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 Basic
Plumbing with Illustrations Revised
by Howard C. Massey
This
revised edition offers up-to-date instructions for installing code-approved
plumbing in residential and light commercial buildings. Twenty-three chapters
cover all the fundamentals of the trade: planning and sizing, installation,
maintenance, common layout, materials, and code requirements for each job.
You'll
find 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, plumbing abbreviations,
extensive study questions at the end of each chapter, and a section with all the
correct answers and 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.
The
Author
Howard
C. Massey is uniquely
qualified as an authority on the plumbing code and an instructor of plumbing
principles. An experienced master plumber, Mr. Massey operated his own plumbing
contracting firm for 15 years, undertaking a wide variety of residential,
commercial and school projects. He served for 14 years as plans examiner and
plumbing inspector for Metropolitan Dade County, Miami, Florida.
Other
plumbing books by Mr. Massey are; , and its companion Plumber's Exam
Audiotapes, with hundreds of questions and answers of the type you'll find
on the plumber's exam.
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