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

Jules A. Oravetz was a professional engineer and the author of numerous books for the plumbing and pipefitting trades, as well as those for building, grounds, and garden maintenance.

Rex Miller was a Professor of Industrial Technology at The State University of New York, College at Buffalo for more than 35 years. He has taught on the technical school, high school, and college level for more than 40 years. He is the author or coauthor of more than 100 textbooks ranging from electronics through carpentry and sheet metal work. He has contributed more than 50 magazine articles over the years to technical publications. He is also the author of seven Civil War regimental histories.