Thoroughly updated with the assistance of seventeen master plumbers, the third edition of Plumbing Technology: Design and Installation introduces readers to all aspects of the commercial and residential plumbing trade, including home building. An excellent study guide for plumbers preparing to pass the master plumber exam, this edition features updated coverage of all current plumbing codes. Each unit of Plumbing Technology, 3rd Edition also contains new and improved summaries, plus Test Your Understanding quizzes (with answers in an appendix), to clarify and reinforce more difficult concepts. In addition, projects located throughout the book provide opportunities for hands-on plumbing practice and actual application of concepts. As such, readers gain an understanding of both the why and the how of plumbing design and installation.Unit 1: The Basic Basics. Unit 2: Safety. Unit 3: Fitting Specification and Identification. Unit 4:Elementary Sketch Making and Reading. Unit 5: Building Construction Unit 6: Elements of Blueprint Reading. Unit 7: Plumbing Math. Section 2: Threaded Pipe. Unit 8: Gas and Other Threaded Piping. Unit 9: The American Standard Pipe Thread Unit 10: Fitting Allowance (general theory)Section 3: Waste Systems Unit 11: Sewage Disposal. Unit 12: Public Sewer Tie-ins Unit 13: Excavation Unit 14: Grade Unit 15: The Main House Trap and Fresh Air Inlets Unit 16: House Drains Unit 17: Angles of Branches Unit 18: Sizing the Drainage System. Unit 19:Soil Stacks and Stack Inlet Fittings. Unit 20: Waste and Vent Stacks. Unit 21: Loop, Circuit, Continous and Wet Vents. Unit 22: Cleanouts. Unit 23: Traps. Unit 24: Loss of Trap Seals. Unit 25: Special Use Traps. Unit 26: Rain Leaders. Unit 27: Testing Drainage Systems. Unit 28:Cast-Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings. Unit 29: Cast-Iron Soil Pipe Tools. Unit 30: Plastic Pipe and Fittings. Unit 31: Plastic Soil Pipe Materials. Unit 32: Drainage Fittings. Unit 33: Floor and Area Drains Unit 34: Clearing Stoppa@£×=p¤ ¾Û€