Audel Questions and Answers for Plumbers' Examinations

Helps apprentice, journeyman, and master candidates prepare for state examinations covering general mathematics, installation principles, materials standards, and plumbing codes.

Preface v Acknowledgements vii 1. Basic Plumbing Installation Principles 1 2. Plumbing Drawings, Material Takeoff Procedures, and Typical Plumbing System Layout 7 Pipe • Fittings • Water Distribution Systems • Vents • Plumbing Drawings • Plumbing Takeoff Procedures • Typical Complete Home Plumbing System 3. Mathematics 17 Common Symbols • Abbreviations • Mathematical Definitions • Notation and Numeration • Mensuration • Mensuration of Surfaces and Volumes • Calculators 4. Materials and Fittings 49 5. Joints and Connections 67 6. Traps, Cleanouts, and Backwater Valves 75 7. Fixtures 93 Lavatorles • Bathtubs • Tollets • Urinals 8. Interceptors and Special and Indirect Plumbing Wastes 131 9. Drainage, Vents, and Vent Piping 145 10. Water Supply and Distribution 171 11. Private Sewage Treatment Facilities and Residential Traller Plumbing Standards 187 12. Plastic Pipe and Fittings 203 13. Plumbina Installation Incnactian Tacte 217 14 Steam and Hot-water Heating 233 15. Review Definitions 249 Appendix 257 Index 268