Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Library, Volume 2

Guides the plumber in the rules and regulations governing the installation of water supply and sewage disposal systems. Acknowledgements vii

1. Brazing and Welding 1

2. Planning a Heating System 49

3. Steam Heating Systems 71

4. Steam Heating System Design 137

5. Reference Data for Heating Systems 174

6. Hot-Water Heating Systems 229

7. Boiler Fittings 275

8. Gasoline and Fuel-Oil Tank Installation 298

9. Gas Piping 310

10. Air Conditioning 327

11. Pneumatic Control System 372

Index 381 Charles N. McConnell has been a member of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting, Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada for over 60 years and has trained many apprentices to the piping trades. He has supervised and installed gas and oil-fired steam and hot-water heating systems and air conditioning installations at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, and plumbing installations in schools, public buildings, and manufacturing facilities. He has supervised and installed process piping installations. He is the author of Home Plumbing Handbook (Delmar Education), the three volume Plumbers and Pipefitters Library (Macmillan), and other books related to the plumbing and pipefitting trades.