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Plumbing sub on New York healthcare project sues Walsh-Consigli for $22M

A New Jersey plumbing company working on a medical center expansion in Poughkeepsie, New York, is suing general contractors Walsh Group and Consigli for $5.5 million in past due payments and $16.4 million in punitive damages stemming from changes and cost overruns allegedly caused by miscommunication around the design of the building.


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12/5/2019 10:27
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Petri Plumbing & Heating encourages New Yorkers to prepare for new mandatory gas inspections starting in 2020
This is a good time for building owners and residents to take a look at their gas pipes and consider making any overdue repairs or maintenance, said Michael Petri, the owner of Petri Plumbing & Heating. Its also an opportunity to have a professional inspection so nothing important is overlooked. Nobody wants any surprises with the gas system in their building, and if you wait until the deadline you may face a stiff fine on top of the cost of any repairs.
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12/5/2019 10:25
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What Are The Steps In Selection Of Valve?

What to handle, liquid, gas or powder, fluid nature, function, construction material, disc type, stem type, how to operate, bonnet type, body ends, delivery time, cost, warranty.
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10/7/2019 6:00
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What Are Weld Let And Socket? And Where They Are Used?

Weld let and Sockolet are basically self-reinforced fittings.

Weld let is used for Butt weld branch connection where standard tee is not available due to size restrictions and the piping is of critical / high-pressure service. Sockolet is used for socket welding branch connection, which require reinforcing pad.

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10/7/2019 5:59
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What Is The Minimum Distance To Be Maintained Between Two Welds In A Pipe?

The thumb rule is that the minimum distance between adjacent butt welds is 1D. If not, it is never closer than 1-1/2?. This is supposedly to prevent the overlap of HAZe. Minimum spacing of circumferential welds between centerlines shall not be less than 4 times the pipe wall thickness or 25 mm whichever is greater.
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10/7/2019 5:58
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What Do You Mean By Jacketed Piping?
Piping which is recognized as providing the most uniform application of heat to the process, as well as maintaining the most uniform processing temperatures where steam tracing is not capable of maintaining the temperature of fluid constant. Usually used for molten sulphur, Polymers service.
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10/7/2019 5:55
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Concentric Reducer Is Used In Pump Suction. (yes / No). Explain?
No. Air pockets may form if concentric reducer is used at pump suction, which results in Cavitation and cause damage to Pump. To avoid this problem, Eccentric Reducer with flat side up (FSU) is used in Pump Suction.
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10/7/2019 5:54
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What Is The Difference Between Pipe And Tube?

Pipe is identified by NB and thickness is defined by Schedule whereas Tube is identified by OD & its thickness as BWG (Birmingham wire gauge or 1/100 inch).
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10/7/2019 5:54
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