Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

AHR Expo: Tools, toys and energy

In January, I attended the AHR Expo, co-sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

March 21, 2016

The AHR Show has room for everyone and everything.

Debunking green plumbing myths

What started the conversation was the statement, “With my new instantaneous water heater, I’ll get the same temperature of hot water every time I open the faucet.”

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

January 20, 2016

We still need to educate our customers on water conservation.

Busting the plumbing venting myths

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

December 21, 2015

Many misconceptions exist about plumbing venting.

Bears and sanitation

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

October 23, 2015

Your plumbing knowledge is invaluable.

Potable water protection in commercial buildings

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

September 28, 2015

Rely on point-of-use potable water protection instead.

Plastic pipe still limited in plumbing applications

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

July 20, 2015

Limitations still exist for water piping and DWV.

Mysteries of wet venting in bathrooms

It doesn’t help that the Uniform Plumbing Code only recently added traditional wet venting to the code, although the name was changed to horizontal wet venting.