboilers.com EMSE Corporation
www.uticaboilers.com 14 Madison Rd., Fairfield, NJ 07004-9223 United States
TFP: 800-935-3673 • F: 973-227-9223
DynaQuip Controls E-mail: larry@emse.com
10 Harris Indl. Pk., St. Clair, MO 63077 www.emse.com
P: 636-629-3700 • TFP: 800-545-3636 • F: 636-629-5528
E-mail: info@dynaquip.com The Eco-Friendly Encon Safety Products
Electric Tankless 6825 W. Sam Houston Parkway, North Houston, TX 77253
www.dynaquip.com Water Heaters P: 713-466-1449 • F: 713-466-1819
Company Description E-mail: jfelker@enconsafety.com
DynaQuip manufactures valves, acutuators, automated
Eemax Inc. Engineered Brass Co.
valves, and automatic water shutoff valves. 9230 Gage St., Franklin Park, IL 60131
353 Christian Street, Oxford, CT 06478
Trade Marks P: 203-267-7890 • TFP: 800-543-6163 • F: 203-267-7975 P: 847-928-1045 • F: 847-678-6817
DYNAQUIP®, DrainMaster™, WATERCOP® E-mail: eemaxinc@aol.com E-mail: custserv@justmfg.com
Contacts www.eemax.com Equipment Controls Co.
President: Rodney Bryan Jr. Company Description 4555 S. Berkeley Kale Rd, P.O. Box 728, Norcross, GA 30091
Dynatech Eemax manufactures on-demand electric instanteous ERICO
36030 Rayalton Rd., Grafton, OH 44044 water heaters, 2.4kw to 126kw (0.5 gpm to 20 gpm), 34600 Solon Rd., Solon, OH 44139
TFP: 800-446-9001 • F: 440-748-2444 mini-tank water heaters (2.5, 4, and 6 gallons), and P: 440-248-0100 • TFP: 800-333-0852 • F: 800-677-5403
E-mail: dynatech@ohio.net electric on-demand water heaters with micprocessing www.erico.com
thermostats. Products comply with ANSI Z358.1, tepid
www.dynatech-diamond.com water for emergency eye, face, and drench shower Evac Environmental Solutions
E.L. Mustee & Sons applications. 1260 Turret Drive, Rockford, IL 61115
5431 W. 164th St., Cleveland, OH 44142 P: 815-654-8300 • TFP: 888-552-6245 • F: 815-654-8306
P: 216-267-3100 • F: 216-267-9997 Contacts E-mail: building@evac.com
VP Sales/Marketing: Aaron Siegel
E : info@mustee.com
-mail
F. E. Myers
www.mustee.com Elite Software 1101 Myers Parkway, Ashland, OH 44805
P.O. Box 1194, Bryan, TX 77806 P: 419-289-1144 • F: 419-289-6658
Eastman, EZ-FLO International P: 409-846-2340 • TFP: 800-648-9523 • F: 409-846-4367
2750 E. Mission Blvd, Ontario, CA 91761 www.femyers.com
P: 909-947-5256 • TFP: 800-666-3700 • F: 909-947-5775 E-mail: info@elitesoft.com
Fairbanks Morse Pump
E-mail: clara@ez-flo.net Eljer Plumbingware Inc. 3601 Fairbanks Ave., Kansas City, KS 66106
www.eastmanplumbing.com or www.ez-flo.net 14801 Quorum Drive, Dallas, TX 75254 P: 913-371-5000 • F: 913-748-4025
P: 972-560-2000 • TFP: 800-423-5537 • F: 800-636-7402 E-mail: Fairbanks_info@pentairpump.com
Easy Heat Inc. www.eljer.com
2 Connecticut S. Dr., East Granby, CT 06026
P: 860-653-1600 • TFP: 877-656-6331 • F: 860-653-4938 Elkay Inc.
www.easyheat.com 2222 Camden Court, Oak Brook, IL 60523
P: 630-574-8484 • F: 630-574-5012
Eaton Corp. www.elkayusa.com
Eaton Center, Cleveland, OH 44114-2584 Falcon Stainless Inc.
P: 216-523-4400 • TFP: 800-386-1237 • F: 216-479-7014 Elkay Manufacturing 11750 Roscoe Blvd., Unit # 1, Sun Valley, CA 91352
E-mail: courtesy@etn.com 2222 Camden Ct., Oak Brook, IL 60523 P: 818-767-3569 • TFP: 800-814-8444 • F: 818-768-8533
www.eaton.com P: 630-572-3192 • F: 630-574-4509 E-mail: info@falconstainless.com
E-mail: elkaycustsvc@elkay.com www.falconstainless.com
Eaton Electrical
2256-29th Street NE # 10, Calgary, AB T1Y 7G4 Canada Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. Company Description
P: 403-717-2000 • F: 403-717-0567 1302 W. Beardsley Ave., Elkhart, IN 46514
Push-fitting is now IAPMO listed and available! Satisfy
E : chefirepump@eaton.com
-mail P: 574-295-8330 • TFP: 800-346-0250 • F: 574-293-9914
customers, warrantees, plumbing inspectors with
www.chfire.com E : info@elkhartbrass.com
-mail
Falcon’s Mega-flow SUPER Water-flex™. Increased
www.elkhartbrass.com flow, flexibility, and strength resist kinking, crimping,
Ebara Fluid Handling
1651 Cedar Line Dr., Rock Hill, SC 29930 cracking, corroding, and pin holing while meeting ASME
P: 803-327-5005 • F: 803-327-5097 code requirements. Falcon Stainless manufactures
E-mail: sales@pumpsebara.com Water-flex in various sizes (3/8 inch to 2 inches ID) for all
www.pumpsebara.com water flowing needs. Capable of manufacturing custom

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products to your specifications! Falcon Stainless is the Flo Safe Freedom Plastics Inc.
recognized brand leader for flexible water connectors. 2850 Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, KS 66115 P.O. Box 1488, 215 S. Arch St., Janesville, WI 53547-1488
Accept no substitutions! P: 913-621-6789 • F: 913-621-3810 P: 608-754-2710 • TFP: 800-356-9432 • F: 608-754-6134
Trade Marks E-mail: sales@flosafe.com E-mail: customerservice@freedomplastics.com
Falcon Stainless Inc. www.freedomplastics.com
Contacts
President: Gray R. Pender
VP, Marketing and Sales: Melanie Wolff
FEBCO FlowGuard Gold & Corzan INDUSTRIES, LLC
P.O. Box 8070, Fresno, CA 93747-8070 Piping Systems
P: 559-441-5300 • F: 559-441-5301 Froet Industries LLC
9911 Brecksville Rd., Cleveland, OH 44141 1741 Industrial Drive, P.O. Box 787, Sterling, IL 61081
E-mail: info@spxvalves.com P: 216-447-5000 • TFP: 888-234-2436 • F: 216-447-5750 P: 815-626-7922 • F: 815-626-0702
Fiber Care Baths E-mail: flowguardgold@flowguardgold.com E-mail: info@froetindustries.com
9832 B. Yucca Rd., Adelanto, CA 92301 www.flowguardgold.com www.froetindustries.com
P: 760-246-0019 • F: 760-246-5189
Company Description Company Description
Fike Corp. FlowGuard Gold® and Corzan® CPVC pipe and fittings are Froet Industries LLC is the manufacturer of innovative
704 S.W. 10th St., Blue Springs, MO 64015 a reliable, cost-effective alternative to metallic piping drainage products, producing the highest quality roof
P: 816-229-3405 • F: 816-229-4615 systems, featuring an easy, solvent cement joining drains and drainage accessories and flow sensors.
E-mail: fpssales@fike.com system that reduces installation time and labor costs.
www.fike.com Scale- and corrosion-resistant even in aggressive water Trade Marks
conditions, the natural insulating properties decrease Froet Drain®
Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Associaton Inc. condensation while promoting energy efficiency, water
1300 Sumner Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115 quality and quiet operation. FlowGuard Gold pipe and
Contacts
P: 216-241-7333 • F: 216-241-0105 President: Craig J. Froeter
fittings are available in ½” to 2” CTS diameters. Corzan
E-mail: fema@taol.com Piping Systems, manufactured in IPS Schedule 40 and 80 G&C Enclosures Inc.
www.femalifesafety.com dimensions, are available in ½” to 24” in diameter. 60 Athens Drive, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
Fire Protection Products Inc. Contacts G. F. Piping Systems
6241 Yarrow Dr., Ste. A, Carlsbad, CA 92009-1541 Joey Glassco, Market Manager – Residential Plumbing 2882 Dow Ave, Tustin, CA 92780-7258
P: 760-931-1168 • F: 760-931-8080 Tina Massel, Market Manager – Commercial Plumbing P: 714-731-8800 • TFP: 800-854-4090 • F: 714-731-6923
E-mail: randy@fppi.com E-mail: us.ps@georgefischer.com
www.fppi.com Flowserve Corp.
635 N. Irwin Street, Dayton, OH 45403 www.gfpiping.com
Flexcon Industries P: 937-226-4483 • F: 937-226-4044 Gardner Denver Nash
P.O. Box 782, 300 Pond St., Randolph, MA 02368 E-mail: splanck@flowserve.com 9 Trefoil Dr., Trumbull, CT 06611-1330
P: 781-986-2424 • F: 781-986-2029 P: 203-459-3900 • TFP: 800-553-6274 • F: 203-459-3988
E-mail: gduggan@flexconind.com Fluidmaster Inc.
30800 Rancho Viego Rd., San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 E-mail: nash@gardnerdenver.com
www.flexconind.com www.gdnash.com
P: 949-728-2000 • F: 949-728-2205
E-mail: baxline@fluidmaster.com Gastite Division / Titeflex Corp.
www.fluidmaster.com 303 Hendee Street, Springfield, MA 01139
P: 413-271-8191 • F: 413-739-7325
Flushtech Corp.
No 352-3 Sec 2, Luju Shiang, Taoyuan, China E-mail: gastite@titeflex.com
P: -3529930 • F: -3529932 www.gastite.com
FlexHead Industries Inc. E-mail: flushtech@flushtech.com Geberit Manufacturing Division
56 Lowland St., Holliston, MA 01746 www.flushtech.com 2100 S.Clearwater Drive, Des Plaines, IL 60018
P: 508-893-9596 • TFP: 800-829-6975 • F: 508-893-6020 P: 847-803-5000 • F: 847-803-5454
E-mail: sales1@flexhead.com Fortune Valve
3103-20800 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC V6V 2W3 E-mail: eugene.carpenter@geberit.com
www.flexhead.com Canada
Company Description P: 604-270-3773 • TFP: 888-625-6555 • F: 604-270-3012
FlexHead, pioneers of flexible fire sprinkler E-mail: info@fortunevalve.com
connections, now offers the same state-of-the-art Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
technology that they invented for the semiconductor FPE Software Inc.
P.O. Box 1748, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 2500 Internationale Parkway, Woodridge, IL 60517
industry to the commercial marketplace. These P: 630-754-0278 • F: 630-783-8762
connections are designed for use in suspended P: 410-586-2128 • F: 410-586-2085
E-mail: mail@fpesoftware.com E-mail: sales@gerberonline.com
ceilings and are fast and simple to install. Flexible www.gerberonline.com
connections enable engineers to specify a product Franke Consumer Products, Kitchen Systems
that provides simplified project management, faster Division Company Description
occupancy and cost-effective code compliance. Call 200 S. Executive Dr., Suite 101, Brookfield, WI 53005 Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC manufactures vitreous
(800) 829-6975 today or go online to flexhead. TFP: 800-626-5771 • F: 215-822-5873 china plumbing fixtures and chrome plated and
com for more information. www.frankeksd.com special finish faucets and fittings for the residential,
commercial, and hospitality markets selling exclusively
Trade Marks Freedom Faucets, Phoenix Products through wholesale plumbing distributors.
Flexhead® 583 Miller Rd., Avon Lake, OH 44012
P: 440-933-8100 • F: 440-933-6252 Trade Marks
Contacts Gerber Hardwater™, Avalanche®, Aqua Saver™, Lynx ™,
VP Sales: Peter M. McDonald E-mail: lstarcher@faucets.com
www.phoenixfaucets.com Allerton™, Brianne™, La Rive™, Lamer®

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2009 Plumbing Systems Specification Guide
MANUFACTURER LIST
Contacts Company Description Hammond Valve
VP Sales: Jeffrey Pratt We’ve got you covered! The Soffi-Steel® System is a 16550 W. Stratton Dr., New Berlin, WI 53151
Dir. Commercial Sales: Jim Bauman universal utility enclosure system that conceals any P: 267-432-2702 • TFP: 800-348-6544 • F: 262-432-2703
Marketing Dir: Kevin McJoynt size, type, or combination of exposed fire sprinkler E-mail: info@hammondvalve.com
systems, plumbing, and piping. The Soffi-Steel® System www.hammondvalve.com
GK & L Inc. comes available in a vast array of profiles, sizes, finishes,
20910 Peachtree Rd., Dickerson, MD 20842 Hansa America Inc.
and gauges customized to meet your project’s exact
P: 301-948-5538 • F: 301-972-7641 1770 Corporate Dr., #580, Norcross, GA 30093
requirements! Our Soffi-Steel® System provides a secure,
E-mail: gkandl@aol.com attractive, and durable interior soffit at an economical P: 678-334-2142 • TFP: 877-442-6721 • F: 678-334-2148
Glentronics Inc. price and is delivered nationwide within two to three www.hansaamerica.com
640 Heathrow Drive, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 weeks of ordering. Additionally, our Soffi-Steel® System Harmsco Filtration Products
P: 847-415-6400 • F: 847-415-6410 is FM approved and comes backed with a 10-year limited 7169 N 49th Terrace, P.O. Box 14066, N. Palm Beach, FL
E-mail: jerry@glentronics.com warranty. Call 1-800-3213 or visit www.soffisteel.com 33407
www.stopflooding.com for budget pricing. TFP: 800-327-3248 • F: 561-845-2474
Trade Marks E-mail: sales@harmsco.com
Global Flow Technologies
10600 Corporate Dr., Stafford, TX 77477 The Soffi-Steel® System www.harmsco.com
P: 281-565-1010 • TFP: 800-231-3530 • F: 281-565-3171 Contacts Harvel Plastics Inc.
E-mail: sales@globalflowtech.com Contract Sales: Allen Stowers 300 Kuebler Rd., P.O. Box 757, Easton, PA 18044-0757
www.globalflowtech.com President: Jack Grice, PE P: 610-252-7355 • F: 610-253-4436
Marketing Sales Coordinator: Jasmin Steiner E-mail: harvel@harvel.com
Goldak Inc.
P.O. Box 1988, Glendale, CA 91209 www.harvel.com
Griffin Products Inc.
P: 818-240-2666 • F: 818-244-6818 P.O. Box 90, Wills Point, TX 75169 Haws Corporation
E : sales@goldak.com
-mail
P: 903-873-6388 • TFP: 800-379-9709 • F: 903-873-6389 1455 Kleppe Lane, Sparks, NV 89431
www.goldak.com E-mail: sales@griffinproducts.com P: 775-359-4712 • F: 775-359-7424
www.griffinproducts.com E-mail: info@hawsco.com
Goulds Pumps
2881 E. Bayard St., Seneca Falls, NY 13148 www.hawsco.com
Grohe America
P: 315-568-2811 • F: 315-568-2418 241 Covington Dr., Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Heat Controller Inc.
www.goulds.com P: 630-582-7711 • F: 630-582-7722 1900 Wellworth Ave., Jackson, MI 49203
E : info@groheamerica.com
-mail P: 517-787-2100 • F: 517-787-9341
Graham Corp.
20 Florence Ave., Batavia, NY 14020 www.groheamerica.com www.heatcontroller.com or www.addison-hvac.com
P: 585-343-2216 • F: 585-343-1097 Group Thermo Inc. Heat Transfer Products Inc.
E-mail: equipment@graham-mfg.com 1290 Famularo Dr., SO. Plainfield, NJ 07080 120 Braley Rd., P.O. Box 429, E. Freetown, MA 02717-0429
www.graham-mfg.com P: 908-757-8955 • F: 908-757-1153 P: 508-763-8071 • F: 508-763-3769
E-mail: info@ergomax.com E-mail: sales@htproducts.com
Grease Removal Systems Inc.
2675 W.2365 S., Suite 5, West Valley City, UT 84119 www.ergomax.com www.htproducts.com
P: 801-582-7177 • F: 801-582-7179 Grundfos Pumps Corp. Heat-Fab Inc.
www.greaseremovalsystems.com 17100 W. 118th Terrace, Olathe, KS 66061 130 Industrial Blvd, Turners Falls, MA 01376
P: 913-227-3400 • F: 913-227-3500 P: 413-863-2242 • F: 413-863-4803
Great Lakes International Inc.
1905 Kearney Ave., Racine, WI 53403 www.us.grundfos.com E-mail: dclarke@heat-fab.com
P: 262-634-2386 • F: 262-634-6259 www.heat-fab.com
GT Water Products
E-mail: sales@greatlakesintl.com 5239 N. Commerce Ave., Moorpark, CA 93021 Heatlink USA Inc.
www.greatlakesintl.com P: 805-529-2900 • TFP: 800-862-5647 • F: 805-529-4558 89 54th St. S.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49548
E-mail: anne@gtwaterproducts.com P: 616-532-4266 • TFP: 800-968-8905 • F: 616-532-9322
Great Lakes Plastics Corp.
51675 N. Industrial Drive, Hancock, MI 55104 www.gtwaterproducts.com www.heatlink.com
P: 906-482-3750 • F: 906-482-2585 Heat-Timer Corporation
E-mail: tedk@warmrain.com 20 New Dutch Ln., Fairfield, NJ 07004
www.warmrain.com P: 973-575-4004 • F: 973-575-4052
www.heat-timer.com
Green Turtle
201 S. Tryon St., Ste. 1475, Charlotte, NC 28202 Henkel Loctite Corp.
TFP: 877-428-8187 • F: 704-295-1734 Guardian Equipment 1001 Trout Brook Crossing, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
E-mail: rdubois@greenturtletech.com 1140 N. Branch St., Chicago, IL 60642 TFP: 800-562-8483 • F: 860-571-5465
www.proceptor.com P: 312-447-8101 • TFP: 800-690-7700 • F: 312-447-8101 E-mail: info@loctite.com
E : info@gesafety.com
-mail www.loctite.com
www.gesafety.com Henry Group
Hwy 34 South, Greenville, TX 75402
Company Description P: 323-583-5000
Guardian Equipment is a leading manufacturer of
emergency eyewash and shower equipment. www.henry.com
Guardian Fire Equipment Inc. Hercules Chemical Co.
111 South St., Passaic, NJ 07055
Grice Engineering Inc. 3430 NW 38th Street, Miami, FL 33142
P: 800-221-9330 • F: 800-333-3456
121 E. Burbank Ave., Janesville, WI 53547-8037 P: 305-633-0361 • F: 305-638-4632
P: 608-757-1335 • TFP: 800-800-3213 • F: 608-757-1452 E-mail: lisa@guardianfire.com E-mail: info@herchem.com
E : sales@soffisteel.net
-mail www.guardianfire.com www.herchem.com
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Highland Tank HT Pump Specialties, LLC Inserta Fittings Co.
One Highland Rd., Stoystown, PA 15563 20 New Dutch Lane, Fairfield, NJ 07004 P.O. Box 767, Hillsboro, OR 97123
P: 814-893-5701 • F: 814-893-6126 P: 973-227-5303 • F: 973-227-5302 P: 503-357-2110 • F: 503-359-5417
E-mail: staff@highlandtank.com E-mail: vlerico@htspecialties.com E-mail: insertat@teleport.com
www.highlandtank.com www.htpumpspecialties.com www.insertatee.com
Hill Rom Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE In-Sink-Erator
2850 Colonnades Ct., Norcross, GA 30071 2560 Progress Street, Vista, CA 92081 4700 21st St., Racine, WI 53406
P: 770-448-6684 • TFP: 800-556-5596 • F: 770-416-7030 P: 760-744-6944 • TFP: 800-321-0316 • F: 760-744-0507 P: 262-554-5432 • TFP: 800-558-5712 • F: 262-554-3639
www.hill-rom.com E-mail: sales@holdrite.com www.insinkerator.com
www.holdrite.com Insul-Tect Products
Hubbell Electric Heater Co. 1028 Clegg Ct., Petaluma, CA 94954
Hoeptner Perfected Products P.O. Box 288, Stratford, CT 06615-0288 P: 707-766-9405 • F: 707-766-8253
7796 Oak Springs Circle, Gilroy, CA 95020 P: 203-378-2659 • F: 203-378-3593 E-mail: mvg1@verizon.net
P: 408-847-7615 • F: 408-847-0675 E-mail: info@hubbellheaters.com International Code Council
E-mail: work@garlic.com www.hubbellheaters.com 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35213
www.freezeflow.com Hubbell Industrial Controls Inc. P: 205-591-1853 • F: 205-599-9889
Company Description 4301 Cheyenne Drive, Archdale, NC 27263 E-mail: cpostell@iccsafe.org
Hoeptner is a manufacturer and designer of sanitary P: 440-428-1161 • F: 440-428-7635 www.iccsafe.org
yard hydrants, drinking fountains, and roof hydrants for E-mail: cmiller@hubbell-icd.com International GRD
over 20 years. Hydrants meet the ASSE 1057 sanitary www.hubbell-icd.com 2940 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230
yard hydrant standard. \Husky Technologies P: 410-525-0383 • F: 410-646-7820
Trade Marks 1001 El Camino Ave., Corona, CA 92879 E-mail: igrd@igrd.com
Freeze Flow® P: 909-372-2732 • TFP: 800-262-2732 • F: 909-738-0458 www.igrd.com
www.anaco-husky.com Interon Engineered Products, a division of Little Giant
Contacts
Owner: Herb Hoeptner Hydrolevel Company 1140 McDermott Dr., Suite 102, West Chester, PA 19380
83 Water St., New Haven, CT 06511 P: 610-918-2899 • TFP: 800-203-9930 • F: 610-918-2879
Hoffman Pump P: 203-776-0473 • TFP: 800-654-0768 • F: 203-773-1019 E-mail: interon@interoncorp.com
8200 N. Austin Ave., Morton Grove, IL 60053 www.hydrolevel.com www.interoncorp.com
P: 847-966-3700 • F: 847-965-8379
www.bellgossett.com Hydromatic Pump
1840 Baney Rd., Ashland, OH 44805
Hoffman Specialty P: 419-289-3042 • F: 419-289-9574
8200 N. Austin, Morton Grove, IL 60053 E-mail: hydromatic_info@pentairpump.com
P: 847-966-3700 • F: 847-965-8379 www.hydromatic.com
www.hoffmanspecialty.com
Hydromax, Inc
Holby Tempering Valve Company Inc. 3 Brunel Road, Dundee, Scotland, DD2 4RG United Kingdom
1146 Second Ave., New York, NY 45623
P: 212-838-6363 • F: 212-838-6367 Hydrotek International Inc.
E-mail: holby23@aol.com 957 N. Pennsylvannia Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789
www.holbytemperingvalve.com P: 407-647-0400 • TFP: 800-922-9883 • F: 407-647-0471
E-mail: cjbowman@hydrotekintl.com Intersan
Holyoke Fittings Inc. 1748 W. Fillmore St., Phoenix, AZ 85007
www.hydrotekintl.com
850 Stanley Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11208 P: 602-254-3101 • TFP: 800-999-3101 • F: 602-254-1776
P: 718-649-0710 • TFP: 800-222-0215 • F: 718-272-2956 Hydrotherm E-mail: literature@intersanus.com
E : sales@holyokefittings.com
-mail 260 N. Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 www.intersanus.com
www.holyokefittings.com P: 413-564-5515 • F: 413-568-9613
www.hydrotherm.com Company Description
Honeywell Water Controls Intersan is a premier producer of commercial and
65 Access Rd., Warwick, RI 02886 IAMPO institutional bathroom and washroom solutions. Our
P: 401-825-3030 • F: 401-825-3043 20001 Walnut Dr. S., Walnut, CA 91789 products are focused on functionality and ergonomics.
P: 909-595-8449 • F: 909-594-3690 We support these with rigorous engineering
E-mail: robert.castle@honeywell.com
www.honeywellwatercontrols.com www.iapmo.org methods coupled with an international customer
IDEAL Clamps support network. Over 60 years of experience in the
Hot Aqua Inc. 3200 Parker Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32084 manufacturing of stainless steel and solid surface
141 Calle Iglesia, San Clemente, CA 92672 plumbing fixtures.
P: 904-829-1000 • TFP: 800-221-0100 • F: 704-825-1121
P: 949-366-9303 • TFP: 800-441-0011 • F: 949-366-9356
E-mail: jlamberti@tomkinsamg.com Trade Marks
Hot Box Enclosures www.idealclamps.com Flotronic, Sanispray, Saniwave, Istronic, Wavertonic,
924 Lane Ave., North Jacksonville, FL 32254 Santronic, Solidwave, Solidsan
P: 904-786-0204 • TFP: 800-736-0238 • F: 904-783-6965 Infloor Heating Systems
900 Hamel Rd., P.O. Box 253, Hamel, MN 55340 Contacts
E-mail: sales@hot-box.com
P: 763-478-9660 • TFP: 800-588-4470 • F: 763-478-9669 National Sales Mgr: Wayne Jensen
www.hot-box.com
E : info@infloor.com
-mail
General Manager: Wim Hoornaert
HRS Systems Inc. www.infloor.com
4792 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA 30084
P: 770-934-8423 • F: 770-934-7696 Inline Industries Inc.
4701-A Little John St., Baldwin Park, CA 91706
E-mail: hass@hrssystems.com
P: 626-813-6188 • TFP: 888-358-8888 • F: 626-813-6186
www.hrssystems.com
E-mail: inline@ballvalve.com
www.ballvalve.com

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MANUFACTURER LIST
Joslyn Clark Controls
2013 W. Meeting Street, Lancaster, SC 29720
P: 803-289-1304 • F: 803-286-6624
E-mail: kmattevi@dancon.com
www.joslynclark.com
Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.
2781 Gunter Park Dr. East, Montgomery, AL 36109 Just Manufacturing Co.
P: 334-277-8520 • F: 334-272-7396 9233 King St., Franklin Park, IL 60131
E-mail: sales@jrsmith.com P: 847-678-5150 • F: 847-678-6817
IPEX www.jrsmith.com E-mail: custserv@justmfg.com
2441 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, CN L5I 4C7 www.justmfg.com
Canada Company Description
P: 800-463-9572 • F: 905-403-9195 Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. produces a full line of quality JWC Environmental
engineered specification drainage products. 290 Paularino Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
E-mail: jimsom@ipexinc.com P: 949-833-3888 • TFP: 800-331-2277 • F: 949-833-8858
www.ipexinc.com Trade Marks E-mail: jwce@jwce.com
Company Description Flood-Gate®, Guardian Dual Check®, LineBacker®, www.jwce.com
IPEX supplies the most extensive range of thermoplastic Enviro-Flo®, Remediator®, Smith Yellow Pages®, Sani-
Ceptor®, Twis-To-Floor® KBI, King Bros. Industries
piping systems available anywhere including PVC, CPVC, 29101 The Old Road, Valencia, CA 91355
ABS, PP, PE, PEX, and composite materials. Systems Contacts TFP: 800-325-9468 • F: 661-257-4320
range from industrial process piping and acid waste to VP Marketing: Charles White
our PlumbBetter products and WarmRite Floor hydronic
www.kbico.com
VP Engineering: Jerry McDanal
heating systems, all designed, built, and backed by one VP Sales: John Roberts Keystone Filter, a division of Met-Pro Corp.
reliable source. 2385 North Penn Rd., Hatfield, PA 19440
JL Industries P: 800-822-1963 • F: 215-997-1839
Trade Marks 4450 W 78th Circle, Bloomington, MN 55435 E-mail: Filters@keystone-filter.com
Corzan™, Duraplus®, Enfield®, Enpure™, Labline™, P: 952-835-6850 • TFP: 800-554-6077 • F: 952-835-2218
Neutratank®, Plenumline™, Xirtec™ www.metpro.com/keystone
E-mail: badavis@jlindustries.com
IPS/Weld-On www.jlindustries.com Kidde Fire Fighting
455 W. Victoria St., Compton, CA 90220 150 Gordon Dr., Exton, PA 19341
JM Manufacturing P: 610-363-1400 • F: 610-524-9073
P: 310-898-3300 • TFP: 800-421-2677 • F: 310-898-3390 9 Peachtree Hill Road, Livingston, NJ 07039
E-mail: info@ipscorp.com E-mail: bdrake@kidde-fire.com
www.ipscorp.com John Guest USA www.kidde-fire.com
180 Passaic Ave., Fairfield, NJ 07004 Kinetico Incorporated
Isimet TFP: 800-945-4872 • F: 877-775-4329 10845 Kinsman Road, P.O. Box 193, Newbury, OH 44065
2612 National Circle, Garland, TX 75041 E-mail: info@jgusa.com
P: 972-926-4601 • F: 972-926-4651 P: 440-564-9111 • TFP: 800-944-9283 • F: 440-564-9541
www.johnguest.com www.kinetico.com
E-mail: pap@isimet.com
Jomar International Kitz Corp. of America
Istec Corp. 7243 Miller Drive, Warren, MI 48092 10750 Corporate Dr., Stafford, TX 77477
92 Main, Sparta, NJ 07871 P: 800-325-5690 • F: 800-628-4194 P: 281-491-7333 • TFP: 800-772-0073 • F: 281-491-9402
P: 973-726-7090 • F: 973-726-8707 E-mail: dan.blake@jomar.com
E-mail: sales@istec-corp.com E-mail: dougs@kitz.com
www.jomar.com www.kitz.com
www.istec-corp.com
ITT Flygt Kohler Co.
444 Highland Dr., Kohler, WI 53044
600 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester, NY 14624
P: 920-457-4441 • TFP: 800-456-4537 • F: 920-457-4441
P: 585-426-0280 • TFP: 800-392-0983 • F: 585-426-3947
E-mail: bob.jacbos@fluids.ittind.com E-mail: christopher.meece@kohler.com
Josam Co. Kolbi Pipe Markers
ITT Residential & Commercial Water 525 West Highway 20, Michigan City, IN 46360 746 Pinecrest Dr., Prospect Heights, IL 60070
8200 N. Austin Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053 P: 800-365-6726 • F: 800-627-0008 P: 800-499-8450 • TFP: 800-499-8450 • F: 800-596-3057
P: 847-966-3700 • F: 847-965-8379 E-mail: kpietrowski@josam.com
www.bellgossett.com E-mail: kolbi88@msn.com
www.josam.com www.kolbipipemarkers.com
ITW Buildex / Sammy Super Screw Company Description
1349 West Bryn Mawr, Itasca, IL 60143
Josam Company manufactures a complete line of
P: 800-323-4539 • F: 630-595-3569 engineered specification grade plumbing drainage
E : abasalay@itwbuildex.com
-mail
products including a full range of fixture carriers,
www.itwbuildex.com floor drains, roof drains, cleanouts, floor sinks, and
J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company interceptors. Additonally, Josam Company offers a
200 West Walnut St., Wadsworth, OH 44282 wide array of trench drains manufactured in cast iron, Kusel Equipment
P: 330-334-2524 • TFP: 800-321-8358 stainless steel, polymer concrete, or glass reinforced 820 West St., Watertown, WI 53094
E-mail: sales@jcwhitlam.com polyester in addition to a stainless steel “Push-Fit” P: 920-261-4112 • F: 920-261-3151
www.jcwhitlam.com drainage waste system and a complete siphonic roof E-mail: sales@kuselequipment.com
drainage system. www.kuselequipment.com
J.W. Harris Co. Inc.
4501 Quality Place, Mason, OH 45040-1971 Contacts
P: 513-754-2000 • TFP: 800-733-4533 • F: 513-754-8778 VP Sales & Marketing: Paula Bowe
E-mail: salesinfo@jwharris.com
www.jwharris.com

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Company Description Little Giant Pump Co.
For over 150 years, Kusel Equipment has provided quality 3810 N. Tulsa, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
equipment to the dairy, meat, and food processing P: 405-947-2511 • F: 405-947-8720
industries. Kusel Equipment offers a complete line of www.littlegiant.com
stainless steel floor drains and trench drains suitable Leonard Valve Company
for any food processing, beverage, or pharmaceutical Lochinvar Corporation
1360 Elmwood Ave., Cranston, RI 02910 300 Maddox Simpson Pkwy., Lebanon, TN 37090
applications. Custom drains are our standard. Many are P: 401-461-1200 • TFP: 800-797-4456 • F: 401-941-5310
NSF listed. P: 615-889-8900 • F: 615-882-2964
E-mail: info@leonardvalve.com E-mail: lochinvar@lochinvar.com
Contacts www.leonardvalve.com www.lochinvar.com
Product Manager: Cindy Schade
Company Description LSP Products Group
KWC Faucets Inc. Leonard has been the leader in water temperature 3689 Arrowhead Dr., Carson City, NV 89706
1770 Corporate Dr., #580, Norcross, GA 30093 control valves and systems for commercial/institutional P: 702-884-4242 • F: 702-884-4343
P: 678-334-2121 • TFP: 888-KWC.FCTS • F: 877-329-5921 and residential applications since 1913. We developed
www.kwcfaucets.com the first thermostatic bimetal, our Dura-trol®, which is a LT Copper/DA Fehr Inc.
1327 Long Run Road, Friedensburg, PA 17933
solid element constructed of bronze and stainless steel
Laboratory Enterprises alloys.
3122 Brinkerhoff Rd., Kansas City, KS 66115 Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc.
29400 Lakeland Boulevard, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092
P: 913-384-6175 • F: 877-386-6535 Trade Marks P: 440-943-4200
E : sales@labenterprises.net
-mail
Aquatrol®, Showermaster®, Surfashower®, Advantage®,
www.lubrizol.com
www.labenterprises.net Photomaster®, Dura-Trol®, Megatron®, PAM®
Maid-O-Mist
Laing Thermotech Inc. Contacts 3217 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60641
830 Bay Blvd., Suite 101, Chula Vista, CA 91911 President: E. Niles Wilcox P: 773-685-7300 • F: 773-685-7332
P: 619-575-7466 • F: 619-575-2739 National Sales Manager: Peter Gobis
E-mail: bhutslar@lainginc.com Mainline Backflow Products Inc.
Leslie Controls 12530-128 Street, Edmonton, AB T5L 1C9 Canada
www.lainginc.com 12501 Telecom Dr., Tampa, FL 33637 P: 780-413-7204 • F: 780-457-1210
Lakos Filtration Systems P: 813-978-1000 • F: 813-977-0174
E-mail: tomc@backwatervalve.com
1365 N. Clovis, Fresno, CA 93727 E-mail: sales@lesliecontrols.com www.backwatervalve.com
P: 559-255-1601 • TFP: 800-344-7205 • F: 559-255-8039 www.lesliecontrols.com
E-mail: info@lakos.com Mansfield Plumbing Products
Lewis Pipe Co. P.O. Box 620, Perrysville, OH 44864-0620
www.lakos.com P.O. Box 339, Ardmore, AL 38449 P: 205-815-0706 • TFP: 800-850-3060 • F: 800-984-7802
Lasco Bathware P: 256-423-2196 • TFP: 800-442-2782 • F: 256-423-6665
E-mail: techsupport@mansfieldplumbing.com
8101 E. Kaiser Blvd., Suite 200, Anaheim, CA 92808 E-mail: customerservice@lewis.pipe.com www.mansfieldplumbing.com
P: 714-993-1220 • F: 714-998-3062 www.lewis-pipe.com
E-mail: info@lascobathware.com
www.lascobathware.com
Lasco Fittings Inc.
414 Morgan Street, P.O. Box 116, Brownsville, TN 38012
P: 731-772-3180 • TFP: 800-776-2756 • F: 731-772-0835
E-mail: sales@lascofittings.com MAPA Products
www.lascofittings.com 103 CJ Wise Parkway, PO Box 129, Naples, TX 75568
TFP: 877-897-2371 • F: 903-897-2781
Lavelle Industries E-mail: rod@mapaproducts.com
665 McHenry St., Burlington, WI 53105 www.mapaproducts.com
P: 262-763-2434 • TFP: 800-528-3553 • F: 262-763-5607
E-mail: korky@lavelle.com Liberty Pumps Company Description
www.korky.com 7000 Apple Tree Ave., Bergen, NY 14416 MAPA offers adjustable rooftop pipe and equipment
P: 585-494-1817 • TFP: 800-543-2550 • F: 585-494-1839 support systems, exclusive seismic and wind-resistant
Lawler Manufacturing Company Inc. E-mail: liberty@libertypumps.com supports, unique rooftop pedestal hydrants, and
5330 E. 25th St., Indianapolis, IN 46218 electrical disconnects.
P: 317-261-1212 • F: 317-261-1208
www.libertypumps.com
www.lawlervalve.com Company Description Contacts
Liberty Pumps is a leading U.S. manufacturer of President: Phil A. Parker
LDR Industries Inc. Sales/Mktg/Dir: Rod Holbrook
600 North Kilbourn Ave., Chicago, IL 60624 pumping products for ground and wastewater removal
P: 773-265-3000 • TFP: 800-545-5230 • F: 773-265-2374 in residential and commercial applications. With a
focus on innovative product design, our wide range of
E-mail: info@ldrind.com pump styles includes sump, sewage, effluent, drain,
www.ldrind.com and grinder pumps. Liberty also offers complete pre-
Legend Valve & Fitting Inc. assembled sewage packages and pump accessories.
51245 Filomena Dr., Shelby Township, MI 48315
P: 800-752-2082 • TFP: 800-835-4457 • F: service@lege
Trade Marks
Omnivore™, Sump Box™, Sump Jet™, QuickTree™, VMF™ Marlo Incorporated
E : service@legendvalve.com
-mail

www.legendvalve.com Contacts 2227 South St., Racine, WI 53404


National Sales Manager: Chuck Schwabe P: 262-681-1300 • F: 262-681-1318
Marketing Coordinator: Laurie Pfaff E-mail: info@marlo-inc.com
Director of Sales & Mktg: Randy Waldron www.marlo-inc.com
Life Medical Networks Inc.
5450 Dunwoody Mill Ct., Atlanta, GA 30360

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Company Description Millipore
Marlo is a manufacturer of water treatment equipment 290 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA 01821
for over 30 years. Product capabilities include water Minnesota Rubber & Plastics
softeners, filters, dealkalizers, reverse osmosis systems, 1100 Xenium Ln N., Minneapolis, MN 55441
and demineralizers. Custom engineered systems
including skid mounted, pre-piped, and pre-wired Metropolitan Industries Inc. P: 952-927-1400 • F: 952-927-1470
packages are available. 37 Forestwood Dr., Romeoville, IL 60446 E-mail: webmaster@mnrubber.com
P: 815-886-9200 • TFP: 800-323-1665 • F: 815-886-6932 www.mnrubber.com
Contacts E-mail: sales@metropolitanind.com
Sales Manager-Commercial Equip.: Erik Stirle Miro Industries Inc.
www.metropolitanind.com 2700 South 900 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119
Dir Sales/Mktg: Steve LaMere
Company Description TFP: 800-768-6978 • F: 800-440-7958
Dir Residential Sales: Susan Erickson
Metropolitan Industries manufactures a wide array of E-mail: sales@miroind.com
Master Control Systems pre-packaged water pressure booster systems, self- www.miroind.com
P.O. Box 276, 910 North Shore Dr., Lake Bluff, IL 60044-2295 priming pump stations, submersible pumping systems,
P: 847-295-1010 • TFP: 800-462-7457 • F: 847-295-0704 Mission Rubber Co.
above and below ground pre-fab valve vaults, control P.O. Box 2349, Corona, CA 92878
www.mastercontrols.com panels, and custom electrical controls and equipment for P: 800-854-9991 • F: 800-637-4601
Matco Norca the commercial, industrial, and municipal markets.
E-mail: dvansell@missionrubber.com
P.O. Box 27, Brewster, NY 10509 Trade Marks www.missionrubber.com
P: 845-278-7570 • TFP: 800-431-2082 • F: 845-278-6952 Sumpro™, Pump Guard™, Pump Guard Plus™, The
E : mail@matco-norca.com
-mail Modern Welding Co. Inc.
Pumping World’s One Stop Shop™ One Modern Way, Newark, OH 43055
www.matco-norca.com
Contacts Modular Services Co.
McDonnell & Miller Chicago Sales: Brendan Bates
8200 N. Austin Ave., Morton Grove, IL 60653 109 NE 38th Street, Oklahoma, OK 73105
President: John Kochan Jr.
P: 847-966-3700 • F: 847-965-8379 National Sales: Mike Tierney
E-mail: monika.laivinieks@itt.com
www.mcdonnellmiller.com MG Piping Products Co.
10560 Fern Ave., Stanton, CA 90680
McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. P: 714-761-8055 • TFP: 800-761-8055 • F: 714-761-3710
P.O. Box 746, Go Grandview Court, Cheshire, CT 06410
P: 203-699-1801 • F: 203-699-1813
E-mail: ric@mgcoupling.com COMMERCIAL
www.mgcoupling.com
E : bsuriner@mcguiremfg.com
-mail Moen Inc.
www.mcguiremfg.com Microphor 25300 Al Moen Dr., North Olmsted, OH 44070
452 East Hill Rd., Willits, CA 95490 P: 440-962-2000 • TFP: 800-553-6336 • F: 440-962-2770
Medical Gas Management Inc. P: 707-459-5563 • TFP: 800-358-8280 • F: 707-459-6617 www.moencommercial.com
5600 Phillip J. Rhoads Ave, Bethany, OK 73008 E-mail: info@microphor.com
Company Description
Medical Gas Professional Healthcare Org. Mid-America Fittings Got a demanding environment? Demand Moen
16339 Kranker Drive, Stilwell, KS 66085 7604 Wedd, Overland Park, KS 66204 Commercial. Our products are made heavier to last
P: 913-681-6548 • TFP: 800-788-1312 • F: 913-681-8878 P: 913-962-7277 • TFP: 800-633-6771 • F: 800-592-7277 longer. Moen Commercial faucets, shower systems, and
E-mail: almoon@monrmedical.com www.midamericafittings.com flush valves are factory tested at every stage for design
Medical Gas Training Center Mid-West Instrument integrity, durability, safety, and conservation. Moen’s
13500 South Point Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28273 6500 Dobry Dr., Sterling Heights, MI 48314 products are tested tough, virtually maintenance-free,
P: 704-588-5575 • F: 704-588-7759 P: 586-254-6500 • TFP: 800-648-5778 • F: 586-254-6509 and are backed by an incredible 5-year limited warranty,
E-mail: richard@medgastech.com E-mail: mlueck@midwestinstrument.com providing lower lifetime costs for your facility. Moen is a
www.medgastech.com member of the U.S. Green Building Council, and all Moen
www.midwestinstrument.com products may contribute toward earning LEED credits.
Mercury Plastics Inc. For more information, contact Moen at 800/BUY-MOEN
PO Box 989, 15760 Madison Road, Middlefield, OH 44062 or www.moencommercial.com.
P: 440-632-5281 • F: 440-632-5606
E-mail: efrancis@mercury-plastics.com Contacts
www.mercuryplastics.com MIFAB Director of Marketing and Product Development: Allen
1321 West 119th Street, Chicago, IL 60643-5109 Talley
Merit Brass Co. P: 773-341-3001 • TFP: 800-465-2736 • F: 773-341-3046 Product Manager: George Spear
One Merit Dr., Cleveland, OH 44143 E-mail: mwhiteside@mifab.com
P: 216-261-9800 • TFP: 800-726-9800 • F: 216-261-6646 Monitor Products Inc.
www.mifab.com P.O. Box 3408, Princton, NJ 08543
E-mail: cleveland_sales@meritbrass.com P: 732-329-0900 • F: 732-329-0904
www.meritbrass.com Company Description
MIFAB is a manufacturer of access doors, grease, oil, www.monitorproducts.com
Metcraft Industries solids, hair, automatic recovery interceptors, wall, yard,
301 Southeast Thompson Drive, Lee’s Summit, MO 64082 Mountain Plumbing Products
and ground hydrants, trap seal primers, pressure balance 1301 Metropolitan Ave, Suite 5, West Deptford, NJ 08066
P: 866-382-7238 • F: 816-554-0307 valves, back water valves, floor, roof, and area drains,
E : wzett@metcraftindustries.com
-mail
cleanouts, fixture carriers, floor sinks, water hammer Mr. Steam
www.metcraftindustries.com arrestors, and trench drains. Other products include no- 43-20 34th St., Long Island City, NY 11101
hub couplings, backflow preventers, siphonic roof drains, P: 800-767-8326 • TFP: 800-767-8326 • F: 718-472-3256
Metraflex Co. E-mail: info@mrsteam.com
2323 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60612 pressure-reducing valves and double-check and reduced
P: 312-738-3800 • TFP: 800-621-4347 • F: 312-738-0415 pressure backflow preventers and pipe supports. www.mrsteam.com
E-mail: info@metraflex.com Trade Marks Mueller Industries
www.metraflex.com MIFAB® 2600 Elmhurst Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
P: 901-753-3200 • TFP: 800-348-8464 • F: 901-751-7725
Metron Contacts www.muellerindustries.com
1505 W. 3rd Ave, Denver, CO 80223 President: Michael Whiteside

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Mueller/B&K Industries, Inc. North Star Water Conditioning Ondine
2600 Elmhurst Rd., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 1890 Woodlane Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125 665 North Baldwin Park Blvd., City of Industry, CA 91746
P: 708-773-8585 • F: 708-773-0330 TFP: 800-531-7427 • F: 800-531-7421 P: 626-369-1841 • TFP: 800-423-9485 • F: 626-369-3316
www.bk-ind.com www.northstar.conditioning.com E-mail: cs@interbath.com
Murdock-Super Secur Northeast Medical Consulting Inc. www.ondineshowers.com
15125 Proctor Ave., Cit of Industry, CA 91746 57 West Liberty St., Hubbard, OH 44425 Opella LLC
P: 626-333-2543 • TFP: 800-453-7465 • F: 626-855-4860 1150 Cobb International Place, Suite E, Kennesaw, GA 30152
NSF International
E-mail: info@murdock-supersecur.com 789 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9723 P: 770-955-5155 • TFP: 800-969-0339 • F: 770-955-5955
www.murdock-supersecur.com P: 734-769-8010 • F: 734-769-0109 E-mail: sales@opella.com
Mustee, E.L. & Sons E : info@nsf.org
-mail www.opella.com
5431 W. 164th St., Brook Park, OH 44142 www.nsf.org Orion Fittings
P: 216-267-3100 • F: 216-267-9997 2850 Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, KS 66115
NVENT LLC
E-mail: info@mustee.com 2834 Mitchell Ave, Allentown, PA 18103 P: 913-342-1653 • F: 800-777-1653
www.mustee.com P: 610-797-8030 • TFP: 877-663-5263 • F: 610-797-8219 E-mail: orion@orionfittings.com
MWI Plumbing E-mail: slaurenza@victaulic.com www.orionfittings.com
4695 North Ave, Oceanside, CA 92056 Paloma Industries Inc.
O’Brien Manufacturing
Namco Divison 7346 West 400 North, P.O. Box 7, Leiters Ford, IN 46945 2151 Eastman Ave, Oxnard, CA 93030
P.O. Box 550127, Dallas, TX 75355 P: 574-542-2222 • TFP: 800-638-1901 • F: 888-638-1902 P: 805-278-5499 • F: 805-278-5468
P: 214-340-1464 • F: 214-340-7767 E-mail: headquarters@obrienmfg.com E-mail: palomausa@raypak.com
E : jtracy@namco-div.com
-mail
www.obrienmfg.com www.palomatankless.com
www.namco-div.com Park Environmental Equipment
NAPHCC 7015 Fairbanks N., Houston, TX 77040
180 S. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046 P: 713-937-7602 • TFP: 800-256-8041 • F: 713-937-4254
P: 703-237-8100 • F: 703-237-7442 E-mail: sales@parkco.com
www.park-usa.com
National ITC Corp. (formerly P.I.P.E.)
501 Shatto Place, Suite 201, Los Angles, CA 90020 Oatey Co. Parker Boiler Co.
P: 877-457-6482 • F: 213-351-7632 4700 W. 160th St., Cleveland, OH 44135 5930 Bandini Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90040
E-mail: mike@nationalitc.com P: 216-267-7100 • F: 216-267-6538 P: 323-727-9800 • F: 323-722-2848
www.oatey.com E-mail: sales@parkerboiler.com
NECO Equipment Co. www.parkerboiler.com
20 S. Second St., Souderton, PA 18964 Company Description
P: 215-721-2200 • F: 215-721-0434 Oatey manufactures plastic and metal wash machine Parker Hannifin Corp., Seal Group
E-mail: dave@necoequipment.com and ice maker outlet boxes; plastic gas valve outlet 6035 Parkerland Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44124
www.necoequipment.com boxes; a full line of PVC & ABS residential and TFP: 800-272-7537 • F: 440-226-7400
commercial drainage products; roof vent stack flashings; E-mail: mcoyte@parker.com
NEOPERL Inc. air admittance valves; plastic pipe solvent cements; www.parkerseals.com
171 Mattatuck Heights, Waterbury, CT 06705
pipe supports; plumbing solders and fluxes; and other Parker Hannifin Corp, Parflex Division
P: 203-756-8891 • F: 203-754-5868 chemical and plastic plumbing.
E-mail: info@neoperl.com 1300 N. Freedom St., Ravenna, OH 44266
www.neoperl.com Contacts P: 330-296-2871 • F: 330-296-8433
VP Sales: Bob Bender E-mail: pfdweb@parker.com
NIBCO Inc. VP Marketing: Brad Moore www.parflexsystem.com
1516 Middlebury St., Elkhart, IN 46516 Sr VP Sales: Tom O’Faherty
P: 574-295-3000 • TFP: 800-234-0227 • F: 574-295-3307 Patient Instrumentation Corp.
www.nibco.com Ohio Medical Corporation 4117 Route 309, Schnecksville, PA 18078
1111 Lakeside Dr., Gurnee, IL 60031 P: 610-799-4436 • F: 610-799-4466
Niles Steel Tank P: 847-855-0500 • TFP: 800-448-0770 • F: 847-855-6300 E-mail: patientins@juno.com
725 Talamore Dr., Ambler, PA 19002 E : info@ohiomedical.com
-mail
P: 215-641-2114 • F: 215-646-7984
www.ohiomedical.com
E : mbatterly@nilesst.com
-mail

Oil Equipment
Noble Co., The 4 Hershey Dr., Ansonia, CT 06401
P.O. Box 350, Grand Haven, MI 49417-0350 P: 203-736-8886 • F: 800-532-3073
P: 231-799-8000 • TFP: 800-878-5788 • F: 231-799-8850
E-mail: sales@oil-equip-mfg.com
E-mail: sales@noblecompany.com www.oil-equip-mfg.com
www.noblecompany.com Patterson Pump Company
Olsonite Corporation 2129 Ayersville Rd., Toccoa, GA 30577
Nomaco Insulation 25 Dart Rd., Newnan, GA 30265 P: 706-297-2852, F: 706-886-0023
203 Capcom Ave., Wake Forest, NC 27587 P: 770-253-3930 • TFP: 800-521-8266 • F: 770-253-0152 E-mail: bhenry@pattersonpumps.com
P: 919-435-5370 • TFP: 866-876-2684 • F: 919-554-4253 www.olsonite.com www.pattersonpumps.com
E-mail: tstephans@nomaco.com
www.nomacoinsulation.com Omni Brass Inc. Company Description
127 Limestone Cres., Toronto, ON M3J 2R1 Canada Patterson proudly produces centrifugal pumps and
Noritz America P: 416-650-9900 • F: 416-650-9901 package systems for the following markets: fire,
11160 Grace Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708 E-mail: mail@omnibrass.com plumbing, HVAC, municipal, and industrial. Offices
P: 714-433-2905 • TFP: 866-766-7489 • F: 714-241-2514 www.omnibrass.com in Athens, Greece and Chiang Mai, Thailand, and
E-mail: info@noritzamerica.com manufacturing in Mullingar, Ireland, serve Patterson
www.noritzamerica.com around the world. The Gorman-Rupp Company will also
show their 6x6-foot pressure booster system along with
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Patterson-Kelley-Harsco Pipe Tytes Inc. www.pppinc.net
100 Burson St., P.O. Box 458, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 9050 16th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32966
P: 570-476-7261 • F: 570-476-7247 P: 772-770-3200 • TFP: 800-325-8739 • F: 772-770-6200 Presealed Systems
685 Atlantis, Melbourne, FL 32904
E-mail: info@patkelco.com E-mail: email@pipetytes.com P: 321-729-8414 • TFP: 866-591-1059 • F: 321-729-8218
www.patkelco.com www.pipetytes.com E-mail: sales@presealedsystems.com
Peerless Boilers/Aegis International LLC Plastic Oddities www.presealedsystems.com
71 Franklin Turnpike, Suite 3, Waldwick, NJ 07463 PO Box 1528, 291 Shiloh Road, Forest City, NC 28043
P: 201-444-1005 • F: 610-845-6121 TFP: 800-438-5327 Price Pfister
19701 Da Vinci, Lake Forest, CA 92610
E-mail: morganp@aegisshield.com E-mail: dctpo@bellsouth.net P: 866-863-6584 • F: 800-713-7080
www.peerlessboilers.com www.plasticoddities.com www.pricepfister.com
Peerless Pump Plastic Pipe & Fittings
2005 Dr. Martin Luther, Indianapolis, IN 46202 800 Roosevelt Road, Building C-132, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
P: 317-925-9661 • TFP: 800-879-0182 • F: 317-924-7388
Plastic Trends Inc.
E-mail: sales@peerlesspump.com 56400 Mound Rd., Shelby Twp., MI 48316
www.peerlesspump.com P: 586-781-2700 • F: 586-781-0888
E-mail: info@plastictrends.com
www.plastictrends.com
Prier Products
Plumberex Specialty Products 4515 East 139th Street, Grandview, MO 64030
P.O. Box 1684, Palm Springs, CA 92263-1684 P: 816-761-3700 • TFP: 800-362-9055 • F: 800-362-1463
P: 760-343-7363 • TFP: 800-475-8629 • F: 760-343-7366 E-mail: sales@prier.com
E-mail: info@plumberex.com www.prier.com
PEP Plastic Engineered www.plumberex.com
Products Company Description
Plumbing & Drainage Institute Prier is a manufacturer of freezeless hydrants, wall and
50 Tannery Rd., Bldg. 3, Branchburg, NJ 08876 45 Bristol Drive, S. Easton, MA 01845
P: 908-534-6111 • TFP: 800-407-3726 • F: 908-534-5287 ground style, angle sill faucets, loose key vandalproof
P: 800-589-8956 • F: 508-230-3529 and handle operated, drainage products, gas log lighter
E-mail: pep@pep-plastic.com E-mail: bill@pdionline.org
www.pep-plastic.com equipment, plumbing brass, brass ballworks, and
www.pdionline.org specialty valves.
Company Description Plumb-Pro
PEP offers teflow plastic and fiberglass pipe valves, Trade Marks
P.O. Box 380, Wadsworth, OH 44282-0380 Prier®
fittings, tanks, and custom fabrications, as well as P: 330-334-2524 • TFP: 800-321-8358
double containment piping systems. E : sales@jcwhitlam.com
-mail Contacts
Trade Marks www.joinpipe.com President: Joe E. Poskin
Hayward™, George , Drain-net™, Conley™, Plastomatic™, VP Sales & Marketing: Nick Manning
PlumbRite Mfg. Inc.
Crane™, Charlotte™, Spears™, Fisher™, George Fisher P.O. Box 4040, Medesto, CA 95352 ProSet Systems Inc.
Sloane™, ASAHT™, Chemtainer™, Guardian™, Synder TFP: 800-200-2678 • F: 209-576-7025 1355 Capital Circle, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Tanks™, Plastinetics™, Ipex™ E-mail: modeinc@aol.com P: 770-339-1782 • TFP: 800-262-5355 • F: 770-339-1784
Contacts www.plumbrite.com E-mail: kcornwall@prosetsystems.com
Vice President: John Matonis www.prosetsystems.com
Potter Electric Signal Company
Perfection Corporation 2081 Craig Rd., St. Louis, MO 63146 PS International
222 Lake St., Madison, OH 44057-3189 P: 314-878-4321 • TFP: 800-325-3936 • F: 314-878-7264 1013 Shenandoah Cir., Sioux Falls, SD 57103
P: 440-428-1171 • TFP: 800-544-6344 • F: 440-428-7325 E-mail: sales@pottersignal.com P: 605.332.1885 • F: 605.332.1293
E-mail: perfection@perfectioncorp.com www.pottersignal.com E-mail: gale@psinternational.com
www.perfectioncorp.com www.psinternational.com
Powerex
PERMA-PIPE Inc. 150 Production Drive, Harrison, OH 45030 PSI-Thunderline/Link-Seal
7720 N. Lehigh Ave., Niles, IL 60714 6525 Goforth St., Houston, TX 77021
Powers, a division of Watts Water Technologies Inc. P: 713-747-6948 • TFP: 800-423-2410 • F: 713-747-6029
P: 847-966-2235 • F: 847-470-1204 1400 Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
E-mail: marketing@permapipe.com P: 847-229-0218 • TFP: 800-669-5430 • F: 847-229-0526
E-mail: info@psipsi.com
www.permapipe.com www.linkseal.com
E-mail: info@powerscontrols.com
PHD Manufacturing www.powerscontrols.com Pumpex Inc.
44018 Columbiana-Waterford Rd., Columbiana, OH 44408 171 Industrial Pkwy., Somerville, NJ 08876
Powhatan P: 908-927-0800 • F: 908-927-0884
P: 330-482-9256 • TFP: 800-321-2736 • F: 330-482-2763 150 Gordon Dr., Exton, PA 19341
E-mail: phdlit@nlc.net P: 610-363-1400 • F: 161-052-4907
E-mail: us@pumpex.com
www.phd-mfg.com www.pumpex.com
E-mail: bdrake@kidde-fire.com
Phoenix Products Inc. www.kidde-fire.com PVI Industries LLC
583 Miller Rd., Avon Lake, OH 44012 P.O. Box 7124, Fort Worth, TX 76111
Precision Boilers Inc. P: 817-335-9531 • TFP: 800-784-8326 • F: 817-332-6742
P: 440-933-8100 • TFP: 800-222-6041 • F: 440-933-6252 5727 Superior Dr., Morristown, TN 37814
E-mail: lstarcher@faucets.com P: 423-587-9390 • TFP: 800-448-2031 • F: 423-581-7749
E-mail: info@pvi.com
www.phoenixfaucets.com www.pvi.com
E-mail: pbi@precisionboilers.com
Pietro Fiorentini www.precisionboilers.com Quality Pipe Products Inc.
P.O. Box 728, Norcross, GA 30091 13201 Hancock Dr., Taylor, MI 48180
Precision Plumbing Products Inc. P: 734-374-5100 • F: 734374-5444
TFP: 888-618-8787 7021 NE 79th Court, Portland, OR 97218
www.fiousa.com P: 503-256-4010 • F: 503-253-8165
E-mail: info@qualitypipe.com
www.qualitypipe.com
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QuikWater P: 334-260-1500 • F: 334-260-1562 E-mail: info@runtalnorthamerica.com
8939 W. 21st St., Sand Springs, OK 74063 www.rheem.com www.runtalnorthamerica.com
P: 918-241-8880 • F: 918-241-8718
RIDGID Ruud Water Heaters
E-mail: sales@quikwater.com 400 Clark St., Elyria, OH 44035 101 Bell Rd., Montgomery, AL 36117
www.quikwater.com P: 440-323-5581 • TFP: 800-769-7743 • F: 440-329-4551 P: 334-260-1500 • F: 334-260-1562
Quincy Compressor E-mail: info@ridgid.com www.rheem.com
701 N Dobson Ave, Bay Mineete, AL 36507 www.ridgid.com Safe-T-Cover
Radiant Engineering Inc. Riello Burners North America 2710 Landers Ave., Nashville, TN 37211
501 E. Peach, Ste. A, Bozeman, MT 59715 35 Pond Park Rd., Hingham, MA 02043 P: 615-259-4495 • F: 615-259-4481
P: 406-587-6036 • F: 406-587-1617 TFP: 800-474-3556 • F: 866-274-3556 E-mail: aladams@safe-t-cover.com
Raypak Inc. E : info@rbna.com
-mail
www.safe-t-cover.com
2151 Eastman Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030 www.riello-burners.com Schier Products Co.
P: 805-278-5300 • F: 805-278-5489 Rietschle Inc. 2500 S. 170th St., New Berlin, WI 53151
www.raypak.com 7222 Parkway Dr., Hanover, MD 21076 TFP: 800-827-7119 • F: 800-827-9664
RBI P: 410-712-4100 • F: 410-712-4148 E-mail: inquiry@schierproducts.com
260 N. Elm St., Westfield, MA 01805 Rinnai Corporation www.schierproducts.com
P: 413-568-9571 • F: 413-568-9613 103 International Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269
www.rbiwaterheaters.com TFP: 800-621-9419 • F: 678-364-8643
RectorSeal E-mail: marketing@rinnaius
2601 Spenwick Dr., Houston, TX 77055 Robert Manufacturing Company
P: 713-263-8001 • TFP: 800-231-3345 • F: 713-263-7577 10667 Jersey Boulevard, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-
E-mail: jtomasello@rectorseal.com 5110 SCHOTT North America Inc.
www.rectorseal.com P: 909-987-4654 • TFP: 800-877-6237 • F: 989-989-6911 555 Taxter Rd., Elsmford, NY 10523
E-mail: info@robertmfg.com P: 914-831-2200, F: 914-831-2201
Red Jacket Water Products E-mail: rina.disavino@us.schott.com
500 E. 59th Street, Davenport, IA 52807 www.robertmfg.com
www.us.schott.com
TFP: 866-325-4210 • F: 866-325-4211 Rockford Separators
E-mail: rjlitreq@fluids.ittind.com P.O. Box 5963, Rockford, IL 61125 Company Description
www.redjacketwaterproducts.com P: 815-229-5077 • TFP: 800-747-5077 • F: 815-229-5108 SCHOTT, the manufacturer of KIMAX Glass Drainline,
E-mail: rssem@inwave.com is a leading worldwide glass and special materials
Red-White Valve Corp. manufacturer. KIMAX drainline helps engineers to design
20600 Regency Lane, Lake Forest, CA 92630 www.rkfdseparators.com
sustainable laboratories by offering the key features of
P: 949-859-1010 • TFP: 800-222-7982 • F: 949-859-7200 Rohl LLC adaptability, modularity, maximum corrosion resistance,
E-mail: info@redwhitevalveusa.com 1559 Sunland Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1514 and the lowest life-cycle costs in the industry.
www.redwhitevalveusa.com P: 714-557-1933 • F: 714-557-8635
www.rohlhome.com Scientific Plastics Inc.
Reelcraft Industries 1016 Southwest Blvd., Kansas CIty, KS 66103
2842 E. Business 30, Columbia City, IN 46725 Ross ADT P: 913-432-0322 • TFP: 800-548-0448 • F: 913-432-0549
P: 260-248-8188 • TFP: 800-444-3134 • F: 800-444-4587 30 Byron Street, Dundee, DD3 6QX England E-mail: sales@scientificplastics.com
E-mail: cmiller@reelcraft.com E-mail: info@rossadt.com www.scientificplastics.com
www.reelcraft.com www.rossadt.com
REHAU Inc. Heating & Plumbing Rostra Tool Co
P.O. Box 1706, Leesburg, VA 20177 30 East Industrial Road, Branford, CT 06405
TFP: 800-247-9445 • F: 800-627-3428 Roth Industries Inc.
www.rehau-na.com 268 Bellew Ave. South, Watertown, NY 13601
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. P: 401-267-9048 • TFP: 888-266-7684 • F: 315-755-1013 SeeWater Inc.
525 North MacQuesten Pkwy., Mount Vernon, NY 10552 E-mail: info@roth-usa.com 121 North Dillon St., San Jacinto, CA 92583
TFP: 800-431-1588 • F: 800-848-6051 www.roth-usa.com P: 951-487-8073 • TFP: 888-733-9283 • F: 951-487-0557
E-mail: info@reliablesprinkler.com E-mail: info@seewaterinc.com
ROTHENBERGER USA
www.reliablesprinkler.com 4455 Boeing Drive, Rockford, IL 61109 Company Description
REMA DRI-VAC Corp. P: 815-397-6174 • TFP: 800-545-7698 • F: 815-397-6174 SeeWater is a manufacturer of pump controls, alarms,
45 Ruby Street, Norwalk, CT 06852 E-mail: pipetools@rothenberger-usa.com and control panels, including the environmentally safe
P: 203-847-2464 • F: 203-847-3609 www.rothenberger-usa.com Oil Smart product line. Since 1995, Oil Smart products
E-mail: info@remadrivac.com have yielded significant environmental and economic
Rovanco Piping Sys. Inc. benefits in rewatering pumping operations.
www.boilerreturns.com 20535 S.E. Frontage Road, Joliet, IL 60431
Reon P: 815-741-6700 • F: 815-741-4229 Trade Marks
1177 Knoxville St., San Diego, CA 92110 E-mail: marketing@rovanco.com Oil Smart®, Water Smart®, Liquid Smart®
P: 619-275-7366 • F: 619-275-3534 www.rovanco.com Contacts
E-mail: sales@reon.com RTI - Pex Piping Systems Heating & Plumbing VP Marketing: Michael Johnson
RGF Environmental 11 Farber Dr., Bellport, NY 11713 President: Ron MacDonald
3875 Fiscal Court, West Palm Beach, FL 33404 P: 631-286-0900 • TFP: 800-784-0234 • F: 631-286-0947 Sellers Engineering Co.
P: 561-848-1826 • TFP: 800-842-7771 • F: 800-444-4587 E-mail: info@rtisystems.com P.O. Box 48, 918 W Walnut St., Danville, KY 40423-0048
E-mail: requests@rgf.com www.rtisystems.com P: 859-236-3181 • F: 859-236-3184
www.rgf.com Runtal North America Inc. E-mail: sellers@sellersengineering.com
Rheem Manufacturing Co. Water Heater 187 Neck Rd., P.O. Box 8278, Ward Hill, MA 01835 www.sellersengineering.com
101 Bell Rd., Montgomery, AL 36117 P: 800-526-2621 • F: 978-372-7140

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MANUFACTURER LIST
Sentinel Hydrosolutions, LLC Slant Fin State Water Heaters
288 Distribution Street, San Marcos, CA 92078 100 Forest Dr., Greenvale, NY 11548 500 Lindahl Pkwy., Ashland City, TN 37015
P: 516-484-2600 • F: 516-484-5921 TFP: 800-365-8170 • F: 800-365-3292
Seton Identification Products E-mail: info@stateind.com
20 Thompson Rd., Branford, CT 06405 E-mail: info@slantfin.com
www.slantfin.com www.stateind.com
P: 203-488-8059 • TFP: 800-243-6624 • F: 800-345-7819
E-mail: custsvc_setonus@seton.com Sterling Heating Equipment
www.seton.com 260 N. Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085
P: 413-564-5535 • F: 413-568-2969
Sharon Piping & Eqpt./Sharpe Valves www.mestek.com
1260 Garnet Dr., Northlake, IL 60010 Sloan Valve Company
P: 708-562-9221 • F: 708-562-1055 10500 Seymour Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131 Sterling Plumbing
E-mail: ronwar@earthlink.net TFP: 800-982-5839 • F: 800-822-0683 444 Highland Dr., Kohler, WI 53044
www.sharpevalves.com P: 920-457-4441 • TFP: 800-783-7546 • F: 920-453-5851
E-mail: jwatson@sloanvalve.com
www.sloanvalve.com www.sterlingplumbing.com
Shurjoint Piping Products
4601 E. Cheyenne Ave., #105, Las Vegas, NV 89115 Company Description
P: 702-644-4492 • TFP: 877-476-6833 • F: 702-644-1091 Sloan Valve Company is the leading manufacturer of
E : office@shurjoint.com
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water and energy efficient plumbing systems, including
www.shurjoint.com manual and electronic flushometers that use as little
Simpson Dura-Vent, ProTech Division as a pint of water; 0.5-gpm sensor-operated faucets;
400 S. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12202 waterfree urinals; solid-surface lavatories; stainless steel
P: 518-463-7284 • TFP: 800-766-3473 • F: 518-463-5271 scrub sinks; and hand dryers. Stern-Williams Co.
E-mail: ptssales@duravent.com Trade Marks P.O. Box 8004, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208
www.protechinfo.com Optima® P: 913-362-5635 • F: 913-362-6689
E-mail: sales@sternwilliams.com
Contacts www.sternwilliams.com
Dir of Technical Support: John Watson
Dir. of Marketing: Susan Kennedy Company Description
Stern-Williams manufactures a complete line of
Smith Cast Iron Boiler commercial mop service sinks; institutional/handicap
260 N. Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085
accessible and custom size shower floors; free standing
P: 413-562-9631 • F: 413-568-9613 shower cabinets in four finishes; outdoor body/foot
www.smithboiler.com showers; pet fountains and drinking fountains in powder
Smith-Cooper International coated metal; stainless steel; and aggregate stone.
Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. 2867 S. Vail Ave., Commerce, CA 90040
P.O. Box 397, Peculiar, MO 64078 P: 323-890-4455 • TFP: 800-766-0076 • F: 323-890-4456
Contacts
P: 816-779-6104 • TFP: 800-821-3944 • F: 816-758-5950 Robert Donahue: President
E : cooper@smithcooper.com
-mail
E-mail: info@siouxchief.com www.smithcooper.com Stiebel Eltron
www.siouxchief.com 17 West St., West Hatfield, MA 01088
Society of Fire Protection Engineers P: 413-247-3380 • TFP: 800-582-8423 • F: 413-247-3369
Company Description 7315 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814
Sioux Chief is an innovative manufacturer of high quality E-mail: info@stiebel-eltron-usa.com
P: 301-718-2910 • F: 301-718-2242
plumbing products including commercial drainage www.stiebel-eltron-usa.com
E-mail: rsalzman@sfpe.org
products, water hammer arresters, and trap primer Stockham Valves & Fittings
www.sfpe.org
valves. Other products include hangers and brackets, 2129 3rd Ave. S.E., Cullman, AL 35055
preformed copper, and specialty products. Lifetime Sovent/Walter Cornwall Inc. P: 281-298-5643 • TFP: 800-786-2542 • F: 281-298-1920
warranty includes free replacement of any defective 711 SE 15th St., #3, Pompano Beach, FL 33060 www.stockham.com
product manufactured by Sioux Chief including labor Speakman Company
costs to remove and replace. P.O. Box 191, Wilmington, DE 19899
Strahman Valves Inc.
3 Vreeland Rd., Florham Park, NJ 07932
Trade Marks TFP: 800-537-2107 • F: 800-977-2747 P: 973-377-4900 • F: 973-822-1819
Finish Line, Mini-Rester, Halo Drain, TKO, Test Titan, E-mail: sales@speakmancompany.com E-mail: strahman@strahman.com
Square Max, Fat Max, Prime Perfect www.speakmancompany.com www.strahmanvalves.com
Contacts Spears Manufacturing Co. Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab
Commercial Design Mgr: Lilliard Richardson 15853 Olden St., Sylmar, CA 91342 3756 Omec Cir., Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
National Sales Manager: Wade Long P: 818-364-1611 • F: 818-367-3014 P: 916-638-2722 • F: 916-638-2725
E : techservice@spearsmfg.com
-mail
E-mail: customersevice@signofthecrab.com
SJE Rhombus
P.O. Box 1708, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502 www.spearsmfg.com www.signofthecrab.com
P: 218-847-1317 • TFP: 888-342-5753 • F: 218-847-4617 Stainless Drains.com
3734 State Highway 34 South, Greenville, TX 75402
Studor Inc.
E-mail: sje@sjerhombus.com 11256 47th St. North, Clearwater, FL 33762
www.sjerhombus.com Stancor Inc. P: 727-734-7750 • TFP: 800-447-4721 • F: 727-734-7753
Skye International 515 Fan Hill Rd., Monroe, CT 06468 E-mail: info@studor.com
7650 East Evans Rd., Suite C, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 P: 203-268-7513 • F: 203-268-7958 www.studor.com
P: 480-609-7575 • F: 480-609-7353 E-mail: atenney@snet.net
www.stancorpumps.com Sunroc LLC
E : info@tankless.com
-mail
60 Starlifter Ave, Kent City AcroPark, Dover, DE 19901
www.tankless.com Star Pipe Products P: 302-678-7800 • TFP: 800-478-6762 • F: 302-678-7809
4018 Westhollow Parkway, Houston, TX 77082 E-mail: rgreewald@sunroc.com
Sta-Rite-Penair Water www.sunroc.com
293 S. Wright St., Delevan, WI 53115

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SuperKlean Washdown Products Tapmaster Incorporated Thermoplastic Valves Inc.
1 Edwards Court, #101, Burlington, CA 94010 20175 Township Road 262, Calgary, Alberta, T3P 1A3 Canada 53 South Seventh Street, Emmaus, PA 18049
P: 800-791-8117 • F: 403-275-5928 P: 610-967-6388 • TFP: 866-242-5890 • F: 610-967-6448
Sussman-Automatic
43-20 34th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 E-mail: info@tapmaster.ca www.plasticvalves.com
TFP: 800-331-0349 • F: 425-951-1130 www.tapmaster.ca Thompson Plastics Inc.
TCI Plumbing Products Inc. 3425 Stanwood Boulevard NE, Huntsville, AL 35811
Swan Corporation
One City Centre, St. Louis, MO 63101 21420 N.W. Nicholas Ct., Hillsboro, OR 97124 P: 256-859-1600 • TFP: 800-272-2782 • F: 256-852-2782
P: 314-231-8148 • F: 314-231-8165 TFP: 866-533-4273 • F: 800-794-4273 E-mail: bdavis@cpvc.com
E : info@swanstone.com
-mail E-mail: tcipdts@flash.net www.cpvc.com
www.swanstone.com www.tciproducts.net Thrush Company, Inc.
340 W. 8th St., P.O. Box 228, Peru, IN 46970
Symmons Industries Inc.
31 Brooks Dr., Braintree, MA 02184-3804 P: 765-472-3351 • TFP: 800-755-8110 • F: 765.472.3968
P: 781-848-2250 • TFP: 800-796-6667 • F: 800-961-9621 E-mail: thrush@comteck.com
www.symmons.com www.thrushco.com
T-Drill Industries Inc.
1740 Corporate Dr., Norcross, GA 30093 Tigerflow Systems Inc.
P: 800-554-2730 • TFP: 800-554-2730 • F: 770-925-3912 4034 Mint Way, Dallas, TX 75237
E-mail: dnelson@t-drill.com P: 214-337-8780 • TFP: 800-783-6756 • F: 214-333-2742
www.t-drill.com E-mail: sales@tigerflow.com
www.tigerflow.com
Company Description
For 25 years T-Drill has provided the mechanically Titeflex Corporation, Gastite Division
formed tee fitting for commercial construction. The only 603 Hendee St., Springfield, MA 01139-0054
tee fitting on the market that can be inspected after P: 413-739-5631 • TFP: 800-662-0208 • F: 413-739-7325
SyncroFlo Inc. installation. E-mail: gastite@titeflex.com
6700 Best Friend Rd., Norcross, GA 30071 www.gastite.com
P: 770-447-4443 • F: 770-447-0230 Trade Marks
T-DRILL™ Tolco, a brand of Nibco
E : info@syncroflo.com
-mail
1375 Sampson Ave, Corona, CA 92879
www.syncroflo.com Contacts P: 909-737-5599 • TFP: 800-786-5266 • F: 909-737-0330
Company Description Sales Manager: Richard Nelson E-mail: sales@tolco.com
SyncroFLo manufactures water booster systems for Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. www.tolco.com
commercial, municipal, fire, HVAC, and irrigation 5100 Silver Star Rd., Vernon, BC V1B 3K4 Canada Tomlinson Industries
systems P: 250-545-7749 • F: 250-545-0650 13700 Broadway Ave., Cleveland, OH 44125-1992
Trade Marks E-mail: customerservice@tekmarcontrols.com P: 216-587-3400 • TFP: 800-945-4589 • F: 216-587-0733
IronHeart, Eagleye, Gator, Propogator, NiteOwl www.tekmarcontrols.com E-mail: gstrunak@tomlinsonind.com
Temp-Air www.tomlinsonind.com
Contacts One Rupp Plaza, 3700 West Preserve Blvd., Burnsville, MN Topp Industries Inc.
President: John Kahren 55337 P.O. Box 420, Rochester, IN 46975
System Sensor P: 952-894-3000 • TFP: 800-836-7432 • F: 952-707-5221 P: 574-224-8680 • F: 574-223-6106
3825 Ohio Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174 E : tasales@temp-air.com
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P: 630-377-6674 • TFP: 800-736-7672 • F: 630-377-7871


E-mail: srolmsted@toppindustries.com
www.temp-air.com
E-mail: info@systemsensor.com TOTO USA
www.systemsensor.com Tempress Ltd. 1155 Southern Rd., Morrow, GA 30260
1230 Lakeshore Rd., East Mississauga, ON L5E 1E9 Canada P: 770-282-8686 • TFP: 800-350-8686 • F: 770-282-8701
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. P: 905-274-3323 • TFP: 866-853-8725 • F: 905-274-0696 E-mail: techsupport@totousa.com
P.O. Box 1088, 2 Saddleback Cove, Travelers Rest, SC 29690 E-mail: hbarnhart@tempressltd.com
P: 864-834-4102 • TFP: 800-476-4103 • F: 864-834-3518
www.totousa.com
www.tempressltd.com
E-mail: tsbrass@tsbrass.com Town & Country Plastics Inc.
www.tsbrass.com The Cope Company Salt P.O. Box 269, Morganville, NJ 07751
549 West Roseville Road, Lancaster, PA 17601-2701 P: 732-780-5300 • F: 732-294-0001
TACO Inc. P: 717-390-8580 • TFP: 800-724-9916 • F: 717-390-8586 E-mail: tandc42@aol.com
1160 Cranston St., Cranston, RI 02920-7335 E-mail: bryonm@copecompany.com
P: 401-942-8000 • F: 401-942-2360
www.tandc.thomasregister.com
www.copecompany.com
www.taco-hvac.com Trac Pipe
Therma-Flow/Everhot Inc. 451 Creamery Way, Exton, PA 19341
Takagi Industrial Co. USA Inc. 191 Arlington St., Watertown, MA 02471 P: 610-524-7272 • TFP: 800-671-8622 • F: 610-524-7282
5 Whatney, Irvine, CA 92618 P: 617-924-3877 • TFP: 800-654-8045 • F: 617-924-7271
P: 949-770-7171 • TFP: 888-882-5244 • F: 949-770-3171 E-mail: tracpipe@omegaflex.net
E-mail: tflow@shore.net www.tracpipe.com
E-mail: takagi@takagi.com
www.takagi.com Thermal Dynamics Tramco Pump Co.
8136 Leo Kidd Drive, Port Richey, FL 34668 1500 W. Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60607
Talco Fire Systems P: 312-243-5800 • F: 312-243-0702
5691 S.E. International Way, Ste. D, Milwaukie, OR 97222 Thermon Manufacturing Company
TFP: 800-878-8055 • F: 503-653-8797
2810 Mowrey Road, San Marcos, TX 78666 E-mail: sales@tramcopump.com
P: 512-396-5801 • TFP: 800-820-4328 • F: 512-396-3627 www.tramcopump.com
E-mail: talco@teleport.com E-mail: sales@thermon.com
www.talcofire.com Transair
www.thermon.com 7205 E. Hampton Ave, Mesa, AZ 85209
P: 480-830-7764 • F: 480-325-3571
www.transair-usa.com

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Trenton Pipe Nipple Co. Unique Fittings and Flanges W/C Technology Corporation
3000 Cabot Blvd. W., Ste. 300, Langhorne, PA 19047 4023 Westhollow Pky., Ste. 108, Houston, TX 77082 1100 Boone Dr., Michigan City, MI 46360
P: 215-891-9000 • TFP: 800-257-9559 • F: 215-891-9009 TFP: 800-752-9047 • F: 281-531-8823 P: 219-879-4466 • F: 219-872-8033
E-mail: sales@trentonpipe.com www.uniquefittingsandflanges.com E-mail: info@wctc.com
www.trentonpipe.com Uponor www.wctc.com
Tri Palm International 5925 148th St. West, Apple Valley, MN 55124 WADE-HydroMax
222 Campus View Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235 P: 952-891-2000 • TFP: 800-321-4739 • F: 952-431-4025 P.O. Box 2027, Tyler, TX 75710
P: 614-861-1350 • F: 614-861-5750 www.uponor-usa.com P: 903-882-2668 • TFP: 800-879-9233 • F: 908-882-2543
E-mail: mlaing@oasiswatercoolers.com Urecon Ltd. E-mail: jstenklyft@tylerpipe.com
www.oasiswatercoolers.com 1800 Ave. Bedard, St. Lazare-de-Vaudreuil, Qu J7T 2G4 www.wadedrains.com
Canada Wadsworth W.J. & Associates
Triangle Tube P: 450-455-0961 • F: 450-455-0350
1 Triangle Ln., Blackwood, NJ 08012 516 West Campus Dr., Arlington Heights, IL 60004
P: 856-228-8881 • F: 856-228-3584 E-mail: urecon@urecon.com P: 847-394-4490 • F: 847-394-4666
www.urecon.com
Trim-Lok Inc. Ward Manufacturing Inc.
6855 Hermosa Circle, Buena Park, CA 90622 Uridan-USA P.O. Box 9, Blossburg, PA 16912-0009
P: 714-562-0500 • TFP: 888-874-6565 • F: 714-562-0600 3950 Merlin Dr., Kissimmee, FL 34744 P: 570-638-2131 • TFP: 800-248-1028 • F: 570-638-3410
E-mail: info@trimlok.com P: 407.931.3330 • F: 407.931.2170 E-mail: tom.gleason@wardmfg.com
www.trimlok.com E-mail: jmannella@uridan-usa.com www.wardmfg.com
www.uridan-usa.com
Tri-Tech Medical Inc. Warm Rain
810 Center Rd., Bldg E, Avon, OH 44011 UV Pure Technologies 1400 Selby Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104
P: 440-937-6244 • TFP: 800-253-8692 • F: 440-937-5060 1204 Wilshire Court, Allen, TX 75002 P: 651-287-2657 • TFP: 800-999-6077 • F: 651-287-2658
E-mail: sales@tri-techmedical.com Vance Industries Inc. E-mail: tedk@warmrain.com
www.tri-techmedical.com 230 Sivert Court, Bensenville, IL 60106 www.warmrain.com
P: 630-694-8500 • F: 630-694-8501 WATCO Manufacturing Co.
Truebro Inc.
202 Industrial Park Lane, Collierville, TN 38017 E-mail: sales@vanceino.com 1220 S. Powell Rd., Independence, MO 64057-2724
TFP: 800-340-5969 • F: 901-853-5008 www.vanceind.com P: 816-796-3900 • TFP: 800-821-8576 • F: 816-796-0875
www.truebro.com Vanguard Piping Systems www.watcomfg.com
901 N. Vanguard St., McPherson, KS 67460 Water Control International
Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp.
2391 S. St. Rd. 263, P.O. Box 247, West Lebanon, IN 47991 P: 620-241-6369 • TFP: 800-775-5039 • F: 620-241-2123 10500 Seymour Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131
P: 765-893-4403 • TFP: 800-255-6291 • F: 765-893-4114 E-mail: service@vanguardpipe.com P: 847-671-4300 • TFP: 800-875-9116 • F: 847-671-4611
E-mail: truflex@tru-flex.com www.vanguardpipe.com www.flushmate.com
www.tru-flex.com VC Systems & Controls Water Matrix
8811 Venture Cove, Tampa, FL 33637 331 Trowers Rd., Suite 3, Woodbridge, ON L4L 6A2 Canada
Tsurumi Pump
845 North Dillon Drive, Wood Dale, IL 60191 Victaulic P: 905-850-8080 • TFP: 800-668-4420 • F: 905-850-9100
P: 630-766-5900 • TFP: 888-878-7864 • F: 630-766-6445 4901 Kesslersville Rd., Easton, PA 18040 E-mail: marketing@watermatrix.com
E : info@tsurumiamerica.com
-mail P: 610-559-3657 • TFP: 800-742-5842 • F: 610-923-3350 www.watermatrix.com
www.tsurumiamerica.com E-mail: victaulic@victaulic.com Water Quality Association
Tyco Fire & Building Products www.victaulic.com 4151 Naperville Road, Lisle, IL 60532
451 N. Cannon Ave, Lansdale, PA 19446 Viega LLC Water Saver Faucet
P: 215-362-0700 • TFP: 800-523-6512 • F: 215-362-5385 301 N. Main, Suite 900, Wichita, KS 67202 701 W. Erie St., Chicago, IL 60610
www.grinnell.com P: 316-425-7400 • TFP: 877-843-4262 • F: 800-976-9817 P: 312-666-5500 • F: 312-666-8597
Tyco Thermal Controls E-mail: service@viega.com E-mail: info@wsflab.com
300 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025 www.viega-na.com www.wsflab.com
P: 650-474-7614 • F: 650-474-7385 Viessmann Mfg. Co. Waterless Co. LLC
E-mail: rvanbrun@tycothermal.com 45 Access Rd., Warwick, RI 02886 1050 Joshua Way, Vista, CA 92081
www.tycothermal.com P: 401-732-0667 • F: 401-732-0590 P: 760-727-7723 • TFP: 800-244-6364 • F: 760-727-7775
Tyler Pipe Co. E-mail: mail@viessmann-us.com E-mail: sales@waterless.com
P.O. Box 2027, Tyler, TX 75710 www.viessmann-us.com www.waterless.com
P: 903-882-5511 • F: 903-882-2522 Viking Group Inc. Watts
www.tylerpipe.com 210 N. Industrial Park Rd., Hastings, MI 49058 815 Chestnut St., N. Andover, MA 01845-6098
UNASCO P: 269-945-9501 • TFP: 800-968-9501 • F: 269-945-9599 P: 978-688-1811 • F: 978-794-1848
921 Transport Way, Petaluma, CA 94954 E-mail: techsvcs@vikingcorp.com E-mail: watts@watts.com
P: 707-763-5413 • TFP: 800-773-5413 • F: 707-763-5487 www.vikinggroupinc.com www.watts.com
E-mail: unasco@aol.com Vitra USA Watts Drainage Products
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. 305 Shawnee North Drive, Suite 600, Suwanee, GA 30024 4263-J Carolina Ave., Richmond, VA 23222
333 Pfingsten Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062-2096 P: 770-904-6830 • TFP: 877-658-4892 • F: 770-904-6891 P: 828-288-2179 • TFP: 800-338-2581 • F: 804-228-9938
TFP: 847-272-8800 • F: 847-272-8129 E-mail: info@vitra-usa.com E-mail: enpoco@i2020.net
www.ul.com www.vitra-usa.com www.wattsreg.com
Union Brass Mfg. Co. Inc. W.J. Wadsworth & Associates Watts Radiant
2955 Lone Oak Circle, Eagan, MN 55121 516 West Campus Dr., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 4500 E. Progress Place, Springfield, MO 65803
P: 651-454-8858 • F: 651-454-1228 P: 847-394-4490 • F: 847-394-4666 P: 417-864-6108 • TFP: 800-276-2419 • F: 417-864-8161
E-mail: john@unionbrass.com E-mail: mfries@wattsradiant.com
www.unionbrass.com www.wattsradiant.com

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Webstone
116 Queensbury Place NE, Poplar Grove, IL 61055
P: 815-765-0551 • TFP: 800-225-9529 • F: 800-336-5133
www.webstonevalves.com
Weil Pump Company Inc. Whitehall Manufacturing
W57 N14363 Doerr Way, Cedarburg, WI 53012 15125 Proctor Ave., City of Industry, CA 91746-0527
P: 262-377-1399 • F: 262-377-0515 P: 626-968-6681 • TFP: 800-782-7706 • F: 626-855-4862
E : sales@weilpump.com
-mail
E-mail: info@whitehallmfg.com
www.weilpump.com www.whitehallmfg.com
Weil-McLain Willoughby Industries Inc.
Company Description 2210 W. Morris St., Indianapolis, IN 46221
500 Blaine St., Michigan City, IN 46360-2388 Whitehall Manufacturing, a division of Acorn
P: 219-879-6561 • F: 219-877-0556 P: 317-638-2381 • TFP: 800-428-4065 • F: 317-638-6110
Engineering Company, is a headquartered in City
E-mail: advertising@weil-mclain.com of Industry, California. For more than five decades,
E-mail: willoughby@willoughbyind.com
www.weil-mclain.com Whitehall has designed, manufactured, and supplied www.willoughby-ind.com
Wendland Manufacturing Corp. the healthcare industry with hopsital products and Company Description
601 West 11th, San Angelo, TX 76903 therapy equipment. The quality in Whitehall’s products Willoughby Industries is the leading manufacturer of
P: 915-655-6778 • TFP: 800-747-0534 • F: 915-655-0325 is unsurpassed in the industry. stainless steel and Aquasurf solid surface plumbing
E-mail: wendland@wendlandmig.com Trade Marks fixtures for correctional, educational, health care, and
www.wendlandmfg.com Care-Ware®, Swivette®, Versalette®, Modulette®, Scrub- retail.
Wessels Co. Ware®, Swingette® Trade Marks
101 Tank St., Greenwood, IN 46143 Contacts Aquasurf®
P: 317-888-9800 • F: 317-865-7411 Vice President: Tony Catroppa Contacts
E-mail: wessels@westank.com President: Craig Alderson
www.westank.com White-Rodgers
9797 Reavis Rd., St. Louis, MO 63123 Nat’l Sales Mgr: Rick Lewis
P: 314-577-1300 • F: 314-577-1517 Wolverine Brass Inc.
www.white-rodgers.com 2951 Hwy. 501 E., Conway, SC 29526-9515
Wigen Water Technologies TFP: 800-944-9292 • F: 800-945-9292
302 Lake Hazeltine Drive, Chaska, MN 55318 www.wolverinebrass.com

Western Enterprises
875 Bassett Rd., Westlake, OH 44145
P: 440-871-2160 • TFP: 800-783-7890 • F: 440-835-8283
www.westernenterprises.com
Company Description Wilkins, a Zurn Company
For over 50 years, Western has been supplying products 1747 Commerce Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446 Woodford Manufacturing Co.
for the control, storage, and transmission of compressed P: 877-222-5356 • F: 805-238-5766 2121 Waynoka Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80915
gases to the industrial, medical, and helium gas markets. E : wilkins@zurnwilkins.com
-mail P: 719-574-1101 • TFP: 800-621-6032 • F: 719-574-7621
www.zurn.com E-mail: sales@wcmind.com
Contacts www.wcmind.com
Innovator National Sales: Brian M. Forgach Company Description
Business Development Manager: Kristy Wielkiewicz Wilkins manufactures a broad line of backflow Company Description
Technical Sales Representative: Larry A. Decamp preventors, pressure regulators, and other water control Woodford is a manufacturer of quality wall faucets,
products for industrial and residential applications. wall hydrants, and yard hydrants for residential and
Western Water Products commercial use
6060 Enterprise Dr, ., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Trade Marks
P: 530-621-0255 • TFP: 800-828-2005 • F: 530-626-7178 Wilkins, Aqua-Gard Contacts
E-mail: watpro@aol.com National Sales Manager: Jim Engard
Contacts VP/Dir Sales & Marketing: Steve Woodford
Wheatland Tube Co. VP Marketing Sales: Rick Fields
900 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108-2114 WP Industries (Western)
P: 856-854-5400 • TFP: 800-257-8182 • F: 856-854-0616 14405 Best Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650
E-mail: info@wheatland.com P: 562.229.0910 • F: 562.229.0930
www.wheatland.com E-mail: syoung@wpindustries.com
www.wpindustries.com
Wheeler-Rex
3744 Jefferson Road, P.O. Box 688, Ashtabula, OH 44005 Xerxes Corporation
7901 Xerxes Ave. SO., Suite 201, Minneapolis, MN 55431-
Whirlpool 1288
2000 N. M-63, Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692 P: 952-887-1892 • F: 952-887-1882
TFP: 800-253-1301 • F: 616-923-7095 E-mail: info@xerxescorp.com
www.xerxescorp.com
Yard Hydrant Companion
813 Hempstead Street, St. Louis, MO 63102
P: 314-231-8738 • F: 314-231-2820
E-mail: danm@hydrants.com
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Yeomans Pump
3905 Enterprise Ct., P.O. Box 6620, Aurora, IL 60598-0620
P: 630-236-5500 • F: 630-236-5511
E-mail: sales@yccpump.net
www.yeomanspump.com
Zero Flush Inc.
3200 NW 60th Street, Ocala, FL 34475 Zoeller Pump Company
3649 Cane Run Rd., Louisville, KY 40211 Zurn Engineered Water
Z-Flex USA Inc. P: 502-778-2731 • TFP: 800-928-7867 • F: 502-774-3624
20 Commerce Park North, Bedford, NH 03110 Solutions
E-mail: info@zoeller.com 1801 Pittsburgh Ave., Erie, PA 16502
TFP: 800-654-5600 • F: 603-669-0309 www.zoeller.com
www.z-flex.com P: 814-455-0921 • TFP: 877-875-1404 • F: 814-875-1270
Company Description E-mail: zurn-info@zurn.com
Zoeller manufactures submersible sump, effluent, www.zurn.com
sewage, grinder, and non-clog pumps from1/4 to 75 Company Description
hp, explosion proof (hazardous environment) pumps Zurn was founded in 1900 and is now one of the largest
from 1/2 to 75 hp, as well as complete systems and manufacturers of plumbing products in NorthAmerica.
lift stations, controls, accessories, basins, and septic/ Product line includes drains, traps, interceptors, flush
wastewater products. Quality pumps since 1939. valves, faucets, chemical drainage system piping and
Trade Marks tubing, backflow preventers, and radiant heat systems.
Zoeller® Pump Company, Zoeller® Engineered Products Manufacturing facilities are located in New York,
Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Texas, and California.
Contacts
Technical Service Manager: Doug Shawler Trade Marks
Dir of Marketing: Mark Huntebrinker Aqua Spec®, Wilkins®, AquaFlush®, Flo-Thru™, Aqua
National Sales Manager: Scott Sweeney Parts®, Zurn PEX™, EcoVantage™
Contacts
Communication Coordinator: Rachael Wiley-Steffen

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MANUFACTURERS by CATEGORY
Access Panels Mid-West Instrument Crane Plumbing Gas Fired Meter
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. MIFAB Eljer Plumbingware Inc. Aerco International Inc. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Elmdor Stoneman Manufacturing Neoperl Inc. Kohler Co. AJAX Boiler Inc. Hot Box Enclosures
Hercules Chemical Co. Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. Mansfield Plumbing Products Aldrich Co. Washing Machine Outlet
JL Industries Rothenberger USA Sterling Plumbing Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan Oatey Co.
MIFAB Watts Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab Steam LLC Willoughby Industries Inc.
Willoughby Industries Inc. Wilkins, a Zurn Company Warm Rain Burnham Hydronics Brackets/Hangers/Supports
Actuators Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Acrylic Crown Boiler Co. Cooper B-Line
American Valve Inc. Balls/Ballcocks/Cocks Acryline Hydrotherm Erico
Conbraco Air Aqua Bath Company Inc. Monitor Products Inc. Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
IPEX Lavelle Industries Clarion Bathware Noritz America ITW Buildex / Sammy Super Screw
Jomar International Warm Rain Parker Boiler Co. Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.
Laboratory
Nibco Inc. CastIron PVI Industries LLC MAPA Products
Water Saver Faucet
Rothenberger USA Bootz Industries Sellers Engineering Co. Miro Industries Inc.
Balls/Ballcocks/Cocks (see also Head Cocks) Industrial Packaged
Spears Manufacturing Co. Delta Faucet Company Fiberglass PHD Manufacturing
System Sensor Best Bath Systems Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co.
Tapmaster Incorporated Baseboard Radiation Clarion Bathware Steam LLC Pipe & Conduit
Burnham Hydronics Warm Rain Parker Boiler Co.
Rotary Empire Industries Inc.
Runtal North America Inc. Sellers Engineering Co.
DynaQuip Controls Plastic Erico
Rotary, Electric Basins Bootz Industries Installation Accessories Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
DynaQuip Controls Truebro Inc. Steel Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan MAPA Products
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Bootz Industries Steam LLC Nibco Inc.
Catch Burnham Hydronics Oatey Co.
Rotary, Pneumatic Whirlpool
ABT Inc. PolyDrain - TrenchFormer Falcon Stainless Inc. PHD Manufacturing
DynaQuip Controls Acryline
MIFAB Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Straps & Clips, Tube
Adhesives Aquatic Industries Inc.
Schier Products Co. Noritz America Empire Industries Inc.
Anti-Seize Technology Best Bath Systems
Mop Clarion Bathware Multifuel Erico
Armacell LLC Aerco International Inc.
Amtekco Industries Inc. Warm Rain Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
Hercules Chemical Co. AJAX Boiler Inc.
PEP Plastic Engineered Products Nibco Inc.
IPS/Weld-On
Stern-Williams Co.
Bidets Aldrich Co.
Noble Co., The California Faucets Oatey Co.
Willoughby Industries Inc. Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan PHD Manufacturing
Nomaco Insulation Eljer Plumbingware Inc. Steam LLC
Mop, Fiberglass Vitra USA Pipe Tytes Inc.
Adhesives Drain-Net Hydrotherm Strut
Trim-Lok Inc.
Sewage & Sump
Boiler/Boilers (see also Water Heaters) Parker Boiler Co. Empire Industries Inc.
Aerators, Faucets Aerco International Inc. PVI Industries LLC
Kusel Equipment Erico
Central Brass AJAX Boiler Inc. Sellers Engineering Co.
Liberty Pumps Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
Chicago Faucets/Geberit AO Smith Oil
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Nibco Inc.
Chronomite Laboratories Burnham Hydronics AJAX Boiler Inc.
Basins (see also Sinks & Basins) PHD Manufacturing
Delta Faucet Company Embassy Industries Inc. Aldrich Co.
Neoperl Inc.
Truebro Inc. Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan
Brushes
Hydrotherapeutic Hydrotherm Hercules Chemical Co.
Wolverine Brass Inc. Steam LLC
Aquatic Industries Inc. Lochinvar Corporation IPS/Weld-On
Air Eliminators Burnham Hydronics
Whirlpool Noble Co., The Crown Boiler Co. Acid, Copper Fitting, Tube & Pipe
Advanced Process Technologies Cleaning
Aquatic Industries Inc. Noritz America Hydrotherm
Hoffman Specialty J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company
Bathroom Accessories Peerless Boilers/Aegis International LLC Monitor Products Inc.
ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Thrush Company Inc. Advanced Modern Technologies PVI Industries LLC Parker Boiler Co. Building Automation Systems
Corporation Raypak Inc. PVI Industries LLC Heat-Timer Corporation
Air Valves and Systems Accessories Leslie Controls
Best Bath Systems Sellers Engineering Co.
Central Brass AJAX Boiler Inc. Waterless Co. LLC
Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Residential, Hot Water or Steam
IPEX Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan
ProSet Systems Inc.
Bradley Corp. Burnham Hydronics Burner Control, Full Modulation
California Faucets Steam LLC Crown Boiler Co. Heat-Timer Corporation
RectorSeal Burnham Hydronics
Danze Inc. Falcon Stainless Inc. Burners
Thrush Company Inc. Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
Delta Faucet Company Hydrotherm Bradford White Canada Inc.
Transair Hydrotherm
Kohler Co. Lochinvar Corporation Peerless Boilers/Aegis International LLC
Alarms LDR Industries Inc. Noritz America Monitor Products Inc.
Acorn Safety Gas
Opella LLC Parker Boiler Co. Noritz America
Allied Healthcare Products Inc. Bradford White Canada Inc.
Runtal North America Inc. Sellers Engineering Co.
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Simpson Dura-Vent, ProTech Division
Bowl Setting Gaskets and Bolts Oil
Sloan Valve Company Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Plumb-Pro Viega LLC Bradford White Canada Inc.
Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab Hercules Chemical Co.
Potter Electric Signal Company Truebro Inc. Watts Residential
Rothenberger USA Wolverine Brass Inc. Bradford White Canada Inc.
Waterless Co. LLC Boiler Feed Systems
Viking Group Inc. Willoughby Industries Inc. AJAX Boiler Inc. Bowls Business
Fire Aldrich Co. Crane Plumbing Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
Bathroom Products, ADA Compliant Eljer Plumbingware Inc.
Fike Corp. Advanced Modern Technologies Domestic Pump Services
High Water Alarm Grundfos Pumps Corp. Kohler Co. Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
Corporation Mansfield Plumbing Products
DynaQuip Controls Aqua Bath Company Inc. ITT Residential & Commercial Water Caps & Plugs
Froet Industries LLC Parker Boiler Co. Microphor
Best Bath Systems Vitra USA Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Glentronics Inc. Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Sellers Engineering Co. IPEX
SeeWater Inc. Commercial Packaged Water Closet, Integral Seat
Bootz Industries Protective
Liquid Level Aerco International Inc. Willoughby Industries Inc.
Bradley Corp. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
SeeWater Inc. California Faucets AJAX Boiler Inc. Water Closet, Juvenile
Lasco Fittings Inc.
Pressure Central Brass Crown Boiler Co. Willoughby Industries Inc.
Water Closet, Marine Carriers
Western Enterprises Clarion Bathware Hydrotherm
Microphor Geberit Manufacturing Division
Temperature Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co. Parker Boiler Co.
Willoughby Industries Inc. Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.
DynaQuip Controls Delta Faucet Company PVI Industries LLC
ProSet Systems Inc.
Leonard Valve Company Eljer Plumbingware Inc. Sellers Engineering Co. Water Closet, Prison
Tyler Pipe Co.
Kohler Co. Condominium Unit Bradley Corp.
Alloys, Brazing Watts
Sloan Valve Company Burnham Hydronics Willoughby Industries Inc.
J.W. Harris Co. Inc. Zurn Engineered Water Solutions
Tapmaster Incorporated Monitor Products Inc. Water Closet, Wall Hung
Anti Freeze, Non-Toxic Truebro Inc. Caroma USA Inc. Cartridges
Electric
Noble Co., The Waterless Co. LLC Willoughby Industries Inc. Amtrol Inc.
Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan
Appliance Installation Kits Willoughby Industries Inc. Great Lakes International Inc.
Steam LLC Boxes
Dormont Mfg. Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Keystone Filter, a division of Met-Pro Corp.
Burnham Hydronics Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Falcon Stainless Inc. Bathtubs Cemline Corporation Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. Castings
Mercury Plastics Inc. Acryline PVI Industries LLC Tyler Pipe Co. ABT Inc. PolyDrain - TrenchFormer
Backflow Best Bath Systems Central Brass
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Tyler Pipe Co.

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MANUFACTURERS by CATEGORY
Caulks IPEX Hercules Chemical Co. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Radiant
Hercules Chemical Co. Mid-America Fittings Compressors Falcon Stainless Inc. Heat-Timer Corporation
Cements/Compounds (see also Pipe Repair Allied Healthcare Products Inc. Mercury Plastics Inc. IPEX
Compounds) Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Amico Corporation Metraflex Co. Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Hercules Chemical Co. Ideal Clamps BeaconMedaes Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp. Uponor
Pipe Joint Mid-America Fittings Becker Pumps Corp. Watts Viega LLC
Anti-Seize Technology Cleaners Busch LLC. Gas Appliance Snow Melting
Hercules Chemical Co. Hercules Chemical Co. Champion, a Gardner Denver Product BrassCraft Grundfos Pumps Corp.
IPEX Boiler and Heating Systems EMSE Corporation Mid-America Fittings Heat-Timer Corporation
IPS/Weld-On J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company Gardner Denver Nash T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. IPEX
J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company Medical Gas Training Center Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp. Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Drain and Waste System
Oatey Co. Ohio Medical Corporation Plumbing Thermon Manufacturing Company
Anaconda Trenchless Systems
RectorSeal Tri-Tech Medical Inc. BrassCraft Viega LLC
J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company
Plastic Pipe Western Enterprises Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Solar Energy Differential Temp.
IPEX
Cleanouts Falcon Stainless Inc. Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Advanced Process Technologies Computer Services
Oatey Co. Advanced Process Technologies Mercury Plastics Inc. Temperature
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Mid-America Fittings
Certification & Testing Services Computer Software Armstrong Hot Water
Drain-Net
EMSE Corporation Arcom Master Systems Containment Piping Systems Grundfos Pumps Corp.
IPS/Weld-On
Medical Gas Professional Healthcare Org. Armstrong Pumps Inc. ABT Inc. PolyDrain - TrenchFormer Heat-Timer Corporation
Kusel Equipment
Culligan IPEX Parker Boiler Co.
Chillers Tyler Pipe Co.
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Acorn Aqua Elite Software Orion Fittings
Pipe Viega LLC
Anaheim Mfg. Co. Flushtech Corp. PEP Plastic Engineered Products
Advanced Process Technologies
Harmsco Filtration Products FPE Software Inc. Controllers Water Heater
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Monitor Products Inc. Goulds Pumps pH Heat-Timer Corporation
Kusel Equipment
Stern-Williams Co. HRS Systems Inc. Digital Analysis Corp Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
MIFAB
Temp-Air ITT Residential & Commercial Water PEP Plastic Engineered Products Water Level
Pipe, Chemical/Powered
Drinking Water Ross ADT Schier Products Co. ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co.
Acorn Aqua Design Water, Thermostatic Parker Boiler Co.
Closet Repair Parts Tolco, a brand of Nibco SeeWater Inc.
Stern-Williams Co. LDR Industries Inc. SJE Rhombus
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. SJE Rhombus
Chimmeys, All Fuel MIFAB Connectors Stancor Inc.
Simpson Dura-Vent, ProTech Division Anderson Metals Corp. Inc. Controls
Coils, Hot Water Storage Tanks BrassCraft Zone
Clamps Amtrol Inc. Advanced Process Technologies
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Heat-Timer Corporation
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Bell and Gossett
Compounds FlexHead Industries Inc. Hoffman Specialty
Erico Embassy Industries Inc.
Sealing Mid-America Fittings ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Mid-America Fittings Raypak Inc.
Anti-Seize Technology Robert Manufacturing Company SJE Rhombus
Hose Watts Radiant
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Compounds (see also Cements) Flexible Boilers Viega LLC
Ideal Clamps Anti-Seize Technology BrassCraft Heat-Timer Corporation
McDonnell & Miller Convectors
Parker Boiler Co. Burnham Hydronics
Potter Electric Signal Company Runtal North America Inc.
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. Baseboard, Hot Water/Steam
Building Automation Burnham Hydronics
Grundfos Pumps Corp. Runtal North America Inc.
Heat-Timer Corporation Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Hydronic
SJE Rhombus Burnham Hydronics
Fire Protection Runtal North America Inc.
ASCO Power Technologies/Firetrol Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Products Coolers
Eaton Electrical Acorn Aqua
SJE Rhombus Advance Tabco
Flow Central Brass
DynaQuip Controls Elkay Inc.
Neoperl Inc. Elkay Manufacturing
Parker Boiler Co. Haws Corporation
SJE Rhombus Matco Norca
Liquid Level Metcraft Industries
Heat-Timer Corporation Sunroc LLC
ITT Residential & Commercial Water T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc.
Liberty Pumps Tri Palm International
McDonnell & Miller Drinking Water
Parker Boiler Co. Acorn Aqua
SeeWater Inc. Hoeptner Perfected Products
SJE Rhombus Stern-Williams Co.
Low Pressure/Pressure Drinking Water, Remote
Heat-Timer Corporation Acorn Aqua
Parker Boiler Co. Hoeptner Perfected Products
SJE Rhombus Stern-Williams Co.
Pumps Drinking Water, Restaurant-Type
Crane Pumps & Systems Stern-Williams Co.
Delta P Systems Inc. Drinking Water, Self-Contained
Eaton Electrical Acorn Aqua
Grundfos Pumps Corp. Stern-Williams Co.
Heat-Timer Corporation Couplings
Hoffman Specialty AB&I
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Anaco/Husky
Liberty Pumps Anderson Metals Corp. Inc.
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Parker Boiler Co. FlowGuard Gold & Corzan Piping Systems
SeeWater Inc. Husky Technologies
SJE Rhombus Ideal Clamps
Stancor Inc. Mid-America Fittings
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. Schott North America Inc.
Weil Pump Company Inc. Tyler Pipe Co.

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Victaulic Schott North America Inc. Drinking Water Drain Inspection Equipment Josam Co.
Grooved Pipe Covers, Protective, Valve & Flange Blanco America Inc. Ridgid Just Manufacturing Co.
Shurjoint Piping Products Advance Products & Systems Soap Rothenberger USA Kusel Equipment
Tyco Fire & Building Products Grice Engineering Inc. Blanco America Inc. Drain/Pipe/Sewer Cleaning Machines LDR Industries Inc.
Victaulic Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Anaconda Trenchless Systems Matco Norca
Cutters McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc.
Pipe Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Sloan Valve Company Ridgid
AB&I Disposers Rothenberger USA MIFAB
J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute Anaheim Mfg. Co. Mission Rubber Co.
Ridgid Drainage, Pipe & Fittings (see also
FlowGuard Gold & Corzan Piping Systems In-Sink-Erator Fittings or Pipe) Mueller Industries
Schott North America Inc.
Husky Technologies AB&I Noble Co., The
Pipe Garbage, Accessories
Ideal Clamps Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Oatey Co.
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co.
IPEX Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. PEP Plastic Engineered Products
Pipe Hole Garbage, Commercial Plastic Oddities
John Guest USA Drain-Net Josam Co.
Pipe Tytes Inc. Precision Plumbing Products Inc.
Lasco Fittings Inc. Lasco Fittings Inc.
Mid-America Fittings Cutting and Penetrating Oils/ Diverters, Tub-Shower MIFAB Rockford Separators
MIFAB
Lubricants California Faucets Ross ADT
Anti-Seize Technology Schott North America Inc.
PEP Plastic Engineered Products Central Brass Schott North America
J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company Tyler Pipe Co.
Shurjoint Piping Products Danze Inc. Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co.
RectorSeal Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products Drains/Drain Systems Speakman Company
Tyco Fire & Building Products Advanced Process Technologies
Ward Manufacturing Inc. Dampers Leslie Controls Spears Manufacturing Co.
Hercules Chemical Co. Phoenix Products Inc. Bates & Bates Strahman Valves Inc.
Pipe, Flexible BrassCraft
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Detectors Drain & Trap Cleaners TCI Plumbing Products Inc.
Canplas LLC Thermon Manufacturing Company
Husky Technologies Detectors, Gas Anaconda Trenchless Systems
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute Tyler Pipe Co.
Shurjoint Piping Products Western Enterprises Drain-Net
Central Brass Unique Fittings and Flanges
Ward Manufacturing Inc. Detectors, Leak Hercules Chemical Co.
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company WADE-HydroMax
Pipe, Quick Connect DynaQuip Controls Josam Co.
Component Hardware Group Inc. Zurn Engineered Water Solutions
IPEX Perma-Pipe Inc. Pipe Conine Mfg Co. Inc.
John Guest USA SeeWater Inc. Anaconda Trenchless Systems Basement
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
NVENT LLC Pipeline Kusel Equipment
Detectors, Smoke & Fire Drain-Net
Shurjoint Piping Products Anaconda Trenchless Systems MIFAB
Fike Corp. Eco-Tech Inc.
Transair Root Cutters ProSet Systems Inc.
Potter Electric Signal Company Engineered Brass Co.
Anaconda Trenchless Systems Town & Country Plastics Inc.
Tubing Devices, Testing Flowserve Corp.
IPEX Froet Industries LLC Bath/Shower
Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Drain & Trap Cleaners, Bacteria/ Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co.
Coverings, Pipe Enzyme Geberit Manufacturing Division
Dishwasher Airgap Bio-Microbics Inc. Henry Group Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Advance Products & Systems Opella LLC Kusel Equipment
Armacell LLC Drain-Net IPEX
Dispensers PEP Plastic Engineered Products IPS/Weld-On MIFAB
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Prier Products
Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Waterless Co. LLC ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Grice Engineering Inc. ProSet Systems Inc.
In-Sink-Erator Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.
Insul-Tect Products
LDR Industries Inc.

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2009 Plumbing Systems Specification Guide
MANUFACTURERS by CATEGORY
Cleanout Drinking Fountains/Water Coolers (see Escutcheons, Faucet Eljer Plumbingware Inc. Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products
Advanced Process Technologies also Coolers and Fountains) BrassCraft Elkay Inc. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Kusel Equipment Acorn Aqua Central Brass Elkay Manufacturing Phoenix Products Inc.
MIFAB Acorn Engineering Company Engineered Brass Co. T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc.
Eye Wash Stations
ProSet Systems Inc. Central Brass Franke Consumer Products, Kitchen Tomlinson Industries
Acorn Engineering Company
Watts Elkay Manufacturing Systems Division Kitchen/Swing Spout
Acorn Safety
Floor Murdock-Super Secur Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products Blanco America Inc.
Advance Tabco
ABT Inc. PolyDrain - TrenchFormer Stern-Williams Co. Geberit Manufacturing Division Danze Inc.
Champion America
Advanced Process Technologies Tri Palm International Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products
Chicago Faucets/Geberit
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Willoughby Industries Inc. Grohe America Phoenix Products Inc.
Eemax Inc.
Kusel Equipment Earthquake Safety Products Encon Safety Products Intersan T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc.
MIFAB BrassCraft Guardian Equipment Just Manufacturing Co. Laboratory
ProSet Systems Inc. Falcon Stainless Inc. Haws Corporation Kohler Co. Phoenix Products Inc.
Waterless Co. LLC Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Laboratory Enterprises Laboratory Enterprises Sloan Valve Company
Watts Metraflex Co. Seton Identification Products LDR Industries Inc. Water Saver Faucet
Willoughby Industries Inc. Tolco, a brand of Nibco Speakman Company Matco Norca Laundry Trays
Lav/Sink Enclosures Thermon Manufacturing Company Metcraft Industries Danze Inc.
Amtekco Industries Inc. Advanced Process Technologies Water Saver Faucet Microphor Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products
Bates & Bates Crane Plumbing Moen Inc. Phoenix Products Inc.
Fasteners Mueller Industries
Central Brass Kohler Co. Cooper B-Line Lavatory
Kusel Equipment Noble Co., The Mueller/B&K Industries Inc.
Erico Danze Inc.
McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab NSF International
ITW Buildex / Sammy Super Screw Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products
MIFAB Opella LLC
Bathtub-Shower, Acrylic Pipe Tytes Inc. Phoenix Products Inc.
Roof Phoenix Products Inc.
Aqua Bath Company Inc. Faucets Sloan Valve Company
Froet Industries LLC Powers, a division of Watts Water
Equipment Advance Tabco Speakman Company
Kusel Equipment Technologies Inc.
Advanced Process Technologies Advanced Modern Technologies Prier Products Lead-Free
MIFAB Hot Box Enclosures Danze Inc.
Corporation Speakman Company
ProSet Systems Inc. Insulated Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products
Aero Manufacturing Stern-Williams Co.
WADE-HydroMax Hot Box Enclosures Phoenix Products Inc.
American Standard Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab
Watts Tomlinson Industries
Piping Anaheim Mfg. Co. Symmons Industries Inc.
Urinal Grice Engineering Inc. Briggs Plumbing Products Inc. Mixing
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc.
Amtekco Industries Inc. Hot Box Enclosures California Central Brass Danze Inc.
Tomlinson Industries
MIFAB Chicago Faucets/Geberit Residential
Shower Toto USA
Urinal Willoughby Industries Inc. Component Hardware Group Inc. Union Brass Mfg. Co. Inc. Danze Inc.
Waterless Co. LLC Coyne & Delany Company Water Saver Faucet Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Energy Management Systems
Heat-Timer Corporation Danze Inc. Wolverine Brass Inc. Sensor
Delta Faucet Company Woodford Manufacturing Co. Advanced Modern Technologies
Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Corporation
Bar & Workshop Danze Inc.
Blanco America Inc. Engineered Brass Co.
Speakman Company Hydrotek International Inc.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Sloan Valve Company
Willoughby Industries Inc. Speakman Company
Bath Sill
Danze Inc. Prier Products
Sloan Valve Company Single Handle
Willoughby Industries Inc. Danze Inc.
Combination Drinking Fountain & Sink Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Tomlinson Industries Phoenix Products Inc.
Willoughby Industries Inc. Tomlinson Industries
Commercial Wall
Bradley Corp. Danze Inc.
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Sloan Valve Company
Sloan Valve Company Stern-Williams Co.
Speakman Company Water-Saving/Metering
Stern-Williams Co. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Microphor
Tapmaster Incorporated Sloan Valve Company
Watts Tapmaster Incorporated
Decorative Faucets/Valves, ADA Compliant
Blanco America Inc. Advanced Modern Technologies
Danze Inc. Corporation
Glass Filling California Central Brass
Danze Inc. Chicago Faucets/Geberit
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Coyne & Delany Company
Tomlinson Industries Danze Inc.
Hospital Eljer Plumbingware Inc.
Sloan Valve Company Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products
Speakman Company Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Intersan
Industrial Kohler Co.
Sloan Valve Company Moen Inc.
Stern-Williams Co. Phoenix Products Inc.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Sloan Valve Company
Institutional Speakman Company
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Tapmaster Incorporated
Sloan Valve Company Wolverine Brass Inc.
Speakman Company Fillers
Stern-Williams Co. Central Brass
T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Freedom Faucets Phoenix Products
Tapmaster Incorporated Noble Co., The
Kitchen Sink Phoenix Products Inc.
Blanco America Inc. Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab
Danze Inc.

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Bathtubs-Showers Fike Corp. Fire Sprinkler Monitoring Systems Brass, Fire Iron
Danze Inc. FlexHead Industries Inc. Potter Electric Signal Company Viega LLC Mid-America Fittings
Filters Fortune Valve Fire Stop Materials Cast Steel Flanged Ward Manufacturing Inc.
Anaheim Mfg. Co. Grice Engineering Inc. Hercules Chemical Co. BrassCraft Laboratory, Air
Great Lakes International Inc. Guardian Fire Equipment Inc. Presealed Systems Compression Western Enterprises
Harmsco Filtration Products Harvel Plastics Inc. ProSet Systems Inc. IPEX Laboratory, Vacuum
Keystone Filter, a division of Met-Pro Corp. Highland Tank RectorSeal Mid-America Fittings Western Enterprises
Lakos Filtration Systems Hubbell Industrial Controls Inc. Copper Tube Lead-Free
IPEX Fireplaces
Filtration, Sand Rinnai Corporation Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Mid-America Fittings
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Worldwide
Marlo Incorporated Fittings Pipe, Flare
ITW Buildex / Sammy Super Screw Mid-America Fittings
Schier Products Co. Anderson Metals Corp. Inc. BrassCraft
JL Industries Nibco Inc.
Fire Accessories (see also Sprinkler System BrassCraft Josam Co.
Joslyn Clark Controls NVENT LLC
Accessories) Central Brass Mid-America Fittings
Kidde Fire Fighting Tyco Fire & Building Products
Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker Dae Hung Precision Co. Ltd. Pipe-Service Saddles
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. Victaulic
Corporation Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Master Control Systems Viega LLC
Fike Corp. Great Lakes International Inc. IPEX
Matco Norca
Grice Engineering Inc. Josam Co. CPVC Pipe Lasco Fittings Inc.
Metraflex Co.
Fire Protection Equipment Mid-America Fittings Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Plastic
Namco Divison
AC Fire Pump Systems Mueller Industries Worldwide Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Patterson Pump Company
AGF Manufacturing Inc. Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. IPEX FlowGuard Gold & Corzan Piping Systems
Peerless Pump
American Fire Technologies Robert Manufacturing Company Lasco Fittings Inc. IPEX
Potter Electric Signal Company
Amtrol Inc. Schott North America Inc. Lewis Pipe Co. Lasco Fittings Inc.
Powhatan
Ansul/Tyco Inc. Tyler Pipe Co. Nibco Inc. Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc.
Reelcraft Industries
Armstrong Pumps Inc. Uponor PEP Plastic Engineered Products Mid-America Fittings
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
ASCO Power Technologies/Firetrol Victaulic Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. Mueller/B&K Industries Inc.
Spears Manufacturing Co.
Products Stockham Valves & Fittings Air-Gap Fabricated Nibco Inc.
Aurora Pump SyncroFlo Inc. Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. IPEX PEP Plastic Engineered Products
Canariis Corp. System Sensor MIFAB Lasco Fittings Inc. Viega LLC
Champion America Thermon Manufacturing Company Alloys Flare Push-In Tube
Clarke Fire Protection Products Inc. Tigerflow Systems Inc. Viega LLC BrassCraft Cash Acme, a division of Reliance
Conbraco Uponor Mid-America Fittings Worldwide
Brass
Containment Solutions Viking Group Inc. Galvanized Mid-America Fittings
BrassCraft
Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Shurjoint Piping Products Transair
Central Brass
Corporation Ward Manufacturing Inc. Watts
Fire Safety Systems Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
DecoShield Systems Inc. Grooved Carbon Steel Stainless
American Fire Technologies Mid-America Fittings
Eaton Electrical Shurjoint Piping Products Falcon Stainless Inc.
Fike Corp. Mueller/B&K Industries Inc.
Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. Tyco Fire & Building Products Josam Co.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. Nibco Inc.
Erico Victaulic Mid-America Fittings
Uponor Viega LLC
Fairbanks Morse Pump Tyco Fire & Building Products
Victaulic Watts

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Viega LLC Viega LLC Noble Co., The Leslie Controls Hangers (see also Brackets)
Fittings, Pipe Steel Flow Control Systems Lochinvar Corporation Anvil International Inc.
Anaco/Husky Anvil International Inc. Anvil International Inc. Hot Water Cooper B-Line
Canplas LLC Union Neoperl Inc. Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan Empire Industries Inc.
Dae Hung Precision Co. Ltd. Anvil International Inc. SeeWater Inc. Steam LLC Erico
FlowGuard Gold & Corzan Piping Systems Shurjoint Piping Products Sensors Steam Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
Freedom Plastics Inc. Welded DynaQuip Controls Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan ITW Buildex / Sammy Super Screw
Great Lakes International Inc. Anvil International Inc. Froet Industries LLC Steam LLC Miro Industries Inc.
Josam Co. Zinc Cemline Corporation Nibco Inc.
Flow Switches
LDR Industries Inc. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Acorn Safety Graham Corp. Heads
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. ITT Residential & Commercial Water Generators Central Brass
Mercury Plastics Inc.
Fixture Trim (see also Faucets)
Advanced Modern Technologies McDonnell & Miller Steam Ondine
Mueller Industries Potter Electric Signal Company Parker Boiler Co. Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab
Corporation
Robert Manufacturing Company Wolverine Brass Inc.
Central Brass Fluids, Heat Transfer Glycol Make-Up Package
Schott North America Inc. Shower
Transair Fixtures, Plumbing Hercules Chemical Co. Hoffman Specialty
Noble Co., The ITT Residential & Commercial Water Acorn Safety
Tyler Pipe Co. Acryline
Wessels Co. California Heads
Aluminum Advanced Modern Technologies Cooling
Corporation Grundfos Pumps Corp. Shower
Transair Grab Bars Central Brass
American Standard Patterson Pump Company Best Bath Systems
Asbestos Cement Sloan Valve Company
Best Bath Systems Heating Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc.
Anderson Metals Corp. Inc. Willoughby Industries Inc.
Bradley Corp. Grundfos Pumps Corp. Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co.
Brass Caroma USA Wolverine Brass Inc.
Patterson Pump Company Leonard Valve Company
Anderson Metals Corp. Inc. Central Brass Spray, Shower Bath
Flush Valves Willoughby Industries Inc.
Mid-America Fittings Eljer Plumbingware Inc. California Wolverine Brass Inc.
Mueller/B&K Industries Inc. Acorn Engineering Company Grease/Oil Removal Units, Automatic Sprinkler, Fire
Elkay Manufacturing Advanced Modern Technologies Ashland Trap Distribution Co.
Transair Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Viking Group Inc.
Cast Iron Corporation Drain-Net
Griffin Products Inc. Central Brass Grease Removal Systems Inc. Heat Exchangers
Anvil International Inc. Josam Co. Hoffman Specialty
Mid-America Fittings Chicago Faucets/Geberit Highland Tank
Just Manufacturing Co. Coyne & Delany Company International GRD ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Ward Manufacturing Inc. Laboratory Enterprises Kohler Co. Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. Shell and Tube
Compression Lasco Bathware Bryan Boilers, a division of Bryan
Lavelle Industries Josam Co.
IPEX Mansfield Plumbing Products Steam LLC
Mansfield Plumbing Products MIFAB
Mid-America Fittings Metcraft Industries Parker Boiler Co.
Moen Inc. PEP Plastic Engineered Products
Copper Neoperl Inc. Sloan Valve Company Schier Products Co. Thrush Company Inc.
Anvil International Inc. NSF International Town & Country Plastics Inc.
Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Heat Pump Water Heater
Mueller/B&K Industries Inc. Plumberex Specialty Products
Battery Operated Grease/Oil/Solids Interceptors Parker Boiler Co.
Nibco Inc. Reelcraft Industries
Advanced Modern Technologies ABT Inc. PolyDrain - TrenchFormer Heat Tracing Systems
NVENT LLC Sloan Valve Company
Corporation Ashland Trap Distribution Co. Easy Heat Inc.
Shurjoint Piping Products Sunroc LLC
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Big Dipper Thermaco Inc. Thermon Manufacturing Company
T-Drill Industries Inc. Toto USA
Tyco Fire & Building Products Truebro Inc. Flushometers Bio-Microbics Inc. Heat Transfer Equipment, Boilers
Viega LLC Vitra USA Coyne & Delany Company Burt Process Equipment Inc. Graham Corp.
Waterless Co. LLC Kohler Co. Canplas LLC Lochinvar Corporation
Dielectric
Whitehall Manufacturing Sloan Valve Company Drain-Net Parker Boiler Co.
Anvil International Inc.
WP Industries (Western) Fluxes, Soldering, Welding & Brazing GK & L Inc.
Drainage Grease Removal Systems Inc. Heaters
Canplas LLC Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Hercules Chemical Co. Burnham Hydronics
J.W. Harris Co. Inc. Green Turtle
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Hospital Chronomite Laboratories
RectorSeal Highland Tank
Nibco Inc. Aqua Bath Company Inc. Lochinvar Corporation
International GRD
Fiberglass Neoperl Inc. Fountains PVI Industries LLC
Josam Co.
PEP Plastic Engineered Products Truebro Inc. Acorn Aqua Rinnai Corporation
MIFAB
Galvanized Whitehall Manufacturing Central Brass Runtal North America Inc.
NSF International
Anvil International Inc. Willoughby Industries Inc. Elkay Manufacturing Temp-Air
Park Environmental Equipment
Mid-America Fittings Flanges Stern-Williams Co. PEP Plastic Engineered Products Thrush Company Inc.
Shurjoint Piping Products Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Drinking Plumbing & Drainage Institute Ceiling
Grooved IPS/Weld-On Acorn Aqua PS International Runtal North America Inc.
Anvil International Inc. Closet Central Brass Rockford Separators Electric
Shurjoint Piping Products Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Hoeptner Perfected Products Schier Products Co. Acorn Safety
Tyco Fire & Building Products MIFAB Stern-Williams Co. Thermon Manufacturing Company AO Smith
Iron NVENT LLC Willoughby Industries Inc. Tyler Pipe Co. Chronomite Laboratories
Mid-America Fittings Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. Eye Wash Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Runtal North America Inc.
Shurjoint Piping Products Pipe Bradley Corp. Grooving Machines Temp-Air
Malleable IPEX Guardian Equipment Anvil International Inc. Gas
Anvil International Inc. Lasco Fittings Inc. Water Saver Faucet Shurjoint Piping Products AO Smith
Mid-America Fittings Nibco Inc. Lead Free Drinking Parker Boiler Co.
Central Brass
Guides, Pipe Sellers Engineering Co.
Ward Manufacturing Inc. Transair
Empire Industries Inc.
Plastic Pipe, Galvanized Hoeptner Perfected Products Temp-Air
Anvil International Inc. Stern-Williams Co. Halon Replacements Indirect Fired
Canplas LLC Fike Corp.
FlowGuard Gold & Corzan Piping Systems Toilet Wash Amtrol Inc.
IPEX Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Bradley Corp. Hand Cleaners Burnham Hydronics
John Guest USA Intersan Hercules Chemical Co. Parker Boiler Co.
Flapper Valves, Toilets J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company
Lasco Fittings Inc. Lavelle Industries Willoughby Industries Inc. Sellers Engineering Co.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. Wolverine Brass Inc. Freeze Equipment, Pipe Hand Dryers Temp-Air
Mercury Plastics Inc. Rothenberger USA Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Infrared
Flashings, Ventstack Advanced Modern Technologies
Mid-America Fittings ITW Buildex / Sammy Super Screw Gaskets and Packing Sensor Operated
Mueller/B&K Industries Inc. Advance Products & Systems Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Corporation
Nibco Inc. Floats Bradley Corp. Radiant
Robert Manufacturing Company Anvil International Inc.
PEP Plastic Engineered Products Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute Sloan Valve Company Lochinvar Corporation
Viega LLC SeeWater Inc. Stiebel Eltron
Shurjoint Piping Products Steam, Packaged
Stainless Steel Liquid Level Control Warm Air Leslie Controls
SJE Rhombus Gauges
Anvil International Inc. Allied Healthcare Products Inc. Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Sellers Engineering Co.
Falcon Stainless Inc. Sump Pump Temp-Air
Mid-West Instrument Hand Trucks
IPEX Glentronics Inc. Swimming Pool, Solar
Pressure Pipe Tytes Inc.
Mid-America Fittings SJE Rhombus Lochinvar Corporation
Watts Handles, Faucet
Shurjoint Piping Products Floor Underlayments Central Brass Tank Storage
Tyco Fire & Building Products Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Generators Sellers Engineering Co.
Graham Corp.

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Water Gas Embassy Industries Inc. P-Trap Repair, Flanges
AO Smith Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp. Grundfos Pumps Corp. Armacell LLC Central Brass
Cemline Corporation Rubber Mercury Plastics Inc. McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Lasco Fittings Inc.
Leslie Controls Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Metropolitan Industries Inc. Insulation, Thermal Plumb-Pro
PVI Industries LLC Transair Robert Manufacturing Company Armacell LLC Repair, Pipes
Sellers Engineering Co. Stainless Steel Runtal North America Inc. Nomaco Insulation PEP Plastic Engineered Products
Thrush Company Inc. Falcon Stainless Inc. Simpson Dura-Vent, ProTech Division Pipe Repair, Tanks
Heaters, Bathroom Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp. Uponor Armacell LLC Drain-Net
Chronomite Laboratories Watts Radiant Repair, Tubs, Sinks, Lavatories
Hose Bibbs Interceptors, Oil
Watts Radiant Central Brass Heating Systems Drain-Net
ABT Inc. PolyDrain - TrenchFormer
Electric Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Burnham Hydronics Repair, Valves
Drain-Net
Chronomite Laboratories MIFAB IPEX Lasco Fittings Inc.
Grease Removal Systems Inc.
Runtal North America Inc. Prier Products Mercury Plastics Inc.
International GRD Laboratories, Testing
Stiebel Eltron Stern-Williams Co. Runtal North America Inc.
Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. CSA International
Gas Wilkins, a Zurn Company Uponor
MIFAB Laundry Trays
Runtal North America Inc. Woodford Manufacturing Co. Viega LLC
Schier Products Co. Crane Plumbing
Heaters, Unit Hydrants Indicators Watts Eljer Plumbingware Inc.
Embassy Industries Inc. Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. Valve Position Zurn Engineered Water Solutions
Rinnai Corporation Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. Anvil International Inc. Lavatories
Joints Bates & Bates
Runtal North America Inc. MAPA Products Instruments Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Bootz Industries
Temp-Air MIFAB Test Flexible Crane Plumbing
Direct Fired, Electric Murdock-Super Secur Mid-West Instrument Anvil International Inc. Eljer Plumbingware Inc.
Temp-Air Stern-Williams Co. Insulated Piping Systems Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Kohler Co.
Direct Fired, Gas Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Chart Industries Inc. Pipe Expansion Mansfield Plumbing Products
Temp-Air Wall, Freezeless Commercial Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Anvil International Inc. Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab
Indirect Fired MIFAB Perma-Pipe Inc. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Vitra USA
Temp-Air Prier Products Uponor IPEX Whitehall Manufacturing
Woodford Manufacturing Co. Urecon Ltd. Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp.
Heating Systems, Electric Decorative
Thermon Manufacturing Company Wall, Freezeless Residential Insulation Kits Bates & Bates
Watts Radiant MIFAB Armacell LLC Advanced Modern Technologies Caroma USA Inc.
Prier Products Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Corporation
Heating, Baseboard Factory
Woodford Manufacturing Co. Nomaco Insulation Lavelle Industries
Burnham Hydronics Bradley Corp.
Yard, Freezeless Truebro Inc. Robert Manufacturing Company Intersan
Embassy Industries Inc.
Hoeptner Perfected Products Urecon Ltd. Faucet Willoughby Industries Inc.
Hose MIFAB
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Pipe, Aboveground Advanced Modern Technologies Hospital
Murdock-Super Secur Armacell LLC Corporation
Strahman Valves Inc. Willoughby Industries Inc.
Prier Products Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Central Brass
Flexible Metal Woodford Manufacturing Co. Industrial
Hot Box Enclosures Lavelle Industries Bradley Corp.
Falcon Stainless Inc. Hydronic Pipe, Underground Neoperl Inc. Intersan
Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp. Burnham Hydronics Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Willoughby Industries Inc.

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2009 Plumbing Systems Specification Guide
MANUFACTURERS by CATEGORY
Marble Iron Vanguard Piping Systems IPEX Simpson Dura-Vent, ProTech Division
Bates & Bates Mid-America Fittings Victaulic Simpson Dura-Vent, ProTech Division Trac Pipe
Pedestal Plastic Viking Group Inc. Thermon Manufacturing Company Transair
Bates & Bates IPEX Acid Resisting Jacketed Tyco Fire & Building Products
Caroma USA Inc. Mid-America Fittings G. F. Piping Systems Perma-Pipe Inc. Viega LLC
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Steel IPEX Noncorrosive Steel, Seamless
Plastic Anvil International Inc. Orion Fittings Anvil International Inc. Anvil International Inc.
Intersan Ward Manufacturing Inc. PEP Plastic Engineered Products Aquatherm Inc. Supports
Prison Nozzles, Spray Beveling Machines Falcon Stainless Inc. Empire Industries Inc.
Bradley Corp. Armstrong Hot Water American Valve Inc. PEX MAPA Products
Willoughby Industries Inc. Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. Brass or Copper, Iron Pipe Size IPEX MIFAB
Residential Leonard Valve Company Trenton Pipe Nipple Co. John Guest USA Taps
Caroma USA Inc. O’Brien Manufacturing Cast Iron Mercury Plastics Inc. MIFAB
Stainless Steel Strahman Valves Inc. Anvil International Inc. Perma-Pipe Inc. Vent
Bates & Bates Partitions, Toilet Ward Manufacturing Inc. Uponor AB&I
Intersan Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Cast Iron, Flanged Viega LLC Canplas LLC
Whitehall Manufacturing Bradley Corp. Anvil International Inc. Plastic IPEX
Willoughby Industries Inc. Truebro Inc. Ward Manufacturing Inc. Aquatherm Inc. Waste
Stone Cast Iron, Soil Freedom Plastics Inc. AB&I
Pastes, Soldering IPEX
Bates & Bates Hercules Chemical Co. AB&I Canplas LLC
Synthetic Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute John Guest USA IPEX
Pipe & Pipe Couplings, Fittings, Husky Technologies PEP Plastic Engineered Products Lasco Fittings Inc.
Intersan Systems
Willoughby Industries Inc. AB&I Cast Iron, Water Plastic, ABS Pipe/Valve Identification Markers
Vitreous China Advance Products & Systems American Valve Inc. Canplas LLC MIFAB
Bates & Bates Anaco/Husky Husky Technologies IPEX
Piped Gas Systems
Caroma USA Inc. Anderson Metals Corp. Inc. Chemical Resistant Plastic, CPVC Allied Healthcare Products Inc.
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Aquatherm Inc. Aquatherm Inc. FlowGuard Gold & Corzan Piping Systems BeaconMedaes
BrassCraft IPEX G. F. Piping Systems Chart Industries Inc.
Leak Detection Equipment IPEX
Advance Products & Systems Canplas LLC Couplings Copper Development Association Inc.
Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Anvil International Inc. KBI, King Bros. Industries Gastite Division, Titeflex Corp.
DynaQuip Controls
Worldwide Aquatherm Inc. Lewis Pipe Co. IPEX
IPEX
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. MAPA Products
Orion Fittings
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company Husky Technologies PEP Plastic Engineered Products Medical Gas Professional Healthcare Org.
PEP Plastic Engineered Products
SeeWater Inc. Conbraco IPEX Plastic, PE Medical Gas Training Center
Conine Mfg Co. Inc. NVENT LLC IPEX Metraflex Co.
Lubricants, Pipe Gasket Cooper B-Line Plastic, PEX
Anti-Seize Technology Coverings Parker Hannifin Corp; Parflex Div.
Copper Development Association Inc. Grice Engineering Inc. IPEX Trac Pipe
Anvil International Inc.
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Coverings, Metal Jacketed Mercury Plastics Inc. Transair
Hercules Chemical Co.
DecoShield Systems Inc. Grice Engineering Inc. Nibco Inc. Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp.
J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company
Erico PEP Plastic Engineered Products Ward Manufacturing Inc.
Machinery, Tube Expanding Cross-Linked Polyethyteme PEX
FlexHead Industries Inc. Uponor Piping, Branch Connections
Anaconda Trenchless Systems IPEX
Flo Safe Viega LLC Aquatherm Inc.
Manifolds & Headers FlowGuard Gold & Corzan Piping Systems Double-Wall
Plastic, Polybutylene Transair
Allied Healthcare Products Inc. Flowserve Corp. Drain-Net
IPEX
Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Gastite Division, Titeflex Corp. IPEX Plates, Identification
PEP Plastic Engineered Products Plastic, PVC MIFAB
Watts Radiant Guardian Fire Equipment Inc. Canplas LLC
Harvel Plastics Inc. Perma-Pipe Inc. Plugs, Test
Plumbing Freedom Plastics Inc.
Delta P Systems Inc. Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Drain Waste and Vent Oatey Co.
G. F. Piping Systems
IPEX Husky Technologies AB&I Plumbing Brass
IPEX
Isimet IPEX BrassCraft
Prefabricated KBI, King Bros. Industries
ITW Buildex / Sammy Super Screw PEP Plastic Engineered Products Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co.
Delta P Systems Inc. Lasco Fittings Inc.
John Guest USA Ductile Iron PEP Plastic Engineered Products McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc.
Prefabricated, Valves & Fittings
LDR Industries Inc. Anvil International Inc. Plastic Trends, Inc. Prier Products
IPEX
Legend Valve & Fitting Inc. Shurjoint Piping Products Robert Manufacturing Company
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Plastic, PVDF
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. Encasement G. F. Piping Systems Plumbing Specialty Products
Meters MAPA Products Grice Engineering Inc.
Noble Co., The IPEX Advanced Modern Technologies
Matco Norca Fiberglass Nibco Inc. Corporation
Fluid Flowmeters McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. PEP Plastic Engineered Products
Burt Process Equipment Inc. PEP Plastic Engineered Products Aqua Bath Company Inc.
Medical Gas Training Center Fittings Aquatic Industries Inc.
Gas Flowmeters Polyethylene
Mercury Plastics Inc. AB&I BrassCraft
Western Enterprises Aquatherm Inc.
Metraflex Co. Anvil International Inc. Canplas LLC
IPEX
pH MG Piping Products Co. Aquatherm Inc. Falcon Stainless Inc.
Perma-Pipe Inc.
Burt Process Equipment Inc. Miro Industries Inc. Canplas LLC Hercules Chemical Co.
Digital Analysis Corp Mission Rubber Co. Polypropylene
FlowGuard Gold & Corzan Piping Systems Aquatherm Inc. Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
PEP Plastic Engineered Products Mueller Industries IPEX Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.
Nibco Inc. Canplas LLC
Monitors Lasco Fittings Inc. IPEX Lavelle Industries
Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co. Perma-Pipe Inc. NVENT LLC MAPA Products
Plastic Trends, Inc. John Guest USA
Nipples Shurjoint Piping Products Nibco Inc. McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc.
PSI-Thunderline/Link-Seal Transair Mueller Industries
Anderson Metals Corp. Inc. Orion Fittings
Reelcraft Industries Viega LLC Robert Manufacturing Company
Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker PEP Plastic Engineered Products
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. Flexible, Gas SeeWater Inc.
Corporation Perma-Pipe Inc.
Robert Manufacturing Company Dormont Mfg. Tapmaster Incorporated
LDR Industries Inc. Pre-Insulated
Ross ADT Gastite Division, Titeflex Corp. Trac Pipe
Mid-America Fittings Perma-Pipe Inc.
RTI - Pex Piping Systems Heating & Parker Hannifin Corp; Parflex Div. Trenton Pipe Nipple Co.
Mueller Industries Sewer, Plastic
Plumbing Trac Pipe Truebro Inc.
Brass Schott North America Canplas LLC
McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp. Waterless Co. LLC
Spears Manufacturing Co. Freedom Plastics Inc.
Mid-America Fittings Ward Manufacturing Inc. Wolverine Brass Inc.
Thermon Manufacturing Company Plastic Trends, Inc.
Trenton Pipe Nipple Co. Flexible, Rubber Zoeller Pump Company
Thompson Plastics Inc. Site Drainage
Ward Manufacturing Inc. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Potable Water Systems
Topp Industries Inc. Lasco Fittings Inc.
Copper Trac Pipe Grooving Machines Aquatherm Inc.
Stainless Steel
Trenton Pipe Nipple Co. Transair Anvil International Inc. Canariis Corp.
Anvil International Inc.
Hose Tyler Pipe Co. Shurjoint Piping Products Delta P Systems Inc.
Dormont Mfg.
Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker Unique Fittings and Flanges Tyco Fire & Building Products Falcon Stainless Inc.
Falcon Stainless Inc.
Corporation Uponor Victaulic Freedom Plastics Inc.
Gastite Division, Titeflex Corp.
Urecon Ltd. Heating IPEX
MIFAB
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NVENT LLC Metropolitan Industries Inc. Tramco Pump Co. Thrush Company Inc. Fire and Accessories, Booster
Prefabricated, Low-Temperature NECO Equipment Co. Centrifugal Condensate/Condensate Return AC Fire Pump Systems
Piping Systems Patterson Pump Company Chicago Pump Co. Crane Pumps & Systems Canariis Corp.
Perma-Pipe Inc. Peerless Pump Crane Pumps & Systems Domestic Pump Davey Pumps
Pricing Services Pumpex Inc. Davey Pumps Hoffman Pump ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Reelcraft Industries Delta P Systems Inc. ITT Residential & Commercial Water Patterson Pump Company
Schott North America Hoffman Specialty Liberty Pumps Peerless Pump
Primers, Trap Seal SyncroFlo Inc. Potter Electric Signal Company
MIFAB ITT Residential & Commercial Water Parker Boiler Co.
TACO Inc. Liberty Pumps Tramco Pump Co. SyncroFlo Inc.
Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co.
Thermon Manufacturing Company Parker Boiler Co. Cutter Fire and Accessories, Centrifugal
Pullers, Pipe Tigerflow Systems Inc. Patterson Pump Company BJM Pumps AC Fire Pump Systems
Anaconda Trenchless Systems Topp Industries Inc. Peerless Pump ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Stancor Inc.
Pump/Pumps Tsurumi Pump SyncroFlo Inc. Tsurumi Pump Patterson Pump Company
Advanced Process Technologies Viking Group Inc. Thrush Company Inc. Deep Well SyncroFlo Inc.
Allied Healthcare Products Inc. W.J. Wadsworth & Associates Tsurumi Pump Goulds Pumps Fire and Accessories, Controllers
American Valve Inc. Wendland Manufacturing Corp. Weil Pump Company Inc. Peerless Pump SyncroFlo Inc.
Armstrong Pumps Inc. Zoeller Pump Company Yeomans Pump Tsurumi Pump Fire and Accessories, Diesel
Aurora Pump Bilge, Sewage Zoeller Pump Company Patterson Pump Company
Drainage
Becker Pumps Corp. Chicago Pump Co. Centrifugal Fire Peerless Pump
Bell and Gossett
Bell and Gossett SeeWater Inc. AC Fire Pump Systems SyncroFlo Inc.
BJM Pumps
Burt Process Equipment Inc. Stancor Inc. Canariis Corp. Goulds Pumps Fire and Accessories, Electric
Busch LLC. Tramco Pump Co. Davey Pumps ITT Residential & Commercial Water Patterson Pump Company
Champion, a Gardner Denver Product Tsurumi Pump ITT Residential & Commercial Water Liberty Pumps Peerless Pump
Containment Solutions Yeomans Pump Patterson Pump Company McDonnell & Miller SyncroFlo Inc.
Delta P Systems Inc. Bilge, Sump Peerless Pump Stancor Inc. Fire Protection
Ebara Fluid Handling Clarke Fire Protection Products Inc. SyncroFlo Inc. Tsurumi Pump AC Fire Pump Systems
EMSE Corporation Glentronics Inc. Chemical Acid
F. E. Myers Effluent Fike Corp.
SeeWater Inc. BJM Pumps Bio-Microbics Inc. ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Fairbanks Morse Pump Stancor Inc. Burt Process Equipment Inc.
Glentronics Inc. BJM Pumps Patterson Pump Company
Tramco Pump Co. Peerless Pump Chicago Pump Co. SyncroFlo Inc.
Goulds Pumps Tsurumi Pump Stancor Inc.
Grundfos Pumps Corp. Crane Pumps & Systems General Liquid Transfer
Yeomans Pump Chemical Proportioning Goulds Pumps
Hoffman Pump Liberty Pumps
Boiler Feed Hercules Chemical Co. Hoffman Specialty Peerless Pump
Hydromatic Pump Crane Pumps & Systems Stancor Inc. ITT Residential & Commercial Water Stancor Inc.
Interon Engineered Products Division Domestic Pump
Little Giant Circulating Liberty Pumps Grinder
Hoffman Pump Crane Pumps & Systems Patterson Pump Company
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Parker Boiler Co. ITT Residential & Commercial Water Tsurumi Pump
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Patterson Pump Company Leonard Valve Company
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MANUFACTURERS by CATEGORY
Liberty Pumps Crane Pumps & Systems Manifolds Hercules Chemical Co. Ondine
SeeWater Inc. Glentronics Inc. IPEX IPS/Weld-On Opella LLC
Stancor Inc. Goulds Pumps Uponor J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab
Tsurumi Pump Liberty Pumps Underlayment Seals Column
Weil Pump Company Inc. Stancor Inc. Easy Heat Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp., Seal Group Bradley Corp.
High Pressure, Hydraulic Tsurumi Pump IPEX Piping Murdock-Super Secur
O’Brien Manufacturing Weil Pump Company Inc. Uponor Presealed Systems Column
Jet Yeomans Pump Radiant/Radiator Willoughby Industries Inc.
Suspended Wet Pit
Seats
Goulds Pumps Burnham Hydronics Central Brass Hand Held
O’Brien Manufacturing Chicago Pump Co. Embassy Industries Inc. Best Bath Systems
Macerating Stancor Inc. Runtal North America Inc.
Security Fixtures Clarion Bathware
Tramco Pump Co. Bradley Corp.
Liberty Pumps Watts Radiant Danze Inc.
Tsurumi Pump Grice Engineering Inc.
Stancor Inc. Baseboard, Hydronic Hand Held/Pulsating
Weil Pump Company Inc. Metcraft Industries
Plastic PVC-CPVDF Burnham Hydronics Willoughby Industries Inc. Clarion Bathware
Burt Process Equipment Inc. Yeomans Pump Runtal North America Inc. Danze Inc.
Turbine Convection
Seismic Safety Products Speakman Company
Portable
Crane Pumps & Systems BrassCraft
BJM Pumps Burnham Hydronics Safety
Patterson Pump Company FlexHead Industries Inc.
Crane Pumps & Systems Runtal North America Inc. Acorn Safety
Peerless Pump Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
SeeWater Inc. Radiation Panel Bradley Corp.
Stancor Inc. Vacuum Runtal North America Inc. Separator/Separators Guardian Equipment
Tsurumi Pump Amico Corporation ABT Inc. PolyDrain - TrenchFormer Speakman Company
Radiation Panel, Radiation Ceiling
Pressure Boosting BeaconMedaes Ashland Trap Distribution Co.
Becker Pumps Corp.
Runtal North America Inc.
Bio-Microbics Inc.
Shower/Showers
Bell and Gossett Viega LLC Acorn Engineering Company
Canariis Corp. Briggs Plumbing Products Inc. Grease Removal Systems Inc.
Radiation Panel, Radiation Floor Alsons Corp.
Davey Pumps Busch LLC. Highland Tank
Viega LLC American Standard
Delta P Systems Inc. EMSE Corporation MIFAB
Radiation Panel, Radiation Wall Aqua Glass Corporation
Hoffman Specialty Gardner Denver Nash SeeWater Inc.
Burnham Hydronics Best Bath Systems
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Graham Corp. Solids
Runtal North America Inc. Central Brass
Patterson Pump Company ITT Residential & Commercial Water Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.
Viega LLC Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Thrush Company Inc. Medical Gas Training Center MIFAB Delta Faucet Company
Tigerflow Systems Inc. Ohio Medical Corporation Regulators Schier Products Co. E.L. Mustee & Sons
Tramco Pump Co. Reelcraft Industries Allied Healthcare Products Inc. Systems Encon Safety Products
Rietschle Inc. Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Highland Tank
Sewage & Sludge Fiber Care Baths
Tri-Tech Medical Inc. Parker Boiler Co. MIFAB
Bell and Gossett Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Water Wilkins, a Zurn Company Schier Products Co.
Bio-Microbics Inc. Grohe America
BJM Pumps Hoffman Specialty Gas Pressure Septic Systems Haws Corporation
Chicago Pump Co. ITT Residential & Commercial Water Pietro Fiorentini Bio-Microbics Inc. Intersan
Crane Pumps & Systems Patterson Pump Company Liquid Pressure Kohler Co.
Treatment, Bacteria/Enzyme
Liberty Pumps Peerless Pump Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Laboratory Enterprises
Drain-Net
SeeWater Inc. Stancor Inc. G. F. Piping Systems Lasco Bathware
Hercules Chemical Co.
Stancor Inc. Thrush Company Inc. Hoffman Specialty LDR Industries Inc.
Tsurumi Pump ITT Residential & Commercial Water Sewage Pumps & Equipment
Tramco Pump Co. ABS Pumps Inc. Metcraft Industries
Tsurumi Pump Water Well Thrush Company Inc. Noble Co., The
Tsurumi Pump Armstrong Pumps Inc.
Weil Pump Company Inc. Vacuum Precision Plumbing Products Inc.
Aurora Pump
Yeomans Pump Pumping Systems/Units Hoffman Specialty Speakman Company
Bio-Microbics Inc.
Slurry Bell and Gossett ITT Residential & Commercial Water Sterling Plumbing
Chicago Pump Co.
BJM Pumps Bio-Microbics Inc. Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Crane Pumps & Systems Stern-Williams Co.
Chicago Pump Co. Canariis Corp. Systems Delta P Systems Inc. Swan Corporation The
Stancor Inc. Ebara Fluid Handling Amtrol Inc. Symmons Industries Inc.
Ebara Fluid Handling
Tsurumi Pump Grundfos Pumps Corp. Great Lakes International Inc. Warm Rain
Evac Environmental Solutions
Yeomans Pump Metropolitan Industries Inc. Marlo Incorporated Zurn Engineered Water Solutions
Fairbanks Morse Pump
Steam O’Brien Manufacturing Roof Deicing Systems Goulds Pumps Bases
Domestic Pump Patterson Pump Company Easy Heat Inc. Grease Removal Systems Inc. Aqua Bath Company Inc.
Hoffman Pump SeeWater Inc. Thermon Manufacturing Company Grundfos Pumps Corp. Best Bath Systems
ITT Residential & Commercial Water SyncroFlo Inc. Roof Flashing Highland Tank Clarion Bathware
Submersible Tramco Pump Co. Elmdor Stoneman Manufacturing Hydromatic Pump Stern-Williams Co.
Bell and Gossett High Pressure IPS/Weld-On ITT Flygt Willoughby Industries Inc.
BJM Pumps Canariis Corp. Metropolitan Industries Inc. Floors, Fiberglass
Crane Pumps & Systems
Root Control, Foam
Chicago Pump Co. Hercules Chemical Co. NECO Equipment Co. Best Bath Systems
Crane Pumps & Systems Davey Pumps Park Environmental Equipment Pan Liner
Delta P Systems Inc. Delta P Systems Inc. Safety & Emergency Fixtures Patterson Pump Company Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Patterson Pump Company Acorn Safety
Glentronics Inc. Pumpex Inc. Drain-Net
Variable Speed Ansul/Tyco Inc.
Goulds Pumps Reelcraft Industries Shower Massage Systems
Davey Pumps Bradley Corp.
Liberty Pumps SeeWater Inc. Alsons Corp.
Delta P Systems Inc. Encon Safety Products
SeeWater Inc. Tigerflow Systems Inc. Clarion Bathware
Eaton Electrical Guardian Equipment
Stancor Inc. Topp Industries Inc. Special Care
Heat-Timer Corporation Hubbell Electric Heater Co.
Tsurumi Pump Tramco Pump Co. Aqua Bath Company Inc.
Hoffman Specialty Isimet
Weil Pump Company Inc. W.J. Wadsworth & Associates Best Bath Systems
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Powers, a division of Watts Water
Yeomans Pump Weil Pump Company Inc. Clarion Bathware
Patterson Pump Company Technologies Inc.
Sump, Non-Submersible Yeomans Pump Warm Rain
SyncroFlo Inc. Reelcraft Industries
Bell and Gossett Zoeller Pump Company Stalls, Fiberglass
Thrush Company Inc. Speakman Company
Chicago Pump Co. Trac Pipe Sewer Pipe/Valves/Fittings Best Bath Systems
Hoffman Specialty Putty, Epoxies and Caulks Water Saver Faucet Lasco Fittings Inc. Clarion Bathware
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Anti-Seize Technology Shock Arrestors Warm Rain
Liberty Pumps Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Safety Equipment
Acorn Engineering Company Dae Hung Precision Co. Ltd. Stalls, Metal Self-Contained
Weil Pump Company Inc. Hercules Chemical Co. MIFAB Stern-Williams Co.
Yeomans Pump Plumb-Pro Acorn Safety
Fike Corp. Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. Stalls, Plastic
Sump, Standby, Battery Operated Radiant Heating Wessels Co. Warm Rain
Guardian Equipment
Glentronics Inc. Easy Heat Inc. Trac Pipe Shower Fixtures Sinks & Basins
Liberty Pumps Embassy Industries Inc. Water Saver Faucet Acorn Engineering Company Acorn Engineering Company
SeeWater Inc. Grundfos Pumps Corp.
Screens, Urinal Alsons Corp. Advance Tabco
Tramco Pump Co. Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
Drain-Net California Danze Inc. Aero Manufacturing
Sump, Submersible Noble Co., The Kohler Co.
Willoughby Industries Inc. Bates & Bates
Bell and Gossett Uponor LDR Industries Inc.
Sealants, Pipe Joint Compounds Bootz Industries
BJM Pumps Watts Radiant Moen Inc.
Anti-Seize Technology Bradley Corp.
Chicago Pump Co. Murdock-Super Secur

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Briggs Plumbing Products Inc. Snakes, Plumbing Noble Co., The Steam Trap Pipe and Valve, Nylon
Crane Plumbing Anaconda Trenchless Systems Sussman-Automatic Hoffman Specialty MIFAB
E.L. Mustee & Sons Snow Melting Systems, Electric Steam Equipment, Residential ITT Residential & Commercial Water Valve, Numbered Brass
Eljer Plumbingware Inc. Thermon Manufacturing Company Kohler Co. Suction Diffusers MIFAB
Elkay Inc. Watts Radiant Sussman-Automatic Anvil International Inc. Tanks
Elkay Manufacturing Hoffman Specialty A.O. Smith Water Products Co.
Franke Consumer Products, Kitchen Softeners, Water Stops
The Cope Company Salt BrassCraft ITT Residential & Commercial Water Advanced Process Technologies
Systems Division Metraflex Co. AJAX Boiler Inc.
Geberit Manufacturing Division Solar Heating Systems Compression
Prier Products Shurjoint Piping Products American Water Heater Company
Griffin Products Inc. Metropolitan Industries Inc. Thrush Company Inc. Amico Corporation
Haws Corporation Solder & Fluxes Stops or Valves Tyco Fire & Building Products Armstrong Pumps Inc.
Henry Group Hercules Chemical Co. Anderson Metals Corp. Inc.
Supports (see also Brackets) Ashland Trap Distribution Co.
Intersan IPS/Weld-On Central Brass
Cooper B-Line Becker Pumps Corp.
Just Manufacturing Co. J.W. Harris Co. Inc. Mueller Industries
Empire Industries Inc. Bell and Gossett
Kohler Co. Oatey Co. Ondine
Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Bock Water Heaters
Metcraft Industries Aluminum Wolverine Brass Inc.
MAPA Products Bradford White Canada Inc.
Orion Fittings J.W. Harris Co. Inc. Lavatory Briggs Plumbing Products Inc.
MIFAB
Plumberex Specialty Products Silver McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Cash Acme, a division of Reliance
Miro Industries Inc.
Sterling Plumbing J.W. Harris Co. Inc. Nibco Inc. Worldwide
Nibco Inc.
Stern-Williams Co. Strainers Chart Industries Inc.
Soft Surrounds and Panel Systems, Bath
Swan Corporation The Advanced Process Technologies Containment Solutions
Toto USA
J.W. Harris Co. Inc. Wall
Kohler Co. Willoughby Industries Inc. Culligan
Truebro Inc. Solvents
Metraflex Co. Diversified Heat Transfer Inc.
Watts Drainage Products Hercules Chemical Co.
Shurjoint Piping Products
Switches
Great Lakes International Inc.
Whitehall Manufacturing Spouts, Bathtub Filler Pipe Line
Electrical, Flow
Green Turtle
WP Industries (Western) Kohler Co. SJE Rhombus
Metraflex Co. Heat Transfer Products Inc.
Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Ondine PEP Plastic Engineered Products Liquid Level Highland Tank
Acid or Chemical Opella LLC Tyco Fire & Building Products ITT Residential & Commercial Water Hubbell Electric Heater Co.
Amtekco Industries Inc. Sprays McDonnell & Miller IPEX
Sink
Drain-Net Central Brass Mid-West Instrument ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co.
PEP Plastic Engineered Products Kohler Co. SeeWater Inc. Lochinvar Corporation
McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc.
Schier Products Co. Opella LLC SJE Rhombus Ohio Medical Corporation
Oatey Co.
Brass/Copper Sprinkler Heads Opella LLC Pressure Temperature Patterson Pump Company
Bates & Bates IPEX Mid-West Instrument Patterson-Kelley, a division of Harsco
Steam or Water
Blanco America Inc. Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. Potter Electric Signal Company Powers, a division of Watts Water
Hoffman Specialty
Hospital Tyco Fire & Building Products ITT Residential & Commercial Water Tags Technologies Inc.
Amtekco Industries Inc. Uponor Aluminum, Barcode, Serialized Precision Boilers Inc.
Drain-Net Viking Group Inc. MIFAB PS International
Griffin Products Inc. Sprinkler System Accessories
Just Manufacturing Co. FlexHead Industries Inc.
Schier Products Co. Grice Engineering Inc.
Whitehall Manufacturing Metraflex Co.
Kitchen PHD Manufacturing
Amtekco Industries Inc. Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
Bates & Bates Tyco Fire & Building Products
Blanco America Inc. Viking Group Inc.
Drain-Net Wilkins, a Zurn Company
Griffin Products Inc. Alarm Indicators
Just Manufacturing Co. Fike Corp.
Mop Potter Electric Signal Company
Amtekco Industries Inc. Earthquake Brace
Drain-Net Metraflex Co.
Griffin Products Inc. Tolco, a brand of Nibco
Stern-Williams Co.
Hangers
Willoughby Industries Inc.
PHD Manufacturing
Porcelain Tolco, a brand of Nibco
Bates & Bates
Valves
Caroma USA
AGF Manufacturing Inc.
Service Lasco Fittings Inc.
Amtekco Industries Inc. Nibco Inc.
Griffin Products Inc. Shurjoint Piping Products
Stern-Williams Co.
Sprinkler Systems, Automatic
Stainless Steel
ASCO Power Technologies/Firetrol
Amtekco Industries Inc.
Products
Ashland Trap Distribution Co.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc.
Bates & Bates
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
Blanco America Inc.
Tyco Fire & Building Products
Griffin Products Inc.
Uponor
Just Manufacturing Co.
Victaulic
Opella LLC
Viking Group Inc.
Vegetable/Scullery
Fixed
Amtekco Industries Inc.
Uponor
Blanco America Inc.
Griffin Products Inc. Quick Response
Uponor
Wash-Up ITEM LARGE DIAMETER PVC DWV PIPE AND FITTINGS
Amtekco Industries Inc. Water Mist Fire System
Fike Corp.
Caroma USA When two pieces are made for each other,
Sloan Valve Company Standpipe Equipment
Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker
you can be sure they’re a perfect match.
Siphons, Pigtail Pressure Gauge
Trenton Pipe Nipple Co. Corporation Our Large Diameter Pipe and Fittings fit together for a complete TrueFit ® System.
Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co.
Sleeves Miro Industries Inc.
IPS/Weld-On Tolco, a brand of Nibco 1.800.438.6091 www.charlottepipe.com
Presealed Systems Wilkins, a Zurn Company
ProSet Systems Inc.
Steam Baths & Equipment
Kohler Co.

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MANUFACTURERS by CATEGORY
PSI-Thunderline/Link-Seal Sump Vitra USA Wolverine Brass Inc. Bronze
PVI Industries LLC Metropolitan Industries Inc. Watts Drainage Products Plastic, P & S Mid-America Fittings
Rheem Manufacturing Co. Water Heater Town & Country Plastics Inc. Willoughby Industries Inc. Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co. Trenton Pipe Nipple Co.
Ruud Water Heaters Xerxes Corporation WP Industries (Western) Plastic, PVC Dielectric
Thermon Manufacturing Company Tape Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Canplas LLC MIFAB
Tigerflow Systems Inc. Armacell LLC Toilets, Vacuum Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Malleable
Topp Industries Inc. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Acorn Engineering Company Wolverine Brass Inc. Mid-America Fittings
Town & Country Plastics Inc. Nomaco Insulation Acorn Vac Plumbing Brass Ward Manufacturing Inc.
Viking Group Inc. Plumb-Pro Willoughby Industries Inc. Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co. Plastic
Wendland Manufacturing Corp. Pipe Joint Sealant McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Wessels Co.
Tool/Tools
Anti-Seize Technology RectorSeal Wolverine Brass Inc. IPEX
Chemical Hercules Chemical Co. Reelcraft Industries Steam & Air Lasco Fittings Inc.
Advanced Process Technologies Pipe Wrap Ridgid Hoffman Specialty
Burt Process Equipment Inc.
Urinals
Armacell LLC Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. ITT Residential & Commercial Water Acorn Engineering Company
Niles Steel Tank Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Victaulic Thermostatic Caroma USA Inc.
Orion Fittings
Tapes, Warning Barrier Conduit Hoffman Specialty Crane Plumbing
PEP Plastic Engineered Products
MIFAB Plumb-Pro ITT Residential & Commercial Water Eljer Plumbingware Inc.
Schier Products Co.
Plumb-Pro Drilling & Tapping Tube/Tubes Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Town & Country Plastics Inc.
Testing Services T-Drill Industries Inc. Ridgid Griffin Products Inc.
Xerxes Corporation
Medical Gas Professional Healthcare Org. Grooving Kohler Co.
Containment Tubing Mansfield Plumbing Products
Niles Steel Tank Thermostats Shurjoint Piping Products Advanced Process Technologies
Tyco Fire & Building Products Vitra USA
Orion Fittings Embassy Industries Inc. Anderson Metals Corp. Inc.
Victaulic Zurn Engineered Water Solutions
Schier Products Co. Electric Embassy Industries Inc.
Hand Gastite Division, Titeflex Corp. Non-Water
Xerxes Corporation Easy Heat Inc.
Plumb-Pro Lewis Pipe Co. Caroma USA
Expansion, Hydronic Heating Systems Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. Sloan Valve Company
Amtrol Inc. Rothenberger USA Mercury Plastics Inc.
Radiant Heat Waterless Co. LLC
Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Easy Heat Inc. Pipe Cutting, Cleaning Trac Pipe
Plumb-Pro Watts Radiant Reduced Water
Worldwide Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Rothenberger USA Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Caroma USA
Hoffman Specialty Room
T-Drill Industries Inc. Aluminum Sloan Valve Company
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Tekmar Control Systems Ltd.
Niles Steel Tank Plumbing Advanced Process Technologies Vacuum Breakers
Parker Boiler Co.
Thread Sealants Pipe Tytes Inc. Mid-America Fittings Hoffman Specialty
Anti-Seize Technology T-Drill Industries Inc. ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Patterson Pump Company Brass
Hercules Chemical Co. MIFAB
Thrush Company Inc. Torches & Accessories McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc.
J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Company Mueller/B&K Industries Inc.
Pressure Booster Mid-America Fittings Western Enterprises Copper
Amtrol Inc. Cerro Flow Products, Inc. Prier Products
RectorSeal Towel Bars Water Saver Faucet
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Mid-America Fittings
Thrush Company Inc. Threaders Mueller Industries Wilkins, a Zurn Company
Ridgid California Kohler Co. Zurn Engineered Water Solutions
Pressure Relief Opella LLC Viega LLC
Rothenberger USA Vacuum Pumps & Systems (see also
Lochinvar Corporation Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab Corrugated Stainless Steel
Timers Pumps)
Process Towel Warmers Falcon Stainless Inc.
Electric Acorn Vac
Advanced Process Technologies Runtal North America Inc. Gastite Division, Titeflex Corp.
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. Champion, a Gardner Denver Product
Niles Steel Tank Parker Hannifin Corp; Parflex Div.
Trap Primer Systems EMSE Corporation
Parker Boiler Co. Toilet Accessories Trac Pipe
ProSet Systems Inc. Gardner Denver Nash
Schier Products Co. Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp.
Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. Graham Corp.
Xerxes Corporation Caroma USA Flexible Ohio Medical Corporation
Storage Danze Inc. Traps Tru-Flex Metal Hose Corp.
Advanced Process Technologies Lavelle Industries Big Dipper Thermaco Inc. Z-Flex USA Inc. Vacuum System, Water Removing
Mansfield Plumbing Products Delta Faucet Company Acorn Vac
Amtrol Inc. PEX
Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Engineered Brass Co. EMSE Corporation
Bock Water Heaters IPEX
Flowserve Corp. Willoughby Industries Inc.
Niles Steel Tank Toilet Flushing Systems, Pressure Mercury Plastics Inc.
Parker Boiler Co. Assisted Geberit Manufacturing Division Uponor Valve/Valves
Schier Products Co. Eljer Plumbingware Inc. GK & L Inc. Viega LLC Advanced Process Technologies
Town & Country Plastics Inc. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Grease Removal Systems Inc. Allied Healthcare Products Inc.
Plastic
Xerxes Corporation Mansfield Plumbing Products Green Turtle American Standard
Drain-Net
Microphor Highland Tank American Valve Inc.
Storage, Acid IPEX
Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Hoffman Specialty Amico Corporation
Advanced Process Technologies Mid-America Fittings
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Anderson Metals Corp. Inc.
Burt Process Equipment Inc. Toilet Seats Just Manufacturing Co.
Z-Flex USA Inc.
Niles Steel Tank Caroma USA Armstrong Pumps Inc.
Lakos Filtration Systems Radiant
Orion Fittings Eljer Plumbingware Inc. Bell and Gossett
LDR Industries Inc. Viega LLC
Schier Products Co. Kohler Co. BrassCraft
Matco Norca Z-Flex USA Inc.
Town & Country Plastics Inc. LDR Industries Inc. Canplas LLC
McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Rubber Cash Acme, a division of Reliance
Storage, Cold Water Takagi Industrial Co. USA Inc. Trac Pipe
Orion Fittings Worldwide
Advanced Process Technologies Vitra USA Z-Flex USA Inc.
Park Environmental Equipment Central Brass
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Commercial Plumberex Specialty Products Stainless Steel Component Hardware Group Inc.
Niles Steel Tank Caroma USA Inc. Rockford Separators Advanced Process Technologies Conbraco
Town & Country Plastics Inc. Residential Schott North America Viega LLC Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker
Xerxes Corporation Caroma USA Inc. Truebro Inc. Ward Manufacturing Inc. Corporation
Storage, Fuel Toilets (see also Water Closets) Tyler Pipe Co. Z-Flex USA Inc. Dahl Brothers Canada Ltd.
Advanced Process Technologies Acorn Engineering Company Watts Drainage Products Underfloor Radiant Heating Systems Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Parker Boiler Co. American Standard Wolverine Brass Inc. Easy Heat Inc. Danze Inc.
Schier Products Co. Bemis Mfg. Co. Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Grundfos Pumps Corp. Eemax Inc.
Xerxes Corporation Briggs Plumbing Products Inc. Bathtub IPEX Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co.
Storage, Hot Water Caroma USA Inc. Wolverine Brass Inc. Uponor Embassy Industries Inc.
Amtrol Inc. Eljer Plumbingware Inc. Interceptors, Grease Viega LLC Encon Safety Products
Bock Water Heaters Evac Environmental Solutions Ashland Trap Distribution Co. Zurn Engineered Water Solutions Fortune Valve
Bradford White Canada Inc. Fluidmaster Inc. Bio-Microbics Inc. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Cemline Corporation
Unions
Geberit Manufacturing Division Canplas LLC Anderson Metals Corp. Inc. Global Flow Technologies
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Drain-Net Guardian Fire Equipment Inc.
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Niles Steel Tank Kohler Co. International GRD Hammond Valve
Mueller Industries
PVI Industries LLC Metcraft Industries MIFAB Haws Corporation
Wilkins, a Zurn Company
Raypak Inc. Microphor Schier Products Co. Heat-Timer Corporation
Sellers Engineering Co. Brass
Sterling Plumbing Town & Country Plastics Inc. Holby Tempering Valve Company Inc.
Town & Country Plastics Inc. Mid-America Fittings
Toto USA Plastic, ABS Honeywell Water Controls
Xerxes Corporation Trenton Pipe Nipple Co.
Uridan-USA Canplas LLC Isimet

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ITT Residential & Commercial Water Danfoss Flomatic Corporation DynaQuip Controls G. F. Piping Systems Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Jomar International Hammond Valve G. F. Piping Systems Hammond Valve Hoffman Specialty
Just Manufacturing Co. Kitz Corp. of America Global Flow Technologies IPEX IPEX
Kidde Fire Fighting Nibco Inc. Hammond Valve Kitz Corp. of America ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Kitz Corp. of America Angle or Globe, Brass IPEX Lasco Fittings Inc. KBI, King Bros. Industries
Lawler Manufacturing Company Inc. Central Brass KBI, King Bros. Industries Nibco Inc. Lasco Fittings Inc.
Legend Valve & Fitting Inc. Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Kitz Corp. of America Shurjoint Piping Products Thermoplastic Valves Inc.
MAPA Products McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Lasco Fittings Inc. Strahman Valves Inc. Check, Iron Body
Matco Norca Angle or Globe, Bronze Leonard Valve Company Thermoplastic Valves Inc. Hammond Valve
McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Anvil International Inc. Mueller/B&K Industries Inc. Tyco Fire & Building Products Kitz Corp. of America
Medical Gas Training Center Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Nibco Inc. Watts Nibco Inc.
Metcraft Industries Hammond Valve NVENT LLC Bypass Check, Lift
Metraflex Co. Kitz Corp. of America PEP Plastic Engineered Products Nibco Inc. Kitz Corp. of America
Mid-America Fittings Nibco Inc. Strahman Valves Inc. Check Check, Silent
Mueller Industries Wilkins, a Zurn Company Thermoplastic Valves Inc. Anvil International Inc. Anvil International Inc.
Neoperl Inc. Angle or Globe, Ductile Iron Tyco Fire & Building Products Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Nibco Inc. Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Watts Worldwide Hammond Valve
NSF International Nibco Inc. Wolverine Brass Inc. Cla-Val Company Nibco Inc.
Ohio Medical Corporation Blending Thermostatic Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Tyco Fire & Building Products
Angle or Globe, Iron Body
Ondine Acorn Safety Global Flow Technologies
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Check, Stainless Steel
Opella LLC Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Hammond Valve
Hammond Valve Kitz Corp. of America
Orion Fittings Worldwide IPEX
Kitz Corp. of America Check, Steel
Patterson Pump Company Powers, a division of Watts Water KBI, King Bros. Industries
Nibco Inc. Kitz Corp. of America
Precision Plumbing Products Inc. Technologies Inc. Kitz Corp. of America
Red-White Valve Corp. Angle or Globe, Stainless Steel Combination
Watts Lasco Fittings Inc.
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. Anvil International Inc. Thrush Company Inc.
Kitz Corp. of America Boiler Drains Neoperl Inc.
Robert Manufacturing Company Hammond Valve Nibco Inc. Control
Speakman Company Angle or Globe, Steel Cla-Val Company
KBI, King Bros. Industries Shurjoint Piping Products
Spears Manufacturing Co. Kitz Corp. of America Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Mueller/B&K Industries Inc. Thermoplastic Valves Inc.
Stockham Valves & Fittings Anti-Sweat, Toilet Tank Prier Products Tyco Fire & Building Products Heat-Timer Corporation
Strahman Valves Inc. Central Brass Wolverine Brass Inc. Watts Hoffman Specialty
Studor Inc. Automatic Wilkins, a Zurn Company ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Brazed End
Symmons Industries Inc. Advanced Modern Technologies Victaulic Wolverine Brass Inc. Corrosion Resistant
Thompson Plastics Inc. Corporation Check, Ball Lasco Fittings Inc.
Butterfly
Tigerflow Systems Inc. BrassCraft Anvil International Inc. Thermoplastic Valves Inc.
Anvil International Inc.
Tomlinson Industries Cla-Val Company Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Diaphragm
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Tri-Tech Medical Inc. Conbraco Worldwide Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
DynaQuip Controls
Victaulic Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Viking Group Inc. DynaQuip Controls
Wilkins, a Zurn Company Isimet
Wolverine Brass Inc. ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Zurn Engineered Water Solutions McDonnell & Miller
2 Way Nibco Inc.
Anvil International Inc. Stockham Valves & Fittings
DynaQuip Controls Thrush Company Inc.
Heat-Timer Corporation Watts
IPEX Automatic Shutoff, Manual Reset
Kitz Corp. of America Anvil International Inc.
Thermoplastic Valves Inc. DynaQuip Controls
Viega LLC Automatic, Stop & Check
3 Way Anvil International Inc.
Anvil International Inc. Back Pressure
DynaQuip Controls Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Heat-Timer Corporation Wolverine Brass Inc.
Hoffman Specialty Backflow Prevention
IPEX Anvil International Inc.
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Canplas LLC
Kitz Corp. of America Cash Acme, a division of Reliance
Nibco Inc. Worldwide
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Viega LLC MIFAB
4 Way Neoperl Inc.
Heat-Timer Corporation RectorSeal
Tekmar Control Systems Ltd. Viega LLC
Viega LLC Watts
Actuators Wilkins, a Zurn Company
DynaQuip Controls Back Water
G. F. Piping Systems Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co.
Hammond Valve IPEX
IPEX Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.
Tapmaster Incorporated MIFAB
Viega LLC Prier Products
Air Admittance RectorSeal
Canplas LLC Balancing
Oatey Co. Bradley Corp.
ProSet Systems Inc. Hoffman Specialty
ITEM CORZAN® INDUSTRIAL PIPE AND FITTINGS
RectorSeal ITT Residential & Commercial Water
Stancor Inc. MIFAB
Take a stand against corrosion.
Studor Inc. Nibco Inc. Corzan CPVC Schedule 80 pipe and fittings can
Air Relief Tyco Fire & Building Products withstand higher temperatures and have an impact rating
Cla-Val Company Victaulic three times greater than standard CPVC.
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Watts
Graham Corp. Ball 1.800.438.6091 www.charlottepipe.com
Hoffman Specialty Anvil International Inc.
ITT Residential & Commercial Water BrassCraft
Angle or Globe Cash Acme, a division of Reliance
Anvil International Inc. Worldwide

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2009 Plumbing Systems Specification Guide
MANUFACTURERS by CATEGORY
G. F. Piping Systems Meter Type, Urinal Nibco Inc. Water Supply Shutoff Wastewater Treatment Systems
IPEX Central Brass Resilient Seat DynaQuip Controls Bio-Microbics Inc.
Thermoplastic Valves Inc. Sloan Valve Company Kitz Corp. of America Kitz Corp. of America Champion, a Gardner Denver Product
Diverter, Shower Metering Nibco Inc. McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Digital Analysis Corp
Strahman Valves Inc. Central Brass Safety Shutoff, Fuel Wolverine Brass Inc. Drain-Net
Drain Cla-Val Company Trac Pipe Water Tempering Grease Removal Systems Inc.
DynaQuip Controls Mixing, Hot or Cold Water Safety/Relief Heat-Timer Corporation Grundfos Pumps Corp.
Strahman Valves Inc. Armstrong Hot Water Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Leonard Valve Company Harmsco Filtration Products
Exhaust or Relief, Automatic Bradley Corp. Worldwide Water Tempering, Thermostatic International GRD
DynaQuip Controls Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Hoffman Specialty Acorn Safety IPEX
Fire-Safe Worldwide ITT Residential & Commercial Water Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Metropolitan Industries Inc.
Kitz Corp. of America Central Brass Sampling Worldwide Presealed Systems
Heat-Timer Corporation Strahman Valves Inc. Heat-Timer Corporation Schier Products Co.
Float, Water Level
Powers, a division of Watts Water Leonard Valve Company Zoeller Pump Company
Glentronics Inc. Self-Closing
Prier Products Technologies Inc. BrassCraft Powers, a division of Watts Water Water Closets
Strahman Valves Inc. Central Brass Technologies Inc. Acorn Vac
Flow Control
Watts Prier Products Watts Caroma USA Inc.
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation
Wolverine Brass Inc. Trac Pipe Water, Electric Crane Plumbing
DynaQuip Controls
Hoffman Specialty Mixing, Shower Wolverine Brass Inc. DynaQuip Controls Drain-Net
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Central Brass Service Shutoff Zone Control Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Lasco Fittings Inc. Powers, a division of Watts Water DynaQuip Controls Hoffman Specialty Kohler Co.
McDonnell & Miller Technologies Inc. ITT Residential & Commercial Water Mansfield Plumbing Products
Shower/Bath Anti-Scald
Tomlinson Industries Wolverine Brass Inc. Bell and Gossett Microphor
Bradley Corp.
Motor Operated Canplas LLC Vitra USA
Flush Cash Acme, a division of Reliance
Advanced Modern Technologies Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Willoughby Industries Inc.
Coyne & Delany Company Worldwide
Corporation Vanities, Bathroom Zurn Engineered Water Solutions
Lavelle Industries Central Brass
Prier Products DynaQuip Controls Leonard Valve Company Willoughby Industries Inc. Commercial
Sloan Valve Company Needle Wolverine Brass Inc. Acorn Vac
Vents, Gas Caroma USA
Wolverine Brass Inc. Central Brass Shower/Bath Pressure Balancing Heat-Fab Inc.
Oil Tank Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Flush, Manual Anvil International Inc. ProSet Systems Inc.
Hammond Valve Willoughby Industries Inc.
Advanced Modern Technologies Bradley Corp. Simpson Dura-Vent, ProTech Division
Corporation Packless Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Z-Flex USA Inc. Pressure Assisted
Central Brass Heat-Timer Corporation Worldwide Caroma USA
Vessels, Pressure Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Coyne & Delany Company Pilot Central Brass Niles Steel Tank
Flush, Sensor Pietro Fiorentini Danze Inc. Residential
Thrush Company Inc.
Advanced Modern Technologies Tapmaster Incorporated Leonard Valve Company Caroma USA
Wolverine Brass Inc.
Video Equipment for Inspecting Pipe Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC
Corporation Plastic Interior
Coyne & Delany Company Burt Process Equipment Inc. Shower/Bath Thermostatic Sterling Plumbing
O’Brien Manufacturing
Hydrotek International Inc. Canplas LLC Bradley Corp. Ridgid Ultra-Low Flush
Sloan Valve Company Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Rothenberger USA Acorn Vac
Gas Service IPEX Worldwide Caroma USA
Vises Microphor
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Lasco Fittings Inc. Danze Inc. Ridgid
Kitz Corp. of America Mueller/B&K Industries Inc. Leonard Valve Company Sterling Plumbing
Nibco Inc. Nibco Inc. MIFAB Washdown Stations Willoughby Industries Inc.
Thermoplastic Valves Inc. Powers, a division of Watts Water Leonard Valve Company Water Coolers (see also Coolers)
Viega LLC
Tomlinson Industries Technologies Inc. Strahman Valves Inc. Acorn Aqua
Ward Manufacturing Inc.
Pressure Reducing Shutoff Hot/Cold Water Elkay Manufacturing
Gas, Regulating
Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Central Brass Armstrong Hot Water Tri Palm International
BrassCraft
Worldwide McGuire Manufacturing Company Inc. Leonard Valve Company Willoughby Industries Inc.
Parker Boiler Co.
Cla-Val Company Strahman Valves Inc.
Wolverine Brass Inc. Shutoff & Strainer Combination Water Filters/Purifiers
Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker Lasco Fittings Inc. Steam/Water Mixing Ecodyne Water Treatment Inc.
Gate
Corporation Armstrong Hot Water Great Lakes International Inc.
Global Flow Technologies Solenoid
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Leonard Valve Company Highland Tank
Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. IPEX
Hoffman Specialty Strahman Valves Inc. Keystone Filter, a division of Met-Pro Corp.
KBI, King Bros. Industries Solenoid, Water
Kitz Corp. of America ITT Residential & Commercial Water Central Brass Washers Commercial
Parker Boiler Co. MIFAB Lavelle Industries CUNO Inc., a 3M Company
Stainless Steel
Patterson Pump Company Thrush Company Inc. Washers Ecodyne Water Treatment Inc.
DynaQuip Controls
Shurjoint Piping Products Watts Ballcock Harmsco Filtration Products
Kitz Corp. of America
Strahman Valves Inc. Wilkins, a Zurn Company Lavelle Industries Marlo Incorporated
Shurjoint Piping Products
Watts Wolverine Brass Inc. Metropolitan Industries Inc.
Viega LLC Faucet
Wolverine Brass Inc. Pressure Regulating Central Brass Industrial
Supply, Water & Steam
Gate, Brass Bradley Corp. Lavelle Industries CUNO Inc., a 3M Company
Kitz Corp. of America
Nibco Inc. Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Ecodyne Water Treatment Inc.
Worldwide Temperature Control Washroom
Gate, Bronze Armstrong Hot Water Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Harmsco Filtration Products
Anvil International Inc. Cla-Val Company Marlo Incorporated
Croker Division, Fire-End & Croker Cash Acme, a division of Reliance Willoughby Industries Inc.
Gate, Globe and/or Angle Worldwide Institutional
Corporation Waste & Overflow Trim Kits CUNO Inc., a 3M Company
Anvil International Inc. Thermostatic Radiator Non-Electric Central Brass
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Marlo Incorporated
Global Flow Technologies Global Flow Technologies Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co.
Thrush Company Inc.
KBI, King Bros. Industries Thermostatically Controlled Oatey Co. Plant Process
Wilkins, a Zurn Company
Kitz Corp. of America Leonard Valve Company Ashland Trap Distribution Co.
Wolverine Brass Inc. Waste Disposal Systems
Nibco Inc. Powers, a division of Watts Water CUNO Inc., a 3M Company
Pump Acorn Vac Harmsco Filtration Products
Gate, Iron Body Technologies Inc.
Cla-Val Company Drain-Net Marlo Incorporated
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation Thermostatically Controlled Electric
Hoffman Specialty Schier Products Co.
Global Flow Technologies Leonard Valve Company Residential
ITT Residential & Commercial Water Waste Reduction Systems
Kitz Corp. of America Amtrol Inc.
Radiator Trap Primer Grease Removal Systems Inc.
Nibco Inc. CUNO Inc., a 3M Company
Hammond Valve MIFAB Schier Products Co.
Shurjoint Piping Products Harmsco Filtration Products
Viega LLC Trunnion Wastes & Overflows Marlo Incorporated
Indicator
Radiator, Air Lasco Fittings Inc. Canplas LLC
Nibco Inc. Water Filtration Systems
Heat-Timer Corporation Vacuum Central Brass
Meter Type, Closet Burt Process Equipment Inc.
Relief, Hydraulic Acorn Vac Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co.
Sloan Valve Company CUNO Inc., a 3M Company
Cla-Val Company Water Pressure Actuated Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC Ecodyne Water Treatment Inc.
Meter Type, Flush
Remote Control Leonard Valve Company Schier Products Co. Great Lakes International Inc.
Central Brass
Cla-Val Company Tapmaster Incorporated Strom Plumbing by Sign of the Crab Highland Tank
Sloan Valve Company
Leonard Valve Company Keystone Filter, a division of Met-Pro Corp.

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Marlo Incorporated Aldrich Co. Falcon Stainless Inc. Aquion/Rainsoft Whirlpools
Metropolitan Industries Inc. Bock Water Heaters PVI Industries LLC Containment Solutions Aquatic Industries Inc.
Water Hammer Bradford White Canada Inc. Sellers Engineering Co. Culligan Crane Plumbing
Amtrol Inc. Bradford White Corporation Wessels Co. CUNO Inc., a 3M Company Eljer Plumbingware Inc.
Dae Hung Precision Co. Ltd. Noritz America Tankless Dae Hung Precision Co. Ltd. Kohler Co.
Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. Paloma Industries Inc. Aerco International Inc. Delta P Systems Inc. Mansfield Plumbing Products
Wessels Co. Parker Boiler Co. AJAX Boiler Inc. Ebara Fluid Handling Potter Electric Signal Company
Arrestors PVI Industries LLC Bradford White Corporation Ecodyne Water Treatment Inc. Sterling Plumbing
Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. Sellers Engineering Co. Chronomite Laboratories Eco-Tech Inc. Warm Rain
MIFAB Indirect Eemax Inc. Falcon Stainless Inc. Wrenches
Thrush Company Inc. Aerco International Inc. Falcon Stainless Inc. Great Lakes International Inc. Rothenberger USA
AJAX Boiler Inc. Noritz America Grundfos Pumps Corp.
Eliminators Chain/Pipe
Aldrich Co. Paloma Industries Inc. Harvel Plastics Inc.
Thrush Company Inc. Ridgid
Bock Water Heaters Stiebel Eltron Henry Group
Water Heater Accessories Highland Tank Ratchet
Bradford White Canada Inc. Water Jetters
AO Smith Marlo Incorporated Plumb-Pro
Bradford White Corporation O’Brien Manufacturing
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Burnham Hydronics North Star Water Conditioning Zone Controls
Falcon Stainless Inc. Ridgid
Cemline Corporation NSF International Bell and Gossett
Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Crown Boiler Co.
Water Leak Detectors Park Environmental Equipment Heat-Timer Corporation
Stands DynaQuip Controls PS International SJE Rhombus
Parker Boiler Co.
Dallas Specialty & Mfg. Co. Glentronics Inc. Sunroc LLC Viega LLC
Peerless Boilers/Aegis International LLC
IPEX The Cope Company Salt Watts Radiant
Water Heater/Heaters (see also Boilers) PVI Industries LLC
A.O. Smith Water Products Co. Sellers Engineering Co. Water Softening & Purifying Systems Tigerflow Systems Inc.
Aerco International Inc. Wessels Co. Amtrol Inc. Waterflow
AJAX Boiler Inc. Industrial CUNO Inc., a 3M Company Aquatic Industries Inc.
Aldrich Co. Bock Water Heaters Drain-Net Crane Plumbing
Anaheim Mfg. Co. Bradford White Corporation Ecodyne Water Treatment Inc. Eljer Plumbingware Inc.
Armstrong Pumps Inc. Cemline Corporation Falcon Stainless Inc. Kohler Co.
Bock Water Heaters Eemax Inc. Great Lakes International Inc. Mansfield Plumbing Products
Bosch Water Heating Parker Boiler Co. Marlo Incorporated Potter Electric Signal Company
Bradford White Canada Inc. PVI Industries LLC Parker Boiler Co. Sterling Plumbing
Bradford White Corporation Sellers Engineering Co. Zoeller Pump Company Warm Rain
Burnham Hydronics Instant Water Supply Systems Welders
Chronomite Laboratories AJAX Boiler Inc. Falcon Stainless Inc. Anaconda Trenchless Systems
Diversified Heat Transfer Inc. Bradford White Canada Inc. Grundfos Pumps Corp.
Fusion
Eemax Inc. Bradford White Corporation Metropolitan Industries Inc.
Anaconda Trenchless Systems
Graham Corp. Eemax Inc. Water Treatment Services/Equipment
Group Thermo Inc. Graham Corp. American Plumber
Heat Transfer Products Inc. Noritz America
Heat-Fab Inc. Paloma Industries Inc.
Hot Aqua Inc. PVI Industries LLC
Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE Oil Fired
Hubbell Electric Heater Co. Aldrich Co.
Laing Thermotech Inc. Bock Water Heaters
Leslie Controls Bradford White Canada Inc.
Lochinvar Corporation Bradford White Corporation
Metropolitan Industries Inc. PVI Industries LLC
Noritz America
Packaged
Paloma Industries Inc.
Aerco International Inc.
Patterson-Kelley- Harsco
AJAX Boiler Inc.
Precision Boilers Inc.
Aldrich Co.
PVI Industries LLC
Eemax Inc.
QuikWater
Parker Boiler Co.
Raypak Inc.
PVI Industries LLC
RBI
Sellers Engineering Co.
Rheem Manufacturing Co. Water Heater
Ruud Water Heaters Residential
Smith Cast Iron Boiler American Water Heater Company
Takagi Industrial Co. USA Inc. Bradford White Canada Inc.
Thermon Manufacturing Company Bradford White Corporation
Tigerflow Systems Inc. Lochinvar Corporation
Noritz America
Anode Rods
Paloma Industries Inc.
Bradford White Corporation
Wessels Co. Solar
Bradford White Canada Inc.
Booster Type
Bradford White Corporation
Bradford White Corporation
Eemax Inc.
Eemax Inc.
Stiebel Eltron
Commercial
Stands, Drain Pans
Aerco International Inc.
Bradford White Corporation
AJAX Boiler Inc.
Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE
Aldrich Co.
American Water Heater Company Steam Instantaneous
Bock Water Heaters AJAX Boiler Inc.
Bradford White Corporation Aldrich Co.
Cemline Corporation Armstrong Hot Water
Eemax Inc. Cemline Corporation ITEM DOUBLE-HUB CAST IRON PIPE
Falcon Stainless Inc. Graham Corp.
Graham Corp. Leslie Controls
PVI Industries LLC Double the hub, half the time.
Lochinvar Corporation
Noritz America Sellers Engineering Co. Using Double-Hub Cast Iron Pipe saves installation
Paloma Industries Inc. Thrush Company Inc. time and material costs. And only Charlotte Pipe has it.
Parker Boiler Co. Storage
PVI Industries LLC AJAX Boiler Inc.
Sellers Engineering Co. Bock Water Heaters 1.800.438.6091 www.charlottepipe.com
Gas Fired Bradford White Canada Inc.
Aerco International Inc. Bradford White Corporation
AJAX Boiler Inc. Cemline Corporation

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By Roy C.E. Ahlgren
HYDRONICS for PLUMBING ENGINEERS

Rules of Thumb
Designers frequently use rules of thumb for estimating The total head loss in this system is simply the length multi-
component size. These rules are based on engineering facts, plied by the friction head loss rate:
assumptions, and approximations about the way things work. Pump head = System length (feet) × Unit friction loss rate
It’s wise to know the basis of these shortcuts to judge the (foot pounds per pound of head loss per unit length)
amount of uncertainty in the rule of thumb analysis.
Many HVAC professionals use the following rule of thumb Pump head = 5,000 feet × 1.56 feet of head loss
100 feet of length
for estimating the flow required to provide comfortable condi- Thus, the pump head equals 78 feet of head.
tions in heating or cooling systems. Figure 1 is a typical end-suction pump selected for 1,000
Q = ṁcp ∆t gpm and 78 feet of head. The system curve shows that the
where pump actually will provide more than 1,000 gpm because the
Q = Heat transfer rate (British thermal units per hour) constant revolutions per minute (rpm) impeller is trimmed in
ṁ = Mass flow rate (pounds of liquid per hour) ⅛-inch increments, and the 10-inch impeller shown is slightly
cp = Specific heat of the liquid (Btu/lb-°F) larger than required.
∆t = Temperature change of the liquid (°F) This analysis assumes that the system uses 60°F water, and
that’s not very useful in an HVAC system. While it could cool
If flow is measured in gallons per minute (gpm), the rule of
very hot air, it probably couldn’t dehumidify it. In a heating
thumb becomes:
Q = 500 gpm ∆t system, 60°F water is too cool to keep people comfortable.
Thus, let’s assume a chilled water temperature of 40°F or
In this equation, the constant assumes specific gravity, and a hot water temperature of 200°F and see the effect on the
the specific heat of the liquid equals one. In other words, the system and pump.
liquid is water at standard conditions (60°F), with no additives. At 40°F, water is more viscous. The friction loss rate for 1,000
There isn’t much uncertainty in applying it, at least not as gpm in 8-inch pipe rises to 1.61 feet per 100 feet. For the 5,000-
much uncertainty as exists in rules of thumb for determining foot system, the total head loss increases to 80.5 feet.
pump head, for example. At 200°F, water is less viscous. The friction loss rate for 1,000
gpm in 8-inch pipe is only 1.42 feet per 100 feet. Thus, system
Is that Really True? head loss drops to 71 feet.
Assume a closed system of 5,000 feet total equivalent length.
The cooling and heating system heads have been plotted
That’s the same as saying everything in the system—real things
on the pump curve showing that the actual cooling system
such as heat exchangers or elbows—has the same head loss as
flow for this pump will be approximately 975 gpm, about 2.5
5,000 feet of straight pipe, an approximation in itself. Applying
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1,000 gpm at 60°F in standard
8-inch steel pipe will require
1.56 foot-pounds of work per
pound of liquid. This friction Cooling
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By Winston Huff, CPD, LEED AP
PLUMBING TECHNOLOGY of the FUTURE

Embedded Carbon in Building


Plumbing Systems
What is your carbon footprint? The coal-powered energy generation plant that serves
In the United States, individuals, households, industries, and Nashville was shut down because more coal was needed than
governments are asking this question. As clients become more expected. The coal that was loaded on barges up the river failed
aware of the importance of this issue, plumbing system design- to arrive due to low river water levels.
ers can help design buildings with smaller carbon footprints. Cities across the United States and around the world are
facing similar issues. What are some of the lessons learned
The Causes of Carbon Emissions from these situations and how does this relate to the plumbing
A recent Brookings Institution study rated various cities’ system in a building?
carbon footprints. For instance, Nashville, Tennessee, was rated
the sixth worst carbon emitter in the country. This was surpris- Embedded Power in Water
ing news to many in the community, especially those who have How much electrical power is consumed to sustain a typi-
been working to promote the city as environmentally friendly. cal municipal plumbing system? How much electrical power
What is the cause of this low ranking? According to the is needed to deliver safe water and then dispose of the water
Brookings Institute report, “Carbon dioxide is the most preva- when it flows into the waste system?
lent greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted in the United States, and it The first answer is simple: Water flows from a fixture and
primarily comes from the energy used in buildings and trans- down the drain, and significant power is consumed to make
portation.” this happen. The following flow chart shows some of the pro-
As in many other low-density cities across the country, Nash- cesses water goes through to make it to that faucet.
ville residents depend on cars. This is one significant source of Source → Conveyance: Pump water from source to the treat-
GHG. ment plant → Water treatment → Distribution → Customer use:
As reported in the study, similar to other cities in the country Pump water from street to faucet
and southeast United States, the hot and humid summer cli- Each of these steps requires pumps to move the water from
mate in Nashville makes air-conditioning a required system in one place to another, but plumbing engineers know that this is
most buildings. Cooling towers and air-conditioning systems only half of the equation. When water leaves the faucet, it goes
add greater demands on power, water, and sewer systems. down the drain, and it takes large amounts of energy to move
To add to this carbon footprint, long periods of cold tem- and treat that wastewater from the faucet back to the source as
peratures in this region require heating demands in the winter. shown:
Commercial heating systems typically use hot water or steam, Drain to street → Street to waste treatment plant → Treatment
which creates a larger demand on the power, water, and sewer plant → Source
systems. Each of these steps also requires pumps to move and treat
the wastewater. Wastewater pumps are less efficient with
electricity because they are moving solids along with the liquid.
Top Carbon-emitting Metropolitan How much raw energy is needed to provide the electrical
Areas in the United States power to the pumps in the water and waste treatment plants?
1. Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky The following flow chart shows the electrical power path to the
municipal plumbing system.
2. Indianapolis, Indiana
Coal enters plant1 → Coal boilers make steam, which makes
3. Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana electricity → Power transmission lines → Water and waste treat-
4. Toledo, Ohio ment pumps → Building water heat pumps → Building water
5. Louisville, Kentucky/Indiana spout
6. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tennessee Each step along this process uses energy. In most cases,
70 percent of the available power in coal is lost by the time it
7. St. Louis, Missouri/Illinois
reaches your house or a water treatment plant. For every 1 watt
8. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma of power available at the point of use, 3.33 watts of available
9. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania power in coal are used. Reducing 1 watt of power by the user by
10. Knoxville, Tennessee 50 percent means that the building will use 0.5 watt less power.
Source: Brookings Institution However, the power plant uses 1.66 watts less of coal.
Plumbing systems compound this savings. Power is lost in
water and wastewater treatment plants, as well as in a build-
ing to get the water to the faucet. These water systems can
As a result, both the transportation and building energy add another 20 percent of power lost to the 70 percent from
usage make Nashville one of the largest carbon producers. the power distribution system. The end result is that only 90
During the drought in the summer of 2007, water levels were percent of the available power is lost by the time it reaches the
low and energy demand was high. The low water levels started faucet. Continuing with the example of watts of power, it now
affecting the power generation systems. One of the nuclear takes 10 watts of available power in coal to provide 1 watt of
reactors in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, was shut down because of power at the faucet. Reducing water flow at the faucet by 50
low water levels in the Tennessee River. percent, the power plant will use 5 watts less of coal.

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The end result is that the municipal water, wastewater, and systems can reduce the amount of carbon used to treat the
electrical power systems expend a large amount of effort to get building’s waste when compared to traditional municipal waste
the water to and from your tap. In the future, plumbing engi- treatment facilities. The plants sequester carbon from the atmo-
neers will talk about embedded power in water and how reduc- sphere, which reduces the carbon footprint of the facility.
ing water in a building will reduce power usage and carbon Other systems such as the membrane bioreactor technology
production for the community. that is used for tertiary wastewater treatment use a physical
chemical-type system to treat wastewater and reuse the water
Municipal Size Changes on site for plumbing flush systems, process water, or irrigation.
Reducing water usage at your faucet in an individual building While these systems use electricity, in the long run they could
makes a big difference in the water usage and carbon footprint reduce the amount of carbon produced by a facility when com-
of a community. Two of the largest power users for most electri- pared to a facility that is connected to the municipal wastewater
cal power generators or suppliers are the local water and sewer system.
companies. Thus, reducing water in all buildings can reduce These systems usually are not practical for most buildings.
power consumption and carbon production. Nevertheless, plumbing engineers should be aware of the sys-
A recent study shows that approximately 20 percent of Cali- tems that are available on the market. They may be an option
fornia’s total power goes to the state’s water systems.2 Accord- for facilities that cannot connect to municipal waste systems
ing to another study from the New York City Greenhouse Gas that are overloaded and have no available capacity or remote
Report, more than 17 percent of the city’s total municipally facilities with no access to a wastewater treatment facility.
generated carbon emissions are attributable to water and sewer Another source of carbon is the embedded energy, carbon,
operations. and water in the building materials used on a project. For
example, aluminium requires a lot of energy and, as a result,
Embedded Carbon in Water
carbon to produce. While PVC uses less energy and carbon, it
When power is generated using coal-fired power plants,
does require more water to produce. At some point, it will be
carbon is released into the atmosphere. Calculating the carbon
important to look at the amount of embedded energy, carbon,
footprint of a facility is a complicated procedure, and the intent
and water required to produce the materials that are used.
of this article is not to explain the details of the calculation.
Other related factors are using locally produced materials and
However, the following discussion provides a look at how
how materials can be recycled at the end of their life.
plumbing systems affect the carbon footprint.
The first step in reducing the carbon footprint of a facility is Future Plumbing Engineering Challenges
to review the amount of power used. Concerning plumbing, Energy generation is connected to water at some point. Thus,
this only includes the amount of power used for the on-site the future will place new demands on plumbing engineers. One
plumbing system. For example, it reveals the amount of energy demand will be to design energy- and water-efficient buildings.
used to generate and maintain domestic hot water temperature The second demand will be to use materials that are produced
and plumbing pumps. Raising efficiency by installing gas-con- using environmentally friendly technologies such as recycled
densing water heaters or installing high-efficiency motors or materials, locally produced, green factories, or renewable
variable-frequency drives are just two examples that can have a resources.
direct effect on the amount of energy used The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and
In studies from California and Texas, it is estimated that Environmental Design (LEED) building guide addresses some
approximately 2.73 kilowatt-hours of electricity are used per of these issues by providing designers with methods to reduce
1,000 gallons of water. This includes the amount of power it water and energy usage in a building. The remainder of these
takes to get water from the source to the point of use and back issues will call for guidelines and support material that go
to the source again as described earlier. According to the New beyond LEED.
York Department of Environmental Protection, in 2006 the
city used 133.5 gallons per capita per day.3 This continued a References
downward trend from a high of 204.1 gallons per capita per 1. This does not include the amount of energy that is used to
day in 1991, a 35 percent reduction. This was the result of many mine the coal and transport the coal to the electrical gen-
factors including low-flow plumbing fixtures and the instal- eration plant.
lation of water meters. With a population of more than 8 mil- 2. “California’s Water-Energy Relationship.” California Energy
lion, approximately 1 billion gallons of water are used in New Commission. November 2005.
York City per day, creating a similar amount of wastewater to
3. “History of Drought and Water Consumption.” New York
be treated per day. When considering 17 percent of the city’s
City Department of Environmental Protection. January
carbon production is from water systems, reducing the amount
2007.
of water the city uses by 35 percent could reduce the amount of
carbon produced by 5 to 6 percent.

What About Other Carbon Sources in Winston Huff, CPD, LEED AP, is a project manager, plumbing fire
protection designer, and sustainable coordinator
Plumbing Systems? with Smith Seckman Reid Consulting Engineers in
One example is the amount of carbon released from sewer Nashville, Tenn. He is on the U.S. Green Building
Council’s Water Efficiency (WE) Technical Advisory
systems. This includes the carbon and methane gas in the Group (TAG). He was the founding editor of Life
Support and Biosphere Science and has served as its
sewer piping and the methods used to treat wastewater by editor-in-chief. He is president of Science Interactive,
treatment plants. an organization promoting biosphere science. For
more information or to comment on this article,
On-site wastewater treatment systems are available that e-mail articles@psdmagazine.org.
treat wastewater using a biological system of plants and micro-
organisms, which copy the ways nature treats waste. Such

DECEMBER 2008  Plumbing Systems & Design  59


By MICHAEL E. SMITH, CPD
THE WORLD of DESIGN/BUILD

The Economy Is in the Tank. Now What?


As I write this, the economy is reeling, convulsing, and seem- water treatment department, and millwright department, to name
ingly on the edge of collapse. In my opinion, we are catapult- a few.
ing through a much-needed correction that was long overdue. The good news is that jobs in the construction industry are diffi-
Hopefully, things will be looking better by the time this piece is cult to outsource to India or Mexico. When we build ‘em, we build
published. ‘em here. In economic hard times, a diverse company like the one
Design-build contractors are largely dependent on a strong I work for has certain advantages that are not shared by more spe-
economy for yearly company growth. During an economic down- cialized firms and businesses. My firm is able to offer its customers
turn, things can get pretty scary. When investors lose confidence a number of financial shortcuts when planning a new project. The
in the future of their investment capital, many building projects one-stop-shopping effect when working with a design-build con-
get put on hold or cancelled altogether. tractor can be very compelling.
I began to notice some disturbing trends early last year. Several We are able to design the complete MEP system, produce sealed
large projects that were in the planning stages complete with and signed drawings, provide labor and materials to install all
design meetings, budget pricing sessions, and projected construc- MEP systems, commission the systems, provide training, and then,
tion schedules became eerily silent. One such project, a luxury of course, service the systems once installation is complete. By
high-rise apartment building, was at the point of issuing a notice combining all of these services under one umbrella, we are able to
to proceed. Construction should have begun last August. For some offer some substantial savings to our customers.
reason—one that would become frighteningly clear later—financ- The trick here is getting this information out to those who can
ing became a problem, and the project died. take advantage. The traditional construction path can be very
This was one of several similar projects that started out strong, cumbersome and expensive. It consists of architects, design
only to slowly fade and then finally disappear from the radar engineers, consulting engineers, construction managers, general
screen. Luckily, the customer base at my company is diversified. contractors, subcontractors, and on and on. No one on that list
We try to include residential, commercial, industrial, retail, and works for free. Throw in a LEED point or two, and things can get
government projects in the long list of work we pursue. downright costly! LEED brings a whole host of third-party testing
into the mix.
The Bad News I recently attended a planning meeting for a large office building
The problem is that all of these areas are under enormous pres- that will start construction soon. We met with the owner to go over
sure to cut back. The money probably is still available, but without the drawings and discuss a few design issues. Toward the end of
trust between financial institutions, it might as well not exist. the meeting, the owner informed us that he had decided to apply
The residential real estate market is officially in the toilet. (I for LEED certification for the new office building. The owner was
love plumbing analogies!) Commercial ventures have stalled fully aware of the additional costs that would impact the project.
due to the credit lockdown. Retailers are bracing themselves However, one of the reasons it was possible was because of the
for a disappointing holiday season and understandably are not money saved by negotiating the project with a design-build team
exactly enthusiastic about opening new outlets or storefronts. Our as opposed to the traditional planning path.
industrial clients rely on a strong economy to expand and provide I’ll say it again. I feel very lucky right now to be working for a
products and services to our commercial clients. design-build contractor.
Government projects are not immune. Several government jobs
we have been working on have been delayed indefinitely. That Optimism Reigns
should come as no surprise since the government is spending Yes, the economy is in the tank. Hopefully, smarter people than
much of its money in a desperate attempt to stem the tide of finan- me will be able to figure out this mess. Perhaps it will work itself
cial collapse. out. I don’t believe anyone really knows. For my part, I remain
This is a vicious circle that has been gaining momentum of late optimistic. I will continue to offer my customers all the advantages
and shows no signs of abating any time soon. I’ve read everything I can think of. Design-build offers both agility and creativity when
I can find to figure out this economic boondoggle, and for the life approaching a new project. These trying times call for a big dose of
of me, I’m totally stymied. I’ve come to the sad conclusion that all both.
those Harvard MBA’s on Wall Street are in the same boat. So now
what?

The Good News


Is there a silver lining to be found in this ever-darkening cloud Michael E. Smith, CPD, is a plumbing/piping
designer/draftsman for Southern Air Inc.,
that seems to surround us? I guess it depends on how you look at a design/build-MEP firm in Lynchburg, Va.
His work in the construction trades includes
it. I’ve just listed all the bad news. Is there any good news? Maybe surveying, carpentry, masonry, concrete,
so. and drywall mechanic/finisher/foreman.
To comment on this article or for more
I consider myself lucky to be working for a design-build contrac- information, e-mail articles@psdmagazine.org.
tor. My company employs about 800 people statewide. We like to
call all those employees “the beast.” The beast is always hungry
and needs to be fed regularly. Our challenge is how to keep the
beast well fed during lean times. We are an MEP design-build
contractor. We employ plumbers, pipefitters, HVAC mechanics,
electricians, and a variety of technicians. We have a large service
department, controls department, commissioning department,

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Dearborn,
Michigan

2009 ASPE Technical Symposium


October 22 – 25, 2009
CONTINUING EDUCATION: Specifications

Continuing Education from Plumbing Systems & Design


David DeBord, CPD, LEED AP

Do you find it difficult to obtain continuing education units (CEUs)?


Through this special section in every issue of PS&D, ASPE can help
you accumulate the CEUs required for maintaining your Certified in
About This Issue’s Article
The December 2008 continuing education article is
Plumbing Design (CPD) status. “Specifications,” Chapter 3 of Plumbing Engineering
Design Handbook, Volume 1.
Now Online! Plumbing drawings, plumbing specifications, general
The technical article you must read to complete the exam is located conditions, special conditions, and the addenda comprise
at www.psdmagazine.org. Just click on “Plumbing Systems & Design the documents that make up the contract between the
Continuing Education Article and Exam” at the top of the page. The owner and the contractor. None of these items can stand
following exam and application form also may be downloaded from alone: the drawings cannot serve as a contract without
the website. Reading the article and completing the form will allow the specifications and vice versa. The plumbing designer
you to apply to ASPE for CEU credit. If you earn a grade of 90 percent must, therefore, be familiar with specification writing.
or higher on the test, you will be notified that you have logged 0.1 If others prepare the specifications, then the plumbing
CEU, which can be applied toward CPD renewal or numerous regu- designer must be able to coordinate the drawings with
latory-agency CE programs. (Please note that it is your responsibil- the project specifications.
ity to determine the acceptance policy of a particular agency.) CEU You may locate this article at www.psdmagazine.org.
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PSD 153
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CE Questions—“Specifications” (PSD 153)


1. The proposed construction that is referred to as the work is 7. _________ publishes MasterSpec.
_________. a. Construction Specifications Institute
a. bidding documents b. American Institute of Architects
b. contract documents c. Constructed Science Research Foundation
c. construction contract documents d. none of the above
d. none of the above
8. CCS stands for _________.
2. Who publishes the Manual of Practice? a. Certified Construction Specialist
a. American Society of Plumbing Engineers b. Construction CADD Specialist
b. ASME International c. Certified Construction Specifier
c. Plumbing and Drainage Institute d. Celebrated Construction Specifier
d. Construction Specifications Institute
9. Specifications verbally describe _________.
3. Which of the following documents are included in the project a. required materials and equipment
manual? b. level of quality required for installation and equipment
a. general conditions c. methods by which the materials and equipment are
b. specifications assembled and installed
c. bid forms d. all of the above
d. all of the above
10. Modifications can be accomplished by the use of _________.
4. A _________ assures that the work, once a contract has been a. pre-bid documents
signed, will be completed in compliance with the contract b. field orders
documents. c. general conditions
a. bid bond d. bid forms
b. performance bond
11. A type of reference-based standard commonly used when
c. materials payment bond
writing a specification is _________.
d. guaranty bond
a. codes
5. Which of the following is a method of specifying products, b. design standards
materials, or workmanship? c. product standards
a. descriptive d. all of the above
b. reference standard
12. The _________ specification identifies the products to be used
c. proprietary
by manufacturer’s name, brand name, model number, type
d. all of the above
designation, or unique characteristics.
6. A _________ is a statement or statements of the results and a. proprietary
criteria the specifier requires to verify compliance. b. reference-based
a. performance specification c. descriptive
b. bid document d. none of the above
c. change order
d. proprietary specification

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From The Moment You Arrived...
in Long Beach, California, on Friday, October 24, 2008, wherever you went, right up
until the moment you left, the ASPE presence was known to one and all.
As you came into town along the main thoroughfares, you saw ASPE flag
banners flying from the city light poles.
No matter what side you passed by the Convention Center, an ASPE Welcome
Banner greeted you.
The 2008 ASPE Convention and Engineered Plumbing Exposition was a
fantastic success and the largest Convention and EPE ever in the Society’s
history — 5,844 attendees wandered the Exposition floor and attended
the various technical programs.
It was everything we could have hoped for and was everything any
attendee could have wanted.
Thank you to every ASPE
member who attended
and was part of a new
chapter in ASPE’s history.

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2008

A FINAL THANK YOU


TO THE MANUFACTURER SPONSORS OF THE 2008
CONVENTION AND ENGINEERED PLUMBING EXPOSITION
MANUFACTURER SPONSORS were presented Certificates of Appreciation for their support and sponsorship of the 2008 ASPE
Convention and Engineered Plumbing Exposition. ASPE President Julius Ballanco presented a majority of the awards on the
Exposition floor to each company, except as noted. Thank you to all.

Diamond Gold Gold


There Can ONLY be ONE Companies
Advanced Modern Technologies Corp.
Charlotte Pipe JB Engineering
Moen
Sioux Chief Manufacturing
Zurn Engineered Water Solutions

ASPE Executive Director (right) Stan Wolfson


presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Presi-
dent Julius Ballanco for his JB Engineering Gold
Sponsorship at the ASPE Awards Presentation,
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents Monday, October 27, 2008.
a Special Sponsorship plaque to Charlotte
Pipe for its Diamond Sponsorship. Presenta-
tion was made at the ASPE Banquet.
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents a
Certificate of Appreciation to Advanced Mod-
Platinum ern Technologies for its Gold Sponsorship.
Companies
Bradford White
Copper Development Association
McGuire Manufacturing Co.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres-


ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Moen
for its Gold Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents


a Certificate of Appreciation to Sioux Chief
Manufacturing for its Gold Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres-


ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Brad-
Platinum
ford White for its Platinum Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents a


Certificate of Appreciation to Zurn Engineered
Water Solutions for its Gold Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents


ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents a a Certificate of Appreciation to McGuire for its
Certificate of Appreciation to Copper Development Gold Sponsorship at the Monday, October 27,
Association for its Platinum Sponsorship. 2008, Opening Awards Program.

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Silver Bronze Bronze
Companies
IAPMO

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left)
presents a Certificate of Appreciation to presents a Certificate of Appreciation
Jay R. Smith for its Bronze Sponsorship at to Mueller Industries for its Bronze
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres- the Monday, October 27, 2008, Opening Sponsorship.
ents a Certificate of Appreciation to IAPMO Awards Program.
for its Silver Sponsorship.

Bronze
Companies
Halsey Taylor
Jay R. Smith
Mueller
RBI Water Heaters
Symmons Industries Inc. ASPE President Julius Ballanco (second ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres-
from right) presents a Certificate of Appre- ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Sym-
SyncroFlo ciation to RBI Water Heaters for its Bronze mons Industries for its Bronze Sponsorship.
T&S Brass & Bronze Works Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (right) ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
presents a Certificate of Appreciation to a Certificate of Appreciation to T&S Brass and
SyncroFlo for its Bronze Sponsorship. Bronze Works for its Bronze Sponsorship.

Special SPONSORED Items


Grundfos Pumps Lanyards
McGuire Lightpost banners
Sioux Chief Mfg. Lobby banner
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents Sloan Valve Conference bags
a Certificate of Appreciation to Halsey Taylor Viega Conference pens
for its Bronze Sponsorship.

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2008

A FINAL THANK YOU


TO THE CHAPTER SPONSORS OF THE 2008 CONVENTION
AND ENGINEERED PLUMBING EXPOSITION
CHAPTER SPONSORS were presented Certificates of Appreciation for their support and sponsorship of the 2008 ASPE Conven-
tion and Engineered Plumbing Exposition. ASPE President Julius Ballanco presented the awards at the Monday, October 27, 2008,
Opening Session. Thank you to all.

Platinum Platinum Platinum


ASPE Chapters
Baltimore Chapter
Boston Chapter
British Columbia Chapter
Chicago Chapter
Cleveland Chapter
Los Angeles Chapter
Raleigh Chapter
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
Washington, D.C., Chapter
a Certificate of Appreciation to British Co- a Certificate of Appreciation to Raleigh
Western Michigan Chapter lumbia Chapter for its Platinum Sponsorship. Chapter for its Platinum Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents


ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Washington,
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Chicago D.C., Chapter for its Platinum Sponsorship.
a Certificate of Appreciation to Baltimore Chapter for its Platinum Sponsorship.
Chapter for its Platinum Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents


ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Western Mich-
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Cleveland igan Chapter for its Platinum Sponsorship.
a Certificate of Appreciation to Boston Chap- Chapter for its Platinum Sponsorship.
ter for its Platinum Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents


a Certificate of Appreciation to Los Angeles
Chapter for its Platinum Sponsorship.
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Gold Gold Gold
ASPE Chapters
Capital Region New York Chapter
Charlotte Chapter
Minnesota Chapter
Nashville Chapter
New Jersey Chapter
Ottawa Region Chapter
Philadelphia Chapter
Richmond Chapter ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left)
St. Louis Chapter a Certificate of Appreciation to New Jersey presents a Certificate of Appreciation to
West Coast Florida Chapter Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship. West Coast Florida Chapter for its Gold
Sponsorship.

Silver
ASPE Chapters
Connecticut Chapter
Montreal Chapter
North Florida Chapter
Quebec Chapter
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
a Certificate of Appreciation to Capital Re- ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
gion NY Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship. a Certificate of Appreciation to Ottawa Re-
gion Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres-


ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Con-
necticut Chapter for its Silver Sponsorship.
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
a Certificate of Appreciation to Charlotte ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship. a Certificate of Appreciation to Philadelphia
Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left)


presents a Certificate of Appreciation to
Montreal Chapter for its Silver Sponsorship.
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
a Certificate of Appreciation to Minnesota ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship. a Certificate of Appreciation to Richmond
Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres-


ents a Certificate of Appreciation to North
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents Florida Chapter for its Silver Sponsorship.
a Certificate of Appreciation to Nashville ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents
Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship. a Certificate of Appreciation to St. Louis
Chapter for its Gold Sponsorship.

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2008

Silver Bronze Bronze

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres- ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left)
presents a Certificate of Appreciation to ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Central presents a Certificate of Appreciation to
Quebec Chapter for its Silver Sponsorship. Florida Chapter for its Bronze Sponsorship. Southwestern Ohio Chapter for its Bronze
Sponsorship.

Bronze
ASPE Chapters
Alabama Chapter
Atlanta Chapter
Central Florida Chapter
Greenville Chapter
Kansas City Chapter
Omaha Chapter
ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres- ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres-
Rochester Chapter ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Kansas ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Roch-
Southwestern Ohio Chapter City Chapter for its Bronze Sponsorship. ester Chapter for its Bronze Sponsorship.

ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) presents ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres- ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) pres-
a Certificate of Appreciation to Alabama ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Omaha ents a Certificate of Appreciation to Atlanta
Chapter for its Bronze Sponsorship. Chapter for its Bronze Sponsorship. Chapter for its Bronze Sponsorship.

A FINAL THANK YOU


TO THE MANUFACTURER PATRONS OF THE 2008 CONVENTION AND ENGINEERED PLUMBING EXPOSITION
AB&I Foundry Chicago Faucets / Geberit Glentronics Inc. MAPA Products Schier Products Co.
ABS USA Clarion Bathware Globe Fire Sprinkler Corp. McGuire Mfg. Co. Inc. SeeWater Inc.
ABT Inc. Copper Development Assn. Grice Engineering Inc. Metcraft Industries Inc. Sloan Valve Company
Accor Technology Inc. Crane Pumps & Systems Grundfos Pumps Corporation Metra Flex Stern-Williams Co.
Advanced Mechanical Cryotech International Halsey Taylor NIBCO Inc. T-Drill Industries Inc.
Technologies Dekker Vacuum Harvel Plastics Oatey SCS The Cope Company Salt
Advanced Modern Delany Flush Valves Haws Corporation OmegaFlex Inc. Town & Country Plastics Inc.
Technologies Corp. - AMTC Delta Faucet Company Heat-Fab Inc. P.I.P.E Tramco Pump Company
American Standard Brand Digital Analysis Corp. Hubbell Park Environmental Tyco Thermal Controls
Ansul Incorporated Easyflex Intersan Mfg. Equipment Ltd. Viking Group
Aqua Bath EBARA Fluid Handling IPS Corporation Patterson Pump Company Water Control Corporation
Aquatherm Eemax Inc. Isimet PF Waterworks Water Quality Association
ARCOM Elkhart Brass Mfg. Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co. Plumbing & Drainage Weil Pump Co. Inc.
BeaconMedaes Fielding Pumps Josam Company Institute Wendland Mfg. Corp.
Bemis Flowserve Corp. - Duriron Kohler Co. Precision Plumbing Products Western Innovator
BJM Pumps Pipe Kusel Equipment Co. Prier Products Inc. Woodford Mfg. Co.
Bradley Corporation Froet Industries Liquitech Inc. ProSet Systems Inc.
BrassCraft Mfg. Gastite Division/Titeflex Corp. Little Giant Pump Co. QuantumFlo

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2008 ASPE BUSINESS MEETING
Conducting the Business of
the Society

An ASPE Business Meeting is required to meet at each biennial The major business of this meeting is to discuss and vote on
Convention. The business of the Society is conducted by approxi- any proposed bylaw amendments, nominate and elect the
mately 320 delegates chosen by each chapter’s membership. The next ASPE board of directors, and conduct any other business
number of delegates from each chapter varies, but in no event are of the Society as brought forth by the delegates on behalf of
there less than three official delegates from each chapter. In addi- the membership.
tion, the ASPE board, region chairs, past presidents, and Research
Foundation president are official delegates.

320 delegates require a lot of room.

For 2008, immediate Past President Joe Scott (upper


left) and ASPE President Julius Ballanco (top right)
conducted a special leadership seminar to help the Candidates for the
delegates prepare for their forthcoming responsi- 2008–2010 board of
bilities. Delegates are seated by chapter and in the general directors address the
vicinity of other chapters in the region. delegates.

Lunch is followed by a lot of work.

Delegates receive
hundreds of pages of
Every ASPE Business Meeting begins with the posting of material to be used
the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, during the Business
and an invocation. Convention Co-chair Greg Each board member gives Meeting.
Farmer provides delegates a verbal report to the
with a daily update of infor- delegates.
mation.

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2008

2008–2010 ASPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


On Sunday, October 26, 2008, the delegates to the ASPE Business Meeting put into nomination their preferred candidates
for the 2008–2010 board of directors. On Monday, October 27, 2008, the delegates voted for the officers of the 2008–2010
ASPE board of directors.

With the passage of bylaw amendment #6, which modified Article 4 — Convention, the voting for officers could be done
utilizing a “suitable and secure voting method.” With secret written ballots no longer required, the time necessary for the
election of officers was greatly reduced.

As for all ASPE Business Meetings, a number of members who are present for the meeting but are not delegates are
chosen to be the official tellers for the meeting. The tellers are responsible for collecting and handing out information,
overseeing all votes, verifying the correctness of each vote, and when necessary, counting hands or paper ballots.

This year, the 2008 ASPE Business Meeting tellers were Patrick McClellan, CPD, Gary Mohr, CPD, Natalie Kizelewicz, CPD,
Richard Lingo, Kelvin Kennedy, and Jeff Cochran. Patrick McClellan was appointed to be the head teller.

The candidates and the final vote tally were as follows:


Position Candidates Election Result
Voice vote:
ASPE President Julius A. Ballanco, PE, CPD, FASPE
Unanimous
ASPE Vice President, Technical John Norman Parks, CPD, CET 152
William F. Hughes Jr., CPD 101
ASPE Vice President, Education
Diane M. Wingard, CPD 185
Gregory A. Farmer, PE 195
ASPE Vice President, Legislative
C. David Hudson, CPD 94
Jeffrey L. Ingertson, CPD 156
ASPE Vice President, Membership
Donald Keith, CPD 131
ASPE Vice President, Affiliate William M. Smith
ASPE Secretary/Treasurer Gregory L. Mahoney, CPD, FASPE
ASPE Region 1 Director R. Paul Silvestre
Voice Vote:
ASPE Region 2 Director Mitchell J. Clemente, CPD
Unanimous
ASPE Region 3 Director David H. Anelli
ASPE Region 4 Director Matthew R. Bell, CPD
ASPE Region 5 Director Timothy A. Smith, CPD

In accordance with bylaw amendment #13, and in accordance with the laws of California governing the Society, the posi-
tion of secretary/treasurer was separated into two positions: secretary and treasurer. Following the ASPE Convention, the
president, with the approval of the board of directors, named Gregory L. Mahoney, CPD, FASPE, to serve both positions
for the coming year.

Due to space restrictions, the second half of the 2008 Convention and En-
gineered Plumbing Expositions highlights, including all the award winners
and social events, will be published in the January/February 2009 issue.

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Introducing the
2008–2010 ASPE Board of Directors

President, Julius A. Ballanco, PE, Vice President, Technical, John Vice President, Education, Diane M. Vice President, Legislative, Gregory
CPD, FASPE Norman Parks, CPD, CET Wingard, CPD A. Farmer, PE

Vice President, Membership, Jeffrey Vice President, Affiliate, William M. Secretary/Treasurer, Gregory L. Region 1 Director,
L. Ingertson, CPD Smith Mahoney, CPD, FASPE R. Paul Silvestre

Region 2 Director, Region 3 Director, Region 4 Director, Region 5 Director,


Mitchell J. Clemente, CPD David H. Anelli Matthew R. Bell, CPD Timothy A. Smith, CPD

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2008

2008–2010 ASPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Sworn In


For the first time, the elected positions of Region 1 director, Region 2 director, Region 3 director, Region 4 direc-
tor, Region 5 director, and vice president, affiliate were sworn into the 2008–2010 ASPE board of directors. These
positions were added with the 2006 bylaws amendments, and in 2008, the first election for these new positions
was held. (For the 2006–2008 board of directors, the positions were filled by appoint-
ment of the president.)

Since 2006–2008 ASPE President Julius Ballanco


was re-elected for the 2008–2010 presidency,
2004–2006 ASPE President Joe Scott swears in
the 2008–2010 ASPE board of directors.

After swearing in, 2008–2010 board mem-


bers congratulate each other.

From right: Diane Wingard, VP education; Paul 2008–2010 ASPE board of directors, from right: Julius Ballanco, president (partially blocked); Diane Wingard,
Silvestre, Region 1 director; Greg Farmer, VP leg- VP education (partially blocked); Greg Farmer, VP legislative; Jeffrey Ingertson, VP membership; Billy Smith,
islative (blocked from view); Jeffrey Ingertson, VP VP affiliate; Gary Mahoney, secretary/treasurer (partially hidden); Paul Silvestre, Region 1 director; Mitch
membership; Billy Smith, VP affiliate; Gary Ma- Clemente, Region 2 director (partially hidden); Dave Anelli, Region 3 director (partially hidden); Matt Bell, Re-
honey, secretary/treasurer gion 4 director; Tim Smith, Region 5 director. (Norman Parks, VP technical, was unavailable for this picture.)

Julius Ballanco, president (right), and Billy Smith, VP affiliate (right); Julius Ballanco, After swearing in, 2008–2010 board members
Diane Wingard, VP education president; and Diane Wingard, VP education congratulate each other.

Greg Farmer, VP legislative (right) and Jeffrey Ing- Julius Ballanco, president (right) and Greg Farmer,
Julius Ballanco, president (right); Diane
ertson, VP membership VP legislative
Wingard, VP education; and Mitch Clem-
ente, Region 2 director
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2008 ASPE Engineered Plumbing Exposition
The 2008 ASPE Convention and Engineered Plumbing Exposition brings together, under one roof, the world’s
largest gathering of plumbing engineering and design products, equipment, and services—three football
fields of exhibits. More than 300 manufacturers, suppliers, and consultants have technical exhibits featuring
everything from pipes to pumps to fixtures, from compressors to consulting services. It is a unique opportunity
to view and examine the equipment, products, and services you’ll be recommending and specifying.

It starts with the snip of the ribbon, and the 2008 Engineered
Plumbing Exposition is underway. Officiating at the opening are
(from the left) ASPE President Julius Ballanco; ASPE Convention
Co-chair Greg Farmer; ASPE Convention Co-chair Frank Heine;
Southern California Host Committee Secretary Rod Koepke; Los
Angeles Chapter President Vivian Enriquez; Orange County Chap-
ter President Jeff Reed; and San Diego Chapter President Scott
Newton.

Jammed right from the get-go, both days of the Exposition saw record crowds. Exhibitors remarked on
how much more crowded the floors seemed to be this year. Exhibitors loved the traffic; most of all they
loved the quality of the attendees. The director of a “competing” show was amazed at the size, quality, and
traffic at the ASPE EPE. “I had no idea,” he said. “Is it always like this?”

Exhibitors responded with great-looking displays. Many exhibitors and attendees


alike were heard to remark how “open, light, and airy” the show floor felt. Over-
heard was, “This is the nicest looking show I’ve been to in a long time.”

How did exhibitors rate the show? More than 93 percent of exhibitors, representing 609 booths on
the 2008 EPE floor, have re-signed for the 2010 EPE in Philadelphia, November 1–2, 2010. Due to the
continued unprecedented growth and demand for space on the EPE floor and attendee concerns
about spending quality time at all booths, ASPE may again freeze the total 2010 EPE floor size to a
maximum of 650 booths.

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2008

2008 ASPE EPE AWARD WINNERS


For each EPE, a secret committee roams the floor, viewing each booth,
watching booth personnel in action, and evaluating the overall qual-
ity, craftsmanship, and appearance of each exhibit. The committee
made its choices on Monday, October 27, 2008, and the EPE Awards
Committee presented awards to four exhibitors on Tuesday morning,
October 28, 2008.
The H. Harry Kerman Award recognizes the company whose display
in the EPE best exemplifies the theme of the Convention and EPE. The
winner for 2008 is Acorn Manufacturing.
In addition, up to five awards are presented to each company judged
2008 ASPE Convention Co-chair Frank Heine (right), ASPE Presi-
best overall in appearance, craftsmanship, and other evaluation re- dent Julius Ballanco (left), and 2008 ASPE Convention Co-chair
quirements. For 2008, the winning companies are Navien America, Greg Farmer (second from left) present the H. Harry Kerman
Parker Boiler, and Zurn. Award to Acorn Manufacturing.

Congratulations to all.

Navien America Parker Boiler Zurn

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2008 ASPE GRAND PRIZE WINNER P RI AT
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ND
CONGRATULATIONS

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P E G RA

ROBERT CHOBY!

S K Y SP
The grand prize for the 2008 ASPE Convention and Engineered Plumbing
S

Exposition was a ruby red 2009 Saturn Sky. The winner of the 2009 Sky was
A

Robert Choby, an ASPE special member from and administrative secretary of OR


the Johnstown Chapter.
8 TS
200 CAR
To win, Robert had to complete
one of the ASPE EXPO-OPOLY
game boards and turn it in
for his grand prize ticket,
put his name on the ticket,
and drop the ticket into the
box. John took the time to
complete his EXPO-OPOLY
board, and his perseverance
paid off.

Robert is ready to go. Later Tuesday, he and the car went to the dealer where
the car was titled in his name and in his home state of Pennsylvania. All sales ASPE President Julius Ballanco (left) congratulates
taxes and title fees were included as part of the prize. John is “only” respon- Robert Choby and hands over keys to the car.
sible for state and federal sales taxes.

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2008 INAUGURATION OF THE
ASPE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS
ASPE Kenneth G. Wentink College of Fellows
The ASPE board of directors believes that there are many Society members of established
reputation who have made significant, sustained contributions to the plumbing
engineering and design profession, the Society, and/or the plumbing industry in the
areas of contracting and manufacturing.
At the banquet, the board inaugurated the ASPE Kenneth G. Wentink College of Fellows.
The first inductees to the College were selected by the board. Potential Fellow names
were collected, and those on the final ballot were required to have the unanimous
consent of the board. The board was given a special ballot, and the statistical analysis was
overseen by ASPE’s executive director. The overall scoring provided for a priority point
system, which accounted for small variations of the priority listing for each candidate by
each board member and adjusted for any variation in the number of votes received.
Hereafter, to become a Fellow, you must be selected by the Fellows Selection Committee,
which itself will comprise only other Fellows. (More details will be available on the ASPE
website.)

Gail Wentink was unaware, surprised, and appreciative


of the newly created College of Fellows, which was
named after her husband Kenneth G. Wentink.

The first inductees into the Kenneth G. Wentink College of Fellows


are (alphabetically) Julius Ballanco, Esteban Cabello, Russell Calder-
wood, David Dexter, Donald Dickerson, Phil French, Frank Heine, Bob
Herr, Pete Johnson, Cal Laws, Gary Mahoney, Jerry McDanal, William
O'Donnell, Mike Olson, Edward Saltzberg, Donald Sampler, Joe Scott,
Anthony (Tony) Stutes, Frank Teebagy, and Pat Whitworth.

Gail Wentink (right) with


Gail Wentink (left) with
David Dexter
Julius Ballanco

Fellows are called to the dais where Gail


Wentink hands out lapel pins and shows the
Gail Wentink (right) with ring they will receive.
Esteban Cabello

Gail Wentink
(right) with Russ

Gail Wentink (right) with


Phil French
Gail Wentink (right) with
Frank Heine
Gail Wentink (center) with Bob
Herr (left) and Frank Heine

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From the President’s Pen

What’s the Future of ASPE?


JULIUS BALLANCO, PE, 2006–2008 ASPE PRESIDENT

I would like to thank the delegates as well as the mem- One of the questions I am always confronted with
bership for their support in electing me to a second term is, “How are the finances?” Good, actually. ASPE has
as president of ASPE. It has been an honor serving as turned the corner and is almost out of debt. Actually, as I
your president, and I pledge to continue to do my best in start my second term, the Society is in approximately the
the next two years. same debt as when I first joined the board eight years
I set a number of goals for my first term, a few of ago. That may not sound good, but actually it is great. We
which I discussed in my last column. Some of those sunk into significant debt over a four-year period, but
goals continue into my second term, and I also have set during the last four years, we have paid back that same
some new goals for the Society. amount of debt.
We have significantly increased our presence in We need to continue to watch every dollar and make
providing top-of-the-line educational programs. The sound investments for the future. During these tough
webinar series has been very well received and will con- economic times, it is especially important for ASPE to be
tinue into the future. Whenever possible, we will seek fiscally wise. I can assure you that will occur.
sponsors for these webinars so we can offer them free to We have published one plumbing engineering design
the members. standard, and a number of other standards are under
In addition to the webinars, in the near future we will development. We need to complete these standards and
ASPE REPORT

offer other educational programs on the Internet. These get them out to the industry. However, we need volun-
programs, for which ASPE will issue continuing educa- teers to help. Some of the standards under development
tion units (CEUs), will be available at any time. You will are hot water temperature control, water pipe sizing,
be able to go online and view an educational program at and venting systems. Volunteer to serve on one of the
your leisure. committees to help develop these documents. Every
Of course, one of my goals is to increase attendance plumbing engineer and designer has something to offer
to ASPE’s premier educational program, the Techni- in standards development.
cal Symposium. Next year’s Symposium will be held We also can use volunteers to serve as chair or vice
in Dearborn, Michigan. Mark your calendar for Oct. chair of new standard committees that are getting orga-
22–25, 2009. I can assure you that this is one of the finest nized. Being involved, especially by serving as a chair
programs in the industry. It also remains extremely or vice chair, is extremely educational and helps you in
economical. your profession.
After hearing presentations from the International Within the next two years I hope to see the comple-
Code Council (ICC) and International Association of tion of a second-level certification program for plumb-
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), I will con- ing designers. This program will certify designers and
tinue to pursue a single plumbing code for the United engineers who have less than eight years of education
States. Canada already has moved to a single code. It is and experience. Our Certified in Plumbing Design
time for the United States to do the same. There is no (CPD) Committee will be working hard to complete this
reason for not having a combined plumbing code in program.
the United States. ASPE will continue to push for this to ASPE will continue to promote and advance the cur-
occur. rent CPD certification program. The CPD certification
Membership service always will be an important issue is the best way to show your competence as a plumbing
for ASPE. If you are reading this and are not a member, engineer.
fill out the membership form in this magazine and send The next two years also will be a turning point for
it in or sign up online at www.aspe.org. It is time for you the Society as we begin our search for the next execu-
to join ASPE. If you are a member and know someone tive director. With the approaching retirement of Stan
who is not, give them a membership application to fill Wolfson, we will need to find another individual to fill
out. his shoes. They don’t make them multitalented like Stan
Some areas in the United States and Canada do not anymore, so we will need to adjust to a different style of
have ASPE chapters. I would like to see that change. executive director.
We need chapters in cities such as Seattle, Toronto, and I look forward to serving another two years. If you
Anchorage, to name a few. If you live in one of these have any comments or questions, always feel free to
www.aspe.org areas and would like to help start a chapter, contact e-mail me. The board of directors is here to serve the
ASPE’s headquarters. It only takes a few interested engi- members, and we are always interested in what you have
neers to get a chapter going. Once the chapter is started, to say.
others join in and help out.

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ASPE Research Foundation

ASPE Research Foundation Update


Peter Johnson, CPD, FASPE, Research Foundation President

I hope that everyone who attended the Convention and with the purpose of generating larger, externally funded
Engineered Plumbing Exposition (EPE) in Long Beach, research then become a proportional investment in future
California, had a wonderful time. It certainly was an excel- royalties rather than a recurring, unrecoverable expense. This
lent event, and it was good to see old friends and make new is the direction in which the RF is proceeding.
acquaintances. The RF was excited about handing out our
two new white papers that are part of the new direction in Our New White Papers
In conjunction with the University of Wisconsin–Madison,
which the RF is moving. We were disappointed and surprised,
we have developed two white papers that reflect the basic
however, in how few people stopped by our spot in the ASPE
research that the RF is conducting. One is “Scalding Tempera-
Pavilion to pick up these pieces of basic research.
ture Susceptibility” and the other is “Tepid Water/Emergency
The Foundation’s Role in Research Wash and Shower Equipment.” If you did not get your copy
These white papers reflect the direction in which the Foun- of these papers, we have a limited supply remaining and will
dation is moving to be involved in conducting basic research provide them to those who are interested in reviewing and
on topics that are of interest to ASPE members and others commenting on them. You may request them through our
who are involved in the arena of plumbing engineering. The e-mail address asperf@aspe.org.
RF board spent some time assessing the Foundation and
what it can and cannot do. We are a very small, very resource-
Other News
At the Convention, we were proud and honored to present
limited player in the wide world of earth-shaking research
the Foundation’s Special Acknowledgment of Leadership
publications, but that’s not to say that Foundation projects
Award, posthumously, to Ken Wentink for his years of service
should be diminished in anyone’s eyes. Past, present, and
and his dedication, insight, support, innovation, and leader-
future projects have a continuing and very important role to
ship of the Foundation.
play in the development of knowledge essential to our profes-
As we do at all major Society functions, we raffled off a
sion and industry.
week at a condo in Pompano Beach, Florida. The winner this
The RF is not an organization that should be undertaking
time was Mark Figurski from Bradley Corp. I sure hope he
major definitive research involving huge financial obligations
enjoys his fun in the sun! Also, we hope to have our website
and years of coordinated effort from geographically and pro-
up and running sometime after the first of the year.
fessionally dispersed participants to the end that published
As always, the RF board wants to extend a huge thank you
results have no direct, timely, or even foreseeable return to
to each and every member, chapter, and organization that
individual ASPE members or RF coffers. However, all major
has provided their financial support to the Foundation. We
definitive research has its basis in basic research conducted
believe that with the above-mentioned white papers and
for the purpose of stimulating interest and obtaining fund-
other projects that we are pursuing, you will see that your
ing. Typically, basic research references existing literature
donations are being put to good use. We will continue to pro-
and illustrates questions, contradictions, and inconsistencies
vide timely reports in PS&D on new projects and initiatives on
in a particular topic with the purpose of focusing further on
which the RF is working. Your suggestions are greatly appreci-
resolving (definitive) research. Your Research Foundation is
ated, so please send them to our e-mail address. ✻
ideally suited to the generation of such basic research and
subsequent funding pursuits. Expenditures for basic research

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From the Executive's Desk

Some Observations from the Convention


STANLEY M. WOLFSON, ASPE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

A number of bylaws amendments that were defeated magazine, who will publish it. That will help garner the
at the 2008 ASPE Business Meeting concerned com- attention needed.
munication between the Society’s leadership and the
members. During the discussion of these amendments, Speaking of Communication Lapses!
the delegates made it clear that the membership feels We had a major breakdown in communications
out of touch with what is happening at the national level, during the 2008 Convention and Engineered Plumbing
such as what the Society’s committees are doing and Exposition regarding the exhibitors and the social events
what the region directors are accomplishing on behalf of to which they were invited. Generally, all of the program
their regions. Delegates also were greatly concerned that material stated that all attendees to the Convention and
the national vice presidents seemed to be invisible to EPE were welcome to all of the social events. This com-
the majority of the membership. Typically, these officers muniqué could be found in the
occasionally attend chapter or region meetings, appear on-site program book and in
at Technical Symposia and Conventions, and, with a few the on-site newsletter. The com-
words, attempt to summarize a year’s worth of activities munication also was careful
in a few pages in the ASPE Annual Report. to state that while everyone in
Although the amendments were defeated, the mes- attendance was welcome, you
must have a special security
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sage did not go unheard. A new section of the ASPE


website is under construction called ASPE Leadership patch on your ASPE Convention or Exposition badge for
Communication. It will be available to all ASPE mem- admission. The patch was an embroidered ASPE Ride
bers and is being designed to be interactive so that the Wave logo.
members can immediately communicate, ask questions, The reason for the security patch was to ensure that
and respond to what’s been written. The site is hoped to only paid Convention attendees, special guests, and the
become an ASPE blog, and this is the first step needed staff of the sponsors that helped fund each event were
to get the Society’s leadership in tune with the latest in able to attend. The problem was that many exhibitors
communication forums. did not have a Ride the Wave patch because they were
To start, each member of the board of directors will given only to on-site staff persons belonging to Dia-
have an individual page: President Julius Ballanco (who mond, Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsors. This
already posts a monthly column), VP Technical Norman requirement was explained in a special on-site newslet-
Parks; VP Education Diane Wingard; VP Legislative Greg ter that was distributed to every exhibit booth.
Farmer; VP Membership Jeffrey Ingertson; VP Affiliate One difficulty is that the attending exhibitors are
Billy Smith; Secretary and Treasurer Gary Mahoney; not always the same as the staff who set up the booth.
Region 1 Director Paul Silvestre; Region 2 Director Mitch Therefore, the notice did not get passed on. Second,
Clemente; Region 3 Director Dave Anelli; Region 4 in the past, exhibitors and their staff were encouraged
Director Matt Bell; and Region 5 Director Tim Smith. to attend Convention social events as a way to further
Did you catch the separation of the secretary and network. However, the costs for putting on parties and
treasurer positions? This is due to the passing of a receptions has become so expensive, as much as $50 to
bylaw amendment that responded to a requirement of $60 per guest, that most social events would need to be
associations incorporated in the state of California. The eliminated if not for the special funding support of the
positions were combined in 1994 when a vice president companies providing sponsorships. Their intention is to
of education was added to the board. (At that time, not support the membership of the Society, not their manu-
enough homework had been done on the implications.) facturing competitors. One exhibitor who was unable
The president, with the board’s concurrence, for now has to gain entrance bemoaned that he was embarrassed
agreed to allow one individual to hold both positions, since he had some of his product representatives with
which is permitted under state law. him, and he always had used the ASPE social events to
Once these leaders are producing monthly reports to “entertain” them.
the membership and responding to member questions As executive director, I wish I could offer more than
and concerns, we will add additional Society leaders, this apology. It was indeed a failure to fully communi-
such as each of the standing committee chairs. It is easy cate. I hope everyone better understands the situation
to envision that related vice presidents and committee and understands that continuing these social events will
www.aspe.org require the funding support of sponsors—themselves
chairs might wish to collaborate on specific sites in the
future. exhibitors who expect those companies that want to par-
For now, the intent is for the Society’s leadership to ticipate in an event to provide support as well.
communicate on a monthly basis with the membership. There will be a lot of conversations regarding this
Watch for the first reports to be online by the middle of communication breakdown at the 2008 Convention. The
December. If you are not getting the communication you Exhibitor Advisory Committee, in the past, has always
want or expect, just write to the particular individual. I provided excellent advice and direction. We look to
also suggest that you write a letter to the editor of this

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them to help us heal any rifts that have occurred and provide The delegations regarded as “older” are those wanting to main-
wisdom and foresight for 2010. tain a status quo, while those who are “younger” understand that
the Society needs to change from the past to face the challenges of
Anyone for a Leftover Garmin? the future.
Despite giving away almost 2,000 prizes through the ASPE Observation Three For those of you who did not hear, one of the
EXPO-OPOLY game on the Exposition floor this year, a few hun- ASPE board members became ill during the Convention and had
dred were left over. Most of the major prizes are gone, but plenty to be rushed to the hospital. Needless to say, a lot of people were
of small items such as umbrellas, knives, and fishing kits are still concerned, especially as this individual had just fought a battle
available. with cancer. Due to a lack of information, for a while some rather
The region directors have contacted their chapters to see which grim rumors were floating around.
are interested in receiving some of the leftover items to use as pro- Let me say that the individual, once stabilized in the hospital,
motions for attracting attendance to meetings and for handouts at awoke and became fully aware of what had transpired. He was
their own product shows. As expected, all the region directors have taken home right after the Convention (with lots of prayers and his
reported that the majority of their chapters would like to receive family at his side) and has had the necessary treatments, to which
some of the items. his doctors say he has responded remarkably, so remarkably that
The prizes that are left will be sorted into packages, with most of he is up, about, and back at work, though he must continue to
the higher value items being assigned to the smaller chapters. Look take it easy. He will be able to continue to participate as a board
for the packages to begin arriving the first week of December. member, although his travel will be limited for the next few months
Some Observations until a clearer picture emerges from ongoing tests.
I started with the Society in 1996 and now have been intimately I just talked to this vice president, and he sounds strong and is
involved with seven Conventions and Engineered Plumbing Expo- thankful for all the prayers he received. He knows that it is still a
sitions and five Technical Symposiums. I have watched with inter- touch-and-go situation, but it was good to hear his voice and his
est the political manipulations and even some back-room intrigue dedication to continue to work on the Society’s behalf, to the extent
among the delegates. Over the past 12 years, some interesting that he is able.
changes have occurred among all the different delegations. So, what’s the observation? It’s that the members of ASPE can
Observation One This one is easy. After years of promoting come together in a time of need and offer help, compassion, and
proper business attire, be it formal or casual, this Convention prayer. Our members come to the aid of other members. ASPE is a
undoubtedly had some of the best dressed delegates in attendance, close-knit family and not simply a professional society.
especially at the Tuesday evening banquet, where in the past it was On behalf of this vice president, I thank each of you for your
not uncommon for members to show up in jeans and even shorts prayers for his recovery. With a strong tradition of family and reli-
and sandals. gion, he believes those prayers helped him through this difficult
Observation Two This observation is that a significant nuance of time.
change seems to be occurring within the delegations. I noticed, not I am very pleased, gratified, and proud to be able to stand tall
just from a visual inspection of the audience but especially regard- and state that I am part of this caring and considerate universe.
ing the discussion of certain amendments, that the delegations
are becoming “younger” (with younger and older not necessarily
meaning by age, but a very subtle difference combining age and
thinking).

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Viega Wins Prestigious


Adina Barnes ASPE Industry Award
The American Society of Plumbing Engineers
(ASPE) presented the 2008 ASPE Industry Award
to a plumbing industry-related company for pro-
viding outstanding service to the advancement of
plumbing engineering technology. This year, the
winner was Viega.
At the 2008 ASPE Convention in Long Beach,
California, in October, Viega, a Kansas-based heat-
ing and plumbing manufacturer, took home the
coveted 2008 ASPE Industry Award. Surrounded
by friends, colleagues, and even a few competi-
tors, Viega Chief Executive Officer Dan Schmierer
accepted this award on behalf of the company.
“Viega sells engineering—we just wrap it up in
quality products with innovative features,” says
Schmierer. “The real ‘rock stars’ at Viega are a quiet Viega’s new 439,000-square-foot manufacturing and logistics facility in McPherson, Kansas
band of engineers who dream up the products we
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sell to our customers, like our new stainless steel connection products, more than 600 fittings, for more applica-
ProPress System. This award celebrates their hard work and tions—from potable water supply to natural gas to industrial
Viega’s commitment to bringing quality products to the mar- piping, marine applications, and now stainless steel. Because
ketplace.” no flame is involved, on-site safety is vastly improved over
sweat fittings.
What Is Viega’s Unique Smart Connect Feature?
Only Viega ProPress fittings offer its patented Smart Con-
nect feature—invented by Viega in 2005—a quick and easy
way for installers to identify connections that need pressings.
If you don’t see the Viega name or the green, yellow, or orange
spots, you’re risking an unreliable connection. When the
connection hasn’t been pressed, the Smart Connect Feature
allows liquids and/or air to pass by the sealing element during
pressure testing.
About Viega
For almost 110 years, Viega has been manufacturing and
supplying the highest quality plumbing and heating products
in the world. In 2006, the company moved its North American
headquarters to Wichita, Kansas. Viega is currently building
a 439,000-square-foot manufacturing and logistics facility in
CEO Dan Schmierer accepting Viega’s custom-built Orange County Chopper McPherson, Kansas.
outside its North American headquarters Known for innovative offerings such as the ProPress copper
system, ProRadiant heating, ViegaPEX tubing, and the MANA-
One of the main reasons Viega was chosen BLOC water distribution mani-
for this honor was because of its innovative fold, Viega is taking residential
products—particularly the Viega ProPress and commercial plumbing and
System with the patented Smart Connect fea- heating to the next level. With
ture, the fastest, most reliable, flameless way an in-house research and
to join copper tubing and now stainless steel. development department and
a commitment to listening to
The History of Viega ProPress our customers, Viega offers the
When Viega introduced the ProPress most consumer- and installer-
System in the United States in 1989, installers friendly systems available.
could stop sweating fittings and start saving Learn more at www.viega.com.
time and money. Today, after millions of Adina Barnes is Viega’s direc-
trouble-free connections, Viega ProPress is tor of marketing.
still the fastest, most reliable system avail-
able. No one offers a wider selection of press

Viega ProPress fitting

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Society News
ASPE Promotes Jinnie Yoo to Membership the Membership Department. You can reach Jinnie at jyoo@
Coordinator aspe.org.
ASPE’s Administrative Assistant Jinnie Yoo was promoted Baltimore Chapter Loses Two Members
to membership coordinator this fall. In this capacity, Jinnie Harold Brooks of the Baltimore Chapter recently passed
will be responsible for processing new member applications away at the age of 90. Harold was the Baltimore Chapter
and membership renewals, maintaining member records, president when the chapter was chartered in 1974, and he
handling membership questions, and assisting with Sym- was also the Baltimore Chapter’s first and only life member.
posium and Convention registrations. Jinnie is replacing Also, on September 27, Paul Appleby passed away after a
our previous Membership Coordinator, Elizabeth Dunn, 2½-year battle with cancer. Paul was the Baltimore Chapter
who served in this role for 1½ years and proved to be an corresponding secretary for 2000–2001 and was a member
outstanding employee. Elizabeth has moved on to pursue in good standing. The Baltimore Chapter has lost two good
other career opportunities, and ASPE will miss Elizabeth and friends and colleagues, and they will be dearly missed. ✻
wish her the very best. Please join us in welcoming Jinnie to

New ASPE Members


Welcome to all new Society members. When you choose a chapter affiliation, you have twice the advantage. Not only can you be
involved at the national level, you also can participate in chapter functions and programs. To all members, old and new, this is your
Society. Your involvement enhances the plumbing engineering field as well as ASPE. Suggestions about how to make your Society more
beneficial to both fellow members and all involved in the industry are welcome.

Alabama Chapter Charlotte Chapter Minnesota Chapter Richmond Chapter


Richard H. Drennen Donald Jason Deese Sr. Jonathan Kalscheur Patricia Lynn Colwell, GE
Michael William Heilman, GE Chicago Chapter Shane Luther Urness Rochester Chapter
Baltimore Chapter Apple Wingyin Lau Montreal Chapter Erik T. Hartwig
Mark Allan Dy, GE Connecticut Chapter Jocelyn Landreville, PE San Diego Chapter
Brian Keith Ison Lee McNamara Hayward, PE New Jersey Chapter John-Ryan Jones
Brian E. Wisniewski, GE Vincent Armenti, GE
Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter Southern Nevada Chapter
Boston Chapter Shannon Elaine Newsom Northern California Chapter Adam Bennion
James Scales Jr. Tiffany Cawelti
Houston Chapter Southwestern Ohio Chapter
British Columbia Chapter Cherie Blunt, GE Roger L. Fuller Brian C. Fraley
Alex Li Geoffrey Robert Lussier, PE, GE Omaha Chapter
Ai Dong Liu Washington, D.C., Chapter
Alvin Michael Simonson Paul Michael Frederick Corey J. McGhie, GE
Buffalo-Niagara Chapter Los Angeles Chapter Brett Michael Petersen
Derek K. Main Western Michigan Chapter
Eric Gomez Overseas Chapter Tom Harinton
Central Illinois Chapter Eduardo Punio Marcos Bilal Makkouk, CPD, GE
Casey Sue Hendricks, GE Pao Hau Yu Stuart Andrew Suddrey
Central Indiana Chapter Member-at-Large Portland Chapter
Kent D. Macy Rob Gaddis Charles William Campbell, PE
Jaime Luis Rivera, GE Andrew T. Long, GE
Robert Westphal, GE

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2008 Bylaw Amendments


On Sunday, October 26, 2008, the delegates to the ASPE Business Meeting discussed and voted on the 21 proposed
bylaw amendments under consideration. For a bylaw to be amended, a three-fourths (¾) vote of the delegates present
and voting (after achieving the initial required quorum) is required.

During the ASPE Business Meeting, the process for Bylaw Amendment #3, ARTICLE 2–MEMBERSHIP, shown with underline and strikeout):
entering each bylaw into discussion, discussing, and Remove all references to the term CIPE from the
3.4  Disbursements: At the end of each financial quarter month
voting followed Roberts Rules of Order. For many of membership requirement and as a requirement for
the Secretary/Treasurer shall forward to each chapter 20% of all
the first-time delegates, their introduction into the board members. The board had previously discon-
monies received from dues of members attached to that chapter.
process and the intimate use of Roberts Rules of tinued and notified the membership that the use of
Dues of members not attached to any existing chapter shall be
Order created some confusion, but after a couple of the term and suffix CIPE would be replaced by CPD.
totally disbursed to the Society’s treasury.
hours of rule maneuvering, points of order, tabling This modification was more of an editing change but
motions, objections to the chair, and other regular was offered to the delegates for full disclosure. The Bylaw Amendment #5, ARTICLE 3–DUES, A one-
and arcane challenges, big and small, everyone left change affected two areas of the bylaws. time interim bylaw that would provide for a delegate
the meeting with a high regard for the political pro- vote to forgive any old, unpaid dues rebates from
cess the Society follows. The bylaw amendment was approved by the delegates the Society to any chapter to which there is any out-
(For: 277; Against: 13) and shall now read (changes standing balance.
The chair initially allotted the same amount of time shown with underline and strikeout):
for every bylaw. When a bylaw was more swiftly This was proposed as a new bylaw without any current
dispensed with than others, any available time was 2.2  Membership Classifications: Members shall be assigned existing bylaw to amend. The bylaw was discussed in-
re-allotted to the remaining bylaws. Three timing a membership category. Category shall be assigned by the Society tensively. At the end of all discussion and prior to the
clocks were use to track the time allotted for the Vice President, Membership, who shall make assignments based vote, the proposer of the amendment asked for it to be
on the following classification criteria:
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main amendment, discussion for the amendment, withdrawn. The chair ruled in favor of the removal, and
and each individual’s time to address the issue. (a) Full Member: Eight (8) years of experience in plumbing no vote was taken.
engineering or related engineering field, a minimum of four (4)
Discussion for each bylaw was divided into discus- years of which must have been in a position of responsibility for Bylaw Amendment #6, ARTICLE 4–CONVENTION,
sion for the amendment, against the amendment, the design of plumbing systems or in a position of responsibility for Permit voting of elective officers to occur by elec-
rebuttal for and rebuttal against, and re-rebuttal for the design of systems and components related to, or incorporated tronic balloting on the delegate floor and clearly
and against. All amendments to the amendments within, plumbing engineered and designed systems. eliminate the need for having a secret written ballot
were handled in the same manner. A maximum of four (4) years of experience may be waived by and clarify any language that could be interpreted
the Society Vice President, Membership for: (a) Education: one-half otherwise.
The final results of the bylaws amendments follow.
(2) year for each completed year in a curriculum related to plumb- The success of electronic balloting for the bylaw
Bylaw Amendment #1, ARTICLE 1–ORGANIZA- ing engineering; (b) Engineering Registration: four (4) years for amendments was clear and obvious and with a prac-
TION, Modify Section 1.1 to permit the board to es- Professional Engineer registration in a field that includes plumbing tice that clearly separated the vote taking and tally-
tablish the corporation in a state other than California. engineering; (c) CIPE or CPD certification: two (2) years. ing from the presentation of the final vote, moving to
This amendment had lots of discussion. The main 5.1  Officers: The officers of this Society shall be: a complete electronic voting system presented more
concern was whether there was any immediate need
• 
President efficient time management for a delegate meeting.
to move the corporate organization to another state.
• 
Vice President, Technical
The bylaw amendment failed (For: 141; Against: 145).
• 
Vice President, Education The bylaw amendment was approved by the delegates
This bylaw shall continue to read:
• 
Vice President, Legislative (For: 259; Against: 24) and shall now read (changes
• 
Vice President, Membership shown with underline and strikeout):
1.1 Name: This mutual benefit non-profit corporation duly orga- • 
Vice President, Affiliate
nized under the Corporation Laws of the State of California shall 4.5  Voting: Voting for officers shall be secret written ballot or other
• 
Secretary/Treasurer
be known by the name of American Society of Plumbing Engineers suitable and secure voting method as determined by the chair, except
• 
Region 1 Director
(A.S.P.E.), and is hereafter called the “Society.” in such case where there is but one candidate for an office, that office
• 
Region 2 Director
may be elected by acclamation. All other business shall be voted upon
Bylaw Amendment #2, ARTICLE 2–MEMBERSHIP,
• 
Region 3 Director
in accordance with standard parliamentary procedures.
Modify Section 2.7 to take into account the current
• 
Region 4 Director
In the event a mail ballot is required to conduct the business of
practice of invoicing members
• 
Region 5 Director
the Society, mail ballots shall be printed and posted by the Society
All elective officers, except for Region Directors and the Vice Presi-
The main discussion surrounding this amendment was office and mailed to current selected delegates and shall include a
dent, Affiliate, shall be Full Members in good standing, holding
to continue to ensure that a member received enough special marked return envelope indicating the final return date and
either the Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, the Certified in
notification regarding any lack of payment before any that the contents are an official ballot and not to be opened.
Plumbing Engineering (CIPE) certification or the Certified in
member was dropped from the membership rolls. With In the event an alternate suitable and secure voting method of
Plumbing Design (CPD) certification, and have been active mem-
the original amendment, a member would continue to the delegates is required all such arrangements shall be reviewed
bers in good standing for a continuous period of not less than the
receive services from the Society up to 90 days after and approved by the ASPE Board of Directors and the Nominating
immediately preceding twelve (12) months.
their membership lapsed due to nonpayment of dues. Committee.
All Region Directors shall be Full Members in good standing
With the amendment, every member would continue The Nominating Committee shall act as an Election Ballot
of a Chapter within the Region he or she is serving and shall have
to receive a minimum of 90 days notice prior to his/ Tabulation Committee. All ballot counting shall be conducted at
held a position(s) as a Chapter Officer for not less than four years.
her anniversary date after which the member would the Society office within fifteen (15) days of the published official
The Vice President, Affiliate, shall be a Full Member or
be removed from the membership rolls within 30 days candidate ballot return date. The ballot results shall be distributed
an Affiliate Member in good standing for not less than eight
of his/her anniversary date. to all Chapters within thirty (30) days of the tabulation of votes
consecutive membership years.
and the results published to the entire membership in the next is-
The bylaw amendment was approved by the delegates Bylaw Amendment #4, ARTICLE 3–DUES, Modify sue of the Society magazine or other appropriate communication
(For: 224; Against: 65) and shall now read (changes Section 3 regarding dues rebate disbursements to to the Society membership.
shown with underline and strikeout): the chapters based on current practices. Although
Bylaw Amendment #7, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, Re-
2.7  Nonpayment of Dues: Membership of any member who the current bylaw did not prohibit the paying of dues
quire election of region directors by all delegates vot-
shall fail to pay the annual dues after being duly notified by the rebates sooner than quarterly (as stated in the by-
ing. The proposer of this bylaw believed that without
Society with three reminders and/or invoices in the three months law), this change would reflect current practices and
a modification there was conflict between bylaws.
prior to the member’s anniversary date shall expire on the member’s help the Society overall with its cash flow manage-
anniversary date after a lapse of three (3) months subsequent to ment. In a parliamentary move, amendments #7, #8, and #9
the date that dues become due, and all membership privileges were put up for simultaneous discussion.
The bylaw amendment was approved by the delegates
shall thereupon cease. (For: 267; Against: 20) and shall now read (changes After significant discussion and the realization that the

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three amendments were extensively similar, an amend- In a parliamentary move, bylaws #10, #11, and #12 were neering (CIPE) certification or the Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD)
ment was proposed that would incorporate some word put up for simultaneous discussion with the realization certification, and have been active members in good standing for a
changes from one of the other proposed bylaw amend- that the three bylaw were extensively similar. continuous period of not less than the immediately preceding twelve
ments to clarify this amendment. (12) months.
During discussion, there was concern regarding current
All Region Directors shall be Full Members in good standing of a
The amendment to amend was defeated by the delegates members of the board of directors who do not hold a CPD
Chapter within the Region he or she is serving and shall have held a
(For: 178; Against: 94). Following the defeat of the amend- and what the change to require it would mean to them.
position(s) as a Chapter Officer for not less than four years.
ment to amend, the proposer of this bylaw requested that The chair indicated that in an opinion from the Society’s
The Vice President, Affiliate, shall be a Full Member or an Affiliate
it be withdrawn. The chair ruled in favor of the removal, attorney, in accordance with California law, a current
Member in good standing for not less than eight consecutive
and no further vote was taken. holder of office cannot be removed by a change in the
membership years.
requirements for that office and thus would all be eligible
Bylaw Amendment #8, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, Clarifi-
to continue to run for office until such time as they left Note: After the voting for bylaw amendment #13, a mo-
cation of a cumulative chapter vote for region directors.
the position. tion was made to reconsider bylaw amendment #11 in its
The proposer of this bylaw sought to clarify the voting
entirety. The chair ruled it would be looked at again after
for processing one vote per chapter. This adjusted modi- Despite that ruling, a delegate suggested an amendment
all the bylaw amendments had been considered.
fication was indicated to be the original intent of the that would incorporate additional language into the bylaw,
proposers of the original bylaw amendment modification specifically: This amendment if approved will not affect Bylaw Amendment #12, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, is sim-
submitted in 2006. already elected officers nor those seeking reelection until ilar to amendments #10 and #11 except that it concen-
the close of the 2010 biennial Convention. trated on the number of years required to be a chapter
In a parliamentary move, amendments #7, #8, and #9
officer and/or affiliate member.
were put up for simultaneous discussion. It was then noted that the change would not take effect
until after the 2010 Convention, or not be valid until 2012. In a parliamentary move, amendments #10, #11, and #12
This amendment was the one of the three (#7, #8, and #9)
With that the proposer and seconder removed the amend- were put up for simultaneous discussion.
that the delegates discussed at length. It was not “per-
ment language and modified it to say the 2008 biennial
fect,” and an editorial change was accepted. Immediately following the defeat of bylaw amendment
Convention.
#11, the delegates voted for bylaw amendment #12. The
After a very extensive discussion, the delegates voted
The amendment to amend was passed by the delegates delegates defeated the amendment (For: 104;Against:
against the amendment (For: 92; Against 196).
(For: 178; Against: 94). 190).
After the remaining bylaws had been disposed of, a mo-
Further discussion ensued such that this same amend- This bylaw shall continue to read:
tion to reconsider this bylaw was made and seconded.
ment was also accepted for bylaw amendment #11. With
After discussion, the delegates voted to reconsider the 5.1  Officers: The officers of this Society shall be:
that acceptance and at the request of a delegate, the
bylaw (For: 202; Against:82). Note: a motion to reconsider • 
President
proposer of bylaw amendment #10 requested that it be
does not require three-fourths approval, only a majority. • 
Vice President, Technical
withdrawn. The chair ruled in favor of the removal and no • 
Vice President, Education
The motion for the bylaw was again introduced, and ad- further vote was taken. • 
Vice President, Legislative
ditional, but limited, discussion ensued. The delegates for
Bylaw Amendment #11, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, is sim- • 
Vice President, Membership
the second time voted to reject the amendment (For: 155;
ilar to amendment #10 so that region directors would be • 
Vice President, Affiliate
Against: 130).
required to have a CPD. • 
Secretary/Treasurer
This bylaw shall continue to read: • 
Region 1 Director
In a parliamentary move, amendments #10, #11, and #12 • 
Region 2 Director
5.2  Election and Term of Office: All Officers, except for Region were put up for simultaneous discussion. • 
Region 3 Director
Directors shall be elected at the convention, on an at-large basis by
During discussion and in accordance to the previous • 
Region 4 Director
all delegates. Region Directors shall be elected at the convention by a
report regarding bylaw amendment #10, a delegate re- • 
Region 5 Director
majority of the chapters comprising the appropriate region, whereby
quested an amendment similar to that previously passed All elective officers, except for Region Directors and the Vice President,
each chapter is given one vote. All Officers shall be elected for a term
for amendment #10, specifically: This amendment if ap- Affiliate, shall be Full Members in good standing, holding either the
of two (2) years.
proved will not affect already elected officers nor those Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, the Certified in Plumbing Engi-
Each officer shall hold office until a successor shall be installed or
seeking reelection until the close of the 2008 biennial neering (CIPE) certification or the Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD)
until the officer shall resign or shall be removed or otherwise disquali-
Convention. certification, and have been active members in good standing for a
fied to serve.
continuous period of not less than the immediately preceding twelve
All candidates for office shall be required to complete and submit an The amendment to amend was passed by the delegates
(12) months.
application indicating candidates interest; a statement of inclinations, (For: 209; Against: 49).
All Region Directors shall be Full Members in good standing of a
interests and affiliations; and a complete biographical record.
With the removal of amendment #10 from consideration, Chapter within the Region he or she is serving and shall have held a
Officers shall take office immediately upon installation following
discussion continued on amendments #11 and #12 con- position(s) as a Chapter Officer for not less than four years.
election.
currently. The Vice President, Affiliate, shall be a Full Member or an Affiliate
No President shall serve more than two terms consecutively.
Member in good standing for not less than eight consecutive
The two amendments generated additional discussion.
Bylaw Amendment #9, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, Clarifica- membership years.
The main concern was whether a percentage of the
tion as to who is eligible to vote for the region director at
membership was going to be disenfranchised from serv- Bylaw Amendment #13, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, His-
the Convention Business Meeting. The proposer of this
ing higher office, especially when volunteers are needed. tory: In 1994, an additional board member was added
bylaw wanted to clarify who is eligible to vote for the
titled vice president, education. At that same time, the
region directors. Prior to the 2004 bylaw amendment, The chair took up bylaw amendment #11 first. The bylaw
separate secretary and treasurer positions were com-
which added the position of region director to the Society amendment failed (For: 155; Against: 130). This bylaw
bined into one position.
board of directors, the voting for region chairs was held shall continue to read:
at the chapter presidents region meetings. The voting is Present: In the formulation of the bylaw amendments
5.1  Officers: The officers of this Society shall be:
now held at the Convention Business Meeting, which is for 2008 and a review of the laws of California affecting
• 
President
attended by the chapter president as well as the entire associations and societies, it was noted that the sec-
• 
Vice President, Technical
chapter’s delegation. retary and treasurer positions must be separate posi-
• 
Vice President, Education
tions stated in the bylaws. (Reviewed by ASPE counsel.)
In a parliamentary move, amendments #7, #8, and #9 were • 
Vice President, Legislative
Therefore, this bylaw must be amended to show the
put up for simultaneous discussion. • 
Vice President, Membership
separate secretary and treasurer position. However,
• 
Vice President, Affiliate
After significant discussion and the realization that the there is nothing in the state law that prevents one indi-
• 
Secretary/Treasurer
three bylaw were extensively similar the maker of this vidual to continue to be the secretary and the treasurer
• 
Region 1 Director
bylaw requested that it be withdrawn. The Chair ruled in for the Society.
• 
Region 2 Director
favor of the removal and no further vote was taken. • 
Region 3 Director The chair further clarified that while one individual may
Bylaw Amendment #10, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, Re- • 
Region 4 Director hold both positions, such specific wording is not permit-
move region director CPD requirement exception. The • 
Region 5 Director ted within the bylaws.
current bylaw has different requirements regarding the All elective officers, except for Region Directors and the Vice President,
Despite that, a delegate attempted to enter an amendment
CPD for VPs, affiliate VP, and region directors. Affiliate, shall be Full Members in good standing, holding either the
providing that both positions be held by the same person.
Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, the Certified in Plumbing Engi-

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The amendment was ruled out of order. A final ruling (c) Vice President, Education: The Vice President, Education the affairs of the Society in conformity with these Bylaws; to
by the ASPE parliamentarian was that the proposed shall be responsible for educational and professional develop- appoint all committees not otherwise provided for and to serve
amendment would provide for two positions with one ment programs. as ex-officio member of such committees except the Nominating
person serving. Although the attorney’s opinion was (d) Vice President, Legislative shall be responsible for all activities Committee; and to perform such other duties as their office may
that the board could allow one person to serve, the pertaining to codes or ordinances as they pertain to this Society. require. The President shall submit the proposed budget for the
amendment would otherwise change the intent and (e) Vice President, Membership shall be responsible for next fiscal year to the Board of Directors on or before May 1st of
was disallowed. recruiting new members, approving new member applications, the current fiscal year. The approved budget shall be used by the
planning all membership activities, and maintaining a file on Secretary/Treasurer and the Board for allocations of funds for the
A delegate challenged the chair’s ruling. The delegates
Society members. appropriate fiscal year.
voted to support the chair (For: 147; Against: 100).
(f) Vice President, Affiliate: The Vice President, Affiliate shall (b) Vice President, Technical: In the absence of the President, the
After additional discussion, the vote was taken. The be responsible for all activities pertaining to the representation of Vice President, Technical shall perform all the duties of the President,
bylaw amendment was approved by the delegates the Affiliate Members and other duties as directed by the Presi- and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to
(For: 210; Against: 65) and shall now read (changes dent. all the restrictions of, the President. The Vice President, Technical
shown with underline and strikeout): (g) Secretary/Treasurer: The Secretary/Treasurer shall be the shall also be responsible for planning, organizing and directing the
Chief Financial Officer of the Society, and shall be responsible for the technical activities of the Society.
5.1  Officers: The officers of this Society shall be:
collection and disbursement of all Society monies. The Secretary/ (c) Vice President, Education: The Vice President, Education
• 
President
Treasurer shall also be responsible for keeping minutes of the shall be responsible for educational and professional develop-
• 
Vice President, Technical
convention and Board of Directors meetings and all intra-Society ment programs.
• 
Vice President, Education
correspondence. This officer shall be responsible for notifying each (d) Vice President, Legislative shall be responsible for all activities
• 
Vice President, Legislative
member of the Board of Directors and/or chapters, by mail, of all pertaining to codes or ordinances as they pertain to this Society.
• 
Vice President, Membership
meetings or official activities at least seven (7) days prior thereto, (e) Vice President, Membership shall be responsible for
• 
Vice President, Affiliate
setting forth therein the time, place and program. The Secretary/ recruiting new members, approving new member applications,
• 
Secretary/Treasurer
Treasurer shall distribute to each Board Member copies of the minutes planning all membership activities, and maintaining a file on
• 
Secretary/Treasurer
of all Board Meetings including all reports made to the Board within Society members.
• 
Region 1 Director
fifteen (15) days following each Board Meeting. (f) Vice President, Affiliate: The Vice President, Affiliate shall
• 
Region 2 Director
(gh) Secretary/Treasurer: The Secretary/Treasurer shall be the be responsible for all activities pertaining to the representation of
• 
Region 3 Director
Chief Financial Officer of the Society, and shall be responsible for the the Affiliate Members and other duties as directed by the Presi-
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• 
Region 4 Director
collection and disbursement of all Society monies. The Secretary/ dent.
• 
Region 5 Director
Treasurer shall also be responsible for keeping minutes of the (g) Secretary/Treasurer: The Secretary/Treasurer shall be the
All elective officers, except for Region Directors and the Vice Presi-
convention and Board of Directors meetings and all intra-Society Chief Financial Officer of the Society, and shall be responsible for the
dent, Affiliate, shall be Full Members in good standing, holding
correspondence. This officer shall be responsible for notifying each collection and disbursement of all Society monies. The Secretary/
either the Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, the Certified in
member of the Board of Directors and/or chapters, by mail, of all Treasurer shall also be responsible for keeping minutes of the
Plumbing Engineering (CIPE) certification or the Certified in
meetings or official activities at least seven (7) days prior thereto, convention and Board of Directors meetings and all intra-Society
Plumbing Design (CPD) certification, and have been active mem-
setting forth therein the time, place and program. The Secretary/ correspondence. This officer shall be responsible for notifying each
bers in good standing for a continuous period of not less than the
Treasurer shall distribute to each Board Member copies of the minutes member of the Board of Directors and/or chapters, by mail, of all
immediately preceding twelve (12) months.
of all Board Meetings including all reports made to the Board within meetings or official activities at least seven (7) days prior thereto,
All Region Directors shall be Full Members in good standing
fifteen (15) days following each Board Meeting. setting forth therein the time, place and program. The Secretary/
of a Chapter within the Region he or she is serving and shall have
(hi) Region 1 Director: The Region 1 Director shall be respon- Treasurer shall distribute to each Board Member copies of the minutes
held a position(s) as a Chapter Officer for not less than four years.
sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du- of all Board Meetings including all reports made to the Board within
The Vice President, Affiliate, shall be a Full Member or
ties as directed by the President. fifteen (15) days following each Board Meeting.
an Affiliate Member in good standing for not less than eight
(ij) Region 2 Director: The Region 2 Director shall be respon- (h) Region 1 Director: The Region 1 Director shall be respon-
consecutive membership years.
sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du- sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du-
5.2  Election and Term of Office: All Officers, except for Region
ties as directed by the President. ties as directed by the President.
Directors shall be elected at the convention, on an at-large basis
(jk) Region 3 Director: The Region 3 Director shall be respon- (i) Region 2 Director: The Region 2 Director shall be respon-
by all delegates. Region Directors shall be elected at the convention
sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du- sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du-
by a majority of the chapters comprising the appropriate region,
ties as directed by the President. ties as directed by the President.
whereby each chapter is given one vote. All Officers shall be elected
(kl) Region 4 Director: The Region 4 Director shall be respon- (j) Region 3 Director: The Region 3 Director shall be respon-
for a term of two (2) years.
sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du- sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du-
Each officer shall hold office until a successor shall be installed
ties as directed by the President. ties as directed by the President.
or until the officer shall resign or shall be removed or otherwise
(lm) Region 5 Director: The Region 5 Director shall be respon- (k) Region 4 Director: The Region 4 Director shall be respon-
disqualified to serve.
sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du- sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du-
All candidates for office shall be required to complete and
ties as directed by the President. ties as directed by the President.
submit an application indicating candidates interest; a state-
(l) Region 5 Director: The Region 5 Director shall be respon-
ment of inclinations, interests and affiliations; and a complete Bylaw Amendment #14, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, this
sible for overseeing the activities within the Region and other du-
biographical record. amendment is intended to ensure that there is con-
ties as directed by the President.
Officers shall take office immediately upon installation fol- tinual communications between the Society and its
lowing election. chapters. It would require that all board officers re- Bylaw Amendment #15, ARTICLE 5–OFFICERS, this
No President shall serve more than two terms consecutively. port on a bimonthly basis to each of their counterpart amendment is intended to ensure that there is con-
5.5  Duties of the Officers: vice presidents at the chapter level. tinual communications between the Society and the
(a) President: It shall be the duty of the President to preside at chapters regarding the annual Society budget.
There was a good amount of discussion with lots
all conventions; to call all special meetings of the Board of Directors,
of agreement that there currently was not the best It was noted during discussion that it is the Society
and to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors; to administer
communication from the board of directors. It was president and not the Society secretary/treasurer
the affairs of the Society in conformity with these Bylaws; to
noted that similar wording to this amendment was who is actually responsible for submitting the budget
appoint all committees not otherwise provided for and to serve
present in the ASPE Policy & Operations Manual and, to the board. Furthermore, the Society budget is not
as ex-officio member of such committees except the Nominating
despite that, still did not result in any better commu- required to be approved or reviewed by the chap-
Committee; and to perform such other duties as their office may
nication. Furthermore, it was noted that this would ters but is the operating financial document for the
require. The President shall submit the proposed budget for the
alter the intent of the bylaws to be the policy direc- Society.
next fiscal year to the Board of Directors on or before May 1st of
tion for the Society and not the operations detail for
the current fiscal year. The approved budget shall be used by the The bylaw amendment failed (For: 116; Against: 167).
its board of directors’ actions.
Secretary/Treasurer and the Board for allocations of funds for the This bylaw shall continue to read:
appropriate fiscal year. The bylaw amendment failed (For: 73; Against: 205).
5.5  Duties of the Officers:
(b) Vice President, Technical: In the absence of the President, the This bylaw shall continue to read:
(g) Secretary/Treasurer: The Secretary/Treasurer shall be the
Vice President, Technical shall perform all the duties of the President,
5.5  Duties of the Officers: Chief Financial Officer of the Society, and shall be responsible
and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to
(a) President: It shall be the duty of the President to preside at for the collection and disbursement of all Society monies. The
all the restrictions of, the President. The Vice President, Technical
all conventions; to call all special meetings of the Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer shall also be responsible for keeping minutes
shall also be responsible for planning, organizing and directing the
and to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors; to administer of the convention and Board of Directors meetings and all intra-
technical activities of the Society.

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Society correspondence. This officer shall be responsible for notifying 7.2  Official Agent: The Executive Director shall be the official agent of Bylaw Amendment #19, ARTICLE 10–COMMITTEES,
each member of the Board of Directors and/or chapters, by mail, of all the Society, and shall have authority to disburse funds from the Society, would have provided additional reporting requirements
meetings or official activities at least seven (7) days prior thereto, set- within limitations as the Board of Directors may establish. for committees to the Society and provide a time pe-
ting forth therein the time, place and program. The Secretary/Treasurer riod.
Bylaw Amendment #17, ARTICLE 9–REGIONAL OR-
shall distribute to each Board Member copies of the minutes of all Board
GANIZATION, modify this section so the region direc- This bylaw amendment only needed to be considered if
Meetings including all reports made to the Board within fifteen (15) days
tor nominees are made at the chapter presidents region bylaw amendment #18 passed. Since it was withdrawn,
following each Board Meeting.
meeting prior to the Convention. The bylaw currently likewise, this bylaw amendment was withdrawn.
Bylaw Amendment #16, ARTICLE 7–EXECUTIVE DI- stipulates it will be made at the meeting following the
Bylaw Amendment #20, ARTICLE 11–BANKING AND
RECTOR, this bylaw amendment was intended to begin Convention.
DISBURSEMENTS, would add a new bylaw section that
process of converting the Society from a general admin-
There wasn’t much discussion, as all agreed that the in- would have the Society no longer work with or support
istrative management concept to the engagement of a
tent was to have the region directors nominated prior to any other organization that did not have accountability
chief executive and principal officer concept to meet the
the Convention where he/she would be up for election. back to the Society, especially if such an organization
upcoming challenges facing the Society. (Note: This by-
solicited funds though the Society for its own opera-
law amendment was reviewed by ASPE’s counsel and The bylaw amendment was approved by the delegates
tions.
met all the conditions for an association/society incor- (For: 278; Against: 5) and shall now read (changes shown
porated within the State of California.) The intended pur- with underline and strikeout): There was minimal discussion regarding this bylaw
pose for this change is to begin the segue of the Society amendment. The bylaw amendment failed (For: 61;
9.4 Region Director: Each region shall nominate a candidate or can-
from an all-volunteer organization to a professionally Against: 226).
didates for the position of Region Director at the meeting held in the
staffed organization.
spring im­mediately following prior to the convention. The Chair of the Bylaw Amendment #21, ARTICLE 12–FINANCE, would
There was considerable discussion regarding this bylaw meeting shall be required on behalf of the chapters in his/her region, require that the Society hold a budget meeting in public
amendment. The majority of comments for the amend- to submit the proposed candidate(s) to the Nominating Committee for view for the chapters utilizing the Internet. The propo-
ment recognized the need for the Society to move for- consideration as the appropri­ate region representative on the board nent of the bylaw wanted the chapters to have say and
ward. The majority of comments against the amendment for the position of Region Director. Only Full Members shall be nomi- impact into the Society budget.
were that everything proposed could be negotiated by a nated for the position of Region Director.
As was pointed out during discussion, the chapters
new executive director at the time of hire.
Bylaw Amendment #18, ARTICLE 10–COMMITTEES, through their region directors now have that oversight.
The bylaw amendment failed (For: 164; Against: 111). modify this to require all standing and special commit- In addition, the budget being prepared is for the Society,
Immediately following its defeat, there was a motion to tees to submit to the board of directors annual reports of and other than for the dues rebates, is not a function of
reconsider. After additional discussion, the motion to re- their activities and other reports on request. the chapters.
considered failed (For:103; Against: 187).
As with bylaw amendments #14 and #15, this proposed There was very little discussion regarding this bylaw
This bylaw shall continue to read: amendment would be adding a level of detail regarding amendment. The bylaw amendment failed (For: 30;
committee operations to the bylaws, rather than struc- Against: 258).
7.1  Employment & Function: The Executive Director shall be retained
tural and policy elements. In addition, it was noted that
by the Board of Directors, who shall fix salary, term of employment What’s Next?
these reporting requirements were already in place in
and other conditions. The Board of Directors may remove the Execu-
the ASPE P&O Manual. All of the bylaw amendments that were passed by the
tive Director from office by a vote of two-thirds (b) of the Board. The
delegates will now be adjusted into the official bylaw
Executive Director shall employ all such professional and clerical staff After minor discussion, the proposer of this bylaw re-
document and will be distributed to the chapters as well
necessary to carry out the business of the Society, as authorized by the quested that it be withdrawn. The chair ruled in favor of
as posted on the ASPE website.
Board of Directors. the removal, and no further vote was taken.

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