AI for plumbing distributors, tested on job quotes your desk already priced.

The grading sheet is in your quote files. Each job your quotations desk priced left three things behind: the plans and takeoff that came in, the quote that went out, and whether you won. A proof of concept on those jobs is scored against work your team already did. Releases come second for a plain reason: they draw on the quote, so the quote has to be right first.

This trade has its own association and its own mix. ASA, the American Supply Association, describes itself as the national trade association for distributors in the PHCP and PVF supply chain: plumbing, heating, cooling and piping, and industrial pipe, valves and fittings. It counts nearly 350 distributor member companies with more than 4,000 locations across the country. One branch can hold a contractor counter, a quotations desk, a hydronics department and a kitchen and bath showroom, each with paperwork of its own.

Lead free started in the states. The federal Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act was signed on January 4, 2011 and took effect 36 months later, modeled on California's 2006 law, AB 1953. Vermont, Maryland and Louisiana passed lead reduction laws of their own, and IAPMO R&T, the certification arm of the association that publishes the Uniform Plumbing Code, began listing products to low-lead laws in 2008.

The rule reaches your shelves, not only the factory. EPA's guide on lead-free marks says a product that isn't lead free can't be introduced into commerce, stocked inventory included. Its 2020 rule names wholesalers, distributors and resellers among those it applies to, even though only manufacturers and importers do the certifying. So the record behind each potable-water line matters at your desk, and on these pages the AI drafts and cites while a person on your team makes the call.