Plumbing

495 Pages·2005·6.66 MB·English

by  Steve Muscroft

Plumbing

Plumbing
Steve Muscroft
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Contents
Preface vii
Unit 1 Welcome to plumbing 1
Unit 2 Health and safety 17
Unit 3 Common plumbing processes 71
Unit 4 Key plumbing principles 123
Unit 5 Cold water systems 163
Unit 6 Domestic hot water systems 193
Unit 7 Sanitation systems 229
Unit 8 Central heating systems 283
Unit 9 Electricity 339
Unit 10 Sheet lead weatherings 365
Unit 11 Environmental awareness 399
Unit 12 Effective working relationships 411
Answers to Activities, Test yourself
questions, Check your learning and Case study 441
Index 473

Preface
About this book
First, welcome to an exciting and rewarding career in plumbing.
Plumbing isone oftheoldest trades,its first origins dating back to
the Roman times, from where the term plumber was derived from
the term ‘Plumbum’ which is Latin for ‘worker of lead’.
Theindustryhascomealongwaysincethenandwhilstplumbers
still need to be very skilful, there is an increasing requirement for
in-depthtechnicalknowledgeaslegislationandproducttechnology
becomes more complex.
This book is designed to support the knowledge and under-
standing required for the ‘technology’ content of the City and
GuildsLevel2CertificateinBasicPlumbingStudies.Wewillreferto
this as the ‘Technical Certificate’ from now on to keep things
simple.
In addition to knowledge and understanding, the Technical
Certificate has a practical element which you will cover at a City
and Guilds accredited training center or college.
The Technical Certificate content also covers the job knowledge
oftheNVQ.ToachieveanNVQ,youwillneedtohaveevidenceof
work experience and will be assessed on your competence to do
plumbing work. Some of you will be doing a plumbing apprentice-
ship, in which case the Technical Certificate, NVQ and Key Skills
(Application of Number and Communication) will all be relevant.
Wewillexplainmuchmoreaboutthequalificationsaswellasthe
other progression routes in more detail in the Unit 1 ‘Welcome to
Plumbing’.