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Ultimate guide : plumbing / edited by Charles T. Byers

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: East Peterburg, Pennsylvania : Creative Homeowner, c2017Edition: 4th updated editionDescription: 303 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781580117883
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TH 6124 .U48 2017
Contents:
Projects, improvements, repairs. Working with water piping -- Working with waste and vent pipes -- Toilet repairs and installation -- Installing sinks and related equipment -- Faucet repairs -- Clearing drainpipes -- Repairing and installing tubs and showers -- Maintaining and installing water heaters -- Sump pumps, filters, and softeners -- Septic systems, wells, and lawn sprinklers -- Fundamentals. Plumbing basics -- Planning plumbing changes and additions -- Drains, vents, and traps.
Summary: This updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's comprehensive, bestselling plumbing how-to book covers the most up-to-date products and techniques. Strong emphasis in the how-to information is placed on doing things correctly, so all of the projects use only code-compliant techniques. A comprehensive guide to the plumbing system, with code-compliant, step-by-step projects. Features over 800 full-color photos and illustrations. The book prepares the do-it-yourselfer to handle any plumbing task in the home, from replacing a washer in a leaky faucet to renovating a bathroom. It also gives an overview of a house's plumbing system, including supply, waste, and vent piping, and explains the basic physics that keep everything working well. In addition to learning how to plan and complete each project, you'll learn how to spot and improve outdated or dangerous techniques and materials in your home plumbing system.
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Includes index.

Projects, improvements, repairs. Working with water piping -- Working with waste and vent pipes -- Toilet repairs and installation -- Installing sinks and related equipment -- Faucet repairs -- Clearing drainpipes -- Repairing and installing tubs and showers -- Maintaining and installing water heaters -- Sump pumps, filters, and softeners -- Septic systems, wells, and lawn sprinklers -- Fundamentals. Plumbing basics -- Planning plumbing changes and additions -- Drains, vents, and traps.

This updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's comprehensive, bestselling plumbing how-to book covers the most up-to-date products and techniques. Strong emphasis in the how-to information is placed on doing things correctly, so all of the projects use only code-compliant techniques. A comprehensive guide to the plumbing system, with code-compliant, step-by-step projects. Features over 800 full-color photos and illustrations. The book prepares the do-it-yourselfer to handle any plumbing task in the home, from replacing a washer in a leaky faucet to renovating a bathroom. It also gives an overview of a house's plumbing system, including supply, waste, and vent piping, and explains the basic physics that keep everything working well. In addition to learning how to plan and complete each project, you'll learn how to spot and improve outdated or dangerous techniques and materials in your home plumbing system.

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