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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Bill Siler President
ASPELA TimesThe News of the Los Angeles Chapter of The American Society of Plumbing Engineers
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April 2015 Volume 15 Issue 4
Calendar of Events page 2GOLF FLYERTechnical Report page 3Legislative Report page 4
In The News... page 5Fishing Flyer page 6Education Report page 12Membership Report page 14
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April 2015
See inside for Details...
Future events will include:
• Golf• Fishing• Product Show
Date: April 1, 2015
Time: Social - 6:00 pm Dinner - 6:30 pm Place: Monterey Hill Restaurant 3700 Ramona Blvd. Monterey Park, CA (323) 264-8426
Program: Variable Speed Booster Sizing for the 21st Century Designer Speaker: Mr. David Carrier Founder & CEO QuantumFlo
WOW! What a year so far. I don’t know about you, but we are very busy at South Coast Engineering Group. So busy that we have added staff on the MEP side and are continuing to look for people to join our office. I hear from our reps that it’s busy at other offices as well. That’s good news for the economy. I feel as if we are as busy as before the economy crashed.
Well, we officially kicked off bring your kids to ASPE last month. We purchased games for the kids and Scott Steindler brought a TV and DVD player for the kids to watch movies. I understand that all the kids had a great time. Karl Caouette has told me he will most likely be at the next meeting now that he can bring his kid. He has not been able to come for a while now because it’s hard to find someone to watch his kid. Troy from our office is trying to work it out so he can come now that he can take his two daughters. Hope to see others take advantage of this in the future. I would like to thank my wife, Jennifer, for taking the time to come down and watch the kids, as well as Scott. Without their support last month this would not have been possible.
So elections will be help in May. Hal Alvord will be running for the treasurer’s position for next year. Edgar Ochoa will be running for the Administrative Secretary position, and Jeff Atlas is running for the Corresponding Secretary position. Jeff will continue on as our newsletter editor. I think this will be 23 years he’s done this for us. Everyone else has agreed to continue on if you will have us.
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Technical Calendar
If you are an ASPE member, go to FACEBOOK and join the new
ASPE Los Angeles Group!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ASPELA/
April 1, 2015 Variable Speed Booster Sizing for the 21st Century Designer Speaker:DavidCarrier([email protected]) Founder and CEO, QuantumFlo
May 6, 2015 Mixing Valve Speaker:JosephPenza([email protected]) VicePresidentAcornEngineeringCo.
June3,2015 PipeHanger&SupportsandPlumbingAcousticIsolation Speaker: Jim LeStage SpecificationSalesManager,Holdrite.
July 8, 2015 PP-R or Pressure Rated Polypropylene Piping Systems Speaker: Marty Hayes CommercialManager,MegaWesternSales
August12,2015 Backflow Speaker: ApolloTableTop ElmcoDuddy
September 2, 2015 Grey Water Reuse Speaker: Steve Braband BioSolutions,Inc.
October7,2015 EvolutionofCISP Speaker: Guru Singh NeewAgeCasting
T H E A N N U A L D O N A L D F . D I C K E R S O N
A S P E G O L F T O U R N A M E N T
Friday, May 1, 2015
Westridge Golf Club 1400 S. La Habra Hills Dr.
La Habra, CA 90631- 562-690-4200
Team Best Ball Format Shotgun Start @ 8:00am
Check In Begins @ 6:00am
Sponsorship Opportunities Include:
Contact Name: Firm Name:
If less than a foursome, we will pair you with others. Players Name Players Company
Address: 1.
City/St/Zip: 2.
Phone No.: 3.
Fax No.: 4.
E-mail: Player Registration Cost: $
Make checks to: ASPE-OC Sponsorship Cost: $
Send form and checks to:
Custom H2O Attn: Chris MacKnight
109 N Thistle Rd. Brea, CA 92821
TOTAL ENCLOSED:
$_____________________
NOTE: If you would like to pay by Credit Card, please contact Chris MacKnight at 714.305.9015, so the payment can be ran on the Square Device. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the ASPE Orange County and Los Angeles Chapters. We are expecting the tournament to be full this year with registration limited to 144 participants, so participation will be on a first come - first serve bases. Reservations will be confirmed by receipt of registration and sponsorship fees.
Platinum Level: $5000
Special Recognition at Monthly ASPE Meetings
1-year full page ad in newsletter
Banner Recognition
Two Golf Foursomes
Four Hole Sponsor Signs
Extra Drink Tickets
Gold Level: $2500
Special Recognition at Monthly ASPE Meetings
1-year half page ad in newsletter
Banner Recognition
Two Golf Foursomes
Three Hole Sponsor Signs
Extra Drink Tickets
Bronze Level: $1000
Special Recognition at Monthly ASPE Meetings
1-year business card ad in newsletter
Banner Recognition
One Golf Twosome
One Hole Sponsor Sign
Breakfast or Lunch: $750
Special Recognition at Monthly ASPE Meetings
Banner Recognition
One Hole Sponsor Sign
Beverage Cart: $500
Special Recognition at Monthly ASPE Meetings
Banner Recognition
Golf Hole Sponsor: $125
Two hole Discount: $200
Custom design golf sign with your company logo and/or products for all to see and it’s yours to have after the tournament.
Entry Fee: $125 per player
Foursome Discount Rate - $450
Golf w/cart
Breakfast and Lunch
Drink ticket and prizes
Silver Level: $1500
Special Recognition at Monthly ASPE Meetings
1-year quarter page ad in newsletter
Banner Recognition
One Golf Foursome
Two Hole Sponsor Sign
Extra Drink Tickets
Helicopter Ball Drop: $300
Special Recognition at Monthly ASPE Meetings
Banner Recognition
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TECHNICAL REPORTTHURA ZIN, CPDV.P. Technical
page 14 ASPE NEWS
Ric SeRafin Tel. 626.797-9710 PresidenT Fax 626.798-4659 C.e.O email: [email protected]
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Bell & GOSSett……………….. hydrOniCS, PumPS, heAt exChAnGerS
Cemline…………………………. PACkAGed WAter heAterS, tAnkS
dAVey PumPS…………………… PreSSure BOOStinG PumPS
dOmeStiC PumP……………….. COndenSAte hAndlinG equiPment
dOW………………………………. inhiBited GlyCOl heAt trAnSfer fluidS
flOmAtiC……………………….. leAd free BACk flOW PreVenterS
GOuldS.......................................... SPeCiAlty & WASteWAter PumPS
hOffmAn SPeCiAlty…………. SteAm & hOt WAter SPeCiAltieS
hydrOmAtiC…………………… SuBmerSiBle SumP & SeWAGe PumPS
lAArS heAtinG SyStemS…… WAter heAter And BOilerS
mC dOnnell & miller………. leVel, flOW, SAfety COntrOlS
mitSuBiShi eleCtriC……….... VAriABle SPeed driVe
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refriGerAtiOn reSeArCh..... refriGerAtiOn PiPinG SPeCiAltieS
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5515 A. North Peck Road • Arcadia, California 91006 • FAX (626) 401-9034
GEORGE KAUFFMAN PLUMBING
GARYREDCHERPLUMBINGCOMPANY DBA
2 Saddleback Cove • P.O. Box 1088 • Travelers Rest, SC 29690 • Phone (864) 834-4102 • Fax (864) 834-3518 • E-mail: [email protected]
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For more than half a century T&S Brass has set thestandard for excellence in the commercial plumbingindustry. Since 1947, we’ve earned a reputation forunparalleled craftsmanship and service.Today,T&S
produces a full line of faucets, fittingsand specialty products for thefoodservice, industrial, commercialplumbing, and laboratory markets allacross the world.T&S engineers have
the expertise to custom design certain parts tomeet your specific needs. And thanks to ourexclusive 24-hour Quick Ship program, all ordersgo out the same day they’re placed. Built into eachof our products is a pride in craftsmanship and acommitment to customer service that make T&Sthe most reliable plumbing supplier in the industry.
YO U C A N ’ T S P E L L C R A F T S M A N S H I P W I T H O U T T & S .
T&S plumbing products represented in Los Angeles by:Price Enterprises 562.803.8833Specification Sales (909) 594-7088
The ASPE-LA monthly meeting was held on March 4th, 2015 at Monterey Hill Restaurant, Monterey Park. On behalf of the ASPE-LA Board of Directors, we would like to thank Mr. Michael Conciatore, Technical Services Manager from Aquacell water recycling solution. In his presentation, he was covered about the onsite waste water reuse. He was presenting onsite reuse system is safe and economical. The only thing was need to do right. He also compared about the centralized approach and centralized approach. If you are interested in obtaining a PDF copy of this presentation, please contact any board members or Mr. Michael Conciatore.
Upcoming ASPE-LA Technical Programs are as follows:
April 1st 2015 Mr. David Carrier from QuanturnFlo will present Variable Speed Booster PumpTable Top Elmco Duddy Sales Inc.May 6th 2015 Mr. Joseph Penza form Acorn Engineering Co. will present Mixing ValveTable Top Elmco Duddy Sales Inc.June 3rd 2015 Mr. Jim LeStage from Holdrite will present Pipe Hanger & Supports and Plumbing Acoustic Isolation
The latest edition of ASPE Journal:I want you to aware of ASPE Journal. These publication
ph: (310) 323-7900fx: (310) 323-9421
cell: (661) [email protected]
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JEFF ATLASCommercial Sales
1006 Brighton Court Vacaville, California 95687
P 707-451-9335 F 707-451-9445
Roland GutierrezAccount ManagerSouthern California
18032 Lemon DriveSuite C-217Yorba Linda, CA 92886
D 714-612-9076F 714-845-9039
MANUFACTURERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
is only for ASPE member. Total of 4 volumes are already issued.
Volume 1 was issued in May 2014. In this volume, “Reclaimed Water Treatment Methods, Part 1: UV and Ozone Treatment” by Brian Soderholm, “Sizing Drain Piping with DFU and GPM” by Anjian Lu, and “Designing High-Purity Water Treatment Systems, Part 1: Needs Analysis” by Michael J. Schaefer.
Volume 2 was Issue in August 2014. In this volume, “Investigations on Wet Venting: Part 1: Recommended Minimum Requirements for Plumbing, BH13 (1928)” by Daniel Cole, “Reclaimed Water Treatment Methods Part 2: Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Membrane Filtration, and Filtration Treatment Systems” by Brian Soderholm, “Designing High-Purity Water Treatment Systems Part 2: Sizing” by Larry Zinser, and “ASPE Legislative Report” by Billy Smith.
Volume 3 was Issue in November 2014. In this volume, “Investigations on Wet Venting: Part 2: Recommended Minimum Requirements for Plumbing, BH13 (1928) by Daniel Cole, “Reclaimed Water Treatment Methods Part 3: Ion Exchange, Aeration, Carbon Filtration, and Copper/Silver Ionization” by Brian Soderholm, and “ASPE Legislative Report” by Billy Smith.
Current volume 4 was Issue in February 2015. In this volume, “Investigations on Wet Venting, Part 3: Wet
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LEGISLATIVE REPORTKOOK DEANV.P. Legislative
A Day to Remember
IAPMO Inland Empire Chapter Meeting
Meeting Date: Saturday, March 28, 2015 Guest Speaker: Danny Rodriguez, Signature SalesTopic: Significant Changes to Water Heater Energy Factor (EF) Requirement (NAECA); and more!
Time&Location: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AMIAPMO World Headquarters at 4755 E Philadelphia St, Ontario, CACost: $0 MEAL SPONSOR: LUBRIOLRSVP/Contact Information: Chris Smith at (951) 256-0443 or via email at [email protected]
GreenTechnicalCommitteePlease mark your calendar for the 2015 IAPMO Green Technical Committee (GTC) Meetings:
Carmen MikelatosBusiness Development Manager, WestAmerican Standard Brands
760.271.0603 Phone760.940.0891 [email protected] I Email
One Centennial AvenuePiscataway, NJ 08855
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April 9-10 will be held in Ontario, Calif. at IAPMO HQ, scheduled meeting times are 8:00am-5:00pm on Thursday & 8:00am to noon on Friday.
Showmethemoney!Energy Upgrade California® is a state initiative to help Californians take action to save energy and conserve natural resources, help reduce demand on the electricity grid, and make informed energy management choices at home and at work. It is supported by an alliance of the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, utilities, regional energy networks, local governments, businesses, and nonprofits to help communities meet state and local energy and climate action goals. Funding comes from investor-owned utility customers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.The Energy Upgrade California have gathered all of the applicable rebates and incentives in your area and provided a range of filters that make it easy for you to narrow the choices to find the right one for you.
http://www.energyupgradeca.org/en/find-programs-and-assistance/find-rebates-and-incentives
John BrooksPresident
Tel: (800) 594-3300Cell: (310) 863-4368Fax: (818) 348-4106
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http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-drought-State-approves-sweeping-6139559.php
California drought: State OKs sweeping restrictions on water useBy Kurtis Alexander Updated 9:00 pm, Tuesday, March 17, 2015
California officials approved a package of far-reaching water restrictions Tuesday, limiting homes and businesses in much of the Bay Area and elsewhere to just two days of outdoor watering per week while cracking down on the way restaurants and hotels use water. The rules mark unprecedented territory for the state, which has historically let local water agencies, with their unique supplies and demands, manage how customers use water. But with California poised for a fourth year of drought and conservation lagging, officials opted for statewide action. The regulations, carrying fines up to $500, add to restrictions put in place last year that rein in outdoor water use — for example, barring people from hosing down driveways. The new terms tread deeper into homes, businesses and the lives of most Californians, and are indicative of the state’s worsening water woes.“We are not seeing the stepping up and the ringing of alarm bells that the situation warrants,” said Felicia Marcus, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, which voted unanimously for Tuesday’s conservation mandates. HotelsHotel guests must get a chance to decline fresh towels and sheets. Business operators must place signs in the bathroom reminding them they have this opportunity to conserve. Under the limits, room attendants like Caridad Rodriguez at S.F.’s Galleria Park Hotel won’t change linens unless guests ask.
California officials approved a package of far-reaching water restrictions Tuesday, limiting homes and businesses in much of the Bay Area and elsewhere to just two days of outdoor watering per week while cracking down on the way restaurants and hotels use water. The rules mark unprecedented territory for the state, which has historically let local water agencies, with their unique supplies and demands, manage how customers use water. But with California poised for a fourth year of drought and conservation lagging, officials opted for statewide action. The regulations, carrying fines up to $500, add to restrictions put in place last year that rein in outdoor water use — for example, barring people from hosing down driveways. The new terms tread deeper into homes, businesses and the lives of most Californians, and are indicative of the state’s worsening water woes.
John FoleyVice President
Tel: (800) 594-3300Cell: (310) 863-5920Fax: (818) 348-4106
Rob ZagorskiWestern Regional ManagerTempRite® Engineered Polymers
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.PO Box 6160Whittier, CA 90609Telephone: 562.857.0755Fax: 562.693.7802E-mail: [email protected]
www.lubrizol.com www.fbcbuildingsolutions.com
Donald F. Dickerson Associatesconsulting engineers
[818] 385.3600[310] 277.1865
FAX [818] [email protected]
18425 Burbank Blvd., Suite 404Tarzana, CA 91356
April K. TraftonPresident
KELLY GILFOY,CSPDirector of Sales
1295 E. Acaicia St.Ontario, CA 91761
909-594-7088FAX 909-954-2798
CELL 213-798-2179www.9specsales.com
In The News....
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Wednesday, August 5th - Friday August 7thH&M Landing, San Diego Ca
Departing at 8:00 pm and Returning at 8:00 pm It is highly recommended that you arrive at the Landing early
Going South on Interstate 5 from Los Angeles
Exit at Rosecrans also listed as Highway 209. Take Rosecrans 2.5 miles in the only direction you can go once you exit the freeway follow to
Emerson Street (small street sign) and turn left (at the US Bank building and Jack in the box). Continue on Emerson past Scott Street. We are
located at the end of the street before you get to the water. H&M Landing is at 2803 Emerson Street.
As always, we are looking for sponsors to help defray the cost of the trip for our Specifying Engineers.$1000 + Gold Sponsorship$500 Silver Sponsorship $300 Bronze Sponsorship Galley Sponsor$ always welcome!
We are limiting to 30 spots so don’t delay!
Final Cost Per Angler will be determined by the level of Sponsor participation received by June 6th, 2015. Mark your calendars and check
back for updates!
For more information or to register, call or email: Scott M Steindler, CPD, LEED-AP BD+C, ARCSA-AP(IS), GPD Weil Aquatronics (323) 439-8522 [email protected]
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President: continued from page 1Keep in mind with the changes that were voted in last year in Chicago, all the board positions are open for all but student members. So you can now run for any position on the board no matter what your membership status is. If you think you can help and want to, please step up and run for the position you think you can help the most in.
To my knowledge no one has contacted Thura on this topic. As we all know the speaker is what really drives the attendance at our meetings. I asked in the last newsletter for some help with the speaker selection. We have not heard from anyone to date. We currently have speakers up until our August meeting. After that we are open to your suggestions. So I am asking the membership once again what topic you would like to see covered that has not been covered before. So, if you have any suggestions, please contact Thura ([email protected]).
TheASPELAwebsiteWe have been working very hard to bring a new look and new features to the website. We are very close to launching the website. By the time you read this newsletter we hope to have it up and running. I have to review the content one more time and make any final changes to it. I really think most everyone will like what we have done. If you have any pictures you would like to add to the website please send them to me and I will get them the web master.
The ASPE LA, Orange County Golf TournamentThe golf tournament is coming along very nicely. We continue to add Silver Sponsors and have added a Bronze Sponsor as well. We have not secured a GOLD Sponsorship. So if you want to possible be the only Gold sponsor now is your chance. We are creeping up to our total income from last year. Remember we will be taking any proceeds above the sponsorship total from last year and putting it into gifts for next year’s event. We really want to give back to the membership for all their support of this event. Remember to support our sponsors without them this event would not be as successful as it is.
The single hole sponsor is still available. So for $500.00 we are going to allow a single hole sponsor to set up an EZUP on the hole of their choose. This is first come first serve, so if you’re interested get in touch with Chris. I have to say I think this is a great way to get your company name out there. We all know it’s hard to stay hydrated on the course, so my thought was if you’re interested in doing this get some bottle water with your company name on the bottle and hand it out
as the golfers come by. Remember whatever you give away you need to provide enough for all 152 golfers. For anyone wanting to put a foursome together please get your form in with your check to Chris as soon as you can. FYI we are taking signups on a first come first serve bases. We are accepting 144 entries on the first come bases and an additional 8 golfers to make a total of 152. So it’s important to everyone to get your sponsorship forms completed and sent in and your foursomes put together as soon as you can. The final 8 spots will come at a premium at $175.00 per person. For the sponsorships we are only asking for your form to be sent in at this time, we will collect your money next year as we get closer to the event. The beverage carts will be running again for all to keep hydrated with the beverage of your chose. If you have suggestions of things you would like to see happen during the event please let us know. Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for event updates. If you have received a sponsorship form from myself or one of the other golf committee members please get it filled out and sent back in. See below for all current sponsorships:Platinum Sponsors: Delco Sales, LubrizolSilver Sponsors: Daybreak technologies, Elmco Duddy, MegaWestern, Rayne, Delta Q, VictaulicDrink Sponsors: South Coast Engineering Group, Guardian, Raypak, Weil Aquatronics, Red White ValvesHelicopterBallDrop: Custom H2O, Kohler
The ASPE LA Fishing tripWe are still looking for sponsorship for this event. Without the sponsorship we might have to cut the trip down a day. So if you’re interested in sponsoring the fishing trip please contact Scott Steindler. Also if you sign up for the trip, rather you go or not you will be required to pay for that spot
The total number in attendance was
60!plus the speaker!
WHO Showed up?Attendance for the March 2015 Meeting...
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Fike’s Emergency Power Shutdown Management System (EPSMS) is designed to consolidate and control equipment emergency power off in a timely, efficient and coordinated manner. EPSMS is used in many applications to:
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And we have the extensive product line to prove it.When you’re specifying for the next big job, you’re also putting your name on the line. That’s why T&S off ers a vast selection of high-quality products that meet required codes and compliances — no matter the application. And with a companywide commitment to staying at the forefront of today’s evolving industry, it’s no wonder engineers everywhere rely on T&S when it matters most.
For in-depth product information, crossover assistance and other helpful resources, visit tsbrass.com.
PLUMBING.
WE KNOW
T&S plumbing products represented in Los Angeles by: Specifi cation Sales - 909-594-7088
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PROUDLY REPRESENTING
Joe Cunningham, LEED-APDirector, West anD northWest regions
ZURN PLUMBING PRODUCTS GROUP1801 Pittsburgh Avenue
erie, PA, u.s.A. 16502
PHONE: 909-467-8107CELL: 714-321-8842
FAX: 805-226-2513E-MAIL: [email protected]
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17747CrecienteWay Ph:(858)451-2196SuiteEight Pg:(619)290-3632SanDiego,CA92127-1056 Fx:(858)[email protected] Cell:(858)245-2196
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PHONE: (310) 323-7900FAX: (310) 323-9421
CELL: (661) 476-0322EMAIL: [email protected]
Washroom Accessories,Toilet Partitions,Diaper Changing Stationswww.bobrick.comwww.gamcousa.comwww.koalabear.com
HDPE, Stainless SteelToilet Partitions & Lockerswww.hadrian-inc.com
Commercial Supplies,Angle Stopswww.brasscraft.com
Pumps, Booster Systems, Valves, Circulators, Circuit Balancing Valveswww.armstrongpumps.com
Washing Machine BoxesIce Maker Boxeswww.ipscorp.com
Commercial & Residential Tank & TanklessWater Heaters Gas & Electricwww.rheem.com
High Efficiency Toilets, Lava-tories, Santi-Ware China, www.vortens.com
Custom Tubs, Sinks, Shower Bases, Shower Enclosures www.mtibaths.com
Air Admittance Valve, Tec-Vent, Chem-Vent, PAPAwww.studor.com
Brass Drains, Cleanouts,Roof Drains, Bath Wastes,Accessories, Weld-On,Watertitewww.ipscorp.com
Faucets & Shower Valveswww.peerlessfaucet.com
Boilers, Tanks, Kitswww.raypak.com
Cast Iron Soil Pipe,Fittings & couplingswww.tylerpipe.com
Cast Iron, Stainless DrainsGrease Interceptors, Floor Sinks, Siphonic Roof Drainswww.wadedrains.com
Brizo is the luxury faucet brand for those who under-stand that fashion is about their entire lifestyle.www.brizo.com
Faucets, Shower Valves & Showering Accessorieswww.deltafaucet.comCommercial Faucetswww.specselect.com
Grooved Piping Solutions Couplings & Fittingswww.grinnell.com
Commercial & Residential Steam Bath Sytemsand Accessorieswww.steamist.com
Earthquake-Activated Auto-matic Gas Shut-Off Valves www.4gasoff.net
16200 S. Maple Ave. • Gardena • CA • 90248
Jeff Atlas
Quality Stainless Steel Sinkswww.oliverisinks.comwww.sonettosinks.com
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Alex Jimenez
5375 E Hunter Avenue Anaheim, CA 92807 Phone: 714‐888‐2444 Fax: 714‐888‐2448
Cell: 909‐203‐2008 E‐Mail [email protected] (562) 921-6770FAX: (562) 921-8150
13450 Imperial HighwaySanta Fe Springs, CA 90670
Ken Borgquist
RFI, in construction industries, stands for Request for Information.
When a Contractor has a question regarding drawings or specifications for a project, the Contractor will submit an RFI to the architect or engineer who completed the drawings or specifications. When used by competent and well meaning Contractors, the RFI works very well.
Sometimes, Contractors generate unnecessary RFI’s with the final scope, to pave the way for claims for extras and delays.
The architect or engineer, who receives an RFI, should pay immediate attention, and answer the question or clarify the interpretation of the construction documents. Many times the answer might be very simple, by directing the Contractor to the details or specifications, which are already part of the construction documents. In this case the Contractor didn’t pay attention of the construction documents or ispreparing the case for future litigation. A Contractor with competent and stabile staff will not generate a bunch of RFI’s. On the other hand, a Contractor with key personnel under qualified, insufficient in numbers or frequently reassigned will generate a bunch of unnecessary RFI’s.
The Architect and Engineer should establish a system to track the receiving of RFI’s and completion date of the resolution. This will be a great help, in the event that the Contractor will sue for extras and delays.
EDUCATION REPORTHaig Demergian, PE, CIPEV.P. Education
or find someone to fill your spot. Check out the Facebook page for all the photos of the event. I have a feeling this trip will fill up fast so contact Scott Steindler as soon as you can. You should be able to find the flyer with all the info in this month’s newsletter.
The joint ASPE LA and ASPE Orange County Product showThe date is still September 2nd but the location might be changing. The Product show committee should have this nailed down in the next few weeks and we will update the membership at the next meeting. The hours and seminar topics for the show have yet to be determined as well. Keep an eye out for email updates and you can also follow it on Facebook.
TheASPELAPicnicThe Picnic will be here before we know it. It will be in September at the same location. Please keep an eye out for the date. I was not able to attend last year but this year it’s on. The engineers are taking the reps down. Well if nothing else we will have a great time with the reps and our kids.
TheASPELAFacebook I know I’m a broken record but we are trying to get more people on the Facebook page. So please visit and sign up on the ASPE LA Facebook (ASPE Los Angeles). All of our event pictures will be posted on our Facebook page along with updates to our events.
Win a Free dinner for May’s meetingSo this is how this contest works. We have changed something about the newsletter. Find the change and email me or come see me at the meeting and I will let you know if you’re correct. Only one person can win this. Good luck.
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I have one new member to announce at this time, Edwin Lopez with Intellihot as an Affiliate member. We hope to see you at our next dinner meeting on Wednesday April 1st 2015 at Monterey Hill Restaurant in Monterey Park.
I have a limited supply of ASPE 50 year anniversary pins from the Chicago convention. If you do not already have one, please see me at any of our monthly dinner meetings and I will be happy to give you a pin. These will be given away on a first come first served basis until they are gone. I guess if you don’t read the newsletter, you don’t get a pin!
The Founding Chapter, our Los Angeles Chapter needs your help! Our membership has dropped over the last couple of years from around 210 down to 183 and I’m sorry to say this is not the way to get us to another 50
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LatestnewsfromtheASPEPipeLine,volume8,No.4:New ASPE standards open for public review next week: The newest joint efforts by the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) and ASPE, ARCSA/ASPE 78: Storm water Harvesting System Design for Direct End-Use Applications, and the Water Quality Association and ASPE, WQA/ASPE 1201: Electrochemical Drinking Water Treatment Systems, will open for public comment “https://aspe.org/content/aspe-standards-public-review” on February 27, 2015. Comments will be accepted until April 13, 2015.
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Latest news from the Plumbing Engineer Publication,Vol.43,No.3,March2015:ThermOmegaTech write in FAQ section regarding about circuit solver in “The right hot water … any fixture, any time”. Traditionally we use to balance the domestic hot water with “circuit setter” flow balancing valve. During construction, we can reach these valve. When construction almost end, these valves are not able to access due to the all trade installation, like cable trays, HVAC equipment, ducts, etc. All contractors are trying to balance the hot water system flow given by the engineer. Some time it was not easy to balance due to the flow given by engineer was not correct or not able to reach. The circuit solver is the temperature balancing valve preset by manufacturer. Long story short, contractor does not need to balance physically. You should read this.
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“We are not seeing the stepping up and the ringing of alarm bells that the situation warrants,” said Felicia Marcus, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, which voted unanimously for Tuesday’s conservation mandates. The regulations require local water agencies that don’t already limit outdoor watering to certain days of the week to adopt a two-day-a-week policy. Among the Bay Area agencies that would have to impose the two-day limit are the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, serving the city’s more than 800,000 residents, as well as the Marin Municipal Water District and Contra Costa Water District. Agencies outside San Francisco that buy water from the SFPUC — including on the Peninsula and in parts of the East Bay — are affected only if they do not already impose watering limits. “We are looking at how to best modify our current outdoor restrictions to comply with the new state order,” said Tyrone Jue, spokesman for the San Francisco water agency. The city now requires residents to reduce watering by 10 percent from their 2013 consumption, though the statute is largely unenforced.
Laundry servicesThe hospitality industry, meanwhile, faces new requirements for service policies. Restaurants and bars are permitted to serve water only upon request, while hotels must ask multi-night guests whether they want their linen and towels laundered. Many hotels and restaurants are already in compliance. Galleria Park hotel in downtown San Francisco, for example, not only asks guests if they want daily laundry service, but gives them the option of declining housekeeping altogether. “When you’re at home, realistically, are you washing your sheets and towels on a daily basis?” said Jordan Whitney, guest services supervisor. “It’s also nice to know that you’re doing something to help the environment, even if it’s as simple as not washing sheets.” The new statewide regulation takes effect after a procedural review by a legal team, expected by late April or early May, and will run for a 270-day emergency period. Water board officials, though, said they plan to consider making at least some of the rules permanent. With most rules being relatively easy — common-sense measures that many Californians already embrace — some water experts were quick to criticize the state for not going further.
'Small potatoes’“The message they’re giving is, 'Oh yeah, it hasn’t been raining but let’s just save a little water here and there,’” said Sejal Choksi-Chugh, interim executive director of water advocacy group San Francisco Baykeeper. “This is small potatoes in terms of water conservation.” Critics like Choksi-Chugh have pushed for quotas on outdoor water use, which makes up as much as half of residential consumption, as well as requirements that local water agencies use recycled supplies and curb deliveries to parks and golf courses.
Target unmetConservation efforts statewide have fallen short of Gov. Jerry Brown’s call for 20 percent reductions. Year-over-year water use in California dropped only about 10 percent during the last seven months of 2014, the period tracked by state officials.While the water board has empowered local water agencies to fine customers for violating state rules, most water departments, including the Bay Area’s five largest agencies, have not imposed penalties. Agency managers have said the threat of fines has been enough to win compliance. The SFPUC, for example, has contacted 325 customers about water waste, all of whom made changes. The Contra Costa Water District has reached out to 500 customers, the Alameda County Water District to 1,200 customers and the East Bay Municipal Utility District to an even greater number. Each agency gets its water from different sources, and each is affected differently by the drought. The state water board said Wednesday it didn’t take more severe action because it expects communities with more severe problems to individually step up. Indeed, many have, with communities like Santa Cruz and the Tri-Valley responding to local shortages with some of the state’s biggest water restrictions — and hefty fines for violators. “We see this new regulation as a floor, not a ceiling,” said Max Gomberg, senior environmental scientist for the state water board. Kurtis Alexander is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @kurtisalexander
New water rulesThe State Water Resources Control Board last year prohibited people from spraying down sidewalks, driveways and patios, watering lawns or gardens to the point of causing runoff, washing cars without a shutoff nozzle and using drinking water in ornamental fountains. New rules adopted Tuesday go a step further. Restaurants and bars prohibited from serving water without a customer request. Hotels and motels required to offer guests the option of not having towels and linens laundered daily. Water agencies required to inform customers when leaks are detected on customer property.Water agencies that don’t already limit outdoor watering to certain days of the week are required to restrict customers’ outdoor watering to two days a week. Homes and businesses prohibited from watering when it’s raining or within two days of rain.
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- Washington Free Beacon - http://freebeacon.com -EPA Wants to Monitor How Long Hotel Guests Spend in the ShowerPosted By Elizabeth Harrington On March 17, 2015 @ 5:00 am In Issues
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants hotels to monitor how much time its guests spend in the shower.The agency is spending $15,000 to create a wireless system that will track how much water a hotel guest uses to get them to “modify their behavior.” “Hotels consume a significant amount of water in the U.S. and around the world,” an EPA grant to the University of Tulsa reads. “Most hotels do not monitor individual guest water usage and as a result, millions of gallons of potable water are wasted every year by hotel guests.” “The proposed work aims to develop a novel low cost wireless device for monitoring water use from hotel guest room showers,” it said. “This device will be designed to fit most new and existing hotel shower fixtures and will wirelessly transmit hotel guest water usage data to a central hotel accounting system.” The funding is going toward creating a prototype and market analysis for the device. The goal of the project is to change the behavior of Americans when they stay at hotels. “This technology will provide hotel guests with the ability to monitor their daily water online or using a smartphone app and will assist hotel guest in modifying their behavior to help conserve water,” the grant said. The project was filed under “Water conservation,” “Urban water planning,” and “Sustainable water management.”
The EPA also has a WaterSense program that challenges hotels to track their water use and upgrade their restrooms with low-flow toilets and showerheads. The program also encourages “linen and towel reuse programs” in guest rooms. The EPA is concerned that the average shower, which lasts just eight minutes, uses 18 gallons of water, and has asked Americans to reduce their shower length by at least one minute. Tyler W. Johannes, Ph.D., an associate
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professor in the University of Tulsa’s School of Chemical Engineering who is working on the project, told the Washington Free Beacon that the researchers hope to see the technology “adopted by all major hotels and used across the country.” He said the device seeks to get hotel guests to limit their showers to seven minutes as a start. Johannes and his team assumed the average hotel shower lasts 8.2 minutes, using 17.2 gallons of water per guest per shower. “Initially our device/app seeks to get hotel guests to reduce their water use by 10 percent or to reduce their showers by about one minute,” he said. Johannes provided a link to Home Water Works, which recommends taking a five minute shower to reduce water use. The website, which is a project of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, also suggests watering plants with discarded cold water from showers that take a long time to heat up, and taking “navy showers.”
“The method requires three steps: 1) turn on water to rinse body and hair; 2) turn off water while shampooing hair and washing body with soap and washcloth; 3) resume water flow and rinse off all shampoo and soap,” the group said. “Using this technique, the total duration of water flow can easily be reduced to 5 minutes or less.”________________________________________Article printed from Washington Free Beacon: http://freebeacon.comURL to article: http://freebeacon.com/issues/epa-wants-to-monitor-how-long-hotel-guests-spend-in-the-shower/
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