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FITTING THOUGHT 1 Never stop learning Train, train, and train. Once you have completed your apprenticeship or you have qualified — you are not done. Technology changes daily, thus you need to keep abreast of what is happening in the industry. IOPSA and the PIRB are constantly organising webinars and get-togethers and encouraging technical experts to write for the industry to keep their continuing professional development (CPD) points up to date. An interesting conversation I had with a national executive member of IOPSA in Cape Town recently, is that he believes that plumbers sell themselves short — you are a professional with technical knowledge that others do not have. Do not sell yourself short or undercut your invoices just for the sake of getting the job. Advocate and sell your knowledge when quoting on a job. such as registering your employers for CPD points — read more about this on page 15. In the second part of a series by Chris Kyle, who talks about the basic theory of fluid mechanics for plumbing, we report on the pressure that is applicable to plumbing. Simply put, pressure is the force that causes water to flow in a plumbing system and thus the amount of pressure available will determine the performance that the user of a plumbing system will experience, either good or bad. Read about this on page 56. As always, we value your engagement, so if you have any compliments, complaints, or suggestions, please get in touch at [email protected]. This is your magazine; we want to hear from you. Until next time, happy plumbing! Gone are the days of the ‘plumber’s crack’ image. You are in charge of the health installations of buildings and homes. In this edition we have a number of interesting articles, ISSN 1812 - 1705 Audit Bureau of Circulations Apr - Jun 2018 Controlled free distribution         3575 EDITOR Cherry Ellis • [email protected] CONTENT MANAGER Benjamin Brits • [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Chris Kyle, Deon Smit, Richard Bailie SUBEDITOR Elaine Enslin OPERATIONS MANAGER Chantelle van Deventer • [email protected] DESIGN/LAYOUT Selina Morulane • [email protected] NATIONAL ADVERTISING SALES Director: Dale Macnamara • [email protected] External sales: Marcus Pearson• [email protected] Process coordinator: Estelle Thurtle •[email protected] www.plumbingafrica.co.za Cherry HEAD OFFICE Interact Media Defined (Pty) Ltd 13A Riley Rd, Bedfordview 2007 PO Box 695 Edenvale 1610 Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] FINANCIAL MANAGER Laetitia Arnott • [email protected] MANAGING DIRECTOR Richard Bicker Caarten • [email protected] OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Sean Macnamara, CA (SA) • [email protected] OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE • Institute of Plumbing South Africa (IOPSA) • Sani`ter Africa, Plumbdrain Africa • Polymer Hot & Cold Technology Group (PHACT) • Plumbing Design Association (PDA) PRINTER Typo Colour Printing Specialists Cnr Bezuidenhout & Beaufort St, Troyeville 2094 Tel: [phone] DELIVERY/SUBSCRIPTIONS [email protected] DISTRIBUTION/MAILING CAB Holdings (Pty) Ltd 1 Trein Street, The Gables, Cleveland, 2001 Tel: [phone] ADVISORY COMMITTEE • Andrew Camphausen • Chris Kyle • Evert Swanepoel • Francisco Habib • Gary Chandler • Lawrence Benatar • Steve Brown DISCLAIMER While every reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the advice and information given, neither the editor, publisher, proprietor, staff nor any official body represented or published in this issue, will accept responsibility for any damages, loss, injuries or false claims that may arise or be made in the content. Disclaimers by individual companies are hereby overridden. Reproduction of any of the content is expressly forbidden in terms of the Copyright Act of 1987 with all amendments. All requests to reproduce must be made in writing to the Publisher and such confirmation must be given in writing before proceeding. A copy of where the reproduction was published must be supplied to the Publisher at the above address. No reasonable request will be refused provided all conditions are met. All Publication and Exhibition titles are registered as trade marks in terms of the Trade Marks Act of 1993 and are held by Interact Media Defined (Pty) Ltd, Reg No 2014/092774/07. INTERACT MEDIA DEFINED Reg. 2014/092774/07 | VAT. 4560266159 September 2018 Volume 24 I Number 7