Basic plumbing services skills : sanitary and drainage /
Peter Wenning.
- 2nd edition.
- xvii, 411 pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Half Title Page; Dedication; Title Page; Imprint Page; Brief Contents; Contents; Guide to the text; Guide to the online resources; Preface; Acknowledgements; Unit Conversion Tables; CHAPTER 1 Worksite preparation and maintenance; Introduction; Preparing for work; Identifying installation requirements; Preparing and excavating the site; Temporary drainage and pumping stormwater; Drainage system operation; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 2 Excavation and trench support; Introduction; Preparing for work; Quality assurance; Plant, tools and equipment; Excavation and trench shoring; Clean-up WorksheetsCHAPTER 3 Levelling; Introduction; Preparing for work; Levelling equipment and procedures; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 4 Planning the layout for a residential external sanitary drainage system; Introduction; Preparing for work; Planning the system layout; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 5 Installing below-ground sanitary drainage systems; Introduction; Preparing for work; Tools and equipment; Installation requirements; Installing the below-ground sanitary drain; Testing drains; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 6 Planning the layout for a residential sanitary plumbing system IntroductionPreparing for work; Planning the system layout; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 7 Installing sanitary plumbing; Introduction; Preparing for work; Tools and equipment; Installation requirements; Fabrication, assembly and testing; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 8 Installing and fitting off sanitary fixtures; Introduction; Preparing for work; Tools and equipment; Installation requirements; Installing and fitting off sanitary fixtures; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 9 Installing stormwater and sub-soil drainage systems; Introduction; Preparing for work Determining the installation requirementsInstalling stormwater and sub-soil drains; Inspection openings and covers; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 10 Installing sewerage pump sets; Introduction; Preparing for work; Pump installation requirements; Installing sewerage pump equipment; Clean-up; Worksheets; CHAPTER 11 Septic tanks and on-site treatment facilities; Introduction; Pre-treatment facilities; Domestic treatment plants; Effluent disinfection systems; On-site dispersal systems; Clean-up and finalisation of documentation; Worksheets; CHAPTER 12 Locating and clearing blockages; Introduction Common causes of blockagesPreparing for work; Tools and equipment; Planning for work; Locating and clearing blockages; Blockages in roof and stormwater drainage systems; Blockages in water pipes; Blockages in gas pipes; Testing after the blockage is cleared; Repairing and resealing of pipework; Advising authorities when work is complete; Clean-up and storage; Preventing blockages; CCTV inspection; Worksheets; Glossary ; Index
Basic Plumbing Services Skills: Sanitary/Drainage, 2e is a comprehensive, yet highly practical text incorporating basic knowledge and fundamental skills required in the sanitary and drainage areas.Revised to include industry best practice, the end of chapter theoretical and practical tasks enable the student to demonstrate their understanding of key topics and to engage in practical tasks of underpinning knowledge. Regular WHS references throughout the text focus on important WHS issues faced in the industry and the workplace. Basic Plumbing Services Skills: Sanitary/Drainage, 2e has been updated.
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