Ferguson Enterprises Annual Tradeshow A Huge Success Ferguson

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September, 2010
Issue 9 Volume 7
16 Pages
Mechanical Contractors of
North Carolina Hosts Summer
Expo at Raleigh Fairgrounds
Attendees of MC of NC Summer Expo browsed the latest and
greatest products at the vendor tradeshow
Mechanical Contractors
Association of North Carolina (MC of NC) is pleased
to announce they held their
Summer Expo and Continu-
ing Education seminar at the
Raleigh Fairgrounds on
September 17, 2010. Cohosting the event were sevCONTINUED on PAGE 3
Cregger Company Greenville,
S.C. Promotes Max Savant to
Branch Manager
Carolina Plumbing News
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Cregger Company, located in Greenville, S.C., is
pleased to announce the
recent promotion of Max
Savant to Branch Manager.
Max began his career in the
industry over 20 years ago
and joined Cregger Company in November 2009,
working in the HVAC department. Max now holds the
position of Branch Manager
and is responsible for developing and managing the
daily operational aspects of
the branch and to increase
sales, profitability and to
continue to keep customers
and employees satisfied to
the fullest extent.
In a recent interview with
the Plumbing News, Max
stated “I really enjoy my career here at Cregger and
love how we are our own individual branch but we also
have the resources of a corporation that provides us
with the ability to help mainCONTINUED on PAGE 3
THE PIPELINE
Cary Hamilton
Territory Manager
Hello Plumbing Pros. I hope
you all have enjoyed the warm
weather. I wanted to pass along
a couple of dates to mark on
your calendars. First is the 14th
Annual Carolina’s Chapter
ABPA (American Backflow Prevention Association) Conference on Tuesday October 5th.
The event will be held at the
Alfred M. Brown Operation Center located in Concord, NC. For
more info go to www.carolinas
chapter abpa.com or call Mr.
Ronnie West at (910) 818-6118.
The second event I would like
to tell you about is the 4th Annual PHCC-NC CE Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament will be held at Rock Barn
Golf Course on Friday November 12th. There are still plenty of
opportunities for golf foursomes
and singles, as well as sponsorships. For more info contact
Carla Gilbert at (919) 532-0522
Ext. 202 or via email at
[email protected]. Have
a great month.6
38th Annual Plumbers
Invitational Open
2010 PIO 1st Place Team: Joey Smith, Johnathan Evatt, Corey
Freeman, and Barry Ward
On Friday September 17,
2010, the 38th Annual Plumbers Invitational Golf Tournament was held at Hejaz
Shrine Golf Club, located at
200 Ranch Rd in Mauldin,
SC. Attendees checked-in
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Ferguson Enterprises
Annual Tradeshow
A Huge Success
Ferguson Tradeshow Grand Prize Flat-Screen TV is awarded to
Jeffrey Lynn (left) of Greenville County Schools
On Thursday September
16th, Greenville, SC hosted
a Ferguson Team Rewards
Trade Show Day.
Over 175 customers were
greeted to 30 Vendors displaying and promoting their
new products.
The customers enjoyed
a delicious barbeque lunch
provided by Professional
Catering. As customers entered the show, they were
greeted with a free 5 gallon
Ferguson bucket in which to
put their literature and vendor information along with a
hat or t-shirt. Prizes included
a 32" flat panel TV, fishing
rods, power tools, golf clubs,
Richard Petty Driving ExpeCONTINUED on PAGE 3
Ferguson Enterprises
Merges Midlands and
Upstate SC Areas
Ferguson Enterprises,
Inc. has combined the three
Upstate SC locations, which
include Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg with
the five midland locations
which include Farrow Road,
Downtown Columbia, Lexington, Sumter, and Florence.
This merger was completed
in February and resulted in
a more effective organization. Ferguson felt there was
an opportunity to improve
their cost structure and leverage the talents and recourses of their associates.
Additionally, with customers
ranging farther and farther
to find work, this new footprint allows consistency
across a much broader geography.
Lou Tocci, General Manager of the newly merged
locations, recently stated to
the Plumbing News that
“The merger has been a very
positive one for our customers and associates, and I
believe it also allows us to
bring some organization to
the vendor equation
whether we’re talking about
PVF, plumbing, lighting or
appliances. We’ve been
able to redeploy HR resources to maximize our
potential, put people in the
right roles to service our
customers and ultimately
grow our market share. It’s
provided an opportunity to
generate internal promotions and position people to
their advantage in an otherwise challenging economy.”
Ferguson is very optimistic about the potential of this
merger and hopes their customers and associates will
continue to see the benefits
of sharing resources in
South Carolina.6
PLUMBING • IRRIGATION • KITCHEN & BATH •UNDERGROUND • ASPE
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Carolina Plumbing News - September, 2010
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Rheem Integrated HVAC & Water
Heating System Powered by Tankless
Technology First of its Kind from a
Single Manufacturer
Rheem recently introduced its new Integrated
HVAC & Water Heating System Powered by Tankless
Technology, a product that
offers home heating and hot
water from a single source.
When combined with Rheem
cooling equipment, the system offers complete air and
water home comfort. The
Rheem Integrated HVAC &
Water Heating System is the
first of its kind to be designed, built, and warranted
by a single manufacturer,
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Joey Smith, and Bill Fritts.
Congratulations to all the
winners!
To end the beautiful, fun
filled day, everyone enjoyed
a delicious BBQ dinner and
everyone had their name
drawn for a door prize. This
golf tournament was held to
raise money for 5 different
charities including, Shriners
Hospital for Children,
Anmed Hospital for special
needs children, St. Francis
Hospital, SCMA Scholarship fund, and Tuberous
Sclerosis. The 2010 Golf
Committee would like to
thank everyone for attending this event and for their
continued support. Because
of your donations, they were
able to help young children
in many different ways.6
Tournament
between 9:30 and 10:30am
and the shotgun start was at
11am. 130 people participated with 33 teams. Everyone who attended the event
received a goody bag as
they arrived and 1st, 2nd, 3rd
and last place winners received trophies. 1st place
winners included Joey
Smith, Barry Ward, Corey
Freeman, and Jonathan
Evatt. 2 nd place winners
were Jonathan Cole, David
Ballew, Tom Watson, and
Tim Gilson. 3rd place winners
were Brad Hawkins, Ronnie
Fisher, Paul Jenson, and
Don Lancaster. Closest to
pin winners included, Bruce
Redmon, Richard Randall,
Advertising Index
Ferguson -------------------------------------- page 16
Navien ----------------------------------------- page 15
Rheem ------------------------------------------ page 11
United Bank Card --------------------------- page 12
Watco ------------------------------------------ page 5
Watersafe ------------------------------------- page 2
Winnelson ------------------------------------- page 7
Zurn -------------------------------------------- page 8
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ensuring seamless product
integration that can create
one of the most efficient
home comfort systems possible.
"As the only manufacturer of both HVAC and water heating solutions,
Rheem is the first company
to develop a truly integrated
HVAC and water heating
system, built by one manufacturer, designed to provide complete whole-home
air and water comfort," said
Rheem CEO JR Jones.
"While other companies
may produce one portion of
an integrated system offering, the Rheem Integrated
HVAC & Water Heating System is the first to use products designed to work specifically with each other.
Ferguson
rience Gift Certificates,
Ferguson jackets, and other
great prizes.
We are still hearing rave
reviews from customers
and vendors who are hailing it as the “Best Trade
Show EVER in Greenville”.
Customers remarked how
our competition isn’t doing
anything nearly as big and
elaborate as this and they
appreciated the fact that
they could see so many
products at one time, meet
with reps, have opportunities for 1 day only special
pricing as well as spend
some good one-on-one time
with their Ferguson Sales
Associate. Great Success!!6
This innovative breakthrough product provides
multiple benefits for
homeowners and tremendous selling advantages for
HVAC and plumbing contractors."
The heart of the Integrated HVAC & Water Heating System is Rheem
tankless technology, which
in this new application not
only fulfills hot water needs,
but also provides heating to
the entire home. When a
Rheem tankless water
heater is matched with a
Rheem hydronic air handler,
hot water is circulated
through the hydronic air
handler to provide warmth
and is then re-circulated
back to the tankless water
heater to ensure that no
water is wasted. This pairing
of products provides a soft,
comfortable heat to the
home while maintaining
Mechanical
eral business partners including Carrier Corp, Water
Furnace, DNL Parts, NB
Handy, East Coast and several others that provide information on the latest products available in the industry.
Over 250 people attended the event and individuals attending the education programs earned 6
hours of continuing educations credits and gained
knowledge about Code Review and Business Practices.
Mechanical Contractors
of North Carolina provided
a Southern Buffet catered
by Murphy House and attendees were given door
prizes as they left the expo
which included an iPad, gas
grill, and money.
The Mechanical Contractors of North Carolina’s
comfortable humidity levels
regardless of the climate.
The Integrated HVAC &
Water Heating System also
offers a unique installation
benefit for contractors by
cutting the number of gas
appliances installed in a
home comfort system in
half. Rather than running
separate gas lines and vent
systems for both the water
heater and furnace, contractors only need one gas
line and one vent system.
Tankless water heaters,
when appropriately sized,
are capable of providing a
home with continuous, efficient hot water, making the
new integrated comfort system a highly efficient product with low operating costs.
Featuring the industry's best
minimum flow rate, Rheem
tankless water heaters offer
new burner technology and
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www.mcofnc.org purpose is
to promote a high level of
excellence and professionalism in the mechanical contracting industry by providing its members with continuing education in proven
best business practices as
well as the highest level of
code training.
They would like to thank
everyone who attended and
for their continued support
of the industry!6
Cregger
tain and control our inventory needs, and to help better serve our customer
base.”
Max Savant grew up in
Louisiana and attended
McNeese University. He currently resides in Greenville,
SC and in his time away from
works enjoys watching and
playing sports and hunting.
You may contact Max
Savant at 864-235-2552.6
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PHCC-NC C.E. Class
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October 5th, 2010
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LOCATION: Concord, NC
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October 30 - November 30th, 2010
2010 ASPE National Convention
LOCATION: 209 Ryder Lane, Anderson S.C.
CONTACT: Kathy Benson 864-934-7699
1st Tuesday of Every Month 6PM
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3rd Tuesday of Every Month
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October 22-23rd, 2010
PHCC-NC C.E. Class
LOCATION: Greensboro
November 12th, 2010
4th Annual PHCC-NC CE Golf Tournament
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Milwaukee® Introduces New
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of the new CAT IV 1000 volt Voltage Detector with LED.
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For more information about
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Scenes from the 38th Annual Plumber’s Invitational OPen
Bryan Harvey, ProSource; Mark Medlin, LR Gorrell
Co.; Shane Blackwell, Southern Mechanical; and
Randall Nelson, Stover Mechanical
Mark Henderson, Ferguson; Ricky Lister, Stover
Mechanical; David Ballew Jr., Greenville News; and
Sid Acker, (ret.)
Eric Fore and Rick Oyervides of Stover Mechanical
show off raffle prizes
Larry Coggins, (ret.); Joel Shropshier, Gateway
Supply; Joe Robinson, (ret.); Craig Londe, Beck
Plumbing
Tom Sears, Condustrial; Danny Donaldson, GS
Mechanical; Ryan Barbare, Lanthan & Barbare
Attnys.; and Dennis Armstrong, Triple A Services
3rd Place Team: Paul Jensen of Trane and Don
Lancaster of Stover Mechanical Not Pictured: Brad
Hawkins and Ronnie Fisher
Greg Roland, Max Savant, Vince Guillory, and Jay
Kimbel of Team Cregger Co.
Jerry Carr, Acosta; Justin Davis, Ferguson; James
Craft, Cryovac; and Barry Benson, Greenville News
2nd Place Team: Tim Gilson, GS Mechanical and David
Ballew, City of Greenville Not Pictured: Tom Watson
and Jonathan Cole
Bruce Redmon, Redmon Elec.; Steve Bradshaw,
Evergreen Medical; Harold Jones , (ret.); Joe Welsh,
Cotton & Welsh
Chad Oyervides, Allstate Ins.; Michael Rhymer,
Ferguson; Daniel Bowen, Menuworks; and Mark
Evergetis, PMR
1st Place Team: Joey Smith, Pro Marketing; Corey
Freeman, Hajoca; Barry Ward, SJWD Not Pictured:
Johnathan Evatt
Dick Latty, (ret.); Stuart Barber, Trace Construction;
Jake Wade, Beck Plumbing; Chris Loewer,
Condustrial
Event Host Elmo Strickland (far right) hands out raffle
prizes
Michelle Roper (center) consoles Last Place Team
members Michael Snipe and Ray Watkins
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Greenville, S.C. Chapter
President’s Message
by John Neal
Greetings to all:
Where has the summer
gone? It’s hard to believe
that school has already
started back. It seems like
just the other week school
was getting out for the summer. Ah, time sure does fly
by when you are having fun.
I would like to encourage
each one out there to try real
hard to make a commitment
to support our chapter this
year. I realize that many of
you are either unemployed
or on reduced hours, but
now more than ever, we
need help. Our latest roster
shows that we are now done
to 28 members from 36 a
year ago. There is a form
you can fill out to request a
waiver of dues, and that
may help some of you to get
by the rough times. You will
find the form elsewhere in
this newsletter.
Nick Cantu has taken on
the responsibilities of VPT,
and is doing a great job.
Elsewhere in this newsletter
you will find a list of technical topics for this coming
year.
I have enclosed some
articles pertaining to the
plumbing industry for your
information and use. Note
the second article, and how
some countries treat illegal
aliens. Lastly, if any one is
considering a trip to Philadelphia to the ASPE convention, I will have some brochures at the meeting for
your information. Please
make an effort to come out
on Tuesday September 5th
for our first meeting.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Access to Clean Water
and Sanitation Is a Human
Right, UN Declares By a
vote of 122 in favor and
none against, the UN General Assembly adopted a
resolution introduced by Bolivia that calls on countries
and international organizations to provide financial resources, build capacity, and
transfer technology, particularly to developing countries,
to help provide safe, clean,
accessible, and affordable
drinking water and sanitation
for all people. The
United States delegation
abstained from voting due to
concerns that the text could
undermine the current work
of the Human Rights Council because it described the
right to water and sanitation
in a way not reflected in existing international law. Click
here to read more about the
resolution, including the
opinions of countries that
spoke during the meeting.
Even Big Cities Face
Water and Sanitation Problems In Jakarta, the capital
and largest city of Indonesia,
less than 50 percent of the
city’s 9 million citizens have
water on tap, and only 3 percent of the city’s homes
have proper sewage systems, according to an article in Eco-Business.com.
Most citizens must utilize
community wells for water,
and often in poor neighborhoods a “water mafia” controls the communal tank and
charges residents two to
three times the normal cost
to draw water from it. Unfortunately, the government is
not allowing piped water systems to many neighborhoods because residents
are living on the land
illegally.6
ASPE
Technical
Report
by Nick Cantu
VP Technical
Please allow me to introduce myself as the new VP
Technical for this year. As
such, it is my responsibility
to plan, organize and direct
all the technical activities
and events of the chapter.
Simply put, it means that
I’m responsible to provide
the speakers for our lunchtime meetings. As I considered who I should get to do
a presentation, I thought
about what topics I would
like to hear discussed and
contacted the appropriate
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Charlotte
Technical
Report
by Scott Steindler,
VP Technical
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Scenes from Ferguson Greenville S.C. Tradeshow
Michael Rhymer of Ferguson hosts Tradeshow and
Raffle
Bryan Steede of WB & Assoc. speaks with Joey
Blackwell of Stover Mechanical
Michael Rhymer of Ferguson presents raffle prize to
Jeff Ellis of Stover Mechanical
Jason Hefner of Lewis Marketing shows new products
to Ray Sewell and Larry Stone of UPA
Lou Tocci of Ferguson visits with Tony Blanton of
Mid-Atlantic Sales
Anthony Vassallo, George Desatnik, and Wade Lyons
of Dipple Plumbing
Randy Allison of Allison Sales speaks to Stover
Mechanical crew
Thomas Wilson of Ferguson with Robert Dial of
Greenville County Schools
Ferguson Tradeshow Grand Prize Flat-Screen TV is
awarded to Jeffrey Lynn (left) of Greenville County
Schools
Scenes from the CPHCCA Monthly Meeting
Joe Stafford, PNG and Hal Hester, North Meck.
Plumbing
Claude Dawson of AfterDisaster and Sterling Combs
of Ferguson
Ferguson Charlotte hosts Family Picnic for CPHCCA
members
Lee Lowrey, Ferguson; Charlie Brown, Precision
Plumbing; and Craig Montgomery, Ferguson
Julie Hester of North Meck. Plumbing and Mollie
Dawson of AfterDisaster
Members discuss new CPHCCA logo
Brandon Mitchell of Baker-Mitchell and Andy
Jackson of PC Jackson Plumbing
Lisa & Barry Hanson of Barry Hanson Plumbing
enjoy picnic dinner
Kateline Hanson (far right) helps Julie Hester and
Missy Parker with raffle
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VP Technical
vendor. I guess you could
say that’s one of the perks
of being VP Technical. If
you’re like me, you prefer to
hear presentations on topics
that are relevant to the type
of projects that you typically
work on. This means that it
may not be relevant to
someone else who works
on different types of
projects. As you know,
someone who works primarily on industrial projects
may not have the same in-
formation needs as someone else who works primarily on commercial or residential type projects. This
brings me to the point I want
to make.
This is your chapter and
your opportunity to have input into the type of information you receives. As we
enter into this new chapter
season, and you listen to the
various topics presented, be
thinking about what you may
like to hear as a presentation topic for the 2011-2012
chapter season and let me
know. That way we can
have a diversity of topics
which would include topics
relevant to the type of
projects you typically work
on.
With that said, I’m happy
to be able to say that going
into this chapter year, we
already have a full line up of
speakers for the coming
season. Starting on September 7 with Greg Wilson
with A.O. Smith, he will be
speaking to us about Air to
Water/Water to Water heat
pump water heaters. This
concept is fairly new and
has been gaining in popular-
ity lately with all the push for
higher efficiency. I’m looking
forward to hearing about
where this application could
best be put to use as well as
what are some of the pros
and cons of this technology.
I for one am curious to know
if this would be a good application for residential use
or if it should it be limited to
small commercial applications. It never hurts to be
able to impress a client by
offering them an option of
the latest technology if their
building would benefit by it.
I invite all of you to come to
the meeting to hear what
Greg has to say and possibly learn about something
you might be able to specify,
or at least offer, on a future
project.
As an added incentive for
you to attend our meetings,
I have made an effort to inform our speakers that we
want to be able to claim
CEU’s/PDH’s for these sessions. What that means is
that the speaking session
must be 50 minutes minimum (one contact hour is
defined as 50 minutes of instruction) and not be of a
proprietary nature. The units
fall under the category
“Additional Education
and Professional Development Programs”. These are
defined as efforts undertaken to advance, broaden,
and
enhance
the
individual’s technical
knowledge and job skills in
engineering. These activities typically do not offer
CEU’s or PDH’s and include company or other
organization sponsored
non-proprietary, in-house
training sessions and engineering related education
and professional development programs offered at
local, state, regional or national society or association meetings and special
events. For those of you
who need the hours to
maintain your CPD status,
you can earn three-quarters (0.75) Recertification
Unit per contact hour. No
partial credit is earned for
a presentation lasting less
than 50 minutes and you
may only claim a maximum
of 12 units from this category in a given 2 year certification period.
What that means for you
is that, assuming we have 9
meetings per season over a
2 year period and each
meeting has a 50 minute
session, you can potentially
earn up to 13.5 units of
credit.
As noted above you can
only claim 12 of those units
under this category. Of
course that’s a best case
scenario and there’s always
the possibility that a speaker
may cancel or not have
enough material to last 50
minutes, but you get the
point. You can potentially
earn up to a full years worth
of CPD recertification units
simply by attending our
chapter meetings. I think
that’s a good deal and you
get a vendor paid meal to go
with it.
Hope to see all of you at
our upcoming chapter
meeting.6
Page 13
Noritz Extends 12-Year/6,500-Hour
Warranty To Tankless Water Heaters in
Controlled Recirculation Systems
Tankless water heater
manufacturer Noritz America
recently extended its 12-year/
6,500-hour warranty to residential models used with controlled
recirculation systems that deliver hot water more quickly to
the tap. The extension applies
to all Noritz residential tankless
water heater products that feature the company’s durable,
commercial-grade heat exchanger. Included are the new
NR83-DVC concentric tankless
water heater, which made its debut this month, as well as the
NR98, NRC111 and NR111.
“Twelve years typically translates into roughly 1.5 hours of
water heater combustion per
day,” explains Bob Hitchner,
Senior Vice President - Sales,
Marketing & Business Development for Noritz. “A residential
system that circulates warm
water for a couple of hours in
the morning and another couple
of hours in the evening should
make it for the full 12 years.”
To qualify for protection under the new residential recirculation warranty, a Noritz tankless
water heater must meet the following key stipulations:
-The unit must have been
installed on or after September
1, 2010, and equipped with a
controlled recirculation pump
system that has been installed
in accordance with the Noritz
Installation Manual.
-Water heater operational
time must not exceed 12 years,
or 6,500 hours, whichever
comes first. (Note: Operational
hours are the hours of actual
usage, as counted and stored
in the water heater controller.)
-The recirculation pump
must be controlled by an
aquastat, which activates the
pump when the water temperature falls below a minimum set
point and deactivates it when
the water temperature reaches
the maximum set point.
Noritz also strongly recommends the usage of demandtype timers and sensors to confine pump activation to peak
usage periods, further reducing
the load on the water heater.
“We love the luxury and
water savings that a well-designed recirculation system
can deliver,” says Hitchner. “But
we also want homeowners and
contractors to use common
sense when designing such
systems.”
and world markets. The
company's premium brands
including Raypak, Ruud
and Rheem have been recognized with countless industry and consumer
awards for reliability, innovative design and high quality. Rheem is the official heating, cooling and water heating supplier to Kevin Harvick
Inc. and is the primary sponsor of NASCAR's Nationwide
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Kevin Harvick and his # 33
car.6
Rheem
numerous smart features
such as a new 3/5 inch
concentric vent system
and integrated condensate
collector, all of which can
save contractors money
on installation costs.
Rheem tankless water
heaters are ENERGY
STAR qualified and eligible
for a federal tax credit of
30 percent of the total installed cost, up to $1,500.
The Rheem Integrated
HVAC & Water Heating
System Powered by
Tankless Technology is
protected by a five year air
handler warranty and a 10
year tankless heat exchanger warranty.
About Rheem Manufacturing Company
Rheem Manufacturing
Company (www.rheem
.com) is privately held with
headquarters in Atlanta. In
its 83rd year of operation,
the company manufactures
a full-line of high-quality residential and commercial
heating and cooling systems; tank, tankless, solar,
and heat pump water heaters; swimming pool heaters
and commerical boilers
throughout North American
As Hitchner notes, most
homes need hot water in the
bedroom wing between six and
eight o’clock in the morning and
eight to eleven o’clock at night.
Under these circumstances,
the recirculation loop may not
be needed for the in-between
times; or at least the minimum
set point in the loop can be lowered.
Why extend the warranty?
Noritz residential tankless models used in controlled
recirculation systems were
previously excluded from the
12-year warranty because of
the heavy demands such systems impose on a water heater,
particularly its heat exchanger.
If hot water is in constant circulation – to be readily available
at the tap or shower – the water heater is operating 24/7 as
well.
“We made the decision to
extend the warranty after extensively testing our commercialgrade heat exchangers,” says
Hitchner. “We clearly demonstrated to ourselves that Noritz
commercial heat exchangers
could withstand the additional
operational time of a recirculation application.”
Begun in 2008, the tests referenced by Hitchner spanned
18 months and involved sideby-side tests of three tankless
water heater models: a Noritz
NR98-SV and two rival makes
and models. To determine the
effects of hard water on each
unit’s heat exchanger, the water heaters were supplied with
untreated city water at a hardness level between 13 and 15
grains per gallon. The units were
cycled on and off around the
clock, day after day, until failure
of the heat exchanger. The two
competitive models failed after
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combustion lives of approximately 1,200 and 2,760 hours.
The Noritz NR98-SV with its
commercialgrade heat exchanger
lasted 6,700 hours before failing.
Based on these results,
Noritz calculated the following
life expectancies for the three
tested water heaters:
SIMULATED RESIDENTIAL
LIFE IN YEARS
AVERAGE USAGE (1 HR PER
DAY)
Competitor A
3.3
Competitor B
7.6
NORITZ NR98-SV
18.4
HEAVY USAGE (2 HR PER
DAY)
Competitor A
1.6
Competitor B
3.8
NORITZ NR98-SV
9.2
LIFE EXPECTANCY VS.
NORITZ (AVE.)
Competitor A
About 60% less
Competitor B
About 80% less
NORITZ NR98-SV
n/a
TEST PROTOCOL: To estimate product lifespan (in
years), Noritz (1) set the temperature for both units to 140
degrees Fahrenheit, (2) supplied both units with untreated
city water with hardness levels
between 13 grains per gallon
(gpg) and 15 gpg, and (3)
cycled the water on/off 24 hours
a day during the test until a leak
in each unit's heat exchanger
was detected. The estimated
lifespan (in years) of the heat
exchanger was calculated as
follows: Hours of combustion for
each product divided by 365.
(This calculation is based on
average residential water usage of one hour per day.)
Noritz attributes the superior
performance of the NR98-SV
test unit to the thicker, commercial-grade copper used in its
heat exchanger, as well as to
“subtle engineering nuances
that improve the water flow
through the exchanger,” says
Hitchner.
“It’s not good enough to extend a 12-year warranty as just
another marketing tool,” he
continues. “We needed to
know whether our heaters are
truly meant for this kind of use.
The tests validated that Noritz
products with commercialgrade heat exchangers could
stand up to the heavy demands
of a recirculation system while
also outperforming the competition.”
Softening the water: Another
major determinant of life expectancy for a water heater is
the relative “hardness” of the
water supply. Hard water has a
high scale content that can
leave deposits of calcium, magnesium and bicarbonate on
pipe, valves and fittings as well
as water heating components.
Difficult and costly to remove,
these highly insoluble deposits
also hurt system efficiency while
boosting operating costs.
Water conditioning with a
softener can help minimize
scale deposits, but a softener
is not a viable option in every
locale. Because these devices
discharge sodium and other
chemicals into the water supply, some jurisdictions have prohibited their use. Softeners also
require regular maintenance.
A recently unveiled alternative is the Noritz H2FLOW™.
This cartridge-based system
produces no chemicals or salts,
yet achieves a 99.6 percent effectiveness rating in scale prevention. Cartridge replacement
is required only once every two
years.
H2FLOW technology fights
scale buildup by changing the
chemical structure of the water
as it flows through the device,
converting hard minerals into
soft particles that will not adhere
to plumbing-system components – including the water
heater. “By preventing scale
buildup, H2FLOW offers the
added advantage of maintaining the energy efficiency of the
water heater over many years
of use,” says Hitchner.
“With the H2FLOW, even
homeowners living in hard-water areas can enjoy the convenience of instant hot water with
a well-designed controlled recirculation system that enables
their tankless water heater to
provide years of reliable service,” says Hitchner. “That
is the type of system our
new warranty extension is
meant to protect.”
For more information on
the new residential recirculation warranty and the Noritz
lines of residential and commercial tankless water heaters, visit www.noritz.com
NORITZ AMERICA , a subsidiary of Noritz Japan, has
corporate offices in Fountain
Valley, Calif., as well as in
Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago and
Hawthorne, N.Y. Offering a full
line of tankless water heaters
to meet the hot-water demands of residential and commercial applications, Noritz
supports its products with a
national network of skilled representatives and employees.
These people are committed
to providing the finest products and services to their
communities by helping consumers develop more comfortable, efficient and healthy
lifestyles.6
Page 14
Here’s a few of photos sent to us by Chuck Carson
Jodi Blanton has just returned from Capulin Volcano National
Monument in New Mexico with her Grandad,Tony Blanton of
Mid-Atlantic Sales on a succesful Antelope hunt where she killed
a nice trophy 14 in. Good hunting in the future Jodi and try to
keep grandad from killing your Game.
Northern Pike Chuck recently
caught in Canada. It was 44"
long.
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