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Your friend in OSHA

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

June 28, 2017

Emergency plumbing fixtures help save life, limb and eyesight.

Fixture Units Table 610.3: Uniform Plumbing Code

Because if we had wanted to do math we’d have applied at Google

April 24, 2017

Table 610.3 in the Uniform Plumbing Code provides a matrix of fixture unit values for various fixtures so you do not have to figure this out on your own.

Save water with low-flow plumbing fixtures

44 gallons per day.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

February 17, 2017

A common question that I am often asked is, “How much water does a person use a day?”

NEOPERL PCA SLC Spray

November 24, 2016

NEOPERL’s PCA SLC spray saves homeowners 70% on their water, sewer and energy bills.

Celebrating green plumbing

But by green plumbing, I mean water conservation.

Kelly Faloon

March 31, 2015

Water conservation takes center stage in March.

Legend PEX fittings assortment

September 25, 2014

Legend broadens its offering of no-lead forged-brass and plastic PEX fittings.

Plumbing vs. process piping

One part is regulated by the plumbing code; the other is regulated by engineering design.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

April 22, 2014

Know where the separation line is ó donít get stuck paying higher fees.

BrassCraft announces a billion water stops milestone

BrassCraft Manufacturing has sold a record-setting 1,000,000,000 water stops.

October 30, 2013

BrassCraft Manufacturing has sold a record-setting 1,000,000,000 water stops.

Small-space bathroom trends

Homeowners can still have spa-like experiences with streamlined, multi-tasking fixtures.

Kelly Faloon

July 18, 2013

A few years ago, we wrote in Plumbing & Mechanical about the building of large homes with three to four bathrooms, sometimes even a separate bathroom for the kids or grandkids complete with kid-sized fixtures.