Here are portable, quick-look-up answers to the most common math problems faced by plumbers, pipelayers, pipefitters, and steamfitters. This time-saving reference allows users to get results instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a calculator. Job-simplifying Fast Code Facts and Sensible Shortcut boxes Packed with calculations, formulas, charts and tables NEW CHAPTER on estimating take-offs Great for designing or estimating a project

This book is a ready source of clearly written information essential to the pipefitter, plumber, and apprentice plumber. It begins with a short treatise on metals for the piping industry, including American Standard pipe, fittings, and valves, their characteristics, available sizes, dimensions and weight. Also studied is the pressurized water supply system to fixtures as well as the typical storm water drainage system.

A Timeless Classic! Compact and pocket-sized, this handy reference contains thousands of facts and figures relevant to pipefitters, steamfitters-anyone concerned with layout and installation of pipe. Features Provides answers to all sorts of problems indigenous to power and industrial pipebending, and the fabrication of welding fittings in both shop and field. Logically categorizes all material according to job description, supporting each working table with a clear example of how to use it. Includes a special reference section that gives instant data on the 24 most useful on-the-job subjects, such as spark tests for metals, sheet metal weights, valve types, weights and measures, and many more. Discusses all types of bends; elbows, tees, and crosses; plastic pipe; soldering and brazing; travel and run; fitting dimensions; threading pipe; relative physical properties; and more.

Buried within the walls and beneath any home, apartment building, office complex, school, or other structure is a complex world of pipes and other systems that make modern life possible. This book introduces, describes, and distinguishes the three related but distinct occupations of plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter. It provides invaluable guidance on how to follow a path to these jobs. From taking the right classes in high school early on, through trade school, to entry-level apprenticeships, this useful and informative work is a must for anyone interested in three trades that are critical to our collective health, sanitation, and comfort.