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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Workforce Catalog
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UBCT 181 - Residential and Industrial Plumbing I
Introduction to common types of piping, their proper fitting, fixtures, and distribution systems. Includes introduction to the plumbing trade and drawings; plastic, copper, cast-iron, and carbon steel piping; fixtures and faucets; introduction to drainage, waste, and vent (DWV) systems; and water distribution systems.
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Course Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss the concepts of the plumbing trade utilizing historic as well as modern technologies.
- Demonstrate the proper use of hand and power tools.
- Identify and read components of plumbing drawings.
- Demonstrate the basic safety precautions for the installation, operation, and maintenance of plastic tubing and fittings.
- Demonstrate the ability to properly measure, ream, cut, and join copper piping.
- Discuss the ability to properly measure, cut, and join cast-iron piping.
- Demonstrate the ability to properly measure, cut, and join carbon steel piping.
- Identify types of corrugated stainless steel tubing.
- Demonstrate installing bathroom faucets, a kitchen sink with garbage disposal, and a toilet.
- Identify types and parts of a trap; explain the importance of traps, and how traps lose their seals.
- Explain the relationships between components of a water distribution system.
Outline:
- Introduction to the Plumbing Profession
- History of plumbing
- Modern plumbing
- Water conservation
- Low flow fixtures
- Career opportunities in the construction industry
- Human relations
- Employer and employ safety obligations
- Introduction to Plumbing Tools and Math
- Select and use plumbing hand and power tools
- Review basic math concepts
- Introduction to Plumbing Drawing
- Components of construction drawings
- Reading plumbing drawings
- Types of drawings
- Plastic Pipe and Fittings
- Materials
- Common fittings
- Hangers and supports
- Measuring, cutting and joining
- Copper Pipe and Fittings
- Materials
- Common fittings and valves
- Hangers and pipe supports
- Measuring, cutting, reaming, bending, and joining
- Safety
- Cast-Iron Pipe and Fittings
- Materials
- Common fittings and valves
- Hangers and supports
- Measuring, cutting, joining, and assembling
- Carbon Steel Pipe and Fittings
- Materials
- Common fittings and valves
- Hangers and supports
- Measuring, cutting, joining, and assembling
- Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing
- Flexible plastic-coated tubing
- Piping system components
- Connections and installation options
- Fixtures and Faucets
- Materials used to make fixtures
- Basic types of fixtures
- Faucets
- Introduction to Drain, Waste, and Vent (DWV) Systems
- DWV systems
- Fixture drains
- Traps
- Vents
- Sizing drains and vents
- Fittings and their applications
- Grade
- Building drain
- Building sewer
- Sewer main
- Waste treatment
- Introduction to Water Distribution Systems
- Sources of water
- Water treatment
- Supply and distribution
- Building supply
- Building distribution
- Fixtures and faucets
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