Plumber's & Pipefitter's Calculations Manual, Second Edition

Get results almost instantly -- without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a calculator! Packed with charts and tables that let you simply look up the answers you need, this handy new tool for plumbers and pipe fitters gives you a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions.

This book includes:

• Full coverage of estimating
• Takeoffs
• Job-simplifying
• Fast code facts
• Sensible shortcut tip boxes

It's perfect for designing and estimating projects. It includes ready-to-run solutions for plumbing and pipefitting, and instant results. Packed with charts and tables that allow readers to quickly look up time-saving answers, this handy tool is a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions.

It features 'Look-It-Up Calculations' for:

• Pipe fitting
• Fabrication and layout
• Fixture-units
• Vent systems
• Drains and sewers
• Combination waste and vent systems
• Piping offsets
• Thermal efficiency
• And more!

Suitable for designing and estimating projects, this manual will prove to be invaluable. A great productivity booster, it will assist in delivering prompt, on-target, and even on-the-spot estimates.

In addition to easy-to-find answers, this guide delivers:

• A concise outline of trade mathematics
• Plastic and copper pipe and copper tubing facts and figures
• Standard and handicapped fixture layouts
• Guidelines for sizing water heaters
• Potable water standards
• Equipment weight load standards
• Friction tables
• Relevant electrical factors

If your looking for a guide to help you deliver prompt, on-target, and even on-the-spot estimates, this is your book!