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May 2001

ASPE SF

A New View Every Month ASPE SF CHAPTER

In this issue:

Harry Happ Memorial Scholarship

Calendar of Events 2000 - 2001

Scheduled Speakers/Topics

Dinner Meeting Wednesday May 9th, 2001 Sinbad’s Restaurant

Pier #2 and Embarcadero– San Francisco

Topic: Variable Speed Pressure Booster Systems

Guest Speaker: Grundfos Pumps

Local chapters are not author-ized to speak for the society.


UL Listed Packaged Pumping Systems Visit

http://www.canariis.com

• View, Print or Download ACAD Drawings • Download and Edit Specifications • View and Request Engineering Info • And Much More!

Phone or E-mail for Your Local Distributor

8918 Sabal Industrial Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33619 PH: (813) 621-8643

FAX: (813) 626-2178

Vice President – Technical Report (May 2001)

May 2001 Newsletter) April 19, 2001

By: Jun Padilla, CIPE Many thanks to Mr. Todd Noce of Mason Industries, our last month’s Technical Seminar Speaker. As expected, our half-day seminar on “Seismic Restraints of Mechanical and Electrical Systems” proved to be both informative and very interesting. Also thanks to all the attendees and their respective employers, who encourage continuing education and, for their continued support of ASPE (listed alphabetically): Agilent Technologies BWF Consulting Engineers C&B Engineers Fard Engineers, Inc. - Chamberlain/Painter Flack + Kurtz, Inc. Glumac International Horn Engineers L.J. Kruse Company Laws and Associates MDS For those who missed the seminar, Mr. Noce is gracious enough to offer assistance should you have any questions regarding seismic restraints. You may contact him at (714) 535-2727 or you may visit Mason Industries’ website at www.masonanaheim.com. In other news, next month will be our last ASPE monthly meeting for the season. We have scheduled Mr. Wil Wilkes, Regional Manager for Grundfos Pumps to be our guest speaker. The topic will be “Variable Speed Booster Pumps”. A number of booths at last year’s Nashville ASPE Convention were representing this type of system. There is an indication in the industry that this system is gaining much popularity in various applications, for various reasons. I hope you will take advantage of this presentation and find out why and how this system may be the right option for your projects. Hope to see you there! As always, any suggestions on topics and/or guest speakers are always welcome. You may contact any of the Board Members for suggestions or you may contact or send a fax directly to me at: Jun Padilla, CIPE - VP Technical c/o Fard Engineers, Inc. – Chamberlain/Painter (925) 932-5505 ph (925) 932-0555 fax [email protected]

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3rd Annual ASPE All Industry

Golf Tournament FRIDAY JUNE 1, 2001

Here is Your Best Chance to get to Know All the Players in our Industry!

Skywest Golf Course Hayward, Ca

11:00am Scamble

• Open to Engineers, Contractors and Suppliers

• Cost includes: Cart, Tee Prizes, Awards and greens fees.

• $65.00

• Reservations and payment deadline, May 24th

o YES! I want to play in the 3rd Annual ASPE golf Tournament.

Name (s) __________________________________________________________________________

Company _________________________________________________________________________

Phone _____________________________

Sign me up for a foursome / I have a foursome

MAIL CHECK TO: Specification Products, 25024 Viking St, Hayward, CA 94544 Attn: Wade Sorenson


WM. A. BARRON CO. 1516 Oak St. Suite 104

Alameda, CA 94501-2953 510-337-1984 Ph 510-337-2780 Fax

� RAYCHEM Self Regulating Cables for Domestic Hot Water Freeze Protection Snow Melting Floor Warming Frost Heave Protection

� WHEATLEY Hydronic Accessories Expansion Tanks Air Separators

� PEERLESS Fire Pumps Sump & Sewage Vertical Turbine InLine, End Suction Domestic Booster

� F LO PACK Packages Pumping for Fire Protection HVAC Plumbing


Metraloop Expansion Joint Seismic Connector for Water Service and Gas

Service. Certified by the American Gas Association

Metraflex Co. 2323 West Hubbard St

Chicago, IL 60612 800-621-4347

FAX 312-738-9415


HARRY HAPP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP When Harry Happ past away a few years ago, his family requested that the Harry Happ Memorial Scholarship be started and perpetuated in his honor. The Family of Harry Happ generously provided funds to start the scholarship in hopes that a scholarship could be given each year to a student studying mechanical systems for buildings. Harry served as a Board member in both the San Francisco and the Silicon Valley Chapters giving a lot of time and effort to the Chapters and was proud to be a member of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers. Harry was a Past President of the San Francisco Chapter and would be pleased to see deserving students encouraged to continue on in the plumbing industry. Cal Laws, Executor of the Harry Happ Scholarship Fund, has made arrangements with Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, to fund a scholarship that is to be awarded to a qualified applicant each spring. To continue this scholarship fund, we need the help of the members of the San Francisco Chapter of ASPE and all friends of Harry's to fund the scholarship on a regular or yearly basis. The donations are tax deductible. If you would like to generously participate in this worth while program, please write your tax deducti-ble check to: The San Francisco Chapter of ASPE for The Harry Happ Memorial Scholarship Fund. Checks will be gratefully accepted by Cal Laws at the ASPE Chapter meetings or can be mailed to Cal in care of Laws and Associates, Inc. 433 Airport Blvd, Suite 326, Burlingame, CA 94010. If you have any fund raising ideas for the scholarship, please contact Cal Laws at 650-348-8433 or any Board Member of the San Francisco Chapter of ASPE.

Robert Barrientos

[email protected]


JAMES BREESE & CO. Tel: 415-824-1050 SINCE 1974 Fax: 415-282-6633

BOILERS & WATER HEATERS.

Aldrich Co. Gas & oil-fire equipment

HEAT TRANSFER

Howard Engineering Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers

(process, HVAC, Service HW)

AmeriDex Inc Plate & frame heat exchnagers

PRESSURE VESSELS

Wendland HW Storage Tanks & Heaters, Specialty Storage

Vessels

PROCESS COOLING

Filtrine Open & Closed Loop Chillers for medical, industrial & special

HVAC applications

Custom data sheets cross referencing Filtrine chillers and virtually all brands of MRI’s, CT scanners, linear accelerators & cyclotrons are available from our office. Please call us for the correct data sheet when you have medical project requiring equipment cooling


Liquid Moving Specialists

McLemore Pump Inc. SYNCROFLO, INC Packaged Water Booster Systems Packaged Fire Pump Systems Horizontal & Vertical UL & FM Listed

AURORA PUMPS, INC Regenerative Turbine Pumps Condensate Pumps End Suction Centrifugal Pumps Horizontal Split Case Pumps UL & FM Listed Fire Pumps

HYDROMATIC PUMPS Sump & Sewage Ejectors

Submersible Grinder Pumps Non Clog Sewage Pumps & Removable Rail systems

Self Priming Pumps Control Panels

McLEMORE PUMP, INC 1601 Bayshore Hwy, Suite 202

Burlingame, CA 94101 Phone 650.692.5292 Fax 650.692.4350

Dan H Casey– Branch Manager Cellular 650.483.4811 email [email protected]


Wally Pruett W & R Industrial Products, Inc. 1870 Arnold Industrial Place, Suite 1065 Concord, California 94520-5341 Phone: 925-602-9700 Fax: 925-602-9707 E-Mail: [email protected] Superstrut / Pipe Hangers & Channel Snap-N-Strut / Nylon Design Pipe Hangers I.S.S.I. - Insulated Saddle Shield Insert Product Inc Calcium Silicate Shields Miro Industries / Polycarbonate Roof Pipe Stands Gibson Stainless & Specialty 316 Pipe Hangers, Beam Clamps & Conduit Bodies George Fischer Sloane / Industrial -Institutional Fuseal / Contain-It / Beta / PPRO-Seal Super Pipe / Rectangular Fiberglass Under walk Drain Pipe Mission HeavyWeight No Hub Couplings Corrugated BLUE Shield 80 Inch Pound, Compliance with FM 1680, Class I – Non-Restrained, OSHPD Approved Lawler Manufacturing Co. Thermostatic and Pressure Balanced Control Valves Hydrotek International, Inc. / Electronic Faucets & Flush Valves Weben-Jarco, Inc. / GlowCore Gas Fired Copper Finned Tube Water Heaters & Boilers / Commercial & Residential Precision Water Heaters Gas-Oil –Commercial Vertical Firetube, Power Gas Burner Stiebel Eltron / Point of Use Electric Water Heaters –120v –277v Hand Dryers / Wall Heaters

JOB OPPORTINITY AFFILIATED ENGINEERS, INC., a nationally known engineering consulting firm, is seeking a Plumbing Senior Designer/ Engineer. The ideal candidate must have 10+ years experience in-cluding the design of sanitary sewer, storm drainage, domestic water, natural gas, process, medi-cal gas/liquids, vacuum, compressed air, and fuel piping for a wide range of building projects with an emphasis on laboratories and hospitals, a plus. This candidate will be involved with all phases of engineering and construction including design, project management, quality assurance, and construction administration. Compensation range is commensurate with qualifications. Please email a letter of interest and resume to: Candiace Ramirez, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. www.aeieng.com. Candiace Ramirez Office Manager Affiliated Engineers, Inc. 2700 Ygnacio Valley Road Suite 170 Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Voice: (925) 933-8400


ASPE BALLOT FOR MAY 9 ELECTION

President: Jun Padilla

VP Technical:

Kent Laws

VP Legislative: Matt Constant

VP Membership:

Marc Santo

Treasurer: Bill Noel

Administrative Secretary:

Bruce Barron

Corresponding Secretary: Dave Hofer

Newsletter Editor:

Open

Chapter Affiliate: Bob Polizzi

Webmistress: Jayne Hofer

ASPE Calendar of Events 2000 - 2001

Any suggestions or ideas are always welcome. You may contact any of the Board Members to discuss.

November 2000

Scheduled Guest Speaker: Jeff Ingertson – Chapter 4 Chairman Topic: C.I.P.E / CPD Certification

December 2000 Scheduled Guest Speaker: Ira Schumer - Czst Iron Soil Pipe Institute

Topic: History and uses of cast iron

January 2001 Scheduled Guest Speaker: Mr. Jeff Ingertson, Region 4 Chairman

Topic: A.S.P.E. History and what its about.

February 2001 Scheduled Guest Speaker: Grundfos Pumps Topic: Domestic Hot Water Return Systems

March 2001 Scheduled Guest Speaker: Penny Feehan, Oakland Chief Inspector

Topic: City of Oakland Issues “Monte Carlo – Casino Night” Saturday March 24, 2001

April 2001 Scheduled Guest Speaker: Todd Noce, Mason Industries, Inc Topic: Seismic Restraint of Mechanical & Electrical Systems

May 2001 Scheduled Guest Speaker: Grundfos Pumps

Topic: Variable Speed Pressure Booster Systems

June 2001 “ASPE Golf Tournament” Friday June 1, 2001 (Tentative)

Technical Field Trip – Steinhart Aquarium “Behind the Scenes” June 15th, 2001

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ATTENTION ALL ASPE CHAPTER MEMBERS

PM Engineer is now accepting nominations for its Engineering Firm of the Year award. The award was established to identify and honor an outstanding plumbing or mechanical engineering com-pany. Six criteria will be used to select what best exemplifies an engineering firm committed to being the best at what it does in the field of plumbing, piping, hydronics or sprinklers. They are: Innovation in design Customer satisfaction Ability to meet schedules Industry involvement Completeness and thoroughness (in regard to projects) Community involvement PME’s Engineering Firm of the Year will receive permanent recognition and be honored in a fea-ture article in the November 2001 issue. Nominated companies can be consulting, specifying or design engineering firms. A firm’s size in dollar volume of work or number of employees is not a consideration. Rather, the award seeks to identify companies that strive to be the best at what they do—regardless of size—and that constantly seek to improve and enhance all aspects of their organization. To nominate your company or another company, submit 3 copies of a detailed statement about why you feel the firm is deserving of this honor. The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2001. Include the name, phone number and e-mail address of a contact person at the company. Your nomination, in triplicate, can be sent to: Kelly Johnson 3150 River Rd., Ste. 101 Des Plaines, IL 60018 Phone: (847) 297-3576 Fax: (847) 297-8371 E-mail: [email protected].


WEDNESDAY May 9thth, 2001

Sinbad’s Restaurant Pier #2 and Embarcadero– San Francisco

Phone (415) 781-2555

Board Meeting: 4:00 PM Dinner: 5:30 PM Social Hour: 5:00 PM Forum: 6:30 PM

Cost: $30.00 (Dinner Attendees Only) TOPIC: Variable Speed Pressure Booster Systems Presented by : Grundfos Pumps DINNER MENU Sinbad’s Salad-Entrée: Choice Of One

Shrimp Louie Salad Pacific Red Snapper-Blackened Cajun Style Salmon Florentine London Broil with Sautéed Mushrooms

Lemon Herb Chicken Pasta Primavera (Vegetarian Plate)

Phone, Fax or Email Wade Sorensen At Specification Products Phone (510) 786-2234, Fax (510) 786-1543, Email [email protected]

You can make your reservation Online!

http://www.aspe.org/San_Francisco


MANUFACTURER’S REPRESENTATIVE & STOCKING DISTRIBUTOR SALES & FABRICATION * PARTS & SERVICE

CALIFORNIA HYDRONICS CORPORATION 2293 TRIPALDI WAY l P.O. BOX 5049 l HAYWARD, CA 94540-5049

( PH: (510) 293-1993 2 FAX: (510) 293-3080 : www.calhydro.com “Circulating Satisfaction Since 1957!”

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS � ITT Bell & Gossett – Inline, close-coupled, base mounted,

double suction & vertical turbine pump � ITT Domestic – Vertical & horizontal industrial

pumps for low NPSH applications � Weil – Column & submersible pumps, sewage &

dewatering. U.L. explosion proof � Process Pumps – ANSI & non-ANSI

CONDENSATE & VACUUM EQUIPMENT � ITT Hoffman – Packaged condensate pumps, boiler feed

pumps & vacuum heating pumps � ITT Domestic – Low NPSH pumps, boiler feed systems,

high temperature condensate systems, clinical/industrial & pressure powered pumps

HEAT EXCHANGERS � ITT Bell & Gossett – Shell & tube heat exchangers

and plate type – single & double wall configuration HYDRONIC & RADIANT HEATING EQUIPMENT � ITT Bell & Gossett – Hydronic specialties: air separators,

expansion tanks, air vents, pressure relief & reducing valves, suction diffusers, triple duty & check valves & circuit setters

� VRV – Kickspace heaters & convectors � Slant/Fin – Baseboard & commercial fin/tube � Heatway – Radiant tubing & accessories

COOLING TOWERS � Marley Cooling Towers – Galvanized, fiberglass & concrete tow-

ers, factory built & field erected, reconstruction & repair, ozone treatment systems, controls & engineering services

� Recold – Closed loop fluid coolers, evaporative condensers � PEP – filters; sand, cartridge, centrifugal & packaged systems

VALVES & STRAINERS � Metraflex – Globe & wafer style non-slam check valves,

iron & bronze strainers & butterfly valves � Griswold – Union ball valves FLOW, LEVEL & SAFETY CONTROLS � ITT McDonnell & Miller – Flow switches, liquid level

switches/controls & boiler safety devices

FLEX CONNECTORS & EXPANSION JOINTS � Metraflex – Elastomer connectors & expansion joints, UL listed Gas and Fire Loops � Keflex – Braided hose connectors, Thermo-Tech – Resilient lined

bellow connectors � Flexicraft – Industrial specialties STORAGE TANKS � Cemline – Pre-insulated – cement lined storage tanks � Hanson – ASME code hot water storage tanks & air receivers,

glass, cement or epoxy lined � Wessels – Diaphragm & bladder type ASME & non code � Teledyne Laars – Glass lined & custom storage tanks

VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES & CONTROLLERS � ITT Bell & Gossett – Powersav 5-500 HP &

Technologic “unit responsibility” panel & controller STEAM SPECIALITIES � ITT Hoffman – Inverted bucket & float/thermostatic

traps & steam pressure reducing valves

PREASSEMBLED U.L. LISTED SYSTEMS � Pumping Systems – Pressure booster systems & heat

transfer systems fabricated to your individual project specifications � Process Cooling Water Systems � Water Source Heat Pump Packages - Boiler, Tower & pump sys-

tems � Domestic Hot Water Boilers & storage Tank Systems

CONTROL VALVES � Danfoss – Self-contained & electric control valves � ITT Hoffman – Pneumatic & self-contained control valves

for water & steam applications INSTRUMENTATION � Weiss Co. – Thermometers & pressure gauges � Pete’s Plug – Pressure & temperature read-out BOILER & COMMERCIAL WATER HEATERS � Slant/Fin – Cast iron – gas, oil or electric � Teledyne Laars – Copper fin tube � Cemline – Indirect water heaters & electric boilers � Patterson Kelley – Vertical copper fin tube boilers HYDRONIC FLOW BALANCING � Griswold – Flow limiters & coil piping kits � ITT Bell & Gossett – Circuit setters & circuit sensors

ASPE Newsletter SF Chapter C/O Dave Hofer 12 Ascot Lane Oakland, CA 94611

W ERE ARE ON THE W EB ! Ht tp : / /www.aspe .o rg /San_Franc isco

VP Education Kent Laws, P.E, C.I.P.E.

650-348-8433 [email protected]

Treasurer Bill Noel


Administrative Secretary

Bruce Barron 415-495-3414

[email protected]

Corresponding Secretary Wade Sorenson 510-786-2234

[email protected]

President Michael Marshall


VP Technical

Jun Padilla, C.I.P.E. 925-932-5505 [email protected]

VP Legislative

Dan Gallemore, C.I.P.E. 925.685.1963

[email protected]

VP Membership Marc Santo


Phone: 510-531-8344 Fax: 510-531-8328 Email: [email protected]

American Society of Plumbing Engineers

ASPE—American Society of Plumbing Engineers

May 2001

Newsletter Editor Dave Hofer


Chapter Affiliate

Robert Polizzi 510-293-1993

[email protected]

Web Site Development Jayne Hofer


Officers & Directors 2000-2001

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