NEW: The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH), in conjunction with provincial/territorial plumbing inspectors has released an bulletin with information on the distribution and installation of uncertified plumbing products, including the current set of recognised marks. The bulleting may be accessed here. 

The World Plumbing Council in conjunction with the World Health Organisation has been working on a range of projects all of which have the aim of emphasisng the health aspects of the plumbing industry. One of the projects is a paper aimed at the WHO Network of Water Regulators. A link has been added to the left sidebar with the text of this paper, and updated versions will be placed there when they are received. It is intended that these papers form a Key Issues series, they will be collated and presented here when available.

Mechanical Business readers can now contact Roger Uuemae through the OPIA site for questions and comments on his articles. His current article for the January/February issue is about temperature control valves for domestic hot water tanks in a residential setting. You can contact him by emailing part7plumbingcourses@rogers.com.

Drawings for suds pressure zones and thermal expansion tanks have been added to the Member's area (Resources page).

Highlights of the Summer issue of the Bulletin include the President's Message, Executive Update, Ministry Report, AMES Information and Code Tech questions and answers.