Synopses & Reviews
NEW- Full coverage of estimating takeoffs
- Job-simplifying Fast Code Facts
- Sensible Shortcut tip boxes
- Great for designing and estimating projects
Ready-to-Run Solutions for Plumbing and Pipefitting
Instant results: Packed with charts and tables that allow readers to quickly look up time-saving answers, this handy tool is a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions.
In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide delivers:
- A concise outline of trade mathematics
- Plastic and copper pipe and copper tubing facts and figures
- Standard and handicapped fixture layouts
- Guidelines for sizing water heaters
- Potable water standards
- Equipment weight load standards
- Friction tables
- Relevant electrical factors
For designing and estimating projects, this manual will prove to be invaluable. A great productivity booster, it will assist in delivering prompt, on-target, and even on-the-spot estimates.
Look-It-Up Calculations for:
* Pipe fitting * Fabrication and layout * Fixture-units * Vent systems * Drains and sewers * Combination waste and vent systems * Piping offsets * Thermal efficiency * And more!
Synopsis
Here are portable, quick-look-up answers to the most common math problems faced by plumbers, pipelayers, pipefitters, and steamfitters. This time-saving reference allows users to get results instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a calculator.
Job-simplifying Fast Code Facts and Sensible Shortcut boxes
Packed with calculations, formulas, charts and tables
NEW CHAPTER on estimating take-offs
Great for designing or estimating a projectAbout the Author
R. Dodge Woodson (Fort Fairfield, 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.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Basic Mathematics
Chapter 2: Formulas for Pipefitters
Chapter 3: Portable Water Systems Calculations
Chapter 4: Drain and Sewer Systems Calculations
Chapter 5: Vent Systems Calculations
Chapter 6: Stormwater Calculations
Chapter 7: Sizing Water Heaters
Chapter 8: Working with Water Pumps
Chapter 9: Determining Minimum Plumbing Facilities
Chapter 10: Calculating Proper Fixture Spacing and Placement
Chapter 11: Math for Materials
Chapter 12: Troubleshooting
Chapter 13: Plumbing Code Considerations
Chapter 14: Septic Code Considerations
Chapter 15: Estimating and Take-offs
Appendix 1: National Rainfall Statistics
Appendix 2: Reference and Conversion Tables