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viegavoicea publication of Viega LLC

July 2014

Director of Marketing Adina Barnes

Marketing ManagerTim Allbritten

Creative Marketing ManagerBob Ale-Ebrahim

Marketing CoordinatorRoberta Rickard

Graphic DesignersJason GreenNicole Mandina

Creative WriterAmy Williams

Contributing AuthorsRobert Boots, Jeremy Ferriter, Dave Garlow, Dennis Harvey, Troy Locke, Amy Williams

Contributing PhotographersDarren Decker, Jim Oertle

Future articles and tips Please send in your interesting stories and tips relating to Viega products for possible publication in future issues of the Viega Voice to [email protected].

Featured on the coverViega is the only manufacturer to offer press fittings in multiple materials like copper, stainless and carbon steel. Viega MegaPress is the only carbon steel press fitting approved for gas applications in black iron.

24Historic chapel chooses Viega ProRadiantRelationships made the difference in the

University of Richmond’s choice of radiant

systems for the Harry Mansfield Cannon

Memorial Chapel.

28Training makes work easier Viega district managers

can customize a training session

specifically for your project.

10Viega is always up to something newAsk your Viega district manager about

what he/she learned at the 2014

National Sales Meeting.

3 Letter from the CEO

5 Letter from the COO

6 In your neighborhood

8 Viega wins PPI Project of the Year

11 Best in the business, Viega Top Guns

12 Partners in excellence, Viega reps

13 New sales director plans dynamic strategy

14 Water quality, not a laughing matter

16 How safe is your water?

17 Trust the original, press the future

what’s inside

Please recycle this magazine

18 A tribute to the American flag

19 Word search Patriotism

20 Liberty Utilities protects installers with Viega MegaPressG

22 Premium plumbing design for Canada apartment

30 Have you done the math?

32 Read the Viega Voice on your tablet

33 Biotech install stays clean and saves time

34 New plumbing designs to prevent stagnation

35 Tech Talk

North AmericanCorporate HeadquartersViega LLC301 N. Main, 9th Floor Wichita, KS 67202Phone: 1-800-976-9819

[email protected]

26Peterbilt saves serious install timeD&S Piping in Salt Lake City, UT,

saved three days labor on one mile of

2” black iron pipe.

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letter from the ceo Dave Garlow

“To the families with loved ones who are committed to protecting these freedoms: Thank you for your sacrifice. ”

- Dave Garlow, President and CEO, Viega LLC

Since we recently celebrated the Independence

Day holiday, freedom is the perfect theme for this

issue of the Viega Voice.

Freedom is frequently associated with

fundamental freedoms like speech or religion that

we enjoy every

day. These, and

other fundamental

freedoms, form

the foundation of

American culture.

We often go through

our daily lives

without giving a lot

of thought to the

sacrifices made that

allow these freedoms, and our way of life, to endure.

All the while, we are reminded that this way of life to

which we are accustomed is very fragile.

National holidays like Independence Day,

Remembrance Day and Memorial Day are a time

to remember and recognize the people who have

made, and continue to make, sacrifices in the name

of freedom. Local and national law enforcement and

the men and women of our military go to work every

day to protect our country and the liberties that our

Founding Fathers envisioned. Independence Day,

in particular, is the time to remember the brave and

courageous efforts of our Founding Fathers, who

declared independence and forged a new culture

that embraces the liberties and freedoms that we

enjoy today.

To the families with loved ones who are

committed to protecting these freedoms: Thank

you for your sacrifice. To the men and women who

put their life on the line daily: Thank you for your

willingness to pay the ultimate price to protect people

you may never even meet. For those of us who

haven’t served, it is impossible to know exactly what

these sacrifices entail. But I can promise you that we

do know that your efforts and commitments allow us

a safe, free and remarkable way of life. Thank you for

all you do on our behalf.

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Service you can count on

www.viega.us | 1-800-976-9819

Speed, quality and accuracy make

Viega the name you can trust

With four strategically located

distribution centers across the

United States, the Viega Supply

Chain works diligently to help

customers reduce the costs of

inventory, while delivering the right

products effi ciently and accurately.

Viega’s promise

• Every time you call Viega, you

will speak to a representative

dedicated to your area

• We process and ship your order

from the distribution center

closest to you within 24 hours

• Our network of North American

distribution centers ensures

you get your products fast with

minimal freight charges

• On-time delivery allows you to

order products when you need

them, which means no excess

inventory on your shelves

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and p ipe jo in ing systems


letter fromthe coo Robert Boots

“Service is a part of who we are and why we exist.”

- Robert Boots, Executive Vice President and COO, Viega LLC

Service is one of the core values of Viega LLC. In

everything we do, we strive to help others. Be it an

internal or external customer, our goal is to take care

of the needs of those around us.

There’s something about helping people that

makes you stand out in a crowd. Those people who

go the extra mile, who climb out on a limb, who

put themselves out

there for someone

else are the heroes

in our world. Like

the members of

our armed forces!

Willingly they have

stepped up time and

time again to defend our freedom and the freedom

of the oppressed in other parts of the world. These

brave men and women, who have worries and cares

and families of their own, aren’t forced to stand up

for the rest of us. They do it because they are

dedicated to doing what's right and they have a

heart for service.

The hallmark of true greatness is a heart to serve

others. Maybe that sounds backward but history has

proven it over and over. Throughout the years, the

most successful people, the countries that thrive,

the greatest companies have been those who were

willing to set aside their own interests and help the

people around them.

That’s why service matters so much to Viega. We

don’t see service as a duty or an obligation. Service

is a part of who we are and why we exist. Viega’s

mindset is to help the industry, to improve working

conditions for installers, to simplify processes for

engineers, to provide innovative solutions that will

keep people safe. That means it’s not always a fast

answer and it’s rarely easy, but it is right.

To all the men and women who sacrifice so we

can be free, thank you, and to all of us who are free

because of them, let’s endeavor to deserve it. If you

want to be great, don’t forget how to serve others.


In your neighborhoodPleasant Grove, UT

Utah Mechanical Contractors chose Viega ProPress for copper

to install in the new dōTERRA corporate headquarters in

Pleasant Grove, UT. Utah Mechanical Contractors chose Viega

ProPress systems for the job because they are fast, easy, safe

and will help get the job done on time.

Wichita, KS

Eleven members of the Viega LLC corporate office joined

forces with Habitat for Humanity to frame a new house for a

family in need in Wichita, KS. Thanks to Jessie LaFoe, Paige

Riddle, Liz Williams, Eddie Howard, Tim Weragoda, Bryce

Hughbanks, Jill Klingensmith, Justin Turner, Lisa St. Aubin,

Tim Allbritten and Wayne Farminer for your hard work!

Waxahachie, TX

General contractor Medco Construction and

plumbing and mechanical contractor DynaTen are

working on the new Baylor Hospital in Waxahachie,

TX. DynaTen is installing Viega ProPress systems

in sizes ½" to 4" for the hospital’s potable water,

heating water and chilled water systems. The new

Baylor Hospital is scheduled for completion by

September 2014.

Rexburg, ID

Mountain West Mechanical of Rexburg, ID, is installing

ViegaPEX in sizes ½" to 2" in a160-room housing project at

the Idaho campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in

Rexburg. The initial order of ViegaPEX for this project was

150,000 feet. This project is one of many currently under

way at BYU.


Keep up to date with what’s happening in your neighborhood. If you have regional news you would like to share, please send your updates to [email protected]. In your neighborhood

Joplin, MO

U.S. Engineering in Kansas City, MO, has installed Viega

ProPress systems in a new, virtually tornado-proof hospital in

Joplin, MO. Mercy Hospital Joplin, previously known as St.

John’s before the devastating EF-5 tornado that destroyed it in

2011, is scheduled to open in March 2015, featuring windowless

safe zones and buried electrical wiring. U.S. Engineering

installed Viega ProPress in the hospital’s domestic water,

chilled water and cold condensate lines.

Shippensburg, PA

H.B. McClure Company has installed Viega ProPress and Viega

MegaPress systems in the Stellar Warehouse in Shippensburg,

PA. H.B. McClure reports that Viega press systems provided

time and labor savings and helped them meet their deadlines,

installing more than 6,300 feet of black iron pipe with Viega

MegaPress fittings for compressed air.

Broussard, LA

DeRouen Plumbing, Inc., has installed

Viega ProPress at the Weatherford Gas Lift

Manufacturing plant in Broussard, LA. The

building is a welding facility for Weatherford

International, an oil field products and services

company. DeRouen installed Viega ProPressG

for lines in the plant that will carry the following

gases: trimix, argon, propane, air, oxygen and

others, including one spare line.

Tampa, FL

McLain Plumbing & Mechanical is installing Viega

ProPress for stainless in sizes ½" to 4" in the Coppertail

Brewery in Tampa, FL. Applications include compressed

air, domestic water and carbon dioxide. McLain pushed for

Viega ProPress systems to be chosen for the project in order

to help it stay on schedule.


On May 6, 2014, the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), a

manufacturing-based trade association, announced the

Sun Valley Ski Resort as the 2013 Project of the Year for

the Building and Construction Division.

Sun Valley, a huge ski resort near Ketchum, ID, has

been called the American Shangri-La. Opened in 1936,

Sun Valley renovated their snow melting systems using

Viega ProRadiant systems, including ¾" ViegaPEX

Barrier tubing, Viega PEX Press fittings in ¾" and 2",

and 12-port copper manifolds.

Chris Share, HVAC Boiler Maintenance Supervisor at

Sun Valley, and his team installed around 30 miles

of tubing.

“We did the River Run Bridge in one day,” Share

said. “That was 37 loops in one day with six guys.

That’s a good amount. Every loop is exactly 400 foot

lengths. If three guys can lay 3,000 feet in a day, that’s

good. But with Viega systems, we laid 14,800 feet in a

day and it was a nasty day too.”

“Receiving this recognition from our partners in the

plastics pipe industry is a real honor,” said Christian

Geisthoff, Vice President of Market Innovation for Viega.

“The Sun Valley project is just a demonstration of how

innovation and teamwork can come together to benefit

our industry, making life and work better for everyone.”

The Sun Valley Viega ProRadiant installation

was one of three projects under consideration for

this prestigious award. Viega received a plaque in

recognition of the achievement.

Viega wins PPI Project of the Year

“We did the River Run Bridge in one day. That was 37 loops in one day with six guys. If three guys can lay 3,000 feet in a day, that’s good. But with Viega systems, we laid 14,800 feet in a day.”

-Chris Share, HVAC Boiler Maintenance Supervisor at Sun Valley


PROJECT PROFILEProject: Sun Valley Ski Resort

Location: Ketchum, ID

Application: Radiant snow melting

Sun Valley, a huge ski resort near

Ketchum, ID, renovated their snow melting

systems using Viega ProRadiant systems.

With Viega systems, Sun Valley saved

several days worth of labor, while building

a lasting relationship with their local Viega

district manager and the engineers on

the Viega design team. But it isn’t just the

resort’s snow melting project that benefited

from Viega press technology. Sun Valley has

installed nearly every Viega press system

around the property.


Viega is always up to something new

More than 200 sales professionals, manufacturer’s

representatives, guests from Germany and VIPs

gathered in Wichita, KS, for Viega LLC’s annual National

Sales Meeting. As in the past few years, Viega LLC has

recognized top salespeople and an employee who most

embodies the company’s core values.

Attendees from Canada, Europe, Latin America,

Mexico and across the United States participated in

the sales meeting during two intense days of product

updates and training. Selected salesmen from within

Viega LLC shared their perspective on the industry and

listed best practices for consideration. Attendees also

got the chance to hear about the worldwide health of

the Viega Group of companies as a whole, featuring

international growth throughout Europe and Asia.

Workshops offered this year included a revitalized

strategy for ViegaPEX, the introduction of Viega LLC’s

new Sales Operations team and industry updates

regarding lead-free legislation and how Viega plans to

address water quality issues.

Don’t hesitate to ask your local Viega district

manager about the new innovations coming in 2014!

Viega is always up to something new.

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Best in the business, Viega Top Guns

Viega has the best, most experienced sales team in

the industry and all 150 of them manage their districts,

regions and projects with dedication and commitment

to excellence. But at the 2014 Viega National Sales

Meeting, seven of them received the highest honor Viega

can give, the Top Gun Award.

Top Gun salespeople lead the way in the industry,

establishing new relationships and strengthening existing

relationships in a way that keeps Viega connected to our

customers. As a token of Viega’s thanks, the Top Gun

winners receive a trip to Costa Rica along with a hand-

blown glass trophy to mark their achievement.

Viega LLC Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Dalyn Cantrell recognized each Top Gun, expressing why

each one was chosen.

In every circumstance, for each award winner, he or

she went above and beyond their job description to do

what was right for their customers.

“We are proud of the hard work and dedication our

Top Gun winners exhibited this past year,” Cantrell said.

“Their enthusiasm and commitment to the industry is

an inspiration.”

The 2013 Top Gun Award winners are as follows:

Dan Tadema, Pacific Northwest Region

Darin Barnes, Central Region

Dale Heath, Canada

Liz Williams, Inside Sales Group

Tom Outlaw, Industrial Accounts Group

Michael Sullivan, Radiant Sales Group

Rick Burris, Southwest Region

“Give me a person who sincerely wants to commit themselves to being a salesperson and put them on my team and I will give you a hero.” - Michael Delaware, The Art of Sales Management: Lessons Learned on the Fly

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Partners in excellence,Viega reps

Viega LLC has always maintained a thriving

relationship with its representative partners, and at the

2014 National Sales Meeting, we honored 14 of them who

achieved more than $1 million in sales.

“Congratulations to all of our Million Dollar Club award

winners,” said Dalyn Cantrell, Viega LLC Vice President

of Sales and Marketing. “It is the superior efforts and

commitment of representative partners that help Viega

continue to experience a leadership position in

the industry.”

The 2013 Million Dollar Club award winners were

as follows:

Congratulations to all winners and thank you for

being a part of the Viega team.

Action Sales, Morgan Hills, CA, USA

Canadian Aqualine, Delta, BC, Canada

Curnayn Sales, Strongsville, OH, USA

Doral International, Coral Gables, FL, U.S.A.

DPCI, Aiea, HI, USA

Energy Efficient Solutions, Saint James, NY, USA

G&S Sales, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Heat Tech Associates, Morris, CT, USA

JF Taylor Enterprises, Moncton, NB, Canada

Agences J.P. Sylvain, Bouchervill, QC, Canada

Lewis Marketing, Charlotte, NC, USA

M&H Sales, Quakertown, PA, USA

Sand Sales, Elkhart, IN, USA

Sweeny Rogers Geraghty, Inc., Raynham, MA, USA


Viega LLC has promoted Jeff

Neczypor as the new Director of

Sales in the U.S.

Neczypor began his career

with Viega in 2002 in the position

of regional sales manager. In

his new position, Neczypor will maximize the market

value and penetration of Viega’s innovative products

and solutions. He plans on developing a dynamic and

relevant sales strategy across all Viega sales teams,

as well as attracting and developing talent for future

market needs.

“Jeff’s industry experience along with his talent for

strategic planning and mentoring skills make him an

invaluable asset to Viega,” said Dalyn Cantrell, Viega

LLC Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “With Jeff’s

guidance, our field sales team will grow to meet the

challenges of our ever-changing industry.”

New sales director plans dynamic strategy

“Jeff’s industry experience along with his talent for strategic planning and mentoring skills make him an invaluable asset to Viega.”

- Dalyn Cantrell, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Viega LLC

What matters to you most on the job site? Ask

anyone in the plumbing and heating industry and you

might get a different answer, depending on the region,

the project or the installation type. But one factor

seems to remain constant no matter who you talk to,

no matter where they’re from: Everyone needs support

they can trust.

The Viega Sales Team is composed of industry

professionals from around North America who

specialize in building relationships. Ask any Viega

customer and they’ll tell you one of the reasons they

selected Viega systems is the great partnership they’ve

formed with their personal

sales representative.

Viega has a nationwide

network of experienced

professionals who offer advice,

assistance or technical training on an

individual, face-to-face basis.

With so many experts available to

help make your next project a success,

contact your local Viega sales professional today.

Get the answers you want, the support you need and

the partnership that will revolutionize your business.

Action Sales, Morgan Hills, CA, USA

Canadian Aqualine, Delta, BC, Canada

Curnayn Sales, Strongsville, OH, USA

Doral International, Coral Gables, FL, U.S.A.

DPCI, Aiea, HI, USA

Energy Efficient Solutions, Saint James, NY, USA

G&S Sales, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Heat Tech Associates, Morris, CT, USA

JF Taylor Enterprises, Moncton, NB, Canada

Agences J.P. Sylvain, Bouchervill, QC, Canada

Lewis Marketing, Charlotte, NC, USA

M&H Sales, Quakertown, PA, USA

Sand Sales, Elkhart, IN, USA

Sweeny Rogers Geraghty, Inc., Raynham, MA, USA

HOW CAN VIEGA HELP YOU TODAY?


Water quality, not a laughing matterDennis Harvey, Viega Technical Manager

Many conversations pertaining to water quality

begin with painfully funny stories of vacations past.

Have you heard stories that start like this:

• Remember that trip where I spent more time in

the resort bathroom than on the resort beach?

• Or, once I went on a trip where the “please

remain seated while the fasten-seatbelt sign is

on” simply wasn’t possible.

• Or, last year our spectacular backpacking

trip became a death march because that

pristine mountain stream couldn’t possibly

need filtration.

Any of those sound familiar? If so, you’ve probably

had some experiences with water quality that you

don’t want to repeat. But problems like those are only

problems when you’re in a third-world country or a

remote location, right? It’s not something you’d ever

have to worry about with the public water systems in

the United States. Or is it?

Water quality concerns in the United States

Waterborne pathogens such as Giardia, Norovirus,

Shigella, Legionella, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium

and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa rank among the top

causes of outbreaks in public water systems in the

United States. And they’re not just limited to old,

rusty piping systems. Sources like pools and spas,

decorative fountains, dental equipment, cooling towers

and domestic water piping (on land and at sea) can

provide an ideal environment for breeding colonies

of pathogens.

This occurs when conditions are right to allow

levels of microbials to colonize on living and non-living

surfaces, resulting in a slime or biofilm that grows

through a combination of cell division and recruitment.

Once established, the biofilm nourishes and protects

the once-vulnerable microbe, which grows to

unacceptable levels and becomes difficult to eliminate.

How dangerous is Legionella?

Several of these pathogens are rarely fatal and

have maintained relatively consistent numbers of

reported outbreaks annually. However, one pathogen

in particular, Legionella, is creating quite a stir in

the industry.

The number of reported outbreaks of Legionella

(Legionellosis) has been on the rise (219% from 2000-

2009). With approximately a 10% mortality rate in

identified cases, Legionella has gained the attention of

media and industry professionals alike.

Legionella is responsible for a condition referred

to as Legionnaires’ disease, which was named in

July 1976 when an outbreak occurred among people

attending a convention of the American Legion at the

Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. Of the 182

reported cases, 29 people died.


Legionnaires’ disease is dangerous because it

begins with symptoms similar to pneumonia but

it cannot be treated like pneumonia. Legionella is

particularly dangerous because even though it is a

waterborne pathogen, it infects people through their

respiratory system. You can drink water that is infected

with Legionella without consequences, but if you

breathe it in, there’s a high probability you may contract

Legionnaires’ disease.

A recent, well-known case of Legionella outbreak

is from August 2012 at the J.W. Marriott in Chicago.

Eight people contracted Legionnaires’ disease; two

people died.

What can be done to protect ourselves?

For more than a decade, measures have been

proposed to monitor, treat and prevent Legionellosis

(most notably ASHRAE 188P Titled: Prevention of

Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems).

Key factors to achieving prevention through design are

temperature and movement. Maintaining temperatures

outside the growing range inhibits cell division and

minimizing stagnation reduces the development

of biofilm.

Viega continues to work with industry experts

to identify origins, methods of disinfection, material

selection and, most importantly, critical measures to

reduce risk and limit liability through system design.

Over the past two years, Viega has been sharing its

commitment through hosting a series of educational

seminars and presentations in conjunction with the

development and introduction of innovative products to

meet the industry's growing needs.

As a solution provider, Viega is committed to our

customers and our industry. For more information,

please contact your local Viega representative.


How safe is your water?You can’t escape germs and pathogens. Every

environment on Earth is full of them. But just because

you eradicate germs completely doesn’t mean you

have to invite them into your plumbing systems.

Did you know you can reduce pathogens in

commercial plumbing systems through design? It’s

more than possible and Viega wants to show you how.

Viega and Tim Keane of Legionella Risk

Management are offering training courses on how to

maintain water quality and minimize microbial growth

in commercial plumbing systems. Don’t miss this

opportunity to learn about waterborne pathogens and

how to guard against them.

Course: Pathogen Risk Reduction by Design

• Case studies of Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks

• Legionella guidelines and standards from a

liability perspective

• Design factors that impact pathogen control

Tim Keane, a consultant with Legionella Risk

Management Inc., is one of the country’s leading

engineers in methods to control and minimize the risk

of Legionella.

With 25 years experience in industrial and

commercial water treatment consulting and 10 years

experience as a Project Engineering Manager, both

in new construction and facility operations, Keane

is uniquely qualified to speak on topics of pathogen

growth in plumbing systems.

Keane has worked with healthcare, commercial,

institutional, industrial and municipal facilities in the

U.S. and internationally, and he has been involved

in the following areas: new construction plumbing

design review, waterborne pathogen risk management

program development and implementation, plumbing

system risk assessments, outbreak investigations and

consulting on water treatment issues.

If you’re looking for a resource to answer your

questions about the dangers of waterborne pathogens

and how to prevent them, you’ve found it. Viega is the

industry’s water quality expert.

Check out www.viega.us for course schedules and

times. Don’t miss this unique opportunity from Viega!


Trust the original, press the future

Viega was the first to introduce press technology for

copper to the plumbing industry, so it makes sense that

we’d be the first to introduce press fittings for PEX too.

With our reliable PEX Press fittings, our revolutionary

water distribution systems and our premium PEX

tubing, Viega is changing the way the industry thinks

about PEX systems.

With three installation methods, two material

types and one company to provide it all, count

on Viega to support you every step of the way.

Viega offers you choices like no other manufacturer

can, all backed by comprehensive 10-year

transferable warranties.

We control our PEX tubing from raw material to

finished product, so you can trust you’re getting the

best-quality products possible.

The most common installation method in the

industry, the branch and tee method, uses a main run

through a structure branching out to different fixtures.

Viega offers everything you need for this method but

we also offer an innovative choice, the Viega ManaBloc

system, a revolutionary homerun method that reduces

the potential for leaks and centralizes plumbing control

for easy maintenance.

James Hall, a licensed master plumber in Sarasota,

FL, appreciates Viega PEX systems because he can

run the tubing where it needs to go easily and quickly

without glue and without difficulty.

“We love the Viega ManaBloc system because there

are only two connections, one at the ManaBloc and

one at the fixture itself,” Hall said. “And that allows us

to offer a lifetime warranty on our install due to the fact

that there are no joints.”

With press fittings in high-performance polymer

and Zero Lead bronze, our own special alloy, you

can choose which material best suits your project.

ViegaPEX tubing carries the highest rating for chlorine

resistance and UV protection in the industry.

According to Hall, his team can repipe a two-bath

house in about six hours using the Viega ManaBloc

system. With other systems, it used to take them

two days.

With Viega's innovative spirit and our proven

heritage of excellence, you can trust us as you press

toward the future.

“We love the Viega ManaBloc system because there are only two connections, one at the ManaBloc and one at the fixture itself.”

-James Hall, Licensed Master Plumber, Sarasota, FL


I walked through a county courthouse square.

On a park bench, an old man was sitting there.

I said: “Your old flag pole is leaned a little bit

and that’s a ragged old flag you got hanging on it.”

He said: “I don’t like to brag,

but we’re kind of proud of that ragged old flag.”

You see, we got a little hole in that flag there

when Washington took it across the Delaware.

And it got powder burned the night Francis Scott Key

sat watching it, writing “Say Can You See.”

She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville,

and she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.

There was Robert E. Lee and Beauregard and Bragg,

and the south wind blew hard on that ragged old flag.

On Flanders Field in World War I,

she got a big hole from a Bertha Gun.

She turned blood red in World War II.

She hung limp and low a time or two.

She was in Korea, Vietnam.

She went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam.

And she’s getting threadbare, and she’s wearing thin,

but she’s in good shape for the shape she’s in.

‘Cause she’s been through the fire before

and I believe she can take a whole lot more.

So we raise her up every morning,

and we take her down slow every night.

We don’t let her touch the ground,

and we fold her up right.

On second thought,

I do like to brag.

‘Cause I’m mighty proud of that ragged old flag.

Lyrics by Johnny Cash, "Ragged Old Flag," available

for download on iTunes.

A tribute to the American flag


Viega LLC is grateful for the freedom we have as

an American company and thank those people, past

and present, who sacrificed to make that freedom

possible. Independence is a gift and a privilege that

we don't take for granted.

See how many patriotic words you can find in

the puzzle. Answers are hidden forward, backward,

diagonally, horizontally and vertically. Look for the

answers in our next issue! Good luck!

ALLEGIANCE

AMERICA

APPLE PIE

BASEBALL

CONSTITUTION

DECLARATION

DEMOCRACY

FIRECRACKERS

FLAG

FOURTH OF JULY

FREEDOM

HERITAGE

INDEPENDENCE

LIBERTY

NATION

PATRIOT

PLEDGE

PRIVILEGE

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March issue answer key


Liberty Utilities protects installers with Viega MegaPressG

Joining pipe can be a demanding task. Even with

proper equipment and training, traditional methods of

installation still run the risk of causing injury to installers,

experienced or not. Liberty Utilities of New Hampshire

wanted a way to keep their installers safe without

compromising the quality of their installations and that’s

why they decided to start using Viega MegaPress.

“We’re doing 500 in-to-outs and the biggest concern

was the wear and tear on the installers’ arms, trying to

save their bodies from the wrenching they’re doing,” said

Bob Mostone, Gas Service Department Supervisor for

Liberty Utilities. “Less mess and threading, that was the

stuff that caught my eye. It’s easier to fit things together,

especially since we’re changing out large volume meters

to rotary meters. Cutting out old flanges and installing

new ones is a lot easier too.”

Mostone, a licensed gasfitter since 1991, has worked

for the utility company for 29 years. When he first

experienced press fitting technology, his thought wasn’t

about time savings.

“I saw press technology,” Mostone said, “and I was

interested in the wear and tear on the servicemen in

the field.”


Liberty Utilities will be installing Viega MegaPressG

fittings in sizes ¾" to 2" as they continue their work to

change out meters across their areas of service.

“The biggest thing we’re going to be using it for is

meter refitting, from the large old diaphragm meters to

new meters,” Mostone said. “We’re moving gas meters

from inside a dwelling to outside.”

Before experiencing Viega MegaPress,

Liberty Utilities installed piping systems using

traditional methods.

“We used corrugated stainless steel piping (CSSP),”

Mostone said, “but we stopped using it around 2009

and we’ve been cutting and threading since 2009.”

Then, when Liberty discovered the Viega MegaPress

system, they were immediately interested in switching.

“We are saving some time,” Mostone said. “We’re

not having to weld fittings. We’re cutting everything to

size and they’re just pressing it on. We can hang the

pipe and press everything at the end. But we were never

really looking to save time. Saving wear and tear on their

bodies was my biggest concern. With Viega MegaPress,

we have less soft-tissue injuries, which is Liberty’s big

concern this year.” According to Mostone, every

three months, Liberty’s Vice President of Operations &

Engineering chooses a safety category to focus on.

Last winter, the category was trips and falls. From this

spring to summer, Liberty is focusing on reducing

soft-tissue injuries.

“Viega MegaPress is helping us with that,” Mostone

said. “Cutting everything properly is a little different, but

as they’ve been using it and the more and more they use

it, the more they like it.”

Liberty Utilities worked with their local Viega

Technical Manager to ensure that Viega MegaPress

fittings would meet all codes and standards.

“We did a class with some of the pipers and the

codes and standards group and actually one of the local

gas inspectors,” Mostone said. “From that class we

voted to move forward to see if we could get it done. We

went through the process for our company to approve it.

We checked with the state fire marshal’s office and they

were fine with it.”

Liberty Utilities will continue installing the Viega

MegaPress system in commercial gas applications in its

service areas.

“It’s a cleaner job,” Mostone said. “You get the fitting

in without the environmental problems, no oil buckets or

oily products.”

Mostone pointed out that Viega MegaPress has

allowed Liberty Utilities to take a weakness in black iron

pipe joining and turn it into a strength.

“The breaking point of the pipe is always weakest

around the threads,” Mostone said. “The pipe wall

thickness from the thread breaks down. With threaded

pipe, it snaps at the fitting. That’s our strong point

now when you’re pressing them together with

Viega MegaPress.”

“Saving wear and tear on their bodies was my biggest concern. With Viega MegaPress, we have less soft-tissue injuries, which is Liberty’s big concern this year.”

-Bob Mostone, Gas Service Department Supervisor, Liberty Utilities


Premium plumbing design for Canada apartment

The most common type of plumbing installation

for commercial buildings is a tried-and-true method

usually referred to in the industry as branch and tee,

or main and branch. This plumbing method utilizes a

main piping run through a structure that branches out

to different fixtures. But just because branch and tee is

the way people have always done it doesn’t make it the

best way.

Viega offers everything a plumber needs to install a

branch and tee system but what if there were a better

way to do it? What if you could install a plumbing

system with fewer fittings behind the wall, minimizing

potential leak points? With the revolutionary Viega

ManaBloc homerun system, you can.

David Mullins and Direct Mechanical Ltd. in

Fredericton, New Brunswick, were selected to install

the plumbing systems in a new 62-unit apartment

complex. But instead of the more-common branch-

and-tee method of plumbing, the building designers

wanted something better.

“They wanted the homerun system,” Mullins said.

“They wanted to be able to isolate each fixture from the

mechanical room.”

And that’s how Mullins and his team began installing

62 Viega ManaBlocs throughout this large-scale

commercial project, one Viega ManaBloc controlling

the water in each apartment unit in the building.

The ceilings in each unit were to be finished, so

the installers had to run the ViegaPEX tubing above

it. Viega PEX makes this type of installation possible

because it reduces the number of fittings behind a

wall—or, in this instance, above a ceiling.

The installation called for Viega ProPress copper

systems to provide the main water supply, which fed

into each unit’s individual water heaters and then into

the Viega ManaBlocs for distribution to the whole unit.

“We used Viega ProPress to get all the way through

the building and through the hallways,” Mullins said.

“The Viega ProPress was phenomenal. One guy ran 4"

pipe all the way through the parking garage, continued

up all six floors and through each wing in just under

four weeks. If he were soldering, he’d still be there. And

it didn’t matter to the press tool if we were doing ½" or

4". It was amazing.”


But it wasn’t just Viega ProPress that impressed

Mullins and his team. The feature of the Viega

ManaBloc that stood out the most was that it came

pre-assembled. A common plumbing practice in

Canada is what Mullins called an Alberta tee, which

is a homemade manifold of copper tubing with

copper branches.

“With the Viega ManaBloc, we didn’t have to spend

the time with Alberta tees,” Mullins said. “For an Alberta

tee it takes probably 45 minutes to cut and build it and

make it look good. Then you’ve got to try to find a way

to mount it that looks professional. So you’ve probably

got a good hour per unit at least.”

Maybe one hour isn’t a lot of time, but multiply that

number by 62 apartment units.

“The Viega ManaBloc came pre-built,” Mullins

said. “And it comes with the mounting bracket. Stick

it on the wall and you’re done. For the price to build

a manifold and the material cost for fittings, Viega

ManaBloc just made sense.”

In total, Mullins and his crew installed around

24,000 feet of ½" red and blue ViegaPEX tubing in the

apartment complex.

“Basically, when we were doing the apartments,

all of the PEX was in the ceiling,” Mullins said, “so we

brought them all down into one room and connected

lines into the Viega ManaBloc. We didn’t have build up

any Alberta tees. It was nice and easy. And nobody’s

had any leaks.”

Direct Mechanical Ltd. didn’t start out using Viega

PEX solutions. Originally, their vendor approached them

with Viega as a plumbing system to consider.

“We were kind of skeptical because we were

already using a different manufacturer,” Mullins said.

“But the Viega folks claimed they were the best and we

tried it out. The amount of fittings and the availability of

fittings was a big sell. It was harder and harder to get

fittings from the people we were working with before.”

Mullins and his crew worked with an engineer who

was willing to let them use the Viega systems in this

building, which is something new for that particular

area and local commercial industry.

“They let us run with it and it worked out well

for us,” Mullins said. “Viega is a good product.

Definitely a time saver. No solder, no nothing. The

system was flawless.”


Historic chapel chooses Viega ProRadiant

Built in 1929, the historic Henry Mansfield Cannon

Memorial Chapel at the University of Richmond Virginia

is a much-loved location for weddings and other

ceremonies, especially for current students and alums.

But with 20-foot-thick stone walls, the building can be

difficult to keep warm, even in the warmer months.

The University of Richmond selected Viega

ProRadiant heating systems, specifically Viega

assembled panels, ViegaPEX Barrier tubing and

stainless steel manifolds. Bruce Oglesby, Vice President

of Carroll Plumbing and Heating, Inc., acted as the

project manager for the chapel project.

Oglesby had never installed a Viega system before,

so when the University of Richmond’s architects and the

project engineers requested Viega ProRadiant, he wasn’t

sure what to expect.

“I liked the system quite a bit,” Oglesby said. “The

panels just snapped together the first time with no issue.

The way we were able to lay the system out in advance

before putting the tubing in made the design really easy.”

An example of Late Gothic Revival architecture

designed by architect Charles Morrison Robinson,

the Cannon Memorial Chapel has been nominated

as a historic site for the National Park Service.

The property also includes a memorial garden

and columbarium.

Oglesby and Carroll Plumbing and Heating, Inc.,

installed more than 6,000 feet of 5⁄16" ViegaPEX Barrier

tubing and 4,500 square feet of Viega panels in the

chapel’s main seating area.

“The connections to the manifolds were simple and

didn’t leak a drop,” Oglesby said. “I like that you can

see the flow on them and temperatures. It was pretty

impressive. A really great product.”

The installers put the Viega panels on top of the

plywood subfloor and, after walking the ViegaPEX

Barrier tubing into the panels, they put down wood and

tile over the top.

“We finished it in October,” Oglesby said. “The

installation on my part, as far as the manifolds and the

panels and the tubing, was four or five days. That’s

cutting some subfloor and making the panels fit.”


The Henry Mansfield Cannon Memorial Chapel

project finished at the end of last year, a successful

installation for a historic building that needed a more

efficient heating solution. But Viega isn’t the only

radiant solution provider in the industry. So how did the

university choose to install a Viega system solution?

The answer came down to a relationship. The Viega

district manager and radiant sales manager in the

region had done the groundwork beforehand to build

a relationship with the engineers and architects at the

University of Richmond.

The specification originally indicated another system

would be installed in the chapel, but as the project

progressed, the university decided that the relationship

they’d built with their Viega representatives would make

the difference.

That relationship became apparent to Oglesby as

he and his crew worked on the project.

“They were really pleasant and more than willing

to help,” Oglesby said. “That’s pretty important

when it comes to developing relationships. I’m used

to another product and they introduced me to theirs

and they were there throughout.”

Oglesby also got to work with Viega’s

design service.

“They worked with the layout and

actually one of the representatives

came to the job site and we

modified the floor plan a bit with

the engineers at the university,”

Oglesby said. “Every job isn’t

the same in the field as it is

on paper. The changes

were adapted

to make it even better than it was on paper.”

Oglesby had a great experience with Viega

systems and has already put a couple of bids in

on some other projects.

“I would recommend it, especially retrofitting with

the panels because they didn’t raise the floor like other

systems do,” Oglesby

said. “I loved it.”


Peterbilt saves serious install time with Viega MegaPress

When Daniel Brinkerhoff of D&S Piping in Salt Lake

City, UT, was asked to accept a black iron compressed

air line project on a job he was running the natural gas

lines for Jackson Group Peterbilt, he almost turned

the job down. The timeline was aggressive and D&S

Piping didn’t have the manpower to complete the job

on schedule.

“I was under serious time constraints because they

threw that job on me at the last minute,” Brinkerhoff

said, “and I was undermanned. The only way to

accomplish it was to try something new.”

That’s why Brinkerhoff, a gas line technician for

D&S Piping, decided to install Viega MegaPressG

fittings in a new 110,000-square-foot, full-service,

Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealership. Five installers

ran approximately one mile of 2" black iron pipe for

compressed air to all the mechanic stations in

the building.

“We got the compressed air done in five days,”

Brinkerhoff said, “and if I had been threading, it would

have probably taken eight days. I was very happy with

the product. I didn’t have a single problem, not one

leak. And it saved me a lot of time—and my body.”

This was Brinkerhoff’s first experience with Viega

MegaPress systems, although he has installed Viega

ProRadiant and Viega ProPress systems in previous

projects. But Brinkerhoff first heard about Viega from a

television show.

“I heard about it the first time on ‘American

Chopper,’” Brinkerhoff said. “I used to watch that show

back in the day and that was the first time I’d ever seen

Viega fittings.”

In 2008, Viega commissioned a customized

chopper to be built on the television show. Since

then, the bike, which has become one of the most

popular Viega symbols, has toured North America

“We got the compressed air done in five days, and if I had been threading, it would have probably taken eight days. I was very happy with the product.”

-Daniel Brinkerhoff, D&S Piping, Salt Lake City, UT


and Europe. The chopper is on display at the

Viega Manufacturing and Distribution Facility in

McPherson, KS.

“Then, later, I heard Viega was coming out to this

area,” Brinkerhoff said. “I was doing a radiant heating

system with a friend and he told me Viega was coming

out with a gas line fitting.”

Fast forward to 2013. Brinkerhoff and his crew

were able to finish their gas piping project on schedule,

thanks to Viega MegaPress, the only carbon steel press

fitting for gas applications.

“It went really well,” Brinkerhoff said. “The biggest

thing that was helpful is that I wasn’t concerned about

leaks. It went together fast. We got into a rhythm and

started cruising with it.”

The new facility serves as corporate headquarters

for the Jackson Group, which owns and operates

11 Peterbilt stores in the region. The dealership

houses a 36,000-square-foot service department,

a 25,000-square-foot parts department, an

18,000-square-foot body shop and an exclusive natural

gas service shop.

In February 2014, Peterbilt Motors Company named

Jackson Group Peterbilt in Salt Lake City its 2013

North American Dealer of the Year for its high levels of

customer satisfaction and exceptional growth in heavy-

and medium-duty truck sales, financing, leasing and

parts sales.

“The dealership’s outstanding performance is even

more impressive,” the company said, “as it moved

into a brand-new facility, one of the largest truck

dealerships in North America.”

Based in Denton, Texas, Peterbilt Motors Company

combines a global reputation for industry-leading

design, innovative engineering and fuel efficiency

solutions with superior quality to engineer a truck that

stands as the Class of the industry. Through its 260-

plus North American dealer locations, Peterbilt also

provides a comprehensive array of after-market support

programs to complement its full lineup of on-highway,

vocational and medium-duty products, including

alternative fuel vehicles. Customers enjoy industry-

leading service and support, including preventive

maintenance plans, expedited services, automated

parts inventory replenishment and 24/7 complimentary

customer assistance.

“If you’re doing a large project with large pipe

and you have to get it done quickly, it’s something to

consider because of the time savings,” Brinkerhoff

said. “Overall I’m pretty happy with the product. You

can’t ask for better results for the first try.”


Training makeswork easier


Designed with state-of-the-art technology and

staffed by industry experts, Viega established our

Educational Facility in Nashua, NH, in 2006. Since

then, it has hosted more than 15,000 attendees from

all across North America. It also serves as the location

where all Viega sales team members receive their

training on Viega solutions. The Viega Educational

Facility is the best option for industry-focused training a

professional can get.

But what happens when you need to train an entire

maintenance crew? That’s what happened to Scott

Lipscomb, Building Manager at a well-known chain

of national museums. His entire maintenance crew,

composed of more than 150 people, wanted training

on Viega ProPress and Viega MegaPress systems. So

instead of making 150+ people come to Viega, Viega

came to them.

“The training was fabulous,” Lipscomb said. “Of the

150+ people who took the training, I didn’t hear a single

bad comment. Everyone learned at least one thing.”

Lipscomb and his technicians have installed Viega

ProPress systems in all of their

museum buildings, mainly for

maintenance and repair. Since

so many of the buildings they

work on are 300 or 400 years

old, much of the existing copper

is deteriorating. But even

though the technicians had seen

demonstrations of how to make

a press with Viega ProPress

and a power tool, they’d never

experienced an actual

training session.

“My director said to train our guys,” Lipscomb

said. “We just contacted local vendors and they

recommended contacting Viega.”

After contacting Viega directly, Lipscomb got in

touch with the district manager in their region,

who designed and set up an intense three-day

training session with Viega ProPress and Viega

MegaPress systems.

Lipscomb and all of the maintenance mechanics

learned about all Viega products, complete solutions

and individual pieces, as well as their applications.

Lipscomb appreciated the hands-on approach of the

training sessions.

“By being interactive, it made a world of difference,”

Lipscomb said. “Probably the interesting tidbit I learned

in the training was the measuring the fitting before you

make the press. If that fitting moves, even an eighth of

an inch, it makes a difference in how it seals. And that’s

something I never thought about.”

Lipscomb and his technicians appreciate Viega

ProPress because of its flameless installation. In general,

museums have many tight areas filled with artwork,

collectibles and historical artifacts, which makes it nearly

impossible to solder anything.

Lipscomb reports only positive feedback from the

training and he’s even seen some measurable results.

“The technicians are using it a lot more now,”

Lipscomb said. “I’m going through a lot more material.

I’m doing a lot fewer hot work permits and that makes

my life easier.”


You wouldn’t buy a car without considering the cost of gasoline. Why is a pipe fitting different?

Does a traditional solder system cost less than

Viega ProPress? That depends on what you call a

traditional solder system. If you’re just talking about

the fittings, yes, but pipe joining is more than fittings.

It’s pipe and flux and solder and labor and installation

time. Add all those up and your material costs will be

about the same as using Viega ProPress systems, but

you'll finish faster and save on your total job costs.

Don’t be afraid to put your pen to paper—or, in this

case, to use your computer’s number keys! Go visit

www.do-the-math.us online and try out the calculator

we built. Input what your solder system will cost you

and see how Viega ProPress compares. And if you still

have questions, put in your zip code and locate your

Viega district manager.

What Viega ProPress adds

Profitability – reduce your labor costs up to 60%

Peace of mind – Viega ProPress is guaranteed to

last the life of the system

Heritage of excellence – 115 years of quality

and service

Trustworthy supply – four distribution centers

across the United States

What Viega ProPress takes away

Worry – Viega Smart Connect feature makes unpressed

connections obvious during pressure testing

Wasted time – skip the inconvenient half-hour wait on

fire watch and get more done

Cumbersome equipment – get rid of heavy machinery

and bulky welding tanks

Messy joining materials – lose the flux and solder

Have you done the math?


“One area that Viega ProPress helps is that it's quicker from a labor standpoint. We don't have to worry about a fire watch or burn permits which both cost money and take time.”

- Mike Wells, Nelson Stark Company

Mercy Health - West Hospital

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Biotech install saves time and stays clean

Clean piping installations are vital for biotechnology

and pharmaceutical projects, regardless of application.

In sterile environments, the smallest microbe can cause

irreparable damage. How much better is it to provide a

clean installation and save labor at the same time?

O’Keefe Plumbing & Heating in Danvers, MA, began

a 25,000-square-foot retrofitting project at one of the

world’s leading biotechnology companies and they

wanted to install Viega ProPress systems.

“I proposed the Viega ProPress system to the

facilities engineer and he agreed to it,” said Larry

O’Keefe, president of O’Keefe Plumbing & Heating.

“He was delighted with the results. We saved

thousands of dollars by using Viega ProPress.”

O’Keefe Plumbing & Heating specializes in projects

for the biotech/pharmaceutical industry and has been

this particular firm’s contractor of choice for 25 years.

They also handle commercial/industrial, hospital and

medical gases, process piping and specialized

waste applications.

On this project, O’Keefe ran pipe from a new

process chiller to a condenser water loop, which is

used to cool equipment such as autoclaves, glass

washing machines and steam generators. The biotech

firm typically runs nitrogen, compressed air, CO2,

oxygen and some mixed gases through its piping.

“The condenser water loop is located on the

top floor of a six-story building,” O’Keefe said. “We

installed 4" stainless steel pipe branching out to each

of the floors. We ran at least 1,500 feet of stainless pipe

up and down those six stories.”

Compared to brazing and grooving, Viega’s

ProPress stainless system provides more speed, safety

and reliability while enhancing the overall quality of

the installation.

“Given a choice between Viega ProPress or

grooving, there’s not even a question,” O’Keefe said.

“It’s Viega ProPress. I won’t groove any pipe that’s 4"

or less if I don’t have to.”

Viega ProPress systems, in either stainless or

copper, save time and labor on the job while making

clean, secure connections. Viega ProPress systems

also offer the patented Smart Connect feature,

which allows installers to easily identify unpressed

connections during pressure testing.

“I do believe Viega ProPress for stainless sets us

apart from other contractors,” O’Keefe said. “Viega

has a good product and we’ve had the opportunity

to introduce it in some biotech/ pharmaceutical

environments where others may not have had

that chance.”

“Given a choice between Viega ProPress or grooving, there’s not even a question. It's Viega ProPress. I won't groove any pipe that's 4" or less if I don't have to.”

-Larry O'Keefe, President, O'Keefe Plumbing & Heating


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Since opening in 2009, the Viega Educational

Facility has hosted more than 15,000 attendees who

have received training and instruction on every Viega

system solution in our product catalog. We’ve earned

our place in the industry as experts on plumbing,

heating and pipe joining and we’re gearing up for

a new era of training in plumbing design that will

change the way the industry installs domestic water

New plumbing designs to prevent stagnation

systems. Starting soon, Viega will be leading the

way on training industry professionals about the

dangers of deadly Legionella bacteria and how to

design plumbing systems that reduce the chances of

growing it. Be looking for our training opportunities in

the future and don’t miss your chance to get ahead of

the curve in plumbing design.

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Tech TalkViega Tech Talk Experts Jeremy Ferriter and Troy Locke

Why would I purchase a radiant manifold with

balancing valves and flow meters?

When a heating system is designed, that system

is intended to deliver a certain amount of energy

or heating to a particular space (building, house,

room, etc.) in order to provide a positive level of

comfort. If the system is not properly balanced, the

precise amount of energy needed is potentially never

achieved. The rate at which heat is transferred through

will vary on its size, supply fluid temperatures and

flow rates. As the heating system begins operation,

it will look to achieve equilibrium both hydraulically

and thermally. Keep in mind, heating systems can

be properly designed and installed but, if balancing

is overlooked, the heating system will not meet the

expectations of the building inhabitants. Improperly

balanced heating systems do not provide efficient

comfort, which is the sole purpose for the added

cost to building construction. In addition, improperly

balanced systems can lead to other issues beyond

discomfort. To achieve the optimum comfort from your

heating system, proper balance is necessary.

Must every fitting in a potable water distribution

system be Zero Lead compliant or are there

exceptions to this requirement?

The Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act is an

amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act. The

standard, which became federal law on Jan. 4, 2014,

states that any plumbing pipes, fittings or fixtures

that convey water intended to be used for human

consumption shall contain a weighted average of not

more than 0.25% lead. This means plumbing supplies

to fixtures such as toilets, shower valves and outside

faucets used for irrigation are exempt from the Zero

Lead requirements.

When designing a hygiene-conscious potable

water piping system, what criteria should

be observed?

It is important that rarely used extraction points

(fixtures) still benefit from regular water change or

flow. They should be situated in the system in such

a way that they still receive fresh water regularly.

This can be done by placing the extraction point in

a piping arrangement commonly known as a series.

Piping fixtures or extraction points in series allows

water to flow through each piping arrangement

when one fixture is activated, eliminating potential

stagnation. By reducing stagnation within the piping

system, you minimize the potential for microbial

growth. Some water pathogens can make humans

sick under certain circumstances. Proper disinfection

of a potable plumbing system alone may not

necessarily remove all microbial occurrences but

should be part of an overall approach.

Should I choose a conventional branch and tee

or manifold water distribution system for my

new home?

When designing potable water distribution systems

for any type of building, there are many factors to

take into consideration. Manifolds permit individual

valves to be located in a central location. In general,

manifolds provide hot water at a faster rate than a

branch-and-tee system. A manifold will provide a

more even distribution of pressure when multiple

fixtures are used simultaneously. In larger homes, it

may be beneficial to install remote manifolds that are

served by mains and branches. Either system will

deliver water to the fixtures in an acceptable fashion,

but you should weigh the pros and cons of each and

determine which characteristics are most important.


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