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Dear shopper: We hope you'll find our items interesting and useful [All derivative (i.e. change in media; by compilation) work from this underlying public domain/public release, anonimous, or non-UScopyrighted data is COPYRIGHT © The Learning Company* Check the laws of your country. A plumber has to have the ability to join and install different kinds of pipes that can be used to complete the water supply pipe system of a building. These pipes are made of different materials, and many times they will have to be cut and their ends prepared for fitting connections to form leakproof joints. These connections are made with threaded joints, fused joints, and compression joints depending on the type of pipe. As the pipe system is installed with fittings, it must be supported with hangers and holders. Many times a plumber must cut into the building structure to place water supply pipeline runs to service all lavatories, sinks, and water closets that are to be installed. The plumber also tests the rough-in water supply pipeline system for leaks when it is completely installed. A plumber must know how to join and install different kinds of pipe to complete a waste system in a building. Made of different materials, these pipes must sometimes be cut and their ends prepared to take fittings. The pipe-to-pipe or pipe-to-fitting connections are made with lead, collars, threads, solvent cement, and solder, depending on the pipe material used. As the pipe system is installed, it must be supported with hangers and holders. Sometimes a plumber must cut into the building structure to install the waste and vent pipeline runs for lavatories, sinks, water closets, and urinals. Once the system of rough-in waste pipelines with venting is installed, it is tested for leaks. Plumbing fixtures are receptacles for personal sanitation that discharge waste disposal into the main sanitary waste system of a building. Fixtures are manufactured in vitreous china, enameled cast iron, stainless steel, fiberglass, or plastic. These materials are durable, corrosion-resistant and nonabsorbent. All fixtures come from the manufacturer with rough-in instruction on how to install the item. Fixtures such as lavatories, sinks, water closets, and urinals are installed after the finished building walls and floors are completed. Once installed, all fixtures are tested for mechanical operation and leaks. Valves and fixture control devices control the flow of water into, through, and out of the plumbing system. Knowledge of the repair of valves and fixture control devices is a necessity. In order to repair valves and fixture control devices, a plumber must be familiar with their construction and operation. A close inspection of any valve or fixture control device consists of examining for visible leaks, wear, and breakage. You may be required to partially or completely disassemble a mechanism to make a repair. A plumber?s most common and frustrating problem is to locate and clear a stoppage in a plumbing drain waste system. A stoppage can happen anywhere in the system; in a fixture, branch line, or main line. A stoppage can be caused by hair, grease, and other foreign matter that holds back or blocks the flow of waste disposal in any part of a plumbing?s drain waste system. You, as a plumber, must be able to locate and clear any stoppage using the proper plumbing tools. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS Identifying Types of Piping Materials ROUGH-IN WATER SUPPLIES AND LINES Installing Water Line Pipe Runs Identifying Fittings and Using Joint Connections for Rigid Plastic Pipe Identifying Fittings and Using Joint Connections for Galvanized Steel Pipe Identifying Fittings and Using Joint Connections for Rigid Copper Tubing Installing Drain Lines and Stacks INSTALLATION OF LAVATORIES AND SINKS Identifying Lavatories and Sinks Installing Wall-Hung Lavatories Installing Shutoff Angle Valves Testing for Mechanical Operation and Leaks INSTALLATION OF WATER CLOSETS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES Installing Flushing Mechanisms MAINTENANCE OF FIXTURE CONTROL DEVICES Repairing Flushing Mechanisms. CLEAR STOPPAGES IN PLUMBING FIXTURES Clearing Stoppages in Fixtures CLEAR STOPPAGES IN WASTE LINES Locating and Clearing Stoppages in Waste lanes FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU WILL ALSO GET THE ''PUMBING DESIGN'' MANUAL...... FREE!! (please look at our rules and privacy policy) |
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