Talk:Plumbing

message: This article seems more in line with safety of water supply than with information about plumbers.  Some relevant research articles are here:  http://news.wustl.edu/news/pages/23098.aspx and here: http://www.inspectapedia.com/water/leadwatr.htm.  suzeikew (talk) 02:55, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I'd rather see a picture of a more traditional Pipe wrench, such as the one shown in that article.69.87.193.156 13:10, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Use Picture of Pipe Wrench

message: What do folks think of the line "Union plumbers are represented by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada."  It seems to flow poorly and has little to do with an article (especially a stub) on the basics of plumbing.  I'm a huge fan of unions, but ok with all for me to delete this? Punkgeek 22:28, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Mention of Union

message: I think the sections on Contractors and Specializations would be better incorporated into the article on Plumbers
Also the section on Firestopping (and links to that subject) seems to get into too much detail for a general article about plumbing. (Why not one on pipe supports or corrosion protection or ... add 101 equally detailed aspects of plumbing ... ?) There is an article on Fire_protection.
--John Stumbles 23:59, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move material about plumbers to Plumbers article 

message: It makes sense to mention adjacent trades as they have a direct impact upon the plumbing system and vise versa. Plumbing without firestops violates the code. Firestops that wreck vapour barriers have an impact as well. Where the items being installed by different trades interface, one must co-ordinate. Where this is overlooked, code violations follow, which is self-evident by the decades of ignoring firestops in mechanical penetrations, same as overlooking decent insulation, causing dripping of colder pipes, energy loss, etc. If you don't understand related trades in any building trade you might pick, you simply have no business being in the business. Otherwise, there would also be no purpose in having regular site meetings, which always occur during construction, between consultants and the contractors. It follows that mentioning related trades, as the National MasterFormat sections always do, for that same reason, can do no harm here. --Achim 05:33, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Adjacent Trade Work

message: I'm suprised that there isn't a section here on the history of plumbing.  Is there a separate article?  If not, I think that historical information should be added here.--Tabun1015 04:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I was rather disappointed when I saw that there was practically no history of plumbing, considering how important that is in out daily life. The steam engine, canals, railroads, and so on, they all have a long history section, but not plumbing. I wonder why. Maybe because people take for granted, or because it doesn't seem as impressive as the other. 193.217.194.39 06:47, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of plumbing 

message: I suggest an article about green plumbing, including specially rainwater tank and water conservation.   --Nopetro (talk) 10:06, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Green plumbing 

message: The Tap water article has accumulated a lot of material that ought to be here in Plumbing, since most users will look for it here and may not think of looking for it there.  Relevant material seems to have accumulated in other odd places, rather than here, disappointing first-time readers.  Any suggestions of other plumbing-related material that ought to be rounded up and merged to here? -- Reify-tech (talk) 23:10, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I vote merge. It seems to be rather out of place to have this full section in the tap water article. Lukeno94 (talk) 09:17, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The plumbing material came from a merger of domestic water system back in 2008. Moving most of it on to plumbing makes sense, but some of it might have to go elsewhere. I'm particularly thinking of the copper tubing section which includes refrigeration tubing stuff. It also used to include DWV sizes, but those were deleted because they don't carry tap water - might be good to recover that.--Yannick (talk) 23:27, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree this plumbing article needs improvement. I have not read the water pipe article thoroughly or the tap water one thoroughly either. My rough sense is these are separate subjects, but if there is material within water pipe or tap water that belongs in plumbing, it should be moved here, but the articles kept separate? I see plumbing as not just the physical arrangement of pipes, but the activity of doing plumbing -- making repairs, fixing leaks, etc. I see the subject of water pipe as more the physical structures. I wonder if combining all three articles might make the article plumbing too large. Overall I do not feel strongly about these views; just hunches; so if people decide otherwise I'll support what they do. My two cents.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 15:14, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of material from [[Tap water]] article (and possibly other places)

message: I am surprised that plumbing problems are not even mentioned in this article. of course the topic is so large it could be its own page. in the meanwhile I am starting a new section with what might sound esoteric to some, the microbial aspects of plumbing systems. --Wuerzele (talk) 15:41, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  plumbing problems 

message: Some widely used Standards in the United States are:
ASME A112.6.3 – Floor and Trench Drains
ASME A112.6.4 – Roof, Deck, and Balcony Drains
ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1 – Plumbing Supply Fittings
ASME A112.18.2/CSA B125.2 – Plumbing Waste Fittings
ASME A112.19.1/CSA B45.2 – Enameled Cast Iron and Enameled Steel Plumbing Fixtures
ASME A112.19.2/CSA B45.1 – Ceramic Plumbing Fixtures  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Angellguzman1981 (talk • contribs) 13:55, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regulations 

message: Info needed;
None of History of plumbing, Sanitation in ancient Rome, lead pipe tell me when lead pipes were first used. 
My (Penguin Book of Firsts) claims copper pipes (for water) were used c2900BC; I haven’t found that on Wiki either. 
MBG02 (talk) 22:57, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Metal pipes 

message: Coody3 (talk) 13:03, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Note: Removed copy/paste of article from talk page. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 13:46, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

text: Not done: Please make a specific request, in the form of "Change X to Y". Copying the article to the talk page and making your changes there will not work as we cannot see what changes you have made. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 13:46, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 July 2019 

message: Under topic, Difference between pipes and tubes, correct spelling in sentence "For intance, PVC pipe for plumbing applications and galvanized steel pipe are measured in iron pipe size (IPS)." to "For instance, PVC pipe for plumbing applications and galvanized steel pipe are measured in iron pipe size (IPS)." Capenpeck (talk) 20:54, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 22:30, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 20 August 2019 

message: With regards to what caused the lead pipes to not leach. Calcium did not protect the lead pipes from leaching, it was the carbonate(s). Calcium is often associated with carbonate(s) due to calcium carbonate geology, but calcium is not what forms the precipitate, nor is it calcium carbonate. The solubility constant of calcium carbonate is about 3 orders of magnitude higher than lead carbonate(s). Thus, under equilibrium chemistry, lead carbonate(s) will form the precipitate, i.e., the protective scale layer. Water Researcher7 (talk) 17:53, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: You are right (bottom of this source), but since the cited source says calcium so we would need another source connecting Roman pipes and lead carbonates. – Thjarkur (talk) 18:33, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2020 

message: The page requires a citation added and I would like to suggest one of these links to help readers with resources:
https://www.myjobquote.co.uk/plumber
https://www.myjobquote.co.uk/blog/choosing-a-new-boiler/
For the link placement, I suggest in the 'Equipment and tools' section, in the second paragraph:
There are many tools a plumber needs to do a good plumbing job. 
Could you add the link to the word 'plumbing'?
Open to suggestions.
Thanks for any assistance. 2A02:C7F:AEAC:5A00:D828:BD5:6AD1:E48E (talk) 12:55, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not really a reliable source, it's a company blog used to attract readers to sign up for their product. We should be able to find this information in published, reliable sources. – Thjarkur (talk) 13:05, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 19 August 2020 

message: It had been raining in the previous 1 to 2 hours before this video was taken.
Is something unusual happening with the water in the bowel of this outdoor toilet?
File:Outdoor toilet In Werrington lake reserve - Sydney 2022.webm
Xyxyzyz (talk) 00:13, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Video