Audel The Plumbers Handbook [Paperback]

Joseph P. Almond Sr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1997

The new edition of this classic bestseller covers all the tools, methods, and procedures involved in installing, maintaining, and servicing all kinds of plumbing -- sinks, tubs, showers, drains, pumps, septic systems, heaters, and more! Features over 250 diagrams and photographs.

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From the Back Cover

Here’s the real plumber’s friend

This fully revised guide gives you plumbing essentials, illustrations, tips, shortcuts – the lowdown on brazing, soldering, pipe fittings, commercial water coolers, automatic bathroom systems, and more.

All this and much more

• Includes tables, diagrams, and working drawings
• Provides necessary math and metric information
• Features a chapter on dental office plumbing
• Explains and identifies the right plumbing tools for each job
• Illustrates appropriate vents and venting methods
• Covers the Sloan flush valve, Oasis water coolers, the Sovent system, 1.6-gallon flush toilets, and solar system water heaters
• Useful for homeowners as well as plumbing professionals

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

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 to carpentry and sheet metal work. He has contributed to more than 50 magazine articles over the years for technical publications. He is also the author of seven Civil War regimental histories.

Mark Richard Miller finished his B.S. degree in New York and moved on to Ball State University, where he obtained his master’s and went to work in San Antonio. He taught in high school and went to graduate school in College Station, Texas, finishing the doctorate. He took a position at Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas, where he now teaches in the Industrial Technology Department as a Professor and Department Chairman. He has coauthored seven books and contributed many articles to technical magazines. His hobbies include refinishing a 1970 Plymouth Super Bird and a 1971 Roadrunner.

Joseph P. Almond, Sr., is a professional plumber in the trades and a long-time member of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Audel; 9 edition (April 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028615018
• ISBN-13: 978-0028615011
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,434,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really Plumbers Pocket Manual, September 12, 2009

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Rudelio Badillo (Amityville, NY) - See all my reviews
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I have read it fully and I have noticed that some aspects of the plumbing trade not well explained in other books are here very well explained. I considered this pocket manual a must have for every plumber and for serious students of the plumbing trade. I very trully recommends this pocket manual for everyone. It is a small book that you can carry everywhere you go, spcially while sitting in an office waiting your turn, that is where I have read it more. I have read it twice and stil carry it with me every place I go.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat dated, needs significant revision, April 19, 2011

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Todd Coon "Reader" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audel Plumbers Pocket Manual (Paperback)

This book is a pocket manual, as such, is by no means the definitive work on plumbing. It is now in its 10th edition and many of the photos in the book appear significantly dated. So, too, some of the plumbing methods also appear dated, i.e., the use of lead piping (no longer allowed in many jurisdictions); the use of cast iron sewer pipes sealed with oakum and melted lead (again, this has been supplanted by plastic and/or metal piping in many jurisdictions) are particularly anachronistic. While a good primer in a limited way, it is by no means a resource for someone preparing for an exam or looking to ensure plumbing work is in compliance with the code. There are other, more recent books that serve this purpose. This is a book that appears to have been written in the 1930s and only periodically updated as required. It needs a complete re-write to bring it to currency and relevance with modern building codes.