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Plumbers and Pipefitters Calculations Manual
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Description
Get results almost instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a calculator. Packed with charts and tables that let you simply look up the answers you need, this handy new tool for plumbers and pipe fitters gives you a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions. In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide also gives you a concise outline of trade mathematics; standard and handicapped fixture layouts; equipment weight load standards; friction tables; relevant electrical factors; guidelines for sizing water heaters; potable water standards; plastic pipe facts and figures; copper tubing and pipe facts and figures; welding and fabrication techniques; glossary of plumbing terms and abbreviations; lists of trade associations and current standards; and much, much more. For designing and estimating projects, this manual is unmatched. A great productivity booster, it will assist you in delivering prompt, on-target, and on-the-spot estimates. It could be the most valuable tool in your kit!
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Quick-reference answers to common math problems. Get results almost
instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a
calculator. Packed with charts and tables that let you simply look up
the answers you need, this handy new tool for plumbers and pipe fitters
gives you a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and,
best of all, solutions. In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide
gives you: a concise outline of trade mathematics; plastic and copper
pipe and copper tubing facts and figures; standard and handicapped
fixture layouts; guidelines for sizing water heaters; potable water
standards; welding and fabrication techniques; equipment weight load
standards; friction tables; relevant electrical factors; glossoary of
plumbing terms and abbreviations; lists of trade associations and
current standards. For designing and estimating projects, this manual
is unmatched. A great productivity booster, it will assist you in
delivering prompt, on-target, and even on-the-spot estimates. It could
be the most valuable tool in your kit!
Contents
Introduction.
General Trade Mathematics.
Reference and Conversion Tables.
Pipe-Fitting Calculations.
Welding Fabrication, Layout and Calculations.
Calculations and Sizing for Gas Piping.
Fixture-Unit Calculations.
Square Roots and Cubes.
Storm-Water Calculations.
Sizing Water Heaters.
National Rainfall Statistics.
Portable Water Systems Calculations.
Vent-System Calculations.
Drain-and-Sewer Calculations.
Water Pumps.
Calculating Minimum Plumbing Facilities.
Standard Fixture Layout.
Handicap Fixture Layout.
Facts and Figures About Pipe and Tubing.
Electrical Factors for the Plumbing Trade.
Useful Tables.
Appendices: 1: Glossary.
2: Trade Associations.
3: Troubleshooting.
4: Blueprint Symbols.
Author Biography
R. Dodge Woodson is a general contractor, plumbing contractor, and licensed master plumber, who also teaches plumbing code and apprentice classes at Central Maine Technical College. He is the author of many best-selling McGraw-Hill books, including Home Plumbing Illustrated, The National Plumbing Codes Handbook, The Plumbing Apprentice Handbook, Plumbing Contractor: Start and Run a Money-Making Business, and Plumbers Troubleshooting Guide.
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Plumbers and Pipefitters Calculations Manual - Description
Get results almost instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a calculator. Packed with charts and tables that let you simply look up the answers you need, this handy new tool for plumbers and pipe fitters gives you a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions. In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide also gives you a concise outline of trade mathematics; standard and handicapped fixture layouts; equipment weight load standards; friction tables; relevant electrical factors; guidelines for sizing water heaters; potable water standards; plastic pipe facts and figures; copper tubing and pipe facts and figures; welding and fabrication techniques; glossary of plumbing terms and abbreviations; lists of trade associations and current standards; and much, much more. For designing and estimating projects, this manual is unmatched. A great productivity booster, it will assist you in delivering prompt, on-target, and on-the-spot estimates. It could be the most valuable tool in your kit!
Back Cover
Quick-reference answers to common math problems. Get results almost
instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a
calculator. Packed with charts and tables that let you simply look up
the answers you need, this handy new tool for plumbers and pipe fitters
gives you a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and,
best of all, solutions. In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide
gives you: a concise outline of trade mathematics; plastic and copper
pipe and copper tubing facts and figures; standard and handicapped
fixture layouts; guidelines for sizing water heaters; potable water
standards; welding and fabrication techniques; equipment weight load
standards; friction tables; relevant electrical factors; glossoary of
plumbing terms and abbreviations; lists of trade associations and
current standards. For designing and estimating projects, this manual
is unmatched. A great productivity booster, it will assist you in
delivering prompt, on-target, and even on-the-spot estimates. It could
be the most valuable tool in your kit!
Contents
Introduction.
General Trade Mathematics.
Reference and Conversion Tables.
Pipe-Fitting Calculations.
Welding Fabrication, Layout and Calculations.
Calculations and Sizing for Gas Piping.
Fixture-Unit Calculations.
Square Roots and Cubes.
Storm-Water Calculations.
Sizing Water Heaters.
National Rainfall Statistics.
Portable Water Systems Calculations.
Vent-System Calculations.
Drain-and-Sewer Calculations.
Water Pumps.
Calculating Minimum Plumbing Facilities.
Standard Fixture Layout.
Handicap Fixture Layout.
Facts and Figures About Pipe and Tubing.
Electrical Factors for the Plumbing Trade.
Useful Tables.
Appendices: 1: Glossary.
2: Trade Associations.
3: Troubleshooting.
4: Blueprint Symbols.
Author Biography
R. Dodge Woodson is a general contractor, plumbing contractor, and licensed master plumber, who also teaches plumbing code and apprentice classes at Central Maine Technical College. He is the author of many best-selling McGraw-Hill books, including Home Plumbing Illustrated, The National Plumbing Codes Handbook, The Plumbing Apprentice Handbook, Plumbing Contractor: Start and Run a Money-Making Business, and Plumbers Troubleshooting Guide.
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