The City & Guilds Textbook: Plumbing

Description

Equip learners with the tools for success in a career as a plumber with this comprehensive and updated edition of our bestselling textbook, published in association with City & Guilds. The new edition will help learners to: - Study with confidence, covering all core content for the 6035, 9189 and 8202 specifications, as well as the 355 and 356 plumbing and heating T Level occupational specialisms. - Target learning with detailed qualification mapping grids. - Get to grips with technical content presented in accessible language. - Enhance their understanding of plumbing practice with clear and accurate illustrations and diagrams demonstrating the technical skills you need to master. - Practise maths and English in context, with embedded 'Improve your maths' and 'Improve your English' activities. - Test their knowledge with end-of-chapter practice questions, synoptic assessments and practical tasks. - Prepare for the workplace with up-to-date information on relevant key regulations and industry standards. - Keep their knowledge current, with clear coverage of major modern cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitation, rainwater systems and environmental technologies. Cover Book title Copyright Contents About your qualification Acknowledgements Picture credits How to use this book 1 Health and safety practices and systems Health, safety and welfare legislation and regulation Recognising and responding to hazardous situations at work Personal protection Responding to accidents Electrical safety in the workplace Working safely with heat-producing equipment Working safely with access equipment Working safely in excavations and confined spaces 2 Common processes and techniques Using hand and power tools Types of pipework, bending and jointing techniques Preparation techniques Using pipe clips and pipe brackets Pipework installation techniques 3 Scientific principles Units of measurement used in the plumbing and heating industry: the SI system The properties of materials The relationship between energy, heat and power The principles of force and pressure, and their application in the plumbing and heating industry The mechanical principles in the plumbing and heating industry The principles of electricity in the plumbing and heating industry 4 Planning and supervision The role of the construction team within the plumbing and heating industry Information sources in the building services industry Communicating with others The responsibilities of relevant people in the building services industry Work programmes in the plumbing and heating industry Risk assessments and method statements for the plumbing and heating industry 5 Cold water systems Sources and properties of water The types of water supply to dwellings The water treatment process and distribution of water Sources of information relating to cold water systems The water service pipework to dwellings Selecting cold water systems The system layout features of cold water systems fed from private water supplies The components used in boosted (pumped) cold water supply systems from private sources for single-occupancy dwellings The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 Backflow protection Installing cold water systems and components Replacing or repairing defective components: planned and unplanned maintenance Decommissioning of systems 6 Hot water systems Sources of information relating to work on hot water systems Hot water systems and components System safety and efficiency Prepare for the installation of systems and components Install and test systems and components Decommission systems and components Replace defective components 7 Central heating systems Understand central heating systems and their layouts Install central heating systems and components Understand the decommissioning requirements of central heating systems and their components 8 Rainwater systems Understand layouts of gravity rainwater systems Installation of gravity rainwater systems The maintenance and service requirements of gravity rainwater systems Decommission rainwater and gutter systems and components Perform a soundness test, and commission rainwater and gutter systems and components 9 Sanitation systems Sanitary pipework and appliances used in dwellings Install sanitary appliances and connecting pipework systems Service and maintenance requirements for sanitary appliances and connecting pipework systems The principles of grey water recycling 10 Domestic fuel systems Identify the types of fuels used in appliances Factors that affect the selection of fuels Sources of information for fuel supply installation Regulatory bodies that govern the installation of fuel systems Storage requirements for fuels Considerations that could affect the storage requirements of fuels 11 Working with electricity Electrical principles Conductors and insulators Resistances in series and parallel Protection against electric shock Electrical supply systems Protective devices Working on electrical systems Installing wiring systems Glossary A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T V W Z Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z