Plumbing

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Physical Properties and Uses of Metals used in Plumbing....Pages 1-2
Soldering....Pages 3-5
Wooden Tools for Sheet Metal Roof Work....Pages 7-8
Tools for Lead Pipe Work....Pages 9-10
Tools for Mild Steel Pipe Work....Pages 11-12
Joints on Lead Pipes....Pages 13-14
Joints on Copper Pipes....Pages 15-16
Joints on Mild Steel Pipes....Pages 17-18
Joints on Cast Iron Soil, Waste and Vent Pipes....Pages 19-20
Polythene Tubes I....Pages 21-22
Polythene Tubes II....Pages 23-24
Methods of Fixing Pipes....Pages 25-26
Expansion Joints in Sheet Lead....Pages 27-28
Sheet Copper Roof Work I....Pages 29-30
Sheet Cooper Roof Work II....Pages 31-32
Raking Flashings and Soakers....Pages 33-34
Lead Flat....Pages 35-36
Lead Valleys, Hips and Ridges....Pages 37-38
Copper and Lead Damp-proof Courses....Pages 39-40
Tapering Parapet Gutter....Pages 41-42
Weathering of Skylights....Pages 43-44
Covering of Dormer Windows....Pages 45-46
Lantern Lights and Box Gutters....Pages 47-48
Fixing Sheet Lead....Pages 49-50
Screw Down Taps and Valves....Pages 51-52
Ball Valves....Pages 53-54
Valves and Cocks....Pages 55-56
Protection from Frost and Loss of Heat....Pages 57-58
Indirect System of Cold Water Supply....Pages 59-60
Direct System of Cold Water Supply....Pages 61-62
Cold Water Storage and Expansion Cisterns....Pages 63-64
Back and Small Independent Boilers....Pages 65-66
Circulation of Water in Pipes, Boilers and Cylinders....Pages 67-68
Direct Cylinder System of Hot Water Supply....Pages 69-70
Indirect System of Hot Water Supply....Pages 71-72
Combined Cylinder and Tank System of Hot Water Supply....Pages 73-76
Common Faults in Hot and Cold Water Systems....Pages 77-78
Water Mains....Pages 79-80
Oxygen and Acetylene Cylinders....Pages 81-82
Lead Burning....Pages 83-84
Sources of Water Supply....Pages 85-86
Bucket and Valve Pumps....Pages 87-88
Sanitary Accommodation....Pages 89-90
Wash-down Water Closets....Pages 91-92
Siphonic Water Closets....Pages 93-94
Water Waste Preventors....Pages 95-96
Automatic Flushing Cisterns....Pages 97-98
Traps....Pages 99-100
Unsealing of Traps....Pages 101-102
Resealing Traps....Pages 103-104
Baths and Lavatory Basins....Pages 105-106
Sinks, Slopsinks and Urinals....Pages 107-108
One Pipe System....Pages 109-110
The Dual Pipe System....Pages 111-112
Single Stack System....Pages 113-114
Simple Domestic Drainage Systems....Pages 115-116
Cast Iron Drainage....Pages 117-118
Stoneware Drainage....Pages 119-120
Gas Service Pipes and Automatic Control....Pages 121-124
Gas Burners, Fires and Cookers....Pages 125-128
Gas Flues....Pages 129-130
Gas Water Heaters....Pages 131-132
Electric Immersion Heaters....Pages 133-135
B.S. 1400: 1948—Brasses and Gunmetals....Pages 137-137