Plumbing

THE SINGLE MOST COMPLETE SOURCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO PLUMBERS!

Here's an on-the-job field handbook plumbers and contractors will be sure to store in their truck, office, toolbox...anyplace they can reach into when they need an answer FAST!

PLUMBING: TIPS, DATA, AND RULES OF THUMB includes handy "rules of thumb" and "did you know" text boxes covering everything from sizing piping to code issues to insights gained by the author's field experience. Hundreds of other graphics and tables provide quick, easy answers to just about any on-the-job problem a plumber would have.

Writing with the clarity, completeness, and surety of a hnds-on expert with over 20 years professional experience, Mr. Woodson provides an invaluable one-stop dynamically designed resource for anyone involved in the plumbing trade. BY AN AUTHOR WITH THE EXPERIENCE TO KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS YOU WOULD ASK! Author R. Dodge Woodson, a master plumber with more than 20 years experience in the field tackles just about every plumbing topic imaginable, ranging from clogged drains to electric motors. He also includes useful data such as:

• Current Code Considerations
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• Sizing Plumbing Systems
• Remodeling Pointers
• Mathematics for the People
• Private Well and Septic Systems

• Chapter 1: Trade Definitions.
• Chapter 2: Reference and Conversion Tables.
• Chapter 3: Mathematics for the Trade.
• Chapter 4: Approved Materials for Water Systems.
• Chapter 5: Approved Materials for Drains and Vents.
• Chapter 6: Storm Water Systems.
• Chapter 7: Minimum Plumbing Facilities.
• Chapter 8: Fixture Layouts.
• Chapter 9: Mobile Home and RV Parks.
• Chapter 10: Sizing Sanitary Drains.
• Chapter 11: Sizing Vent Systems.
• Chapter 12: Sizing Potable Water Systems.
• Chapter 13: Sizing Storm-Water Systems.
• Chapter 14: The Basics of Potable Water Systems.
• Chapter 15: The Basics of Drain-Waste-Vent Systems.
• Chapter 16: Plumbing Fixtures.
• Chapter 17: Water Heaters.
• Chapter 18: Plumbing Appliances.
• Chapter 19: Water-Treatment Systems.
• Chapter 20: Gas Piping.
• Chapter 21: Well Systems.
• Chapter 22: Septic Systems.
• Chapter 23: Clogged Drains.
• Chapter 24: Remodeling Pointers.
• Chapter 25: The Art of Troubleshooting.
• Chapter 26: Troubleshooting Toilets.
• Chapter 27: Troubleshooting Sinks and Lavatories.
• Chapter 28: Troubleshooting Bathtubs.
• Chapter 29: Troubleshooting Showers.
• Chapter 30: Troubleshooting Spas and Whirlpools.
• Chapter 31: Troubleshooting Water Heaters.
• Chapter 32: Troubleshooting Urinals.
• Chapter 33: Troubleshooting Faucets and Valves.
• Chapter 34: Troubleshooting Plumbing Appliances.
• Chapter 35: Troubleshooting Wastewater Pumps.
• Chapter 36: Troubleshooting Specialty Fixtures.
• Chapter 37: Troubleshooting Well Systems.
• Chapter 38: Troubleshooting Septic Systems.
• Chapter 39: Troubleshooting Water Treatment Systems.
• Chapter 40: Troubleshooting Water Distribution Systems.
• Chapter 41: Troubleshooting Drain-Waste-Vent Systems.
• Chapter 42: Electric Motors.
• Chapter 43: Safety.
• Chapter 44: First Aid Basics.
• Chapter 45: Rainfall Statistics.
• Chapter 46: Trade Associations.
• Chapter 47: Business Forms.
• Chapter 48: Code Considerations.
• Chapter 49: Degree Days.
• Chapter 50: Special Piping.
• Chapter 51: Gray Water.