A few useful posts - I forget from whom

[jmichalski]

Just a couple of gems I have stored on my hard drive an dfind useful from time to time. Wouldn't want them lost to the archives.

[Russel Ray]

Here's my own water heater research that is has been ongoing since October 2001.

[gmartin2]

What must I do to view 'pdf' flies that i download? Right now they appear as mum-bo-jumbo. I assume it invlove throwing some money at the problem.

Geo

[Bill Smith]

George-

Try downloading Adobe Reader from C-Net or any other download site. It should be free.

[jmichalski]

Russel,

It looks like the Kenmore, Maytag and State may use a Letter coded month followed by the year....

Just an idea....

[Michael R. Boyett]

Originally Posted by gmartin2

What must I do to view 'pdf' flies that i download?

George.... Click Here

[jweinberg]

Joseph,

Thanks for posting the Bradford White Water Heater Serial Number chart.

When I first read it a couple of days ago, I thought: 'Well....that is nice information but I'll never need that. With all my inspection I have never even seen a Bradford White Water Heater.'

Wouldn't you know it...today I inspected a condo that had a Bradford White Water Heater and I used your chart to determine the age.

I guess you will never know when the NACHI BB will come in handy. Thanks for posting the info!!

[Doug Edwards, CMI]

Ive said it before as well as others but it is worth repeating. Just the information you can gleen here along with the rapid response to questions posed is well worth the cost of the annual dues of $289. Ive got many very expensive books that can not answer a lot of the questions we routinely see in the BB threads. Throw in the free t-shirts and you've got a pretty good deal.

[Russel Ray]

Originally Posted by dedwards

free t-shirts

Free?

T-shirts?

Free T-shirts?

[jmichalski]

Russel,

I think Aimee runs the free t-shirt givewawy (if there are any left) - shoot her an email. For all you do, you damn sure deserve one (or several!!)

[Michael W. Gault]

I'd bet RRay has one (or two) and a spare to soak up lost souls (spilt margaritas! )

[Ted Allen]

I don't remember were I got this, but i just wanted to check out the "code" function.

Plumbing System Education Resources (Work In Progress) 

Books 
Basic Plumbing - http://www.acontractorslicense.com/b...r-chapter.html 
Code Check Plumbing - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...240962-2068068 
National Plumbing Codes Handbook - http://www.maintenanceresources.com/...mbingcodes.htm 
(Plumbing) Books - http://www.bookmarki.com/browseprodu...p-to-Code.html 

Care & Repair 
Bath/Kitchen Rehab Guide - http://www.pathnet.org/sp.asp?id=1009 
Common Plumbing Repairs - http://www.gogeisel.com/geiselonline...g_Repairs.html 
(The) Plumber.com - http://www.theplumber.com/handbook.html 
Plumbing Projects - http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/plumbing/index.htm 
Plumbing Rehab Guide - http://www.pathnet.org/sp.asp?id=998 
Renovating Your Bathroom - http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/burema...bhose_ce36.cfm 
Renovating Your Kitchen - http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/burema...bhose_ce35.cfm 

Code 
Code (Plumbing) - http://www.iapmo.org/ 
Section 9.02.07 International Plumbing Code - http://ci.huntsville.tx.us/hr/ordina...e_9/02/07.html 

Drainage & Sewage 
Q & A - http://doityourself.com/drainage/index.shtml 

General Info 
Air Admittance Valves - http://www.toolbase.org/tertiaryT.as...ocumentID=2127 
Backflow - http://abpa.org/introduction.htm 
Backflow Prevention - http://www.keidel.com/mech/backflow-h20.htm 
Bacteria Fact Sheet - http://www.extension.umn.edu/water/bacteria.html 
Cisterns - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/scripts/htm...DOCUMENT_AE029 
Dielectric Union - http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/p...n_de/intro.htm 
General Info (PL101) - http://www.friendlyplumber.com/plumbing101.html 
Gray water - http://homeenergy.org/archive/hem.di...95/950712.html 
History of Plumbing - http://www.theplumber.com/H_index.html 
Home Water Treatment - http://www.homewatertreatment.com/EPAstandards.htm 
Hot Water Circulating Systems - http://www.chilipepperapp.com/hwcs.htm 
Household Plumbing An Overview - http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio.../rightNavHowTo 
Lead Fact Sheet - http://www.extension.umn.edu/water/lead.html 
Materials - http://www.mymotherlode.com/Home_Imp..._plumbing.html 
Noises (Plumbing) - http://www.mub-albertville.com/Noise...ing_System.htm 
Percolation Tests - http://septic.umn.edu/Professional/R...lationTest.htm 
Plg.com – General Info - http://www.plbg.com/ 
(The) Plumber.com - http://www.theplumber.com/handbook.html 
Plumbing Basics - http://www.easy2.com/cm/easy/diy_ht_...ge_id=35694452 
Plumbing Diagram - http://houseandhome.msn.com/improve/plumbing.aspx 
Plumbing Industry Links - http://www.pmihome.org/links.shtml#2 
Plumbing Maintenance - http://www.friendlyplumber.com/plumb...ntenance2.html 
Tankless Water Heaters - http://www.toolbase.org/tertiaryT.as...ocumentID=2138 
Technical Info - http://www.toolbase.org/secondaryT.a...ategoryID=1289 
Toiletology - http://www.toiletology.com/index.shtml 
Toilets - Howstuffworks - http://home.howstuffworks.com/toilet.htm 
Ultraviolet Purifiers - http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-ult...-purifiers.htm 
Water Quality Fact Sheets - http://www.extension.umn.edu/water/drinking_water.html 
Water Heaters - http://homeenergy.org/archive/hem.di...96/960510.html 
Water Heaters (On-demand) - http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-o...ter-heater.htm 
Water Heaters (Tankless) - http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-ta...ter-heater.htm 
Water Heaters (Tankless) - http://www.water-professor.com/ 
Water Heaters (Most Efficient)- http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-...ter-heater.htm 
Water Softeners - http://www.bizlux.com/how_does_water_softener_work.htm 
Water Wells - http://www.wellowner.org/awellmainte...lcheckup.shtml 
Water Tech Briefs - http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/ndwc_tb_available.htm 

Piping 
Advantages of Copper - http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the...r-plumbing.htm 
Copper Piping - http://64.90.169.191/copperhome/PHC/phc_home.html 
IPEX Piping - http://www.ipexinc.com/Content/EN_CA...lumbBetter.asp 
PEX Piping - http://www.vanguardpipe.com/vanex.html 
PEX Piping - http://www.rehau-na.com/rehau.constr...plumbing..html 
Pipe Size - http://www.terrylove.com/watersize.htm 
Piping (Types) - http://www.terrylove.com/pipe.htm 

Plumbing Equipment 
American Standard - http://www.americanstandard.com/ 
Amtrol - http://www.amtrol.com/valve.htm 
A.O. Smith - http://www.hotwater.com/ 
Bradford White - http://www.bradfordwhite.com/ 
Burnham - http://www.burnham.com/ 
Plumbing Manufacturer’s Institute - http://www.pmihome.org/techedu-articles-2001-may.shtml 
Rehau - http://www.rehau-na.com/rehau.constr....overview.html 
Rheem - http://www.rheem.com/ 
Zurn - http://www.zurn.com/operations/pexrh...st_typical.asp 

Plumbing – General System Info 
Fluid Mechanics - http://physics.about.com/cs/fluiddynamics/a/160903.htm 
Plumbing Systems1 - http://www.chilipepperapp.com/ps.htm 
Plumbing Systems2 - http://www.uvi.edu/Physics/SCI3xxWeb.../Plumbing.html 
Plumbing Systems3 - http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/01500600.html 
Plumbing Systems4 - http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/di...ement/2094.pdf 
Plumbing Systems5 - http://www.msdlouky.org/programs/whenuflush/index.htm 

Plumbing Test 
Merit Badge - http://www.meritbadge.com/files/mb-pdfs/Plumbing.pdf 
Homeowner’s Guide - http://www.dora.state.co.us/plumbing/forms/ho_info.pdf 

Septic Systems 
NSFC Septic News - http://www.nesc.svu.edu/nsfc_septicnews.htm 
Septic System Information Website - http://www.inspect-ny.com/sepbook.htm#mainwebs 
Septic Systems - What you need to know - http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/ext.../wqwm/wm1.html

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[Mark A. Timpani, CMI]

go Arizona!!!