Home Plumbing Step by Step
Installing, Repairing, and Troubleshooting Residential Plumbing Systems to National Plumbing Code StandardsBy Ray Tamblyn
Length12h 48m
About this audiobook
Most plumbing jobs go wrong before the first fitting, in the layout.
This book starts where the trade starts. You will learn how supply, drainage and venting work as one system, read a riser diagram, and choose between copper, cross-linked polyethylene and plastic pipe with the right joining method for each. You will size supply and drain lines from fixture units, set slope and cleanouts, vent correctly so traps hold their seal, and rough in a bathroom to dimensions that still work when the tile goes on.
Fixture chapters cover toilets, faucets, tub and shower valves, disposals, dishwashers and laundry boxes, and water heater chapters cover relief valves, expansion control and tankless sizing. Repairs, troubleshooting, wells, septic basics and freeze protection close the book. Written for homeowners, remodelers and apprentices.
What you will learn:
• Tools, safety, codes and permits for residential plumbing work
• How a house plumbing system works as one integrated supply, drain and vent system
• Pipe materials and joining methods for copper, PEX and plastic pipe
• Water supply pressure, valves and sizing from fixture units
• Drain, waste and vent design including slope, cleanouts and venting
• Venting, traps and trap seals that hold under pressure
• Roughing in a bathroom or kitchen to dimensions that survive tile and finish
• Toilets, lavatories, tubs and showers, plus kitchen and laundry connections
• Water heaters, wells, pumps, water treatment, septic basics, repairs, troubleshooting and winterising
This book is for homeowners, remodelers and apprentices who want to install, repair and troubleshoot residential plumbing systems to national plumbing code standards. Whether you are tackling a single fixture or roughing in a whole bathroom, you will find step-by-step guidance that respects the trade and the code.
Audiobook details
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GenreTechnology
Length12 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Home Plumbing Step by Step
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: Tools, Safety, Codes and Permits
71.1 The Plumber’s Tool Kit: Hand Tools You Will Actually Use
81.2 Power Tools and Joining Equipment
91.3 Personal Protection and Safe Work Practices
101.4 How the Model Plumbing Codes Are Organised
111.5 Permits, Inspections and When to Call a Licensed Plumber
12Chapter 2: How a House Plumbing System Works
132.1 The Supply Side: Service Entry, Meter and Distribution
142.2 The Drainage Side: Fixtures, Traps, Branches, Stack and Building Drain
152.3 The Vent Side and How Traps Keep Their Seal
162.4 Reading a Riser Diagram and Locating Shutoffs
17Chapter 3: Pipe Materials and Joining Methods
183.1 Copper: Types, Ratings and Where Each Belongs
193.2 Cross-Linked Polyethylene: Fittings, Manifolds and Flexibility
203.3 Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyvinyl Chloride and Cast Iron
213.4 Soldering Copper: Preparation, Heat and Inspection
223.5 Press, Push, Crimp and Expansion Connections
233.6 Solvent Welding Plastic Pipe and Threading Steel
243.7 Transition Fittings, Dielectric Separation and Support
25Chapter 4: Water Supply: Pressure, Valves and Sizing
264.1 Service Line, Meter and Static Versus Flow Pressure
274.2 Valves: Types, Locations and Service
284.3 Pressure-Reducing Valves, Backflow Protection and Water Hammer
294.4 Sizing Supply Piping from Fixture Units
304.5 Manifold Versus Trunk-and-Branch Layout
31Chapter 5: Drain, Waste and Vent Design
325.1 Drainage Fixture Units and Branch Loading
335.2 Slope, Flow and Pipe Size
345.3 Sanitary Fittings, Direction of Flow and Prohibited Fittings
355.4 Stack and Building Drain Layout and Sizing
365.5 Cleanouts: Placement, Access and Testing
37Chapter 6: Venting, Traps and Trap Seals
386.1 Why Vents Exist and How Trap Seals Fail
396.2 Individual, Common and Wet Venting
406.3 Vent Sizing, Termination and Routing
416.4 Air Admittance Valves: What They Can and Cannot Do
426.5 Diagnosing Sewer Gas and Vent Complaints
43Chapter 7: Roughing In a Bathroom or Kitchen
447.1 Layout and Dimensioning from Finished Surfaces
457.2 Drilling, Notching and Hanger Spacing in Framing
467.3 Stub-Out Placement and Closet Flange Height
477.4 Pressure and Water Testing Before Closing Walls
48Chapter 8: Toilets, Lavatories, Tubs and Showers
498.1 Setting and Sealing a Toilet and Repairing a Flange
508.2 Lavatory Faucets, Drains and Pop-Up Assemblies
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