In addition to the standard model, Gerber offers an ErgoHeight bowl that is ADA-compliant. Both options are installed with a 12” rough-in.

It incorporates TOTO’s Shape Memory Alloy valves, which allows for complete water cessation when turned off; no residual water loss through drips or leaking, no staining or scaling. Available in classic and modern design.

ASPE is offering an online plumbing design course, which it developed with UCLA. It is in the process of creating an associate degree program for plumbing design with the City College of San Francisco. It exhibited for the first time at the USA Science and Engineering Festival, which was held April 26-27 in Washington and attended by elementary and high school students from across the country.

To reduce the worry of leaks in the ceiling from an upstairs water closet installation, I have found that if the closet ring is set too high, the space between the toilet and the wax ring is minimized, causing the wax to thin out.

The average home’s water leaks can account for more than 10,000 gal. wasted each year — the amount of water needed to wash 270 loads of laundry. And 10% of homes have leaks that waste more than 90 gal. of water every day.

Saniflo’s SANICUBIC 1 is a pre-assembled simplex grinder designed to handle the wastewater and sewage streams from multiple plumbing fixtures in residential and commercial applications.

One of my favorite plumbing trivia questions is, “How many water closets can you connect to a 3-in. drain?” The answer is 16. 

The Environmental Protection Agency recently upgraded its online energy management and tracking tool, Energy Star Portfolio Manager, which is used to measure energy performance, water use, utility costs and greenhouse gas emissions for more than 40% of the country’s commercial buildings space.