Local event uses Viega PEX Fire Sprinkler system in burn room demonstration to promote fire sprinkler safety. Viega LLC partnered with the McPherson Fire Department to host a burn room demonstration for the public at Wickersham Park to promote fire sprinkler safety and awareness. The McPherson Fire Department set up two identical 10-feet-by-10-feet rooms with Read more
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Local event uses Viega PEX Fire Sprinkler system in burn room demonstration to promote fire sprinkler safety.
Viega LLC partnered with the McPherson Fire Department to host a burn room demonstration for the public at Wickersham Park to promote fire sprinkler safety and awareness.
The McPherson Fire Department set up two identical 10-feet-by-10-feet rooms with furniture, equipped one room with a Viega PEX Fire Sprinkler system and started a controlled fire to demonstrate the little time it takes for a room to completely burn without the use of a sprinkler system.
While the room without the sprinkler system was immediately engulfed by the fire, the room equipped with a Viega PEX Fire Sprinkler system was saved quickly with little water damage. In addition to the fire sprinkler burn challenge, the event also included an appliance fire demonstration and a class that taught the proper use of fire extinguishers.
“Our goal for this event is giving the public a better understanding of some of the effective, economical sprinkler options that are available today,” said T.J. Wyssmann, division fire chief at the McPherson Fire Department. “Many materials found in modern homes cause fires to burn faster than ever before, but a sprinkler system can stop the fire in its incipient stage, hold the flames at bay until fire personnel arrive and allow everyone inside to exit safely.”
Viega makes fire protection installations simple with reliable, integrated system solutions that reduce callbacks and increase confidence on the job and afterward. Viega PEX Solutions offer installers several advantages, primarily installation time savings. With Viega PEX Solutions, installers can mount all the brackets, run the tubing and then press all the fittings, making the installation quicker and easier. In comparison, rigid pipe must be installed in a tedious, step-by-step process. “When a fire sets off a sprinkler system in a home, it rarely makes the news because it’s a non-event,” said Seth Larson, product manager, plastics at Viega. “The Viega PEX Fire Sprinkler system is designed to save lives, and these kinds of demonstrations show just how quickly a fire can spread without the help of fire sprinklers.”
General’s Speedrooter XL® Blends Long Distance Clog-Busting Power With Easy Drum Changes Now with easily interchangeable drums, the Speedrooter XL® from General Pipe Cleaners clears tough clogs in 3” to 10” lines – up to 200 feet. The rugged, easy-to-maneuver Speedrooter XL sports a powerful 3/4 hp motor and 100 foot capacity drums for Flexicore® Read more
General’s Speedrooter XL® Blends Long Distance Clog-Busting Power With Easy Drum Changes
Now with easily interchangeable drums, the Speedrooter XL® from General Pipe Cleaners clears tough clogs in 3” to 10” lines – up to 200 feet.
The rugged, easy-to-maneuver Speedrooter XL sports a powerful 3/4 hp motor and 100 foot capacity drums for Flexicore® cable.
Change drums to add cable lengths or swap cable sizes with ease. Just loosen three knobs and remove the drum. Switch between 3/4” or 5/8” cables in the large drum design – General’s see through inner cage lets you quickly gauge how much cable remains – or substitute the small drum with 100 feet of 1/2” cable for smaller lines.
Variable speed cable feed offers raw driving and pulling power for long, tough jobs – feeding and retrieving 3/4”, 5/8”, and 1/2” cables. To adjust 3/4” or 5/8” cables, simply turn a knob on top of the feed – no screwdriver required!
One person can easily load Speedrooter XL onto a truck. The machine’s frame slides smoothly from the loading wheel to the handle to stair climbers and finally to the wheels. The adjustable height, swept back handle also provides maximum maneuvering leverage. And the durable design features a braced frame at key stress points, front and rear drum supports for longer bearing wear, and Flexicore® cable.
Flexicore® cable offers superior kink resistance and unequalled strength with the right amount of flexibility. It’s so tough that it carries a one year warranty against breakage.
For details, contact the Drain Brains® at General Pipe Cleaners at 800-245-6200 or 412-771-6300, or visit www.drainbrain.com/new
Purchases of select tool kits and jaw kits are eligible to receive more than $750 in Viega MegaPressG fittings. Viega partnered with RIDGID® to offer a Viega MegaPress special promotion for installers to earn free MegaPressG fittings. Viega customers who purchase select tool kits and jaw kits will receive a postcard that can be redeemed Read more
Purchases of select tool kits and jaw kits are eligible to receive more than $750 in Viega MegaPressG fittings.
Viega partnered with RIDGID® to offer a Viega MegaPress special promotion for installers to earn free MegaPressG fittings.
Viega customers who purchase select tool kits and jaw kits will receive a postcard that can be redeemed for more than $750 in Viega MegaPressG fittings. To receive the postcard, customers must purchase a soft-sided and branded Viega tool kit or jaw kit with MegaPress jaws.
The Viega tool kit includes a RIDGID RP 340-B press tool, Viega MegaPress jaws in 1/2ʺ, 3/4ʺ and 1ʺ sizes, 18V advanced lithium battery 2.0 Ahr and a battery charger. The Viega jaw kit includes Viega MegaPress jaws in 1/2ʺ, 3/4ʺ and 1ʺ sizes, Viega MegaPress rings in 1 1/4ʺ, 1 1/2ʺ and 2ʺ sizes and V2 actuator.
“Viega and RIDGID are designed to get the job done together,” said Derek Bower, product director, metal systems at Viega. “With this promotion, getting started using MegaPress is now easier than ever before.”
Ideal for industrial, commercial and residential applications, the Viega MegaPress system is easy to use, flameless and environmentally friendly. It makes secure, water-tight and air-tight connections in seconds. The system performs well in both new installations and retrofit projects. The innovative addition to Viega’s product line leaves no joining material buildup, exposed threads or tarnish creating a clean, professional appearance. Viega MegaPressG fittings are the only press fittings designed for use in fuel oil and natural gas applications.
The free fittings will ship from Viega within four weeks after redemption. To redeem, all the customer needs is the redemption card and RIDGID tool serial number, if applicable. For more information, visit www.viega.us.
New ProPEX ® engineered polymer (EP) opposing-port tees reduce the number of required fittings in a riser application by 75%.Apple Valley, Minn., Nov. 1st, 2016 — Uponor North America (Uponor) is now offering an innovative solution for PEX hydronic heating and cooling applications with back-to-back installation spacing constraints.The new ProPEX® engineered polymer (EP) opposing-port tees Read more
New ProPEX ® engineered polymer (EP) opposing-port tees reduce the number of required fittings in a riser application by 75%.Apple Valley, Minn., Nov. 1st, 2016 — Uponor North America (Uponor) is now offering an innovative solution for PEX hydronic heating and cooling applications with back-to-back installation spacing constraints.The new ProPEX® engineered polymer (EP) opposing-port tees eliminate the need for additional tees and elbows to facilitate piping in two directions, reducing the number of required fittings by 75%.”Our new ProPEX EP opposing-port tees are a time-, cost- and labor-saving solution for hydronic piping systems,” says Mark Hudoba, director, Heating and Cooling at Uponor. “Instead of using four fittings to change piping direction in a confined space, an opposing-port tee can do it with just one part.”Available in 1″, 1¼”, 1½” and 2″ flow-through sizes with ¾” outlets, the ProPEX EP opposing-port tees are listed to ASTM F1960 as well as NSF 14, and they are code-compliant with the International Mechanical Code (IMC) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) for hydronic heating and cooling applications.
Source: Industry-first ProPEX® opposing-port tees for PEX hydronic systems
On October 6, at Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, manufacturers’ representative firm Hollabaugh Brothers & Associates brought together 100 specifying engineers and facility managers to experience the broad range of Watts products, integrated system solutions, and design resources. Themed “Your Connection to Innovative Water Solutions,” the event also offered three CEU courses – on rainwater harvesting Read more
On October 6, at Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, manufacturers’ representative firm Hollabaugh Brothers & Associates brought together 100 specifying engineers and facility managers to experience the broad range of Watts products, integrated system solutions, and design resources. Themed “Your Connection to Innovative Water Solutions,” the event also offered three CEU courses – on rainwater harvesting, digital mixing technology, and the use of automatic control valves (ACVs) in commercial high-rise buildings.
“As event co-hosts, we enjoyed the opportunity to talk with guests about Watts technologies and solutions specifically designed to support the design and management of plumbing systems in commercial and institutional buildings,” said Andrew Windsor, Watts Senior Vice President, Sales. “And we affirmed our commitment to providing the technical resources, training, and tools they need to keep pace with rapidly changing technologies.”
Watts presented solutions that meet drainage, acid waste removal, water filtration, flow control, rainwater harvesting, and other critical plumbing requirements and gained insight into some of the biggest challenges specifying engineers and facility managers are facing. Armed with new knowledge, they will be prepared to choose the best possible solutions for their system design and management needs.
About Watts Water Technologies
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a world leader in the manufacture of innovative products to control the efficiency, safety, and quality of water within residential, commercial, and institutional applications. The company’s expertise in a wide variety of water technologies makes it a comprehensive supplier to the water industry. For more information, visit www.wattswater.com.
About Hollabaugh Brothers & Associates
Hollabaugh Brothers & Associates is a stocking manufacturers’ representative for the wholesale plumbing and HVAC industries in the Pacific Northwest. The firm has supplied contractors, builders, and wholesalers with the finest products since 1945. Hollabaugh has represented Watts products for 35 years. For more information, visit http://hbarep.com.