Get results almost instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a calculator. Packed with charts and tables that let you simply look up the answers you need, this handy new tool for plumbers and pipe fitters gives you a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions. In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide also gives you a concise outline of trade mathematics; standard and handicapped fixture layouts; equipment weight load standards; friction tables; relevant electrical factors; guidelines for sizing water heaters; potable water standards; plastic pipe facts and figures; copper tubing and pipe facts and figures; welding and fabrication techniques; glossary of plumbing terms and abbreviations; lists of trade associations and current standards; and much, much more. For designing and estimating projects, this manual is unmatched. A great productivity booster, it will assist you in delivering prompt, on-target, and on-the-spot estimates. It could be the most valuable tool in your kit!
R. Dodge Woodson (Brunswick, ME) has over 20 years' experience as a home builder, contractor, master plumber, and real estate broker. He is the author of many McGraw-Hill books, including Be A Successful Building Contractor 2/e, and National Plumbing Codes Handbook 2/e.
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