April 2012

American Society of Plumbing Engineers

A Non-Profit Corporation Chapters Are Not Authorized To Speak For The Society. St. Louis Chapter www.aspe-stl.com

Volume 36, Issue 9

Presidents Report
By: R. Dennis Callahan
President DENNIS CALLAHAN c/o Murphy Company 1233 North Price Rd. St. Louis, MO 63132-2303 Office (314) 692-1572 Fax (314) 692-1584 dcallahan@murphy-stl.com Vice President Technical DENNIS CALLAHAN c/o Murphy Company 1233 North Price Rd. St. Louis, MO 63132-2303 Office (314) 692-1572 Fax (314) 692-1584 dcallahan@murphy-stl.com Vice President Legislative PAUL HELLICKSON c/o McClure Engineering 4545 Oleatha Avenue St. Louis, MO 63116 Office (314) 645-6232 Fax (314) 645-4128 phellickson@mcclureeng.com Vice President Membership MIKE TODD c/o Behrman Company 4173 Hoffmeister Avenue St. Louis, MO 63125-2296 Office (314) 631-4400 Fax (314) 638-5609 miket@behrco.com Treasurer KEVIN PATE c/o Gateway Representatives 572 Leffingwell Avenue St. Louis, MO 63122 Office (314) 835-1818 Fax (314) 835-1888 kpate@gatewayreps.net Administrative Secretary DON SULLIVAN c/o J.W. Sullivan Company 628 Waterford View Court Ballwin, MO 63021 Office (636) 386-6800 Fax: (636) 386-6801 sully0317@earthlink.net Corresponding Secretary /Newsletter Editor MIKE GIANINO c/o Wholesale Plumbing Supply 2080 Exchange Blvd. St. Charles, Mo. 63303 636-916-4430 Fax 636-916-4420 mikegianino@gmail.com

Well; Daylight savings time started this past weekend, spring training is in full swing, the trees and flowers are starting to bloom and Spring Break for the kids should be starting any time now, It must be Spring. Thanks to everyone who attended the March Luncheon meeting, we had another great turnout. Mr. Don Behrmann P.E. gave a very informative presentation on The Evolution of High Efficiency Water Heaters. The 2012 ASPE Convention and EPE will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina from th st October 27 to the 31 . As an incentive to our members the board has decided to send one of our Full Members as a delegate and reimburse that person for their registration, airfare and lodging. We will select that member based on how many general chapter meetings they attend from January thru May of 2012. We will then pick from the ones who have attended the most meetings. ASPE Illustrated Plumbing Codes Design Handbooks. Please remember to register at the sign in table before each meeting for your chance to win one of four copies of this book at our last meeting of the year in May. The 2012 Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD) exam will be held on Thursday April 19 th th and Friday April 20 with registration already opened. You will have until March 19 to complete the registration process so just go to ASPE.org for more details or contact Stacey A. Kidd with any questions that you may have. Also, ASPE as a supplement to your studies for the exam is rebroadcasting the four-part CPD review webinar series. If you purchase the entire series by March 29, you will receive a free copy of the CPD Review Manual (a $50 member value). Participants will be able to interact with the presenter through a dedicated blog site. McClure Engineering will be recognized as an Honor Roll Employer at the June Presidents Meeting here in St. Louis. The ASPE Honor Roll of Employers is a unique program of recognition for organizations that provide substantive support for their employees participation and involvement in ASPE programs. Our next meeting is April 3rd at the Engineers Club. Hope to see you all then.
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VP Technical Report
By: R. Dennis Callahan
Our speaker last month was Mr. Don Behrmann P.E., speaking on Evolution of High Efficiency Water Heaters and how to obtain all of their benefits.

MEMBER Jack Bruns, P.E. Mike Haenel Jeff Kuehn CPD John Merle Norman Merlo Scott Moseley, P.E. James Mackey Sid Trojahn Mark Miller Mike Todd Steve Rosen

Since 1998 2010 1996 1998 1976 2006 2010 1983 2010 2003 2011

Some of the highlights are as follows: Why know more about high efficiency water Heaters? We need to know as much as we can of state of the art equipment and systems and hopefully with that knowledge we can advise our owners and customers of the benefits of our expertise. As a result of the Oil Embargo by OPEC in 1973 & 1974 the United States realized its vulnerability to fuel shortages due to its dependence on foreign energy sources. Since then the U.S. has tried to reduce its consumption and rely more on domestic sources. A major emphasis has been on research to increase the efficiency of all fuel burning devices. Because of the embargo, we had to realize that we needed to reduce our consumption or other foreign countries would have a big hold on us. The government wanted us all to consume less energy, from turning down your thermostat to 68 degrees during the day and 60 degrees at night. In our industry the consumption of energy for domestic water heating is significant, so for us to support our country, we needed to minimize our consumption of energy to heat domestic water. From there, he went to explaining the following terms: Steady-State Efficiency, Standby, Overall Efficiency, High efficiency, Low Mass Water Heater, Flueway, Dew point of Water Vapor in products of combustion from natural gas, NonCondensing mode operation, Parallel flow heat exchanger, Counter flow heat exchanger, Excess air in combustion process, Radiant Heat transfer, Forced convection heat transfer, precipitations of solids (lime deposited versus temperature and water use), Efficiency loss due to scale.

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VP Legislative Report
By: Paul Hellickson
Welcome to springtime in St. Louis. As is typically the case, there is nothing typical about St. Louis weather, so enjoy it while you can because tomorrow it might be snowing Code Updates: A recent change in St. Louis County is that the Chief Plumbing Inspector position has been permanently filled by Barry Ramsey. Bob Gerber the interim Chief has resumed his position as the Assistant Chief Plumbing Inspector. I spoke with Al Snyder the Plumbing Inspection Supervisor for the City of St. Louis, the City of St. Louis is getting closer to finally coming to a decision about adopting the 2009 UPC. This has been in the works for quite some time, so it will be nice to be able to finally put this thing to rest. Researchers develop new system to eradicate bacteria in hospital water supplies For those of us that are more involved in the hospital side of our industry you might be interested to know that researchers at Dublin Dental University Hospital have developed an automated water disinfectant system to eradicate microbial contamination in the hospital's water supply on an ongoing basis. For more click here: http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=20447

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March 6th At The Engineers Club

VP Membership
By Mike Todd

Jack Bruns, P.E. Jeff Butcher Mike Gianino Charles Hines John Merle Norman Merlo Kent Richardson Mike Todd

It is that time again, GOLF SEASON! I hope all of you are planning your foursomes for this years golf tournament.

Last month I asked if everyone has received their copy of the Plumbing Design Hand book from ASPE National. Please let me know if you have not received your copy. We have found that several addresses have not be changed and the book may be going to the wrong address. Please remember that any potential members may attend next months meeting and enjoy a great lunch for free!! Please invite your colleagues to the next meeting

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Opportunities to increase water heater efficiency: *Increase Steady-State efficiency by improving combustion process *Chemical reaction formula for combustion of natural gas which is primarily methane gas *Balance formula *Substitute air in formula, which is 20% oxygen and 80 % nitrogen *Convert to volume *10 cf of air required for each cf of natural gas to achieve perfect combustion *Additional combustion air above 10 cf per cf of natural gas is excess air *Increase efficiency by reducing excess air via better air/fuel mixing *Increase Steady-State efficiency by improving to counterflow heat exchanger design. *Change to forced convection heat transfer, which results from turbulent flue gas flow made possible by fan assisted burner and forced water circulation through heat exchanger *Operate in condensing mode when possible *Reduce standby loss from heater flueways *Reduce standby loss by minimizing burner cycling rate *Reduce standby loss from hot water storage tank *Reduce maximum water temperature during heating process while still complying with code requirements to avoid legionella bacteria *Minimize precipitation of solids and their adherence to heat transfer surfaces Other topics: *Evolution of high efficiency water heaters *Standard & Medium efficiency low mass heater application *High efficiency low mass water heater application *Water heater design advances are beneficial to owners and the USA. Don ended his presentation by answering some questions and received a nice round of applause. Our April 3, 2012 meeting will be on Hydro Mechanical versus gravity grease interceptors Capturing the Grease and will be presented by Rand Ackroyd of the Plumbing and Drainage Institute. He will discuss the best management practices for capturing grease and Oil before it enters the drains. Operation of gravity and Hydro mechanical grease Interceptors, sizing and installation of interceptors, Plumbing Code requirements, are also covered. These programs are complimentary by the Plumbing and Drainage Institute and are presented by Rand Ackroyd, the Executive Director of the Plumbing and Drainage Institute. PDI is an association of manufacturers of engineered plumbing products commonly referred to by the mechanical side of the construction industry as the drain business. Their members and licensees make products such as: Floor drains, roof drains, sanitary floor drains, cleanouts, water hammer arresters, swimming pool drains, backwater valves, grease interceptors, fixture supports, and other drainage specialties. Mr. Ackroyd has been associated with PDI for 15 years and is an active member of IAPMO, ICC, ASSE, ABPA, ASME, AWWA and USCFCCC. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. His career began in 1972 with plumbing product design with Watts Regulators. After 25 years in product development, in 1997 he founded Rand Technical Consulting LLC. Mr. Ackroyd participates in the development of Model Plumbing Codes and Plumbing Product standards and provides engineering expertise for litigation. His consulting also specializes in all aspects of plumbing and hydronic heating disciplines with areas of expertise include backflow prevention, pressure regulation, temperature control, and safety pressure relief valves. Eric and I attended his presentation at the 2011 symposium in Orlando and it was very informative, please plan on attending this outstanding program. Our Last Meeting of the 2011-2012 year will be in May and we will have Mr. Rich Lussier from TOTO speaking on Water Efficient Plumbing. Please plan on attending our meetings and invite a potential member to come along. If anyone has some suggestions for future programs, please contact me or any of our board members.

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Comments sought on draft high-rise fire protection handbook SFPE and ICC are developing Guidelines for Designing Fire Safety in Very Tall Buildings to provide information on the performance of very tall buildings and their occupants in fire events, using performance-based fire protection engineering concepts. Comments will be accepted until June 8. For more information click here: http://www.sfpe.org/SharpenYourExpertise/SFPETaskGroupandCommittee Documentation.aspx ASHRAE standards are now available on ICC website ASHRAE and ICC have collaborated to offer numerous ASHRAE standards, including the 90.1 energy standard, as downloads from the ICC digital standards library. Have a good month and hope to see you all at the next meeting.

ASPE General Meeting Dates for 2012 April 3rd, 2012

Speaker: Rand Ackroyd, Executive Director of the Plumbing and Drainage Institute Topic: Hydro Mechanical Versus Gravity Grease Interceptors May 1st 2012 Speaker: Mr. Rich Lussier, of Toto USA Topic: Water Efficient Plumbing LUNCH MEETING SCHEDULE: 11:30AM Networking - 12:00PM Introductions/ASPE Business 12:15PM Lunch - 12:15PM Tech Session - 1:00PM Meeting Adjourned Tech Session only: MEMBERS: NON MEMBERS:

FREE $25.00 for non members

LUNCH: MEMBERS: $18.00 NON MEMBERS: Included with tech session fee Cash or Check Only-No Credit Cards Affirmative response or self registration prior to meeting is considered a positive reservation for food and attendance. Should a NO SHOW occur, you will be billed for the dinner. Location Engineers Club of St Louis 4359 Lindell Boulevard St Louis Mo 63108 314-533-9333

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29TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

TUESDAY JUNE 5th, 2012

Location: 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 1:30 PM

WARRENTON GOLF COURSE BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION SHOTGUN START RONS FAMOUS STEAK LUNCH

FOUR MAN SCRAMBLE FORMAT CLOSEST TO THE HOLE AWARDS ON ALL PAR 3S PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD place teams ATTENDANCE PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY THE FAMOUS SURPRISE GIFT RAFFLE MULLIGANS WILL BE SOLD FOR $5.00 EACH (4 per team max.)

RESERVATIONS: YOUR CHECK WITH REGISTRATION FORM IS REQUIRED BY MAY 28th. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR RESERVATION ALONG WITH COURSE LOCATION MAP WILL BE SENT UPON RECEIPT. LUNCH: RONS NEW YORK STRIP STEAK, BAKED POTATO, SALAD, CHARCOAL COOKED CORN, COLD DRINKS

PLEASE SPONSOR A HOLE THIS YEAR.

COST IS ONLY $75.00 PER HOLE. YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: MIKE TODD PHONE 314-631-4400 FAX 314-638-5609 E-mail miket@behrco.com
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR ORGANIZATION THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ATTENDED LAST MONTHS LUNCH MEETING
Bill McKanna Bob Hastings Bob Luce Bob Thomason Bruce McGuuire Craig Sands Dan Finnegan Dan Goellner Darrell Case Dave Bujnak Dave Westbrook Dennis Callahan Don Behrmann Don Sullivan George Paubel J.J. Nagel Jack Bruns Jeff Kiefer Jeff Kuehn Jim Eyre Joe Rutledge John Benz John Fischer Kelly Sulwer Kelly Dedeke Ken Hancock Kevin Pate Luke Wild Mark Miller Melanie Holden Matt McWay Matt Power Mike Costello Mike Gianino Mike Todd Nick Hipp Paul Hellickson Randy Kleinheider Ray Swafford Ron Jansen Sean Graham Steve Heitert Steve Rosen Steve Rotskoff Tony Wasch Murphy Company IPEG Comfort Sales Albert Arno McGuire Sales Behrmann Company McQueeny Lock Viega Aedifica Case Lochinvar Behrmann Company Murphy Company Behrmann Company J.W. Sullivan Kyhl Plumbing Mead O'Brien ADG Corporation Milwaukee Valve Kuhlman Design Group KDG Aedifica Case Murphy Company Dworkin Company St Louis County IPEG Kuhlman Design Group KDG Kuhlman Design Group KDG Gateway Representatives Aedifica Case National Sales National Sales Co. W T Leonard Nibco American Sales Wholesale Plumbing Supply Midwest Machine Aedifica Case McClure Engineering Henneman Engineering Atlas Mead O'Brien Mack McClain Assoc. Armstrong International Schaefer Water/Culligan Crescent Supply Delany Products Jackpot Drawing $30.00 Mike Curtwright Steve Harting Les Heideman None Were Present to Win Next month's will be worth $40.00

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