The student is introduced to the pipes, fittings, valves, hangers and joining methods used in commercial plumbing and pipefitting.
Pipes Identify the different types of pipes used with copper, cast iron, plastics, and carbon steel.
Fittings Identify bends, branches, and adaptors used with copper, cast iron, plastics, and carbon steel. Valves Identify globe, gate, ball, plug, butterfly, control, and check valves used with copper, cast iron, plastics, and carbon steel. Identify and install clevis hangers, clamps, saddles, riser clamps, stands, beam clamps, concrete inserts, split ring, u-bolt, trapeze, spring, suppressors, along with connectors, guides, anchors, and rods. Demonstrate joining copper, cast iron, plastics, and steel with soldering, brazing, flare, compression, compression gaskets, mechanical joints, no hub bands, lead and oakum, solvent weld, heat fusion, thread, weld, roll groove, and flange.