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It may not look it outside, but Spring is right aroundthe corner. With Spring comes rain and with rain you
need a good roof drainage system. This month’s topic isroof drainage and specifically siphonic roof drainagesystems, please see the VP Tech article (page 3) formore info. As a reminder, please email your reservationto the VP Tech in order for us to get an accurate countfor the evening’s dinner. I am proud to announce thatour own VP Legislative Barry Pines has been appointed
to the committee of standard NSF 61 (National Sanitation Foundation –Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects). This is a great honorand responsibility, so congratulate him next time you see him. There weremany Eastern Michigan ASPE members that received awards at the AnnualASSE banquet – Larry Keelan (L. Glen Shields Award - honored and recog-nized for his all-around support of and contributions to the PlumbingIndustry), Alan Deal (Malcolm Wallace Award as Manufacturers’Representative of the Year), and John Nussbaum, who was honored andcommemorated with the inaugural “John R. Nussbaum LifetimeAchievement Award.” Congrats to all!
Your president,Esteban
March 2006
PRESIDENT’S REPORTEsteban Cabello, PE, CIPE
AASSPPEE NNEEWWSSEastern Michigan ChapterEastern Michigan Chapter
www.aspe.org/Eastern_Michigan
Serving our membership since 1975
AASSPPEE NNEEWWSSVol. 9, Issue 79
American Society of Plumbing Engineers
A Country in Need of Codes Part 3Michigan Man Meets with Engineers In Manila
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006NEW regular meeting day:2nd Wednesday of the month
Time: 5:30 - 9:00 PMDinner & Class
Cost: ASPE & ASSE Members: NCNon-members: $15.00
Location: Plumbing Training Center1911 Ring Rd., Troy, MISEE map on back page
Topic: Siphonic Roof DrainageSystem Design
Speaker: John Rattenbury, PE
VP Tech Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Coming in April - Julius Ballanco . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5VP Membership Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5ASPE Night at the Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
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Part 3 continues Ron George’s article,“A Country in Need of Codes,” begunin the January issue of the ASPEEastern Michigan Chapter News.
Four of the five Americans invited tospeak at the conference had become illduring the trip. Mr. George was taken toSt. Luke’s Medical Center in Manilawhere he spent the night under observa-tion and taking intravenous fluids. Ronsaid the care he received there wasexcellent. He said his immune systemwas probably not ready for everythinghe was being exposed to in the water,air and food in Manila.
continued on page 4
A water mist system at an outdoor restau-rant area. The water was supplied from anon-potable water supply and sprayedover a food buffet and eating area. “Wouldyou like Salmonella or Legionellae withyour dinner, sir?”
Wednesday, April 12, 2006Venting to the Michigan Plumbing Code
Guest Speaker: Julius A. Ballanco, PESEE bio on page 5SPACE IS LIMITED
Make your reservationsas soon as possible!
See the full class schedule on our web site.
REGISTRATION REQUIREDRSVP prior to day of class
Phil McCrory, VP Tech:(810) 736-8871 phone
Special GGuest SSpeaker
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VP TECHNICAL REPORTPhilip McCrory
For those of us who remember the 60’s, thecountry of Scandinavia contributed much to
enhancing our culture. We, who survived thefree love and peace era, owe our knowledgeand education to the great Scandinavian artsand literature. Many a time us boys in the backof the junior high bus reviewed the latestScandinavian photo essays. One of the boyswould be lucky enough to sneak material out of
his father’s basement workbench library for our review. As we gazedthrough the material, we were unappreciative of the fact that we wereliving at a great historical time when the Scandinavian countries con-tributed to the world one of their greatest achievements: siphonicdrainage! At that time, as junior high boys in the back of the bus,siphonic drainage was not foremost on our minds.
Some of the first siphonic systems appeared in Scandinavia in the1960’s, spread throughout Europe, and eventually became worldwidein the 1980’s. The design works with baffle plates inserted in the roofopenings to restrict air entering the top of the roof drainage system. Ifthe pipe is sized correctly, the horizontal and vertical piping act as avery simple tube siphon. The water dropping down the pipe causes anegative pressure that will basically suck the water off the roof justlike when you siphon your sleeping neighbor’s gas tank with yourgarden hose.
This is a totally different type of drainage system than we are accus-tomed to. The way I figure roof drains, a four-inch pipe will covermost everything, so go with that. However, that is not the way siphon-ic roof drainage works. It takes a working knowledge of the system’sdesign and proper calculations to ensure it will work. Unfortunately,over the years, siphonic drainage has gotten a bad name due to somehigh profile failures. The cause of these failures being poor designwithout the proper calculations. That is why ASPE has taken an inter-est and has been working on a design standard. In April 2005, anASPE draft of the proposed standard was sent to the Main Committeefor review. This standard addresses procedures for calculations,acceptable pipe materials, and performance requirements.
We have with us, for our March speaker, Mr. John Rattenbury, PE ofRainwater Management Solution of Salem, Virginia. He has been theProject Team Leader for the ASME A112 Plumbing Fixtures andEquipment Committee since 2002.
John was appointed by the ASPE Technical Standards Committee towrite the standard on siphonic roof drainage. He recently gave a semi-nar at the ASPE 2005 Technical Symposium in Chicago. His compa-ny, Rattenbury Engineering LLC, merged with Rain Water Systems,Inc. to form the Rainwater Management Solutions group. He was thefirst United States engineer to provide siphonic roof drainage systemsengineering design service. His notable achievements are the designsof the siphonic roof drainage system for the Boston ConferenceCenter and numerous IKEA stores. Come join us for this most impor-tant meeting and learn something new.
Phil
Above: The February technical classBelow: Our thanks to guest speakers Chris Yarima (left) andDavid Rees.
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percent of the map had no color and those areas have no watersupply. Mr. George pointed out the minimum water pressurerequirements in the Uniform Plumbing Code they were consid-ering adopting is 25 pounds per square inch. If they are going toadopt the Uniform codes they will have to increase their pres-sures or modify the code when they adopt it.
Graciano Calayan of the Manila water company said yes, theyhave a pressure problem. Mr. Calayan indicated that in the areasshaded in red the pressure drops to zero for periods of the daywhen there is a large demand for water. Ron queried the offi-cials: How do they address water for fire flows? What was theminimum water main size? How far do they space the firehydrants? Mr. Calayan explained that the original water distrib-ution system was built with help from the United States militarybefore and during the war. The original water distribution areashave fire hydrants at regular intervals. Recent extensions to thatsystem are, primarily, just to provide potable water to the rapid-ly expanding population. The water mains are typically 2 to 4inches in size or whatever is needed. Ron commented it wouldbe unusual to find a new water main in the United States small-er than about 10 inches because of the need for fire flows toserve fire hydrants. According to Mr. Calayan, they do notinstall fire hydrants anymore, because of the unauthorized useof water. Calayan went on to say if there is a need for a firehydrant in a particular area they will install one. Mr. Calayansaid they currently have undersized piping with low water pres-
A Country in Need of Codes Part 3 - continued from page 1
The Manila Water Department
While Mr. George was in Manila, he was asked by GeneralBravo to accompany him and another gentleman to meet withthe Metro Manila Water and Sewer Department. Ron has exten-sive experience designing water distribution, fire protection anddrainage systems and he is a former member of the BerlinTownship Water & Sewer Board. Ron made a presentation tothe Manila Water Department officials, pointing out many crossconnections and installations that would be considered code vio-lations if the Uniform Plumbing Code they were consideringwas adopted in the Philippines. Water Department officials hadmany questions and Ron met with them to discuss some of theirconcerns. The Manila water department officials said mostbuildings have a cistern or water tank at each building. Water issupplied to the tank with a small fill pipe and the water drainsby gravity to each building.
While Mr. George was at the Water Department, he was showna map displaying the water pressures in all areas of metroManila. The map was color coded with different colors for dif-ferent water pressure zones. (See photos of map on page 5.)
The red areas on the map covered about 10 percent of theManila water company service area and indicated water pres-sures from zero (0) to six (6) pounds per square inch (PSI).About five (5) percent of the map was colored dark green andhad pressures over 21 pounds per square inch (PSI). Over 40
5 March 2006
VP MEMBERSHIP REPORTCindy Zatto
The ASPE East Michigan Chapter membershipcurrently stands at 126.
Membership applications are available on line atwww.aspe.org/Eastern_Michigan or www.aspe.org,in print from any board member, and at the hospitali-ty desk at ASPE monthly Plumbing Design Class.Members receive Plumbing Engineering DesignBook, Plumbing Systems & Design Magazine, and
the opportunity for collegial interaction and networking.
Call for new member applications: During the 2005/2006 year, the ASPEEMC board has distributed 20+ applications to those who have expressedinterest in joining our local ASPE chapter. Don’t leave that application sit-ting on your desk unfinished! Take a few moments to fill it out and submitit. Applications can be submitted directly to ASPE National office inChicago or to any of our board members.
Please feel free to contact me at 810.343-2713 or [email protected]
Cindy
sures, so they do not allow water pressure booster pumps to beconnected directly to their water system. This was perplexing,to Mr. George because “when you have low pressure you typi-cally want to add a booster pump.” Mr Calayan explained thatbecause they are starting with such a low pressure, the boosterpumps would often cause a suction or negative pressure in thewater main. Most people use a cistern or water tank and thatcan be filled at a slow rate without drastically lowering thewater main pressure. A booster pump can be added to the cis-tern tank discharge without affecting the water main pressures.
General Bravo asked Mr. George to collaborate with him andwater department officials on future projects to provideupgrades and solutions for the Manila water company.
This concludes Part 3. Look for Part 4 in the April issue of theASPE Eastern Michigan Chapter newsletter.
Julius Ballanco, PE, is Presidentof JB Engineering and Code
Consulting, P.C. The firm special-izes in code and standard consultingin the areas of plumbing, mechani-cal, life safety and fire protectionengineering. Before establishing thisfirm, Mr. Ballanco was head ofPlumbing and MechanicalEngineering for Building Officialand Code Administrators (BOCA(r))International, Inc. He is a well-known lecturer, having instructed
over 1,500 seminars. He serves as the Vice President - Technicalfor the American Society of Plumbing Engineers. Mr. Ballanco isalso a monthly columnist in both Plumbing & Mechanical andPM Engineer magazines. He has authored Ballanco on Plumbing,the BOCA(r) National Plumbing Code Commentary and thePlumbing of Residential Fire Sprinklers and has also co-authoredthe Illustrated National Plumbing Code Design Manual. Mr.Ballanco serves on many national standard committees, includingANSI/ASME, IAPMO, ASTM, NSF, and ASSE. A graduate ofStevens Institute of Technology, he is both a RegisteredProfessional Engineer and Licensed Master Plumber.
Coming in AprilJulius A. Ballanco, PE
Water pressure map
Below: Keycode for map(left) indicatingwater pressuresin Manila
A Country in Need of Codes Part 3continued from page 4
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Vice-President TechnicalPhilip McCrory5483 Hubbard Dr.Flint, MI 48506(810) [email protected]
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TreasurerJohn Snyder, CIPE/CPD31758 Edgeworth Dr.Madison Heights, MI 48071(248) 588-8741 Fax (248) [email protected]
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