William M. Smith is the engineering manager for Jay R. Smith Manufacturing Co., 2781 Gunter Park Drive East, P.O. Box 3237, Montgomery, AL 36109-1405, Tel: (334) 277-8520, Fax: (334) 213-8734. He has been with the company since Nov. 1981. He currently serves on the ASME A112 Standards Main Committee, ASPE board of directors and various other plumbing industry-related committees. He can be contacted at billy.smith@jrsmith.com.
Over the years, I’m sure that each of you in our industry has had the opportunity to address a question or two from a friend or family member regarding just what is happening behind the finished walls within our public restrooms. Questions such as: How does a carrier or fixture work? Where does the piping go? How are these supported? These are just a few of the questions I’ve been confronted with.