TY - BOOK AU - Blower, G. J. TI - Plumbing: mechanical services book 1 SN - 9780131976207 U1 - 696.1 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Harlow, England PB - Pearson prentice Hall KW - Plumbing N1 - CONTENTS: 1. Safety on site and in the workshop - Health and safety at work (HSW Act) - Accident reporting - Disciplinary procedures - Grievance procedures Etc. 2. Hand tools - Introduction - Classification of hand tools - Tools for laying and fixing sheet roof materials - Pipe-work jointing tools 3. Mechanical and special tools - Gas heating equipment used by the plumber - Machine tools used in plumbers' workshops - Socket- and branch -forming tools - Electrical methods of soldering Etc. 4. Materials and fittings for gas, water services and sanitary pipework - Introduction - Standards and legislation relating to the construction industry - Working properties of materials - Pipework materials 5. Working processes - The building regulations - Materials and work - Drawings - Using a scale rule Etc. 6. Taps and valves - Taps and valves- general requirements - Rewashering and maintenance of taps - Float-operated valves - Further reading Etc. 7. The cold water supply - The supply of water - Approved plumber scheme - Sources of water supply -Characteristics and physical properties of water Etc. 8. The hot water supply - Heat - Expansion of hot water and heating pipes - Transfer of heat - Energy-efficient heating and hot water systems Etc. 9. Sanitary appliances - Materials for sanitary appliances - Storage of sanitary appliances on site - sanitary appliances - Overflows to sanitary fittings Etc. 10. Sanitary Pipework - Introduction - Traps - Discharge pipework systems - Seal loss due to bad design Etc. 11. Lead sheet weatherings - Methods of working - Physical properties of lead - Roofing terms - Jointing methods Etc. 12. Eaves gutters - Materials of eaves gutters - Methods of cutting, jointing and fixing gutters - Forming and fixing - Sizing rainwater gutters Etc. ; Index : p. 338-347 ER -