PLUMBING 2~FIXTURE~DRAIN~FAUCET~VALVE~PIPE~SEPTIC~SINK~

The condition is considered " VERY  GOOD  + " by industry standards.

This book was used to assist

Plumbers and Steam Fitters in their acquisition of knowledge.

It has Exquisite pen and ink line drawings, illustrations,

 Beautiful Engraving Prints and Pictures

This masterpiece is surrounded by Dark covers

with Yellow Lettering and Design work.

The page edges are Red

 It measures in at   5" by 6 3/4".

It is Over  3/4"  of an inch thick.

This is Volume Two of a Four volume set.  

If you are interested in completing a set you already have or

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The " Audels  Plumbing " set of Volumes

are an Awesome

collection of four Plumbing Texts.

Chapter 1 Starts out with Sanitation.

It discusses both Hot and Cold water supplies,

Gravity Tanks, Circulation, Air Locks,

Tappings and Various connections.

Chapter 2 Deals with Drainage. 

Things like House sewers, Soil and Ventilation Stacks,

Drains, Syphons, Grease Traps and more.

Chapter 3 Gets into Sewage Disposal. 

It talks about  Cess Pools, Septic Tanks,

Surface and Sub - surface Filtration,

the Absorption Trench and Purification methods.

Chapter 4 Is all about Joints.

Things like Oakum, Lead Pouring,

Calking and Pipe cutting.

It also gets into Wrought Pipe, Iron Pipe,

Lead Lining and Pipes for Corrosive Wastes!

Chapter 5 Teaches you about Soil Pipe Fittings.

It delves into Iron quality, Coatings, Diameters,

Hubs, Spigots and properties of Soil Fittings.

Chapter 6 Gives you Examples of Installations.

Chapter 7 is all about Valves, Faucets and Cocks.

This chapter is loaded with tons of pictures and

deals with all kinds of Valves from

Globe, needle and Gate Valves to Blow - off,

Check and Air Valves,

and more and more!

It also goes into an array of

different Faucets and Cocks.

Then into Rubber Accessories and Slip Joints.

This is a very valuable chapter in itself!

Chapter 8 Is the last chapter and it deals with Fixtures.

We're talking Lavatories, Bath Tubs, Showers,

Urinals, Sinks, Hot Water Tanks and more.

It also discusses Supply and Waste Connections for Fixtures.

This is the second Volume of a

HOT

four Volume Set!

Listed below are the chapters of this text

along with some but not all of the sub-chapters.

There is just too much here to list it all !

OUTLINE  OF  CHAPTERS

SANITATION;  1,  WATER  SUPPLY

COLD WATER SUPPLY

Various Systems;

Street Pressure;

Gravity or Tank;

Pneumatic.

HOT WATER SUPPLY

Principles of Circulation;

Air and Water;

Water Back;

Air Lock;

Various Connections Between Water Back and Storage Tank;

Tappings on Vertical and Horizontal Tanks;

Flow Tee;

Circulation Pipe.

SANATATION;  2,  DRAINAGE

House Sewer;

House Drain;

SOIL AND VENTILATION STACKS

Fresh Air Inlet;

Drains;

Safes;

Traps;

Operation of S and Drain Traps;

Syphons;

Grease Traps;

Closets;

Loss of Seal;

Venting.

SANATATION;  3,  SEWAGE  DISPOSAL

PURIFICATION METHODS

Cess Pools;

Septic Tanks;

Final Stage of Sewage Disposal;

Surface Filtration;

Sub - surface Filtration;

Mechanical Filter Dry Well;

Absorption Trench;

Filter Bed;

Mechanical Precipitation.

SOIL  PIPE  AND  PIPE  JOINTS

Classification;

BELL AND SPIGOT JOINTS

Making up Joint; 1, Packing Oakum,

Making up Joint; 2, Pouring the Molten Lead,

Making up Joint; 3, Caulking the Lead;

Cutting Soil Pipe;

WROUGHT PIPE

Coated Cast Iron Pipe;

Pipe for Corrosive Wastes;

Lead Lined Cast Iron Pipe.

SOIL  PIPE  FITTINGS

Classification;

Quality of Iron;

Weights;

Testing Materials;

Coatings;

Inspection;

Diameters;

Wall Thickness;

Hubs;

Spigots;

Calking Room;

Offsets;

Laying Lengths;

PROPERTIES OF CAST IRON SOIL FITTINGS

ROUGHING  IN

Location;

Roughing in Measurements;

Locating the Fixtures;

LAYOUT FOR ROUGHING IN WORK

Owners and Plumbers Sketches;

Laying Length;

EXAMPLES OF INSTALLATION

1, Four Inch Soil Pipe; Non - vented Traps;

2, Three Inch Stack Non - vented Traps

3, Four Inch Soil and Vent Stacks, Vented Traps;

4, Combination Caulked and Screwed Joint with

Loop Tapered Branch Vent;

5, Combination Caulked Joint and Screwed Joint Piping with

Loop Connected Wrong Way, Branch Venting;

6, Durham System, Having Loop with Equal Legs;

7, Installation with Unvented Drum Traps;

FITTINGS

Vent Connections for Traps;

Tests.

VALVES,  FAUCETS  AND  COCKS

VARIOUS VALVES

Globe;

Angle;

Non - return;

Needle;

Gate;

Flushing;

Cross;

Stop;

Blow - off;

Check;

Plug;

Air;

Intermittent Flushing;

Reducing;

Relief;

Safety;

Flat and Beveled Seats;

Valve Grinding;

Packing;

Liberation of Air in Water;

Safety Valve Calculations.

FAUCETS

Compression;

Fuller;

Ground Key;

Self Closing.

COCKS

Straight - way;

Three - way;

Four - way;

Swing;

Waste or Drain;

Corporation;

Steam.

RUBBER  ACCESSORIES

Plumbers Brass Tubing;

Fine Thread Fittings;

SLIP JOINTS

FIXTURES

Lavatory;

Bath Tub;

Shower Bath;

Urinal;

Closet;

Bidet;

Hot Water tank;

Sink;

Laundry Tub;

SUPPLY AND WASTE CONNECTIONS FOR FIXTURES

Seal Exposed;

Traps;

Hot Water Storage Tanks and Connections.

IT'S  ALL  HERE!

For the book collector, the text and pictures are an incredible

 blast into the past of a bygone era of nostalgia!

If you are a

PLUMBER or STEAM FITTER

and want an Education on

Turn of the Century

Concepts;

THIS IS YOUR BOOK!

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