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December 8, 2020
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The bad and the ugly get their moment in the spotlight
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The winners have been named in this year’s Western Canada Section of the American Water Works Association (WCS AWWA) National Bad and Ugly Cross Connection Control contest.
The purpose of the contest is to increase awareness of cross connections and to educate water industry representatives in the field.
Entries were submitted from across Canada. The best of the best included a backflow tester shot from Shayne Makin of DMT Mechanical in Lethbridge, AB, whose entry won in the active tester category. His photo is from a backflow testing job, where he discovered the backflow preventer on a chemical line was installed upside down.
Cross connection control inspector Jean Lalanne for the Régie du bâtiment du Québec was the winner in the Inspector Category. His photo is from a 12-unit building, where a plumber decided to conceal the main water stop valve, the precise isolation DCVA backflow and the four risers stop valves in the same undrained pit in the hallway, under the stairway. As a result, the risers stop valve blocks access to the DCVA and water main stop valve.
WCS AWWA is now preparing for 2021 bad and ugly photo submissions.
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NEWS
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How provinces measure up on energy efficiency
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British Columbia is first, Saskatchewan is last, Prince Edward Island is most improved, and the federal government needs to help all provinces ramp up to meet national energy efficiency goals. This is the message from the
second annual Scorecard of provincial energy efficiency policies by a Carleton-based research organization, Efficiency Canada. Find the full details in the November/December edition of Mechanical Business.
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HE-Z Series Zoning Package
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The HE-Z Series Zoning Package is available on our HE-Z Series Fan Coils. The Hi-Velocity HE-Z Series Fan Coil can be optioned with two, three or four zones, factory installed in each fan coil. These fan coils come with pre-installed zone panel, power open/close dampers and actuators already built-in to the supply outlets, minimizing installation time.
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OS&B Industrial – We Make Automation Easy
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With a wide range of valve body types, materials and trim options and with a complete offering of Pneumatic and Electric Actuators to choose from - no job is too small! Contact OS&B Industrial (send enquiries to
RFQ@osbindustrial.ca) for all your manual and automated valve product needs.
We want to be your "Friday at 4pm supplier!"
www.osbindustrial.ca
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Milwaukee® Gives the Greenlight to New
Laser Solutions
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Milwaukee Tool unveils their first full lineup of laser solutions and accessories. Introducing a Green 360º 3-Plane Laser and a Green Cross Line & Plumb Points Laser on the M12™ System – and a Green Cross Line & Plumb Points Laser, a Green Cross Line Laser, and a Green 3-Point Laser powered by REDLITHIUM™ USB. With this giant step into the lasers category, Milwaukee® provides power, visibility, and
easier set-up.
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“Coles Notes for COVID” Webinar
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Join Robert Bean and Gord Cooke on December 17th as the Eden Energy Webinar Series presents the importance of ventilation as a management strategy for COVID-19. This one-time-only webinar features a 20-minute talk covering 8 mitigating factors contractors and engineers need to know, followed by 20-minutes of open Q&A. There is no cost to attend but space is very limited. Mechanical Business is proud to be a promotional partner.
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Parting Shot: A flush above the rest
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 In a world where touchless innovation is growing by leaps and bounds, there’s a lot to be said for taking the “ick” factor out of toilet cleaning. Lately the self-cleaning toilet from Kekatron Desarrollo in Spain has been gaining a lot of attention in the media thanks to a video they posted showing the process in all its grimy glory, from the initial “dump” to the behind-the-scenes cleaning, drying and disinfecting.
Okay, watching it in action is not exactly a pretty sight, given the lifelike simulation of a boatload of crap. And don’t let the fact that the sound is muted bother you. Sometimes there’s a reason silence is golden. But fear not, the end result is a sparkling clean and fully sanitized toilet boil. A New York Post article called it “evo-loo-tion” at work. Well said!
Given the pandemic and concerns about flushing, perhaps this space-age prototype may not be such an out-there idea after all!
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READ US NOW
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Cover Story:
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif: A CHAMPION OF SERVICE BEFORE SELF
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A leader on and off the field, not only is Laurent Duvernay-Tardif the first medical doctor to win the Super Bowl, and the first Quebec-born player to hoist the champion’s Vince Lombardi Trophy, but to no surprise to friends, family and teammates, he was also the first NFL player to express his desire to put the health and well-being of his fellow Canadians ahead of the upcoming season.
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