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Book cover image of Plumber's Licensing Study Guide by R. Dodge Woodson

Authors: R. Dodge Woodson
ISBN-13: 9780071479394, ISBN-10: 0071479392
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: October 2006
Edition: REV

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Author Biography: R. Dodge Woodson

Dodge Woodson A Master Plumber and a Master Gasfitter with over 25 years in the plumbing business. R. Dodge Woodson (Brunswick, Maine) has owned and operated plumbing and construction companies in Virginia and Maine and served as Adjunct faculty for the Central Maine Technical College where he taught code classes and apprenticeship classes. He has numerous books in print.

Book Synopsis

Use Today's Most Effective Study Tool to Pass the Plumber's Licensing Exam with Flying Colors!

Let a Master Plumber with more than 25 years of field and classroom experience show you how to ace the journeyman and master plumbing exams on the very first try!

Fully updated to reflect the 2006 International Plumbing Code, the Second Edition of R. Dodge Woodson's Plumber's Licensing Study Guide is a one-of-a-kind study tool that builds your skills, knowledge, and confidence with over 1500 multiple-choice and true/false questions with answers — all based on material most likely to be on your exam.

This career-building resource explains every relevant code topic, presenting a wealth of study tips, calculations, conversion tables, and troubleshooting points. Packed with detailed illustrations, the revised Plumber's Licensing Study Guide features:

  • 1500 multiple-choice and true/false questions with answers
  • Over 300 visual references showing how to use illustrations found in your local codebook to answer exam questions
  • Comprehensive coverage of all code topics
  • Study tips, calculations, conversion tables, and troubleshooting pointers
  • References updated to reflect the 2006 International Plumbing Code, as well as an increased number of study questions

Master All Material Covered on the Plumber's Licensing Exam:

  • Abbreviations
  • Code Definitions
  • General Regulations
  • Regulations, Permits, and Code Enforcement
  • Fixtures
  • Water Heaters
  • Approved Materials
  • Water Supply and Distribution
  • Joints and Connections
  • Vents and Venting
  • Sanitary Drainage Systems
  • Drainage Cleanout Requirements
  • Supports and Hangers
  • Traps, Interceptors, and Separators
  • Storm Drainage
  • Special Piping Systems
  • Reference Standards
  • Rainfall Rates
  • Recycling Gray Water
  • Mathematics
  • Degree Days
  • Trailer Parks
  • Manufactured Homes and Parks
  • Health Care Plumbing
  • Testing and Inspecting
  • Study Tips
  • Troubleshooting
  • Safety Pointers
  • Facts, Figures, Calculations, and Conversions

Dodge Woodson A Master Plumber and a Master Gasfitter with over 25 years in the plumbing business. R. Dodge Woodson (Brunswick, Maine) has owned and operated plumbing and construction companies in Virginia and Maine and served as Adjunct faculty for the Central Maine Technical College where he taught code classes and apprenticeship classes. He has numerous books in print.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Ch. 1Abbreviations1
Ch. 2Code Definitions5
Ch. 3General Regulations19
Ch. 4Regulations, Permits, and Code Enforcement29
Ch. 5Fixtures47
Ch. 6Water Heaters67
Ch. 7Approved Materials81
Ch. 8Water Supply and Distribution93
Ch. 9Joints and Connections109
Ch. 10Vents and Venting117
Ch. 11Sanitary Drainage Systems147
Ch. 12Drainage Cleanout Requirements163
Ch. 13Supports and Hangers173
Ch. 14Traps, Interceptors, and Separators181
Ch. 15Storm Drainage191
Ch. 16Special Piping Systems207
Ch. 17Referenced Standards217
Ch. 18Rainfall Rates225
Ch. 19Recycling Gray Water233
Ch. 20Mathematics237
Ch. 21Degree Days261
Ch. 22Travel Trailer Parks267
Ch. 23Manufactured Homes and Parks271
Ch. 24Health Care Plumbing275
Ch. 25Testing and Inspecting283
Ch. 26Study Tips291
Ch. 27Troubleshooting299
Ch. 28Safety Pointers317
App. A: Facts, Figures, Calculations, and Conversions323
App. B: Trade Associations405
App. C: Business Forms427

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