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incorporating 41 Upcoming plumbing and water events Tapping into the electronic taps market Associations 47 What is a Certificate of Compliance? 51 Chairman of PWB attends Durban conference 52 IOPSA Gauteng news: Plumbing for Bethany House 55 IOPSA CPD questionnaire Technical 56 Underground vs above-ground pipes and fittings 58 Implications of the new energy efficiency rating for hot water storage heaters 59  Wall of shame Local manufacturing 60 Innovative copper tubing Regulars 1  IOPSA events For local events related to plumbing and plumbers, please visit www.iopsa.org for further information. 10 August WC plumbers evening 30 August GP plumbers evening – Geberit 6 September GP plumbers evening – Marley 21 September FS golf day 5 October KZN golf day 10 October EC golf day 7 November GP golf day 23 November GP plumbers evening International events WorldSkills Competition Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 14–19 October 2017 Feature 3 World Plumbing Council General Meeting & Training Forum Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 19 October 2017 Community Plumbing Challenge 2017 Jakarta, Indonesia | 5–10 November 2017 2018 Emerging Water Technology Symposium Ontario, California, US | 15–16 May 2018 please note Fitting thought 63 Blockword 64 Products If you are receiving this publication and no longer wish to, please complete the opt out form received with the publication and fax it back to us on: +27 (0) 11 450 1920. Alternatively, please email us at: [email protected] to let us know so that we can remove you from our mailing list. CHECK OUT page 10 September 2017 Volume 23 I Number 7