Plumbing Connection 3-2015

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6 PLUMBING CONNECTION SPRING 2015
CONTENTS
REGULARS
OLAR FIX
Broken evacuated tubes can be
hard to repair as original parts
are often hard to find. Mathew
Briggs describes some simple
solutions that can be employed
to make the task less difficult.
ETAL ROOFING
With our changing weather
patterns, we can expect to see
more rain events that put our
gutter systems to the test. But
are we all reading from the same
technical text book?
USINESS PROMOTION
Negative commentary is an
unavoidable and normal part
of business. How you approach
that negative commentary will
determine how customers,
whether past, present or future,
will perceive you.
UMP SCHOOL
Understanding pump curves
can be quite a difficult task. Ron
Astall answers the question: are
your pumps running too slowly?
OT WATER NEWS
Plumbing Connection takes a
look at what’s new in the ever
changing hot water sector.
TANDARDS WATCH
Standards Australia is the
nation’s peak non-government
standards organisation. Tim
Wheeler, National Sector
Manager for Building and
Construction, provides us with
an update on what’s happening in
the Standards world.
ditorial
ontributors
ndustry news
ot Water Clinic
Backflow Prevention
Copper Connection
Gas Matters
Business As Usual
ABCB Update
ew products
rade Stuff
REGULARS
ips
ools
ransport
Are self-managed super fundsworth it?
INSIDE:
>AVOIDING
HEAT STROKE
>TAX REPAYMENT
PLANS
>TRUCKS,VANS
ANDWAGONS
SPRING2015
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MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jeff Patchell
GENERAL MANAGER
Jeremy Sweet
EDITOR
Justin Felix
EDITOR – ACROSS THE TRADES
Paul Skelton
STAFF WRITERS
Jacob Harris, Kate Jordan
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Sam Elliott
PRODUCTION
Gail Dwyer, Kylie Mibus
CONTRIBUTORS
Ron Astall, John Fennell, Roger Lambie,
Brad Fallon, Jon Palfrey, Peter McLennan,
Cecelia Haddad, Peter Coll, Mathew Briggs
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