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2019 TRADE SHOW OCTOBER 16, 2019 HOOVER TACTICAL FIREARMS 1561 MONTGOMERY HIGHWAY HOOVER, ALABAMA
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<strong>2019</strong><br />
TRADE<br />
SHOW<br />
OCTOBER 16, <strong>2019</strong><br />
HOOVER TACTICAL FIREARMS<br />
1561 MONTGOMERY HIGHWAY<br />
HOOVER, ALABAMA
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The APHCC of <strong>Alabama</strong> is dedicated to the<br />
promotion, advancement, education and<br />
training of the industry, for the protection of<br />
our environment, and the health, safety, and<br />
comfort of society.<br />
FALL <strong>2019</strong><br />
Table of Contents<br />
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20<br />
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21<br />
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Message from the PHCC Executive Vice President Michael Copp<br />
Five Generations Equal Five Preferred Communication Styles<br />
Improving the Efficiency and Reliability of Water Systems with Variable Speed Pumps and Pressure Sensors<br />
Judge Strikes Down Association Health Plan (AHP) Rule<br />
EPA’s New Tech Report on Residential Air Cleaner Technologies Raises Awareness of Ozone Danger<br />
PHCC of <strong>Alabama</strong> Annual Trade Show Oct. 16<br />
Basic Principles for Sizing Grease Interceptors<br />
Students Say Unclean Restrooms Impact Their Perception of School<br />
PHCC Recognizes Bradford White as Highest Strategic Partner Category<br />
New Edition of Plumbing 401 Textbook Available<br />
Special Thanks to Our Associate Members<br />
BEAKING NEWS: <strong>Alabama</strong> PHCC and Construction Education Foundation of <strong>Alabama</strong> Partnership for Educational Program<br />
APHCC of <strong>Alabama</strong><br />
Officers<br />
PRESIDENT:<br />
Rick Thomason PHC<br />
1634A Montgomery Highway, Suite 162<br />
Hoover, AL 35216<br />
205-822-0597<br />
Advertiser Directory<br />
Bradford White (bwforthepro.com) 2<br />
FastEst, Inc. (fastest-inc.com) 17<br />
Kolbi Pipe Marker Co. (kolbipipemarkers.com) 6<br />
Liberty Pumps (libertypumps.com) 24<br />
R.E. Michel Company (remichel.com) 7<br />
Rheem (rheem.com/TanklessInnovation) 23<br />
T&S Brass (tsbrass.com/markekts) 19<br />
Taco Comfort Solutions (tacocomfort.com) 3<br />
VICE PRESIDENT:<br />
James Cole<br />
Cole Sewer & Drain Services<br />
4530 Plummer Court<br />
Montgomery, AL 36106<br />
334-279-8919<br />
SECRETARY-TREASURER:<br />
Nick Tatum<br />
Conrad Watson Air Conditioning, Inc.<br />
4100 County Road 5<br />
Monroeville, AL 36460<br />
251-282-7741<br />
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:<br />
Michael Dean<br />
Dean Plumbing Company<br />
3100 Leeman Ferry Road<br />
Huntsville, AL 35801<br />
256-883-6130<br />
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:<br />
Bob Mosca<br />
PO Box 36972<br />
Birmingham, AL 35236<br />
205-985-9488<br />
Christine Joiner<br />
DMJ Service, LLC<br />
219 Oxmoor Circle, Ste 1<br />
Homewood, AL 35209<br />
205-362-9989<br />
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APHCC of <strong>Alabama</strong><br />
Board<br />
Paula Quarles<br />
Banks Quarles Plumbing, Heating, Cooling<br />
2501 17th Street<br />
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401<br />
205-758-2627<br />
Mike Scanlon<br />
Scanlon Plumbing Services<br />
263 Mendel Parkway<br />
Montgomery, AL 36117<br />
331-279-8989<br />
Charlie Conklin<br />
Sentry Plumbing, Heating & Air<br />
2490 Rocky Ridge Road<br />
Birmingham, AL 35243<br />
205-979-9864<br />
Phil Smitherman<br />
AUX Mechanical Inc.<br />
5925 Johns Road<br />
Bessemer, AL 35023<br />
205-428-8416<br />
Fred Williamson<br />
Williamson Plumbing<br />
560 Glade Park Loop<br />
Montgomery, AL 36109<br />
Wilbur Doonan<br />
Wilbur Corporation<br />
P O box 737<br />
Trussville, AL 35175<br />
205-833-6191<br />
Senior Editor:<br />
Bob Mosca<br />
PO Box 36972<br />
Birmingham, AL 35236<br />
(205) 985-9488 • alphcc@gmail.com<br />
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A Message from the<br />
PHCC Executive Vice President<br />
Michael Copp<br />
FIVE GENERATIONS<br />
EQUAL FIVE PREFERRED<br />
COMMUNICATION STYLES<br />
Silents 2<br />
Baby Boomers 1<br />
Generation X 1<br />
Generation Y 1<br />
(Millennials)<br />
Generation Z 2<br />
Born<br />
1925-146<br />
1946-1964<br />
1965-1981<br />
1982-1995<br />
1196-2009<br />
Size<br />
20 million<br />
78 million<br />
48 million<br />
80 million<br />
1 in 5 Employees by 2027<br />
Characteristics<br />
Dedicated, loyal,<br />
teamwork<br />
Hardworking, loyal,<br />
confident, cynical,<br />
competitive<br />
Anti-authority, highly<br />
individualistic, selfreliant,<br />
family-focused<br />
Confident, digital<br />
thinkers, sense of<br />
entitlement, needy<br />
Value authenticity and realness<br />
Why they are<br />
the way they are<br />
Wartime Generation<br />
Wealthiest, healthiest,<br />
raised to pursue the<br />
American Dream<br />
Children of<br />
workaholics, arrival<br />
of cable television<br />
and computers, raised<br />
to be self-reliant<br />
Micromanaged by<br />
parents, technology,<br />
always rewarded for<br />
participation. Raised<br />
to be high achievers.<br />
Never lived without the internet. Grew<br />
up in the Great Recession. They watched<br />
their parent struggle with finances that<br />
were seemingly stable just months<br />
before. They worry about the economy<br />
and are willing to work hard for a living.<br />
Communication<br />
Styles<br />
Print media<br />
Prefer detailed<br />
dialogue, in-person,<br />
phone meetings<br />
Prefer concise<br />
communications, no<br />
clichés or corporate<br />
jargon. Prefer email<br />
Prefer frequent<br />
feedback and problemsolving<br />
via technology<br />
instead of phone calls<br />
or meetings.<br />
Social media and virtual networking<br />
sites. Online communities.<br />
Association executives<br />
are managing a diversity<br />
of members that extend<br />
across five very different<br />
generations (the same can be said of<br />
PHCC contractors and their employees).<br />
The following table shares some<br />
characteristics of each generation and<br />
what they expect when they join an<br />
association. In particular, I was fascinated<br />
by the preferred communication style<br />
for each generation shown above.<br />
As shown in the graphic to the right, if<br />
you consider that most associations are<br />
governed and supported by the “baby<br />
boomer” generation 1 , then one can see<br />
the difficult choices that have to be made<br />
in developing blended communications<br />
that are valued across generations. For<br />
those who have transitioned from printed<br />
to digital magazines in order to appeal<br />
to younger generations, Early Adopters<br />
and Innovators (and to save production<br />
costs), may have unintentionally caused<br />
a greater sense of disenfranchisement<br />
and decreased membership value for<br />
the “silents” and the “baby boomers”<br />
(Adapters and Late Majorities); who<br />
still value printed content. Conversely,<br />
printed content may be seen as “old<br />
school” by Generation Ys and Zs: (Early<br />
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Majorities, Early Adopters and Innovators) who might then<br />
overlay that general perception upon the association and decide<br />
that is not for them. There is value in utilizing a broad range of<br />
communication modes to maintain member satisfaction based on<br />
their individual communications styles and how they consume<br />
and share information across generations. The ultimate goal is<br />
to continuously move the “member segmentation curve” 4 on<br />
the previous page.<br />
Identifying preferred intelligences of audiences<br />
Peter Kline and Bernard Saunders in their book, “Ten Steps<br />
to a Learning Organization,” talk about humans having<br />
seven different intelligences: visual and spatial, bodily and<br />
kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, musical, linguistic,<br />
and logical and mathematical. In addition, effective<br />
communicators learn to read queues in identifying preferred<br />
intelligences of their audience to maximize understanding<br />
between the sender and receiver of information. This is called<br />
neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Roy Yarbrough explains<br />
that NLP suggests that people talk to themselves differently<br />
when synthesizing information. They take in data through<br />
auditory, visual and kinesthetic methods. They also give others<br />
clues as to how they prefer to receive data through their vocal<br />
responses. For example:<br />
• Auditory people might say … “I hear what you are saying.<br />
Tell me again why you believe we should take this approach?”<br />
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• Visual people might say … “I see what you are saying. Show<br />
me again why you believe we should take this approach.”<br />
• Kinesthetic people might say … “I feel like I understand<br />
where you are coming from. Let’s talk about how you feel<br />
about taking this approach.”<br />
Fun Fact — The neuro-linguistic theory also suggests there<br />
are eye-accessing clues that indicate how a person is recalling<br />
information:<br />
• Vr- Visual Remembered. Looking up and to the left indicates<br />
remembering and event or image which occurred in the past.<br />
• Vc- Visual Constructed. Looking up and to the right indicates<br />
thinking of an event or image, which has not yet taken place.<br />
(This is sometimes construed as lying)<br />
• Ar- Auditory Remembered. Looking to our left at eye level<br />
indicates that we are remembering a sound, word, phrase or<br />
other auditory event which has actually taken place.<br />
• Ac- Auditory Constructed. Looking to our right at eye level<br />
indicates that we are trying to imagine a sound, phrase, word<br />
or other auditory event, which we have not actually heard<br />
before.<br />
• Ai- Auditory Internal. Looking to our lower left indicates<br />
when we are in the process of conducting a conversation<br />
within ourselves. This may be an internal debate, weighing<br />
options or evaluating a statement.<br />
• K- Kinesthetic. Looking to our lower right indicates that we<br />
are experiencing a strong emotion or feeling about what is<br />
being said or done.<br />
Left dominant people reverse the cues described above. All<br />
descriptions are from the perspective of the other person.<br />
1<br />
Sarah Sladek and Barb Ernster (2015), Engaging Young Generations,<br />
Understanding membership engagement trends in order to recruit,<br />
retain and sustain Generation X and Y. XYZ University, www.<br />
xyzuniveristy.com.<br />
2<br />
Calli Dretke (2017), Engaging the 5 Generations of Association<br />
Membership. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on July 24, <strong>2019</strong> at<br />
https://www.nextwaveconnect.com/blog/engaging-the-5-generations-ofassociation-membership<br />
3<br />
Callie Walker (2016), Generation Z and Associations: What You Need<br />
to Know, Retrieved from the World Wide Web on July 25, <strong>2019</strong> at https://<br />
blog.memberclicks.com/generation-z-and-associations-what-you-needto-know.<br />
4<br />
Seth Godin (2003), Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being<br />
Remarkable, (1st ed.) The Penguin Group, New York, NY, page 6.<br />
5<br />
Piet Levy (2011), Don’t Leave the Elderly Out of Your Marketing, Plan,<br />
Retrieved from the World Wide Web on August 20, <strong>2019</strong> at https://<br />
www.leadingageil.org/portals/0/pdf/weeksnews/2011/jun11/Dont%20<br />
Forget%20the%20Silent%20Generation_062011.pdf<br />
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IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY<br />
OF WATER SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE SPEED<br />
PUMPS AND PRESSURE SENSORS<br />
HOW NEW TECHNOLOGY WATER PUMPS WITH PRESSURE SENSORS<br />
ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF 21ST CENTURY LIVING<br />
By Daniel Mullen, Sensata Technologies<br />
Distributing water on a large scale is a challenge the world<br />
has tackled for decades. It is a particular challenge in<br />
high-rise buildings, and with a trend for designers to<br />
build up in urban areas, rather than out, it is a challenge<br />
that has become a new focus for design engineers.<br />
Occupants of these buildings — office and factory workers,<br />
apartment and condo residents — are all very sensitive to failures<br />
of the water distribution system. People get upset if their hot water<br />
for showers and baths are intermittent or totally run out because<br />
people on other floors use up the available allocation of heated<br />
water.<br />
What happens when hot water does not immediately start flowing?<br />
People let the water run until the flow heats up — potentially<br />
wasting a great deal of water as well as the energy required to<br />
pump and distribute the water.<br />
In addition, consistent water pressure is a must for correct<br />
operations of appliances like dishwashers and laundry machines<br />
as well as for industrial and manufacturing machinery.<br />
The challenge to improve the mechanics of building water<br />
distribution systems is driven by two fundamental needs: firstly,<br />
the need to increase efficiency, and in doing so, decrease water<br />
wastage; and secondly, to improve the reliability of the installed<br />
systems, thereby reducing the ongoing cost of maintenance and<br />
repair.<br />
OLD-WORLD THINKING<br />
Old technology pumps in large industrial water systems typically<br />
use pressure switches calibrated to switch the pump on if the water<br />
pressure falls to below a specific point (say, below 50 psi) and off<br />
if the pressure exceeds a given parameter (for example, 70 psi).<br />
This operation is fine up to a point, but it essentially means that the<br />
pump is either working at full speed or not at all, and these surges<br />
in demand placed upon a mechanical system may lead to problems<br />
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with reliability and repair. Although undoubtedly rugged and<br />
reliable, the industrial systems of old also tended to be expensive<br />
and inefficient.<br />
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS<br />
Therefore, pump and water system designers have looked for<br />
alternative solutions. First amongst them are the new Variable<br />
Speed Pumps (VSP).<br />
VSPs use a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) or Variable Speed<br />
Drive (VSD) to continuously optimize the pump speed and power<br />
consumption while maintaining constant outlet pressure of the<br />
pump. In such scenarios, pressure sensors are essential. A pressure<br />
sensor converts the outlet pressure to an electrical signal, which<br />
the VFD uses to adjust the pump’s speed and is either included as<br />
an integral part of the pump design or mounted externally as part<br />
of a total solution.<br />
Similarly, in many cases, a high cut-out pressure switch is<br />
mounted to prevent the pump from outputting extreme pressure.<br />
An additional pressure sensor can also be mounted on the inlet of<br />
the pump to monitor efficiency.<br />
BENEFITS OF VARIABLE SPEED PUMPS<br />
The benefits of pressure sensors in Variable Speed Pump design<br />
can be categorized into three key areas: efficiency, reliability and<br />
the user experience:<br />
Efficiency — Pumps that utilize VSDs in conjunction with<br />
pressure sensors to maintain constant pressure output are proven<br />
to be more efficient. Indeed, in tests, they are proven to be up to<br />
30% more efficient than “traditional” technologies (Hydraulic<br />
Institute, Europump, & U.S. Department of Energy, 2004).<br />
Reliability — VSPs often run at lower speeds and do not run on<br />
an outdated “stop/start” cycle, therefore there is less stress on the<br />
pump, which results in greater reliability, a longer life cycle and<br />
less downtime. This in turn means a lower cost of maintenance.<br />
User Experience — The efficiency and reliability of a VSP<br />
ultimately translates into an improved customer experience. Even<br />
in the more challenging environments, such as high-rise buildings,<br />
a constant, reliable water pressure can be maintained. Beyond the<br />
undoubted benefit of a more reliable water supply, customers<br />
are also able to easily modify the pressure supply (depending on<br />
load and preference). The digital nature of the technology also<br />
allows for greater connectivity with the Internet of Things (IoT),<br />
effectively making the pump an intelligent device providing key<br />
data that can be acted upon in the event that a problem is identified,<br />
such as a burst pipe or leak, or to determine water usage. By using<br />
IoT connectivity, building managers can remotely monitor and<br />
regulate water use, as well as respond in an emergency by either<br />
turning the water systems off to reduce spillage, or by allocating<br />
the highest water press to combating emergencies, such as fighting<br />
fires on the higher levels of a building.<br />
USE AND APPLICATION OF VARIABLE SPEED PUMPS<br />
Traditionally, VSPs have been used in larger, commercial and/or<br />
industrial applications, given the previously high costs involved.<br />
As costs have come down, and designs improved (notably the cost<br />
and size of electronics in the VFD and VSD), VSPs have become<br />
affordable in more mainstream, residential applications.<br />
Using variable speed drives with<br />
pressure sensors and switches to<br />
optimize pump speed and power<br />
consumption while maintaining<br />
constant outlet pressure increases<br />
system efficiency while reducing<br />
maintenance costs in residential<br />
water booster pump installations.<br />
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As the cost of components and pumps becomes more affordable,<br />
variable speed pumps are being used to increase the efficiency and<br />
reliability of water distribution systems in multistory buildings.<br />
This growth has been driven not simply by falling costs but,<br />
more importantly, by rising demand. Increasing urbanization<br />
on a global scale, often combined with a less than consistent<br />
municipal water supply, and power supply mandates, means that<br />
the effective delivery of water is a very real challenge. This in<br />
turn has prompted the sensor manufacturers to innovate.<br />
It is notoriously difficult to maintain a constant water pressure<br />
to every story of a high-rise building, but this is again where<br />
the new generation of pumps and sensors come into their own,<br />
replacing the inefficient and inconsistent “traditional” approach<br />
to water provision via a rooftop water reservoir.<br />
Sensors can detect variations in water pressure to determine when<br />
the pump needs to work a little harder to maintain a constant<br />
pressure and when it can relieve the pressure, but without the<br />
extremes of being either fully “off” or fully “on.” Pumps work<br />
more efficiently if they are run at a constant rate; they are also<br />
less prone to failure, with all of the associated costs of ongoing<br />
repair and maintenance.<br />
PRESSURE SENSOR INNOVATION<br />
Sensata has a range of sensors for use in industrial pumps where<br />
components require rugged, industrial housings. For example,<br />
its 60/70CP range pressure sensors are proven for use in other<br />
industries that require the reliable pumping of liquids, such as<br />
oil, and with a very high degree of reliability (10 million cycle<br />
lifespan). They are also robust enough to withstand potentially<br />
damaging phenomenon such as pressure spikes and hydraulic<br />
shock.<br />
As well as the proven 60/70CP sensors, Sensata has recently<br />
launched a cost-efficient pressure sensor family (116CP/126CP),<br />
for smaller residential booster pumps. The patented 116CP/126CP<br />
sensor design is derived from highly reliable and proven<br />
automotive grade pressure sensing technology. The sensors’<br />
innovative plastic housing has options for use in drinking water<br />
applications and makes them ideal for residential and other lower<br />
cost pump applications<br />
The pressure sensor converts the pressure signal into an electronic<br />
value, which the pump VFP uses to control or maintain the output<br />
pressure. The sensor measurement pressure value is usually<br />
presented on the pump’s display, and in some cases, customers<br />
are able to view and monitor pressures via an application on their<br />
smartphone or tablet. In addition, a notification can alert users of<br />
irregularities and assist in preventative maintenance.<br />
The world’s water systems are in desperate need of improvement<br />
— especially as the world’s water resources continue to shrink.<br />
Many have predicted, with the advent of global warming and<br />
climate change — that access to clean, potable water will be the<br />
most critical element of life in the next century. Anything we can<br />
do to improve overall water distribution efficiency and reduce<br />
waste, will be of benefit as the world’s population continues to<br />
grow and migrate in response to changing climates and rising<br />
ocean levels.<br />
Companies like Sensata, who are developing and implementing<br />
new technology water pumps and pressure sensors, will play a<br />
crucial role in the design of residential and commercial solutions<br />
that drive system efficiency and reliability and help to reduce<br />
waste while improving the user experience.<br />
Daniel Mullen is a product line manager at Sensata Technologies<br />
where he leads the product strategy and roadmap for pressure<br />
and temperature sensors for the global industrial, HVAC and<br />
refrigeration markets. He has seven years of experience with<br />
electromechanical and sensor products and has a Master of<br />
Science in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic<br />
Institute and an MBA from Boston College.<br />
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EPA’S NEW TECH REPORT ON<br />
RESIDENTIAL AIR CLEANER<br />
TECHNOLOGIES RAISES<br />
AWARENESS OF OZONE DANGER<br />
By Aaron Engel<br />
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Residential Air<br />
Cleaners, a new technical summary report recently released, is<br />
sure to bring increased awareness to the contractor community<br />
and end-users regarding ozone.<br />
The EPA’s 75-page, comprehensive document (www.epa.<br />
gov/iaq EPA 402-F-09-002) on the strategies, advantages and<br />
disadvantages of all residential air cleaner methodologies<br />
has gone on record and stated that ozone-generating models<br />
are detrimental to homeowners’ respiratory tracts, lungs and<br />
general health.<br />
Prior to the EPA document’s release, the American Society<br />
of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers<br />
(ASHRAE) had already taken a similar position on ozonegenerating<br />
air cleaners and their detriment to occupant health.<br />
ASHRAE’s 2015 publication “Position Document on Filtration<br />
and Air Cleaning” states in Section 2.6, “Ozone is harmful<br />
for health and exposure to ozone creates risk for a variety<br />
of symptoms and diseases associated with the respiratory<br />
tract; ozone emission is thus undesirable.” Section 3.2 of the<br />
document further states, “Devices that use the reactivity of<br />
ozone for the purpose of cleaning the air should not be used<br />
in occupied spaces because of negative health effects that arise<br />
from exposure to ozone and its reaction products.”<br />
Electrostatic Precipitators, Ionizers and Ozone<br />
The EPA has stated that electrostatic precipitators (ESP) and<br />
ionizers, which are air cleaning devices positioned in the<br />
airstream of HVAC systems, as potential contributors to ozone.<br />
Both methodologies use a powered electrostatic process to<br />
charge particles, which become attracted to oppositely charged<br />
plates or other indoor surfaces to remove airborne particulates.<br />
According to the EPA report, “Because ESPs and ionizers use<br />
high voltage to generate ionized fields, they may produce ozone<br />
either as a byproduct or by design. Ozone is a lung irritant that<br />
poses risks to health.”<br />
The report also states that “some makes, and models of ESPs<br />
and ionizers can increase indoor ozone concentrations that can<br />
even exceed public health standards.”<br />
Some designs of another popular air cleaner methodology,<br />
ultraviolet lamp systems, may also intentionally produce ozone<br />
by design. For example, some manufacturers purposefully<br />
use specific UV wavelengths that create ozone to produce the<br />
distinct ozone odor. The air cleaners are either installed in the<br />
supply ductwork or the HVAC system plenum for airstream<br />
disinfection or near the cooling coil to also prevent mold and<br />
other biological growth.<br />
Still, other organizations have carved out regulatory ozone<br />
requirements for consumers. For example, the U.S. Food<br />
and Drug Administration (FDA) was the first to set an ozone<br />
emissions limit of 0.05 ppm (50 ppb) for all medical devices.<br />
In 2008, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) targeted<br />
ozone emissions with a state-wide regulation requiring<br />
certification of all electronic air cleaners under UL 867’s test<br />
standard of 0.05 ppm (50 ppb) limit.<br />
The media prominence of the EPA will help Residential Air<br />
Cleaners garner significant consumer attention in the coming<br />
months among HVAC service contractor customers. Therefore,<br />
contractors should be prepared to discuss ozone and how<br />
products they are providing may or may not be producing<br />
ozone as a primary function or as a byproduct.<br />
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There is no doubt ultraviolet lamp systems disinfect biological<br />
contaminants, according to equipment that passes two UVGI<br />
effectiveness test standards, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 185.1<br />
for UVGI lamps in in-duct airstream irradiation; and ANCI/<br />
ASHRAE Standard 185.2 for UVGI lamps for in-duct surface<br />
irradiation.<br />
Whether or not a UVGI lamp generates ozone<br />
however, is dependent upon its wavelength. Both<br />
UVA 315-400 nanometer (nm) and UVC 100-<br />
280 nm are used in UVGI air cleaners to<br />
deactivate microorganism reproduction by<br />
altering their DNA structure. Uncoated<br />
UVC lamps at or above 254-nm do not<br />
generate ozone, whereas uncoated lamps<br />
with wavelengths below 254-nm can<br />
generate ozone through photolysis of<br />
oxygen and further reaction, according<br />
to the EPA report.<br />
While the EPA’s report raises a red flag<br />
on ozone potential in residential UVGI<br />
air cleaners, it does not distinguish<br />
what brands and models emit harmful<br />
ozone. That raises questions for<br />
HVAC contractors who are aware that<br />
some brands may or may not generate<br />
ozone to provide their customers with<br />
IAQ solutions and may do more harm<br />
than good.<br />
Furthermore, many air cleaner<br />
manufacturers with designs including<br />
purposeful ozone generation<br />
began substituting their suspected<br />
methodologies with marketing terms that<br />
omit ozone descriptions. For example,<br />
the popular terms 10 years ago were ozone<br />
generator and ozonator, however those<br />
terms are rarely used in air cleaner marketing<br />
materials in light of current ozone findings. This<br />
misguided marketing creates expectant and quite<br />
undesirable marketplace confusion regarding the<br />
amount of ozone generation and off-gassing emissions by<br />
several IAQ technologies, products and brands. Consequently,<br />
consumers and even HVAC contractors, who wanted to install<br />
the safest products, had nowhere to turn for zero ozone emission<br />
confirmation.<br />
UL 2998 Validation for Zero Ozone<br />
Consequently, Underwriters Laboratories (UL),<br />
Northbrook, Illinois, recently took on the task<br />
of creating the desperately needed validation for<br />
zero ozone air cleaning devices. UL 2998 is the<br />
long-awaited environmental claim procedure with<br />
validation. <strong>Contractor</strong>s and consumers can now visit UL SPOT<br />
(ul.com/spot), which lists all types of sustainable products<br />
worldwide. The UL SPOT’s “HVAC Air Cleaners” section lists<br />
validated zero ozone products. Qualifying zero ozone emission<br />
products must demonstrate they emit less than the maximum<br />
ozone concentration limit of 0.005 ppm (5 ppb), which is<br />
below quantifiable level for ozone testing. This is 10-<br />
fold less than permitted under test standard UL 867,<br />
which allows concentrations of 0.05 ppm (50 ppb).<br />
Approved products also receive a validation<br />
badge that can be displayed on marketing<br />
materials and product labels.<br />
Although the EPA report targets residential<br />
systems, contractors should be aware that<br />
commercial air cleaning devices can also<br />
come under scrutiny. Consequently,<br />
specifying a zero ozone device may<br />
be the difference between winning<br />
and losing bids, especially when<br />
facility design teams recognize<br />
their importance. Zero ozone air<br />
treatment device specifications may<br />
also someday be required by green<br />
building design projects. Zero ozone<br />
air cleaning device mandates may<br />
someday be required by programs,<br />
such as Leadership in Energy and<br />
Environmental Design (LEED®),<br />
General Services Administration<br />
(GSA) Advantage, the Collaborative<br />
for High Performance Schools (CHPS),<br />
the International Green Construction<br />
Code (IgCC) and European Union<br />
guidelines and directives.<br />
HVAC contractors can be assured ozone<br />
discussions will inevitably arise from<br />
customers who read the many reports that are<br />
surfacing in the media on the dangers of ozone<br />
emissions. It would be prudent for contractors<br />
to prepare their service people with the factual<br />
answers based on the research and refer customers to<br />
sources, such as the UL SPOT, where they will find a list of<br />
validated air cleaning devices that provide air purification with<br />
zero ozone emissions.<br />
Aaron Engel is vice president of business development at Fresh-<br />
Aire UV (www.freshaireuv.com), North America’s<br />
largest manufacturer of residential, commercial<br />
and medical UV disinfection and carbon/titanium /<br />
PCO-based air purification systems. Fresh-Aire UV’s<br />
APCO air treatment system recently earned UL 2998<br />
validation for emitting zero ozone. Engel can be<br />
reached at aaron@freshaireuv.com or 800-741-1195.<br />
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BASIC PRINCIPLES<br />
FOR SIZING GREASE<br />
INTERCEPTORS<br />
Courtesy of the Plumbing and Drainage Institute<br />
Grease interceptor is an overall term. It is a product category much<br />
like “faucets.” In actual practice there are many different designs<br />
but there are two basic design principles that are used for separating<br />
the FOG (fats, oils and grease) from the wastewater. There has been<br />
confusion over the years in that both designs have been referred to<br />
as grease interceptors.<br />
In 2006 a consensus of the industry specifiers and plumbing officials<br />
with the leadership of IAPMO designated new names for these two<br />
types of grease interceptors — hydromechanical grease interceptor<br />
and gravity grease interceptor.<br />
The hydromechanical grease interceptor incorporates air entrapment,<br />
the buoyancy of grease in water and hydro mechanical separation<br />
with interior baffling for FOG separation. Hydromechanical grease<br />
interceptors continuously separate the FOG at the velocity it enters<br />
the interceptor.<br />
The gravity grease interceptor incorporates two or more<br />
compartments in series, a minimum volume of 300 gallons and<br />
uses its larger volume of water to slow the flow velocity down,<br />
allowing the time required for the buoyancy of FOG in water to<br />
cause separation. That is why the physical size of the gravity grease<br />
interceptor is greater than the physical size of the hydromechanical<br />
grease interceptor.<br />
With both design types the key to proper sizing is understanding the<br />
“size” nomenclature since it is different for each type.<br />
In plumbing valves, piping and fixtures, it is common to size a<br />
product by its inlet connection pipe size. This, however, is not true<br />
with either type of grease interceptor. The size of hydromechanical<br />
grease interceptors is expressed in the gallons per minute flow<br />
(GPM) that the grease interceptor can accept and still remove 90%<br />
plus of the FOG from the influent. The common sizes available<br />
today are 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 50, 75, and 100 GPM.<br />
The size of a gravity grease interceptor is based on the actual volume<br />
of water the interceptor will hold expressed in gallons. Common<br />
sizes available today are 300, 500, 750, 1,000, 1,250, 1,500, 2,000,<br />
3,000 gallons.<br />
Ever though the designs differ in separation methods and size<br />
nomenclature, the system parameter that must be known for proper<br />
sizing is the same. That parameter is the expected maximum flow in<br />
GPM that the grease interceptor will receive.<br />
With the flow determined, hydromechanical grease interceptor<br />
sizing is very straightforward. You match the calculated flow<br />
in GPM to the size on the interceptor, which is marked in GPM.<br />
Hydromechanical grease interceptors, like most plumbing devices,<br />
are performance-tested to national standards. The standards for<br />
hydromechanical grease interceptors are PDI G101 and ASME<br />
A112.14.3. The hydromechanical grease interceptors are tested at<br />
their rated flow, which is their size designation. For example, a 20<br />
GPM size is tested with a 20 GPM flow of grease-laden water. With<br />
an expected maximum flow of 20 GPM, you would use a 20 GPM<br />
size interceptor.<br />
To size a gravity grease interceptor with the flow determined in<br />
GPM, you multiply the flow number by a detention time of 30<br />
minutes (the time period normally excepted for the grease to<br />
separate by buoyancy). With our 20 GPM example, the size would<br />
be 20 x 30 = 600. A 600-gallon size interceptor would be used.<br />
The sizing methods are rarely disputed. The difference of opinion<br />
is in determining the GPM flow that the grease interceptor should<br />
be sized to handle. When the actual grease producing fixtures are<br />
known, one school of thought is to calculate the total GPM based<br />
on the total of all the volumes of the fixtures draining in one minute,<br />
plus the total of other fixtures that have a designed flow rate. This<br />
would be the peak flow rate for the facility.<br />
The other school of thought is to use DFUs (drainage fixture<br />
units) assigned to each fixture by the plumbing code and use what<br />
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would be an average flow rate. Sizing to potential peak flow rate<br />
will work for both types of grease interceptors. Sizing to DFUs<br />
for hydromechanical grease interceptors can result in peak flows<br />
beyond the size chosen and result in extended drain down time for<br />
fixtures. But since the hydromechanical grease interceptor has a<br />
vented flow control, the designed flow will not be exceeded, and<br />
the FOG removal efficiency will not be compromised although<br />
increased drain down times may be unrealistic and unworkable in<br />
a busy kitchen.<br />
Gravity grease interceptors sized with DFUs could see peak flow<br />
in excess of the sizing, resulting in a decrease in detention time. At<br />
some point, reducing detention time will affect and decrease grease<br />
separation efficiency.<br />
The other challenge in sizing a grease interceptor is the facilities<br />
where the actual fixtures are not known. This can happen in a build<br />
out at a mall where the square footage is designated for a restaurant,<br />
but the type is not known and there is a potential to change<br />
restaurants in the future. Grease interceptors are often required to<br />
be incorporated in the basic building before occupancy is known.<br />
All that may be known at this point to size the interceptor is the<br />
drainpipe size that will discharge to the grease interceptor.<br />
Again, there are two schools of thought for determining expected<br />
flow in GPM, which is needed to size either type of grease<br />
interceptor.<br />
The Plumbing and Drainage<br />
Institute (PDI) is an association<br />
of manufacturers of engineered<br />
plumbing products in a business<br />
area commonly referred to<br />
by the mechanical side of the<br />
construction industry as “the<br />
drain business.”<br />
Our objective is to promote the advancement of Engineered<br />
Plumbing Products through publicity, public relations, research<br />
and standardization of product requirements, as well as to prepare,<br />
edit and publish Standards relating to plumbing products and to<br />
provide certified testing, rating and installation procedures for<br />
Grease Interceptors and Water Hammer Arresters in Standards<br />
PDI-G101 and PDI-WH201 respectively.<br />
PDI maintains testing equipment in independent testing laboratories<br />
for the purpose of testing Water Hammer Arresters for compliance<br />
with Standard PDI-WH201 and Grease Interceptors for compliance<br />
with Standard PDI-G101. Certified Products carry the Seal of the<br />
Plumbing & Drainage Institute as evidence that the product has<br />
met the specified requirements of the Institute’s Standards.<br />
PDI also works to develop National Standards through the American<br />
Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME A-112 Committee. We also<br />
participate in the development of the model plumbing codes with<br />
IAPMO, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical<br />
Officials and ICC, International Code Council.<br />
The first school of thought is that the maximum flow would be a full<br />
pipe with gravity flow. Based on standard engineering calculations,<br />
full flow, ¼ pitch, by gravity would approximately be 20 GPM for a<br />
2-inch pipe; 60 GPM for a 3-inch pipe; 125 GPM for a 4-inch pipe;<br />
203 GPM for a 5-inch pipe; and 375 GPM for a 6-inch pipe.<br />
The second school of thought is that in a properly designed drainage<br />
system the pipe will never be more than 50% of full capacity. When<br />
using the first school of thought, both types of grease interceptors will<br />
perform properly — neither one will be undersized. Using the second<br />
school of thought, if flows do exceed 50%, the hydromechanical<br />
grease interceptor will control the flow so grease separation is not<br />
compromised, but fixture drain down time will be extended. If flows<br />
exceed the 50% with the gravity grease interceptor, retention time<br />
will be decreased reducing grease removal efficiency.<br />
Is bigger better? Not necessarily. At one time gravity grease<br />
interceptors were sized by both flow and expected retained solids,<br />
which made them larger needing less frequent cleaning. Actual<br />
field experience has now shown that oversizing can result in the<br />
generation of hydrogen sulfide gas and sulfuric acid, destroying the<br />
interceptor and drainage system.<br />
So there is no pat answer for grease interceptor sizing. Sound<br />
engineering judgment should be applied to each system design.<br />
Max Weiss is the executive director for the Plumbing and Drainage<br />
Institute, www.pdionline.org. He can be reached at 800-589-8956 or<br />
mweiss@pdionline.org.<br />
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STUDENTS SAY UNCLEAN RESTROOMS<br />
IMPACT THEIR PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL<br />
As a new school year begins, a survey of<br />
9th to 12th graders reveals that unclean<br />
school restrooms cause them to have a<br />
negative perception of their institution<br />
and its leaders. Of those surveyed, 68%<br />
say school restrooms that are poorly<br />
maintained or unclean show the school<br />
doesn’t care about its students, reflects<br />
poor school management<br />
and lowers their overall<br />
opinion of the school.<br />
In fact, nearly half of<br />
students describe the<br />
condition of their school<br />
restrooms as poor or fair.<br />
The findings are part<br />
of the Healthy Hand-<br />
Washing Survey<br />
conducted by Bradley<br />
Corp. The research<br />
asked students across<br />
the country about their<br />
school restrooms and<br />
hand-washing habits.<br />
“The negative impact of<br />
poorly maintained school restrooms is<br />
clearly significant and spreads beyond<br />
the bathroom doors to the entire school,”<br />
said Jon Dommisse, director of strategy<br />
and corporate development for Bradley<br />
Corp. “Female students are even more<br />
inclined to be negatively influenced by<br />
run-down school restrooms.”<br />
The state of a school restroom likely<br />
factors into a student’s decision on<br />
whether to visit the restroom. While<br />
most (81%) use their school restroom<br />
daily, 19% claim to never frequent it.<br />
They avoid the facilities in part because<br />
they’re dirty, smelly or have broken or<br />
old toilets, sinks and doors.<br />
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Outside of schools, restroom conditions<br />
in public businesses also influence<br />
high school students’ perceptions and<br />
preferences. Most students (62%) have<br />
frequented a business based on its<br />
cleaner, well-maintained restrooms.<br />
Similarly, 64% of adults show<br />
preferential treatment for businesses<br />
with pleasant restrooms.<br />
PRIVACY TOPS STUDENT WISH LIST<br />
Students do have suggestions for school<br />
restroom improvements. Their number<br />
one request is more privacy. They’d like<br />
taller stall doors and want gaps between<br />
the stall panels eliminated. Their second<br />
wish is for cleaner facilities followed by<br />
more air fresheners. When asked what<br />
bothers them the most about school<br />
restrooms, foul odors top the list.<br />
If students do encounter an unclean or<br />
unpleasant restroom, they usually skip<br />
their trip. More than half say they leave<br />
without using the restroom and 39%<br />
try to avoid using that restroom in the<br />
future. Just 20% take action to address<br />
the situation by notifying a teacher or<br />
school management.<br />
In contrast, the Healthy Hand-Washing<br />
Survey found that when adults are faced<br />
with an unpleasant restroom, their first<br />
course of action is to alert management<br />
(43%). Just 26% of adults choose to exit<br />
without using the facilities as opposed to<br />
the 52% of students who do so.<br />
Avoiding Germs in School Restrooms<br />
Germs in school restrooms are another<br />
hot topic. Students believe the germiest<br />
surfaces are toilet flushers, the floor<br />
around the toilet and stall door handles.<br />
Students back up their beliefs with<br />
actions — 46% operate the toilet flusher<br />
with their foot in order reduce their<br />
contact with germs and 33% use a paper<br />
towel to open the door. Females are<br />
significantly more likely to use these<br />
germ-avoidance strategies in restrooms.<br />
And, even though most schools don’t<br />
post hand-washing reminders, they<br />
might consider it — 57 % of students<br />
say they’d be more likely to wash if<br />
there was a sign in the restroom.<br />
The Healthy Hand-Washing Survey<br />
by Bradley Corp. was conducted<br />
online Jan. 3-8, <strong>2019</strong>, and queried 630<br />
American students enrolled in 9th-12th<br />
grade. Participants were from around the<br />
country and were evenly split between<br />
males and females (49 and 51%).<br />
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PHCC RECOGNIZES BRADFORD WHITE AS HIGHEST STRATEGIC PARTNER CATEGORY<br />
The PHCC-National Association has<br />
expanded the partnership status of<br />
Bradford White Corp. to its highest<br />
level – a new Strategic Partner category<br />
– a significant acknowledgment of the<br />
company’s 40-year commitment to<br />
the association and its initiatives for<br />
professional contractors.<br />
The new recognition expands the<br />
partnership from solely Bradford White<br />
Water Heaters to the entire Bradford<br />
White Corp., an American-based family<br />
of companies creating technologically<br />
enhanced, energy-efficient products<br />
that bring reliable and green heating<br />
solutions to the world.<br />
“With a shared mission to strengthen the<br />
industry through the advancement and<br />
education of the plumbing and HVACR<br />
professional contractors, Bradford White<br />
is a true partner with the PHCC family,”<br />
said PHCC President Ken Nielsen,<br />
AccuAire Inc., Reading, Massachusetts.<br />
“The company provides significant<br />
support at the national, state and local<br />
levels of PHCC, as well as in Canada,”<br />
Nielsen added. “Whether it is sponsoring<br />
efforts to help contractors recruit and<br />
train skilled employees, funding industry<br />
scholarships, or alerting contractors of<br />
regulatory changes that will affect their<br />
businesses, Bradford White is always<br />
there for our professional business<br />
owners and installers.”<br />
Bradford White’s initiatives and<br />
involvement with PHCC include:<br />
• Contributing a major gift to the<br />
endowment fund when joining the<br />
PHCC Educational Foundation Board<br />
of Governors in 1993.<br />
• Funding three $2,500 scholarships<br />
every year since 2003. For 17 years,<br />
Bradford White has made it possible<br />
for the PHCC Educational Foundation<br />
to award 51 scholarships totaling<br />
$127,500 to apprentices. Bradford<br />
White also funds scholarships awarded<br />
by the PHCC-National Auxiliary at<br />
the same monetary level.<br />
• Participating in a high-profile<br />
workforce development roundtable on<br />
Capitol Hill in 2016.<br />
• Serving on an advisory board<br />
that created several workforce<br />
development resources.<br />
• Helping create the 2018 Conquer<br />
the Workforce Challenge hiring and<br />
recruiting resource guide that serves<br />
as a helpful tool for PHCC members.<br />
• Communicating water heater<br />
regulatory changes through special<br />
publications and alerts.<br />
• Sponsoring the always-popular<br />
opening breakfast during the PHCC<br />
annual convention.<br />
• Promoting the value of PHCC<br />
membership to their customers and<br />
others.<br />
“Bradford White is honored to have<br />
been recognized as a premier Strategic<br />
Partner by the PHCC. It’s an affirmation<br />
of our mutual commitment to the<br />
industry and the professional plumbing<br />
and HVAC contractor,” said Bruce<br />
Carnevale, President & CEO, Bradford<br />
White Corporation. “We look forward to<br />
continuing our work with the PHCC to<br />
ensure that the professional contractor<br />
remains an integral and relevant part of<br />
our dynamically changing industry and<br />
the continued evolution of plumbing and<br />
HVAC customer expectations.”<br />
NEW EDITION OF PLUMBING 401 TEXTBOOK AVAILABLE<br />
Time to hit the books – the Foundation has a full set of Dept. of Labor recognized HVAC<br />
and Plumbing textbooks designed for use in 4-year apprentice training programs. A brand<br />
new, updated edition of the 4th year plumbing textbook is now available for sale through our<br />
textbook partner Cengage Learning.<br />
Need to get an apprentice trained? Many local PHCC chapters run apprentice schools.<br />
Where a program is not available, some companies run their own in-house programs using<br />
our books and curriculum. The textbooks can also be used in online apprentice training<br />
offered through our PHCC Academy. Follow the links below for more details.<br />
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> 811<br />
Annette Raburn<br />
811<br />
mlyvers@al811.com<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> Plumbing and<br />
Gas Fitters Board<br />
David Wilcox<br />
205-945-4857<br />
Davidh.Wilcox@pgfb.alabama.gov<br />
Jim Benton & Associates<br />
Jim Benton 205-664-1221<br />
jim@bentonandassoc.com<br />
Coleman Russell<br />
Ronnie Holmes<br />
205-833-0700<br />
Ronnie.holmes@colemanrussell.com<br />
Covenant Contracting Company<br />
Christine Joiner<br />
205-362-9989<br />
Christiner@dmjservco.com<br />
DEC Fire<br />
Jay Compton<br />
205-940-9913<br />
jcompton@DECconstruction.com<br />
Federated Insurance<br />
Garrett Pepper<br />
404-497-8871<br />
Ferguson<br />
Chris Chiles<br />
256-858-5801<br />
Chris.chiles@ferguson.com<br />
Noland<br />
Barry Lee<br />
205-323-6322<br />
bwlee@noland.com<br />
Peterson Industrial Inc.<br />
O.R. Peterson<br />
205-595-4550<br />
sonny@peteind.com<br />
Southern Marketing<br />
Terry Falkner<br />
205-276-9051<br />
tjfalkner@yahoo.com<br />
Viega LLC<br />
Russell Olive<br />
205-383-5236<br />
Russell.olive@viega.us<br />
Weathertech<br />
Spencer Atkins<br />
205-956-5400<br />
sgatkins@weathertech.net<br />
Wiggs-Han & Bohan<br />
615-350-8334<br />
office@whbsales.com<br />
Will & Pierce<br />
Terry House<br />
251-621-1550<br />
dwalker@willandpierce.com<br />
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BREAKING NEWS:<br />
ALABAMA PHCC AND CONSTRUCTION<br />
EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA<br />
PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM<br />
The Construction Education<br />
Foundation of <strong>Alabama</strong> and the<br />
<strong>Alabama</strong> PHCC are partnering<br />
to bring a new plumbing,<br />
HVAC, and electrical program<br />
to workers in <strong>Alabama</strong>.<br />
Each trade will feature a Basic,<br />
Intermediate, and Advanced<br />
programs. The cost for one<br />
program will be $500 per<br />
attendee.<br />
Beginning in February 2020,<br />
classes will meet twice a week,<br />
5:00 – 8:30 pm.<br />
Special <strong>Alabama</strong> PHCC<br />
Early Enrollment Period<br />
Members of the <strong>Alabama</strong> PHCC<br />
will receive a special, 2-week<br />
early enrollment period<br />
before opening to the general<br />
public!<br />
Space will be limited for these<br />
programs. Final schedules are<br />
being arranged now. For more<br />
information, contact <strong>Alabama</strong><br />
PHCC at myalphcc@gmail.com.<br />
More details in future editions of<br />
the PHCC <strong>Contractor</strong>.<br />
COURSE EXAMPLES:<br />
Plumbing<br />
Basic:<br />
Intro to Plumbing Fixtures<br />
Plumbing Drawings<br />
Intermediate:<br />
Installing and Testing DWV<br />
Installing Water Heaters<br />
Advanced:<br />
Types of Venting<br />
Plumbing CODE<br />
HVAC<br />
Basic:<br />
Employability Skills<br />
Soldering and Brazing<br />
Intermediate:<br />
Compressors<br />
Cooling Troubleshooting<br />
Advanced:<br />
Refrigerants and Oils<br />
Sheet Metal Duct Systems<br />
AND MUCH MORE…<br />
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