Plumbing Connection 1-2015

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6 PLUMBING CONNECTION AUTUMN 2015
CONTENTS
REGULARS
USINESS AS USUAL
You’ve all dealt with tricky
customers in the past and
you’ll certainly deal with more
in the future. Brad Fallon has
encountered his fair share and
offers some advice when dealing
with certain types.
OPPER CONNECTION
A rapidly changing building
market and smarter products
are giving copper plumbing a
whole new shine.
EEPING UP TO DATE WITH
STANDARDS
As we kick off 2015, Standards
Australia are going full steam
ahead with their schedule of
work and are optimistic for a
number of standards projects
relevant to the plumbing industry
to be completed this year.
PROVE STANDARDS
Frank Iapozzuto from Prove
Standards sheds light on flow
controllers and describes the
myriad benefits these clever
little devices possess.
PUMP SCHOOL
Ron Astall discusses what
happens inside a centrifugal
pump at low flows and how best
to determine minimum flow.
HOT WATER CLINIC
In most commercial building
applications where large volumes
of hot water are required over
short periods at constant high
temperature to multiple outlets
at the one time, two or more
heavy duty water heaters can
be installed in parallel using
manifold principles.
Editorial
Contributors
Industry News
Design Time
Solar Fix
Gas Matters
Hot Water News
Backflow Prevention
New products
rade Stuff
REGULARS
Tools
Tips
Tech
Transport
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MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jeff Patchell
GENERAL MANAGER
Jeremy Sweet
EDITOR
Justin Felix
EDITOR – ACROSS THE TRADES
Paul Skelton
STAFF WRITERS
Kate Jordan, Darcy Wilson
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Sam Elliott
PRODUCTION
Gail Dwyer, Kylie Mibus
CONTRIBUTORS
Ron Astall, John Fennell, Roger Lambie, Brad
Fallon, Mathew Briggs, Peter Jackson,
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