Plumbing & Mechanical Engineer - Articles

Truck of the Month: Sugar Hollow Solar, Asheville, N.C.

Sugar Hollow Solar is sweetening the current.

Nadia Askar

October 15, 2015

In addition to the Asheville area, Sugar Hollow Solar covers western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

Dubious solar hot water drainback

The Glitch & The Fix, October 2015

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

October 14, 2015

An installer uses an unpressurized thermal storage tank for drainback protection of a solar thermal system, and carefully slopes all the collectors and collector array piping for 1/4 in. per ft. drop.

NASP restrained joint pipe system

September 30, 2015

NASP’s Certa-Lok C905/RJ PVC pipe is a nonmetallic, mechanically restrained joint pipe system designed for use in potable and reclaimed water, fire protection and force main sewer systems.

Solar freeze protection

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

September 28, 2015

Why I prefer drainback solar thermal systems.

The solvent-welding process

Solvent welding is the fundamental element to a complete and functional piping system.

September 27, 2015

Tips for getting the perfect fit.

Viega PEX fire protection fittings

August 25, 2015

Bosch geothermal flow centers

August 25, 2015

AFSA awards $20,000 in scholarships

August 20, 2015

The American Fire Sprinkler Association awarded scholarships to 10 high school graduating seniors randomly selected from 65,570 applicants.

Bosch to give awards for energy-efficient projects

July 30, 2015

To qualify, submitted project work must have been completed between Jan. 1, 2014, and Nov. 30, 2015.

Thermal batteries for renewable energy systems

Living in the experiment.

July 20, 2015

When our master bathroom was featured on the cover of a 1999 issue of Radiant Living magazine, the article revealed many improvements the house had received over its life.