Audel Plumbers Pocket Manual
Audel (Verlag)
978-0-7645-6995-1 (ISBN)
Here's the real plumber's friend
This fully revised guide gives you plumbing essentials, illustrations, tips, shortcuts - the lowdown on brazing, soldering, pipe fittings, commercial water coolers, automatic bathroom systems, and more.
All this and much more
* Includes tables, diagrams, and working drawings
* Provides necessary math and metric information
* Features a chapter on dental office plumbing
* Explains and identifies the right plumbing tools for each job
* Illustrates appropriate vents and venting methods
* Covers the Sloan flush valve, Oasis water coolers, the Sovent system, 1.6-gallon flush toilets, and solar system water heaters
* Useful for homeowners as well as plumbing professionals
Rex Miller was a Professor of Industrial Technology at The State University of New York, College at Buffalo, for more than 35 years. He has taught on the technical school, high school, and college level for more than 40 years. He is the author or coauthor of more than 100 textbooks ranging from electronics to carpentry and sheet metal work. He has contributed to more than 50 magazine articles over the years for technical publications. He is also the author of seven Civil War regimental histories. Mark Richard Miller finished his B.S. degree in New York and moved on to Ball State University, where he obtained his master’s and went to work in San Antonio. He taught in high school and went to graduate school in College Station, Texas, finishing the doctorate. He took a position at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas, where he now teaches in the Industrial Technology Department as a Professor and Department Chairman. He has coauthored seven books and contributed many articles to technical magazines. His hobbies include refinishing a 1970 Plymouth Super Bird and a 1971 Roadrunner. Joseph P. Almond, Sr., is a professional plumber in the trades and a long-time member of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada.
Acknowledgments v
About the Author vii
Introduction IX
Part I Techniques, Installation, and Repair
1. Tips for the Beginning Plumber 3
2. Plumbing Safety and Tricks of the Trade 15
3. Plumbing Tools 19
4. Dental Office 33
5. Working Drawings 45
6. Roughing and Repair Information 57
7. Outside Sewage Lift Station 105
8. Pipes and Pipelines 119
9. Vents, Drain Lines, and Septic Systems 129
10. Lead Work 145
11. Lead and Oakum Joints 157
12. Silver Brazing and Soft Soldering 163
Part II Plumbing Systems
13. Plastic Pipe and Fittings 183
14. Cast-Iron Pipe and Fittings 211
15. Copper Pipe and Fittings 279
16. Water Heaters 311
17. Water Coolers and Fountains 331
18. Automatic Bathroom Systems 337
Part III General Reference Information
19. Abbreviations, Definitions, and Symbols 375
20. Formulas 385
21. Metric Information Helpful to the Piping Industry 409
22. Knots Commonly Used 425
23. Typical Hoisting Signals 427
Index 429
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.9.2004 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Charts: 0 B&W, 0 Color; Photos: 54 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 254 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 103 B&W, 0 Color; Graphs: 0 B&W, 0 Color |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 102 x 152 mm |
| Gewicht | 281 g |
| Themenwelt | Technik ► Maschinenbau |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7645-6995-3 / 0764569953 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7645-6995-1 / 9780764569951 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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