Plumbing Engineering

: Mari Macnamara; Plumbing Engineering; 28 June 2019; Hits: 300

Booster systems for commercial buildings

By Eamonn Ryan

To maximise the efficiency of buildings, it is important to use innovative and energy-saving pump systems incorporating components that are optimally combined to deliver high performance. This feature aims to investigate the contribution to energy saving created by pumps for water boosting systems and other speciality applications within buildings.

A design example of a cutaway showing the inner workings of a pressure reduction valve. Image: Advanced Valves

: Mari Macnamara; Plumbing Engineering; 28 June 2019; Hits: 340

Valves and plumbing systems

By Richard Wiederhold, managing director of Advanced Valves

Valves play an important, and in some cases critical, function in a plumbing system to manage risk in terms of safety of the system as well as direct and indirect users.

: Mari Macnamara; Plumbing Engineering; 06 June 2019; Hits: 186

High-pressure cleaning - jetting and nozzles

By Octopus Electronics | All images Octopus Electronics

Second to downtime for equipment breakdowns, the next most expensive is an unsuccessful job. The wasted time in monetary values and damage from loss of customer confidence can be impossible to recover.

: Estelle Thurtle; Plumbing Engineering; 04 March 2019; Hits: 372

Dear Mr Plumber: The institutional framework

By Vollie Brink, Pr Eng

The institutional framework in terms of the National Building Regulations (NBR) is of critical importance and needs to be followed carefully to prevent legal consequences.