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International and Uniform Plumbing Codes Handbook
The International and Uniform Plumbing Codes Handbook by master plumber and multibook author R. Dodge Woodson comprises 29 chapters-laid out in the same general order as the code books-covering everything from administrative policies and procedures through recycling gray water. Additional chapters cover safety on the job, troubleshooting water-distribution and DWV systems, standard fixture layout, pipefitting calculations, professional principles and more. Two appendices provide vent diagrams and a list of trade associations.

National Plumbing Codes Handbook
A practical and thoroughly updated reference guide which explains the code specifications for procedures, installations, materials, and documentation for the three major plumbing codes in use today: BOCA, the Uniform Building Code (UBC), and the Standard Plumbing Code (SPC or Southern Code). Features include math calculations and sample business forms, job-site safety recommendations, and troubleshooting charts. Flexible plastic-coated cover.

Plumbing: A Field Guide to the Plumbing Codes
Clear explanations of plumbing codes are accompanied by the reasons behind them. Text and drawings reflect the new International Residential Code requirements for plumbing. The spiral-bound Code Check series, with durable laminated pages, is designed to be used on-site for quick reference, and is endorsed by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO).

Plumber's Standard Handbook
The Plumber's Standard Handbook provides complete coverage on codes, installation, troubleshooting, and repairs. With a wealth of clear, time-saving charts, tables, drawings, equations, and more, the Plumber's Standard Handbook gives you in-depth sections on national plumbing codes, installation methods, and troubleshooting and repair techniques.

Plumber's Licensing Study Guide
The only plumber's exam guide to include the new International Plumbing Code* Provides hundreds of exam-type questions and over 300 illustrations* Includes references to both the Uniform and International plumbing codes* A necessity for apprentices wishing to become journeyman plumbers and journeyman plumbers who wish to become master plumbers

Pocket Guide to Flanges, Fittings, and Piping Data
This book reviews the basic mathematic fundamentals for plumbers and pipefitters including formulas / equations, length calculations, sheet metal work, volumes, pressures, capacities, heating and the builders level. Many examples, illustrations, tables and formulas are provided to on the job applications. This book is also an excellent reference to standard formulas and tables including fitting allowance, trigonometric, conversion tables, powers and square root and mathematical constants for specific fittings. Methods essential to planning new construction projects as well as modifications to existing projects are described in detail.

Piping Handbook
Revised and updated edition of a classic reference first published in 1930 and last published in 1967 (the publisher states that 90% of the current contents are either new or extensively revised). Concentrating on practical aspects of piping, the Handbook comprehensively covers all the recent changes in the relevant codes, standards, specifications, and regulations. It also discusses the piping for toxic and hazardous waste systems; reports on the new materials now used for different piping systems; and examines the new technological developments that have revolutionized today's piping systems in such different areas as design, fabrication, installation, testing, examination, operation, and maintenance. Includes appendices with conversion tables and technical data on such topics as pipe properties, tube properties, and friction loss for water.

Means Plumbing Cost Data:Piping, Fixtures, and Fire Protection 25th edition
A complete, illustrated reference offering plumbing cost data for 2002, according to the latest CSI MasterFormat List of Numbers and Titles for the Construction Industry. Includes materials, hardware, labor, and equipment cost information, as well as information on labor productivity, from hours to crew output. Gives information for more than 930 major U.S. and Canadian cities.

Plumber's and Pipefitters Calculations Manual
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.

Blueprint Reading for Plumbers:Residential and Commercial
The only text devoted exclusively to drawing interpretation applied to the plumbing trade. Contains references to the widely used Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) plumbing code for pipe size and material and acceptable fittings and fixtures, and provides instruction for using the code.

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