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This completely-revised edition brings this comprehensive manual fully up-to-date with all the
latest plumbing codes.
It is the journeyman's and apprentice's guide to installing plumbing, piping, and fixtures in
residential and light commercial buildings: how to select the right materials, lay out the job and
do professional-quality plumbing work, use essential tools and materials, make repairs, maintain
plumbing systems, install fixtures, and add to existing systems.
Includes extensive study questions at the end of each chapter, and a section with all the correct
answers.
Twenty-three chapters cover all the fundamentals of the trade that you'll need for each job:
- planning and sizing
- installation
- maintenance
- common layout
- materials
- code requirements
Basic Plumbing gives you invaluable information on inspections, floor plans and plot plans,
drawing and reading isometrics, code definitions, and materials.
How to size and install plumbing systems:
- traps
- valves
- faucets
- pipefitting
How to rough-in, maintain and repair:
- drain/waste/vent systems
- septic tanks and drainfields
- hot water systems, including solar
- plumbing for swimming pools, hot tubs and spas
Illustrated with hundreds of charts, tables, installation diagrams, and rough-in measurements.
Includes a glossary of plumbing terms and plumbing abbreviations. There are also extensive study
questions at the end of each chapter and a section with all the correct answers including the page
in the book where the subject is covered.
If you're looking for a book that covers all aspects of code-approved plumbing - planning,
installation, and repairs, with big, clear illustrations - this is the book you need.
Includes: Book
Published by: Craftsman Book Company
384 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11
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