This Third Edition features new chapters on service, repair, and licensing. Newly updated and expanded chapters cover safety, personal protective equipment, plumbing tools, testing and inspecting plumbing systems, and press fittings for copper pipe. Service and repair procedures are incorporated throughout the text, with standard organizations consolidated into easy-to-read reference tables in the Appendix.

The text also provides related plumbing facts, useful plumbing tips, and highlights key points from the content. Step-by-step procedures complement the full-color art featured throughout the text. Included with the text is a CD-ROM containing Quick Quizzes, an illustrated Glossary, and other related plumbing resources.

Contents Include:

• The Plumbing Trade
• Job Site Safety
• Plumbing Math
• Plumbing Materials
• Plumbing Tools and Equipment
• Joining, Installing, and Supporting Pipe
• Sanitary Drainage, Vent, and Storm Water Drainage Piping
• Sizing Sanitary Drainage and Vent Piping
• Plumbing Traps
• Sizing Water Supply Piping
• Protecting the Potable Water Supply
• Plumbing Fixtures and Appliances
• Testing and Inspecting Plumbing Systems
• Customer Service and Plumbing System Repair
• Licensing
• Appendix
• Glossary
• Index