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Modified Testing for Products: All Smoke and Mirrors?
How manufacturers are modifying the ASTM E84 standard to skew test results and provide favorable FSI and SDI numbers.
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Plumbing Engineer
January 2021
Volume: 49
Edition: 1
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Don’t Wait to Comply with New NFPA Antifreeze Standards
Guidance exists today to design and install fire sprinkler antifreeze systems using the industry's safest and most reliable practices.
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Using W-Rated Firestop Sealants
No current code requirements specify a W rating, but it is something project owners and stakeholders have asked for over time.
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The Future of Balancing
Is thermostatic balancing the way of the future? Yes, according to these three plumbing industry professionals.
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The Future is Now
New Year’s Greetings from My Apocalypse Shelter
Sales of underground sanctuaries are up more than 400 percent in this pandemic year, which also saw much civil unrest.
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FPE Corner
Inspecting, Testing Backflow Preventers Used in Fire Protection Systems
Using the forward-flow test is fairly straightforward unless a means to test is not provided, a situation not addressed in the NFPA codes.
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Code Classroom
IPC Code Changes, Part 12
A continued summary of significant revisions of the International Plumbing Code to be published in the 2021 edition.
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