Elements of Plumbing

CONTENTS

		Page
Preface		v
Chapter
I.	Plumbing Fixtures and Trade	1
II.	The Use and Care of the Soldering Iron—Fluxes—Making Different Soldering Joints	11
III.	Mixtures of Solders for Soldering Iron and Wiping—Care of Solders—Melting Points of Metals and Alloys	21
IV.	Making and Caring of Wiping Cloths	24
V.	Preparing and Wiping Joints	27
VI.	Preparing and Wiping Joints (Continued)	37
VII.	Laying Terra-cotta and Making Connections to Public Sewers—Water Connections to Mains in Streets	69
VIII.	Installing of French or Sub-soil Drains	82
IX.	Storm and Sanitary Drainage with Sewage Disposal in View	86
X.	Soil and Waste Pipes and Vents—Tests	95
XI.	House Traps, Fresh-air Connections, Drum Traps, and Non-syphoning Traps	104
XII.	Pipe Threading	110
XIII.	Cold-water Supply—Test	118
XIV.	Hot-water Heaters—Instantaneous Coil and Storage Tanks—Return Circulation, Hot-water Lines and Expansion	124
XV.	Insulation of Piping to Eliminate Conduction, Radiation, Freezing and Noise	131
XVI.	"Durham" or "Screw Pipe" Work—Pipe and Fittings	134
XVII.	Gas Fittings, Pipe and Fittings, Threading, Measuring and Testing	141
XVIII.	Plumbing Codes	153
Index		167

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