Plumbing a House

Plumbing a House
Author: Peter Hemp
Publisher: Taunton
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1998
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781561583331

Master plumber Peter Hemp explains in step-by-step sequence how to create (for both new and remodeled homes) plumbing systems that function efficiently and withstand the rigors of time. For both homeowners and professionals, he shows how to design, size, and install pipes using a variety of standard materials and tools.

Design of Water Supply Pipe Networks

Design of Water Supply Pipe Networks
Author: Prabhata K. Swamee
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2008-01-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470225041

This authoritative resource consolidates comprehensive information on the analysis and design of water supply systems into one practical, hands-on reference. After an introduction and explanation of the basic principles of pipe flows, it covers topics ranging from cost considerations to optimal water distribution design to various types of systems to writing water distribution programs. With numerous examples and closed-form design equations, this is the definitive reference for civil and environmental engineers, water supply managers and planners, and postgraduate students.

Hot and Cold Water Supply

Hot and Cold Water Supply
Author: BSI (The British Standards Institution)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470779985

This book provides a highly illustrated guide to the design, installation and maintenance of hot and cold water supply systems for domestic buildings. Based on British Standard BS 6700, the new edition takes into account revisions to the standard since the book was first published in 1991. It has also been updated to give guidance on the 1999 Water Supply Regulations and includes revisions to the Building Regulations. Written for designers and installers, this immensely practical book will also be of interest to technical staff of water undertakers, property services managers and students of NVQ and BTech courses. It was specially commissioned by the British Standards Institution and written for BSI by Bob Garrett, formerly of Langley College of Further Education and past President of the National Association of Plumbing Teachers.

The Water-Wise Home

The Water-Wise Home
Author: Laura Allen
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2015-02-27
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1603429204

Save the earth’s most precious resource while also saving yourself money. Laura Allen provides expert strategies for using water smartly and efficiently while fulfilling all of your home and garden needs. Learn how to create a water-wise landscape, reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and even set up a waterless composting toilet. Offering proven techniques in clear and accessible language, The Water-Wise Home makes it easy to help the environment and lower your household operating costs through conserving water.

Twort's Water Supply

Twort's Water Supply
Author: Malcolm J. Brandt
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 968
Release: 2016-09-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 008100043X

Twort's Water Supply, Seventh Edition, has been expanded to provide the latest tools and techniques to meet engineering challenges over dwindling natural resources. Approximately 1.1 billion people in rural and peri-urban communities of developing countries do not have access to safe drinking water. The mortality from diarrhea-related diseases amounts to 2.2 million people each year from the consumption of unsafe water. This update reflects the latest WHO, European, UK, and US standards, including the European Water Framework Directive. The book also includes an expansion of waste and sludge disposal, including energy and sustainability, and new chapters on intakes, chemical storage, handling, and sampling. Written for both professionals and students, this book is essential reading for anyone working in water engineering. - Features expanded coverage of waste and sludge disposal to include energy use and sustainability - Includes a new chapter on intakes - Includes a new chapter on chemical storage and handling

Water Supply

Water Supply
Author: Alan Charles Twort
Publisher: Elsevier Publishing Company
Total Pages: 478
Release: 1974-01-01
Genre: Water-supply engineering
ISBN: 9780444195388

Plumbing

Plumbing
Author: G. J. Blower
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2006
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780131976207

An essential purcahse for the trainee plumber apprentices, this book is ideal for those studying NVQ Plumbing.

2015 Minnesota Plumbing Code

2015 Minnesota Plumbing Code
Author: International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781938936876

This code is founded upon certain basic principles of environmental sanitation and safety through properly designed, acceptably installed, and adequately maintained plumbing systems. Some of the details of plumbing construction may vary, but the basic sanitary and safety principles desirable and necessary to protect the health of the people are the same everywhere. As interpretations may be required, and as unforeseen situations arise that are not specifically covered in this code, the 23 principles in items A to W shall be used to define the intent.