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 masters 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