Product Description

This book provides a single volume text for plumbing, heating and gas installation courses for NVQ students at levels 2 and 3.

It tackles the subject, topic by topic, in double page spreads of text and illustrations so that the reader can grasp essentials quickly and easily.

Special features include:

* concise text

* lots of clear illustrations

* a self assessment section

* a problem solving section

The new edition takes into account changes in the industry since the book was first published, including the Gas Safety Regulations 1998 and the Water Supply Regulations 1999. Additional topics have been added to assist the trainee.

The book will also be useful as a concise reference for the trained plumber.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #143931 in Books
• Published on: 2000-05-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 415 pages

Synopsis
This textbook for plumbing students has been updated to cover the new 1999 Water Regulations. It is also suitable for gas installation students. It covers topics including: hot and cold water supplies; central heating; gas supplies; oil supplies; electrical work; sanitation; drainage; and sheet weathering.

From the Publisher
* The leading textbook for NVQ/SVQ students covering both levels 2 and 3
* Updated with new regulations and standards
* Revised to cover the new NVQ and SVQ programmes
* Features for the first time lots of photographs, with all diagrams redrawn
* From an Amazon review: ‘Excellent book covers all you need to know’

From the Author
This book covers the full range of topics at NVQ level 2 and 3. It also has additional material for the professional plumber. The information is very east to access making this a great handbook for dipping in and out of. Most topics are covered in a two page spread so the layout is very user friendly.

Customer Reviews

Well laid out, concise and comprehensive.
This book is great. I bought it to help with redesigning an old central heating and drainage system in a large, dilapidated house and needed more detail than one finds in the otherwise excellent Collins DIY series. One of this book's best achievements is its layout - every aspect of plumbing has been skillfully divided into concise, separate sections, saving the need to wade through a load of extraneous detail to get to the bit you're interested in. Each section describes and lists clearly any applicable building regs, and outlines the various advantages, disadvantages and pitfalls associated with different strategies and systems. There's a great section on noise transmission in pipework, as well as on working with lead, steel and other materials. The book is aimed at NVQ/SVQ, but is a great reference work for any competent DIYer

A Quality Text for Training
This text covers all aspects needed by an aspiring plumber,covering everything from the basics through to gas fitting. Here at Panda Plumbing Training in Barnsley we use this text as a regular reference source. The alternate page layout of text and images is good but it would benefit from colour!

Great book, not all about measurements!
I bought this in addition to some other plumbing books that I'd already bought from Amazon (e.g. JTL Plumbing Level 2, Muscroft Plumbing) and am glad that I did.
I was initially rather dubious, especially after reading Andy Mason's review which indicated that the book was all about measurements ... what a load of rubbish. Yes, on pages 124 to 127 there is a section on sizing hot and cold pipework but that's about it. So far I have read through parts 1 and 2 and only encountered a few pages of numbers, formulas etc ... all of which if you're doing a C&G Level 2 or NVQ 2 will be very useful.
This book is excellent for allowing you to do some quick revision and/or reviewing before sitting an exam OR after having done other reading and studying as a way of dotting the "i"s and crossing the "t"s.
Get it if (like me) you're doing your C&G/NVQ level 2 and/or 3.