ASPELA Times
The News of the Los Angeles Chapter of The American Society of Plumbing Engineers
www.aspela.com
February 2015Volume 15 Issue 2
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Bill Siler
President
February 2015
Happy New Years. It’s the start of another
wonderful year. Don’t know about your
office but our office is really busy right
now. We are even hiring for cad draft
persons and entry level designers.
With the start of a new year we have to start
thinking about the up and coming elections
for the ASPE LA board. I have decided to
run for another year with the anticipation of
possibly running for the region chair position in two years. I have the support of
our current board and hope to have your support as well. It’s my understanding
that everyone on the board would like to come back for another term with the
exception of our treasurer. Ira has decided to step down. I would like to thank
Ira for all his hard work the last couple years. I had this position one time, and I
have to say I think it is the hardest job as a board member.
So that you all understand 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. So
with that being said if you’re happy with the board as is great. 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. We do need a new treasurer so please let me know if anyone is
interested in this position.
We currently have speakers up until our August meeting. After that we are open to
your suggestions. As we all know the speaker is what really drives the attendance
at our meetings. So I am asking the membership what topic would you like to
see covered that has not been covered before. Thura has done a great job getting
Date:
February 4, 2015
Time:
Social - 6:00 pm
Dinner - 6:30 pm
Place: Monterey Hill
Restaurant
3700 Ramona Blvd.
Monterey Park, CA
(323) 264-8426
Program: Data Room Fire
Suppression Systems
Speaker:
Mr. Cary Webber
Technical Services
Manager Reliable
Automatic Sprinkler Co.
Future events will include:
• Golf
• Fishing
• Product Show
See inside for Details...
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inside...
inside...
Calendar of Events
Technical Report
Legislative Report
page 2
page 3
page 4
Fishing Flyer
Membership report
page
5
page 14
ASPE NEWSPage 2
Technical Calendar
February 4, 2015
Data Room Fire Suppression Systems
Speaker: Mr. Cary Webber
Technical Services Manager Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
March 4, 2015
Decentralized Water Recycling: Best Practices from Down Under
Speaker: Michael Conciatore
Technical Sales Manager, Aquacell PHOENIX Process Equipment Co.
April 1, 2015
Booster Pump
Speaker: David Carrier (david@quantumflow.com)
Founder and CEO, QuantumFlo
May 6, 2015
Mixing Valve
Speaker: Joseph Penza (jpenza@acorneng.com)
Vice President Acorn Engineering Co.
June 3, 2015
Pipe Hanger & Supports and Plumbing Acoustic Isolation
Speaker: Jim LeStage
Specification Sales Manager, Holdrite.
July 8, 2015
Polypropylene Piping Systems
Speaker: Marty Hayes
Commercial Manager, Mega Western Sales
August 12, 2015
Backflow
Speaker: Apollo
Table Top: Elmco Duddy Sales
If you are an ASPE member, go to
FACEBOOK and join the new
ASPE Los Angeles Group!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ASPELA/
ASPE NEWSPage 3
TECHNICAL REPORT
THURA ZIN, CPD
V.P. Technical
The ASPE-LA monthly meeting was held on January 7th,
2015 at Monterey Hill Restaurant, Monterey Park. On behalf
of the ASPE-LA Board of Directors, we would like to thank
Mr. Phil Valles, Account Manager, Commercial Specialist
from Keyline Sales, Inc. In his presentation he presented
about advantage of using PEX tubing and also mention that
all application cannot be use PEX. He explains the different
between PEX “A”, “B”, and “C”. There will be sizing method
available from all manufacturers and installation will be per
manufacturers’ recommendation. If you are interested in
obtaining a PDF copy of this presentation, please contact
any board members or Mr. Phil Valles.
Upcoming ASPE-LA Technical Programs are as follows:
• February 4th 2015 Mr. Cary Webber from Reliable
Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc., will present “Data Room
fire suppression Systems”
• March 4th 2015 Mr. Michael Conciatore from
Aquacell, PHOENIX Process Equipment Co. will
present “Decentralized Water Recycling: Best Practices
from Down Under”
• April 1st 2015
Mr. David Carrier from QuanturnFlo
will present “Variable Speed Booster Pump”
Table Top: Elmco Duddy Sales Inc.
ASPENEWS
GARY
REDCHER
PLUMBING
COMPANYDBA
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New online recertification announced for CPDs
You can now submit your CPD recertification form and
pay the renewal fee online at your convenience. Just go to
aspe.org/cpdrecertapp to complete the online form prior to
your renewal expiration date. Members, be sure to log in to
receive the member recertification price.
Earn your CPD certification this spring
ASPE’s Certified in Plumbing Design program recognizes
outstanding professionals with advanced skills in the design
and specification of plumbing systems. To earn the privilege
of proudly displaying CPD after your name, register for
this year’s exam, which is being held at testing sites across
the country on April 9 and 10. The registration deadline
is March 12. New this year: the CPD exam will be open
book. Candidates may bring up to six manuals or books into
the testing center. Email certification@aspe.org for more
information.
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AYP networking event being held February 11
ASPE Young Professionals is headed to San Antonio, Texas
for its next national networking event. Join your peers at
Main Event San Antonio North from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for
drinks, appetizers, and billiards. Thanks to Lubrizol, this
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT
KOOK DEAN
V.P. Legislative
Starting the New Year with an update on the energy efficiency standards for residential water heaters:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/product.aspx/productid/27
New energy efficiency mandates from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will take effect on April 16, 2015.
They require higher energy factor (EF) ratings on virtually all residential water heating products including gasfired, oil-fired, electric, tabletop, instantaneous gas-fired and instantaneous electric. Tankless systems already
exceed these EF requirements, and all other water heating products manufactured before the DOE mandates take
effect can still be bought and installed after the changeover date.
Residential water heaters must comply with the amended standards found in the Code of Federal Regulations, 10
CFR 430.32(d) , by April 16, 2015. This information is also in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.
Table 2. Amended Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Water Heaters
Product Class
Rated Storage Volume
Energy Factor
20 gal and 55 gal
0.675 – (0.0015*Vs)
Gas-fired Water Heater
> 55 gal and 100 gal
0.8012 – (0.00078* Vs)
Oil-fired Water Heater
50 gal
0.68 – (0.0019*Vs)
20 gal and 55 gal
0.960 – (0.0003*Vs)
Electric Water Heater
> 55 gal and 120 gal
2.057 – (0.00113*Vs)
Tabletop Water Heater
20 gal and 100 gal
0.93 – (0.00132*Vs)
Instantaneous Gas-fired Water Heater < 2 gal
0.82 – (0.0019*Vs)
Instantaneous Electric Water Heater < 2 gal
0.93 – (0.00132*Vs)
Vs: Rated Storage Volume – the water storage capacity of a water heater (in gallons).
• Final Rule: Standards, Federal Register, 75 FR 20112 (April 16, 2010)
• Technical Support Document
• Docket EERE-2006-STD-0129 contains notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting
documents.
•
A continuance of this article will be in the February 2015 newsletter.
ASPE NEWSPage 5
Wednesday, August 5th - Friday August 7th
H&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
Scott@weilaquatronics.com
ASPE NEWSPage 6
Business Development Manager, West
American Standard Brands
760.271.0603 Phone
760.940.0891 Fax
mikelatosc@americanstandard.com I Email
One Centennial Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08855
www.americanstandard.com
CPMCA
Carmen Mikelatos
California Plumbing & Mechanical
Contractors Association
Chip Martin
Executive Director
645 West 9th Street
Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90015
chip@cpmca.org
Toll Free: (877) 481-3040
Tel: (213) 417-9177
Fax: (213) 417-9180
www.cpmca.org
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President: continued from page 1
interesting topics, but there’s only so much he can do. When
I was VT tech I have to say finding speakers that would hold
your attention was the hardest thing. So if you have any
suggestions please contact Thura.
The ASPE LA, Orange County Golf Tournament
Chris and his golf tournament committee is doing a great
job. They have had quite a few meetings. A lot of great
ideas have come up during these meetings and once we have
nailed down a few things I will share with you what we have
in store for you this year. I think this year is going to be over
the top. You can find the flyer in this month’s newsletter so
please plan ahead and sign up for your foursomes, or get
your sponsorship forms sent in. 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.
I would like to thank Lubrizol and (Sloan Valves) Delco
sales for stepping up again as Platinum Sponsors. 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. We are going to add a pull down tab in our
website for Platinum sponsors this year with a link to your
website. So even more reason to step up to the platinum
level.
The ASPE LA Fishing trip
So the fishing trip is officially in motion. During the last
board meeting your board decided to change the deadline
info a little. We have decided to look at the income for this
event at our May meeting. What we are going to look at
during our May board meeting is if we have enough at this
time to change the trip to a 1 ½ day trip. If we have collected
enough my May to do a short trip we will do this instead of
canceling the trip. As you all know last year the chapter was
on the hook for a lot of money because some people could
not make the event. So if you sign up for the trip, rather you
go or not you will be required to pay for that spot or find
someone to fill your spot. They had a great time last year
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 ASPE LA Product show
The product show is on. We are still working on some
final details one being the location. As soon as we have the
location we will have a flyer on the event in the newsletter.
So keep an eye out next month’s newsletter.
The ASPE LA website
The website is getting a face lift. We have launched a new
website with some simply content for now. Our old website
had a lot of clutter within it in the background causing some
issues, so we have had our web designer working on getting
us back online with something that is a more up to date. I
had a meeting with Brian and his designer on Monday. We
are making a few changes to the new website to give it a
better look and more functionality. Keep an eye out in the
coming months for the changes. Also if there’s something
you would like to see that we do not have covered please let
us know.
The ASPE LA Facebook
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.
Until next month
WHO Showed up?
Attendance for the January 2015 Meeting...
The total number in attendance was
53!
plus the speaker!
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ASPE NEWSPage 12
This Data Research Base will provide information of
various research projects across the world. To review
this Research Data Base, visit WPC home page, and
click on “Research”.
EDUCATION REPORT
Haig Demergian, PE, CIPE
V.P. Education
One Member’s Opinion
WPC Research Data Base
World Plumbing Council (WPC) announced that the
Research Data Base is available on website, for review
by interested parties.
WPC is an international organization formed to promote
word wide, the new research and accomplishments
If you are an ASPE member, go to
of new technologies of plumbing industry. The
FACEBOOK and join the new
main reason for this program is to inform interested
ASPE Los Angeles Group!
parties of the ongoing research and the results of new
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ASPELA/
technologies applied to various plumbing issues. This
program will help researchers to know what projects
• Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side
are already completed and what other projects are still
was cut off? He's all right now.
in the testing phase. It is evident that this program will
• I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's
reduce duplication of the research efforts.
impossible to put down.
In the past the same research was done simultaneous
in different Countries without the knowledge of the • It's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he
just didn't have the balls to do it.
research under way in another Country.
• I'm glad I know sign language, it's pretty handy.
John Brooks
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• I couldn't quite remember how to throw a
boomerang, but eventually it came back to me.
• I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it.
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center that said 'Keep off the Grass'.
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ASPE NEWSPage 14
years in existence. I am still running the new member
program wherein if & when you sponsor or mentor a
new member and bring them to our dinner meeting with
a filled out application & payment, the chapter will pay
for both of your dinners for that night! Who ever passes
ATTENTION ALL LOS ANGELES
up a free meal? My personal thanks to all who have
ASPE MEMBERS
taken advantage of this program in the past, please keep
I have one new member to announce at this time,
the cards & letters coming!
Christopher Yang from Buro Happold Engineers in Los
Angeles who transferred his membership from the New The Society is very concentrated on getting the younger
York chapter. We hope to see you all at our next dinner engineering community involved in ASPE as the
meeting on Wednesday January 7th 2015 at Monterey average age of our membership base nation wide is 57.
Time for all of us old guys & gals to start mentoring
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our younger counterparts to get involved & engaged in
I have a limited supply of ASPE 50 year anniversary
our organization to ensure we will be around another
pins from the Chicago convention. If you do not
50 years!
already have one, please see me at any of our monthly
dinner meetings and I will be happy to give you a pin. Should anyone need a current membership application,
These will be given away on a first come first served please do not hesitate to contact me as your VP
basis until they are gone. I guess if you don’t read the Membership @ jzagorski@elmcoduddy.com. You’re
also welcome to call @ 562-556-7575.
newsletter, you don’t get a pin!
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
John Zagorski
V.P. Membership
The Founding Chapter, our Los Angeles Chapter needs I hope to see you all next week @ Monterey Hill for our
your help! Our membership has dropped over the last monthly dinner meeting!
couple of years from around 210 down to 183 and I’m
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Over Forty years of Dedication to the Health and
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Local chapters do not speak for the society.
Los Angeles Chapter
American Society of Plumbing Engineers
Officers - Board of Directors
President
WILLIAM SILER
SOUTHCOAST ENGINEERING
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Vice President - Technical
THURA ZIN, CPD
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FAX (310) 577-7011
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JOHN ZAGORSKI
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IRA SCHUMER
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