INCORPORATING
CONTENTS
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© Plumbing Africa Rory Macnamara
PARTICIPATION
NEWS 7 Washing cars with rainwater
ASSOCIATIONS
9 Plumbing industry endorses in-company mentor training programme
11 Probationary membership 12 The role of the technical manager 13 Registered plumbers : Earn CPD points
BUSINESS AND TRAINING
14 Training that empowers Africa ’ s future artisans
PRACTICES
PROJECT 18 The Catalyst Hotel
DESIGN 23 Dear Plumbers
VALVES 24 Valve matrix
FEATURE 27 Transport , tools and equipment storage
32 Push for touch-free leads to retrofit boom – Part 2
PROTECTION
HEALTH AND SANITATION 35 We Stand – Part two
ISSN 1812 - 1705
Conveyance of water and waste
Official journal of the Institute of Plumbing SA
Participation :
The training requirements to work in the industry
July 2021 | Vol 27 No 5
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F I R E - G A S – M E C H A N I C A L – P L U M B I N G
Practices :
Standards and accountability in day-to-day work in the industry
Products :
Features and quality of the materials , fittings and appliances used in plumbing work
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Protection :
Measures to minimise risks and provide redress when failures occur
PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL 40 Patrick Gordon Q & A : Valve pressure 41 Mounting geysers
42 Tube and drain cleaning nozzles – what you need to know
REGULARS
1 Fitting thought 3 # SurplusWater 2025 3 Save the date 44 Last word revisited 45 Web / Brandlistings
SAVE THE DATE
As things stand , many international and local events are postponed due to the Covid-19 global lockdown , but the following are longer term :
LOCAL EVENTS
# SURPLUS WATER
2025
Savings to date ( in millions of litres )
564 |
91 |
Sites monitored |
15 |
Number of Companies involved |
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