Course description
Plastic pipes have widely replaced metal pipes and fittings, and are commonly used in the plumbing trade today. Plastic is chemically inert, resistant to corrosion, and requires no soldering or welding. This course will teach you the advantages and disadvantages of working with plastic plumbing materials. You will also study the main uses for copper pipes and fittings in plumbing, and look into the advantages of using cast-iron for plumbing pipes and fittings.
Carbon steel pipes are used for hot and cold water distribution. This course will discuss the two common types of carbon steel pipes used by plumbers. You will study the features of pressure fittings such as tees, elbows, and unions used for threaded carbon steel pipes. You will also look into the advantages of using CSST for gas piping, the difference between a plumbing fixture and faucet, the basic principles of sanitation and safety as put forth in the National Standard Plumbing Code, and more.
This Introduction to Plumbing Pipes and Fixtures course is the third in the series of plumbing courses. While the first two introduces the trade and plumbing tools and drawings, this course goes a step further by teaching you about plumbing pipes, fittings and valves, and fixtures, along with the principles of sanitation and safety. So check out the course today, and enhance your plumbing skills in just a few short hours.
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Training content
Plastic Pipes and Fittings
Description: In this module, you will learn about the use of plastic in plumbing, categories of plastic, types of plastic, characteristics of ABS, PVC, CPVC, PE, PEX, PB plastic used in pipe fittings and associated terms of plastic pipes and fittings.
- Learning Outcomes
- Plastic Pipe and Fittings
- Terms Associated with Plastic Pipe and Fittings
- Types of Plastic Pipes
- Lesson Summary
Copper Pipes and Fittings
Description: In this module, you will learn about copper pipes and fittings in plumbing, types of copper tubing, the basic difference between water supply fittings and valves, methods of measuring copper pipes, and proper cutting tools and pipe joining methods for copper.
- Learning Outcomes
- Copper Pipes and Fittings
- Terms Associated with Copper Pipes and Fittings
- Copper Fittings and Valves
- Measuring, Cutting, Joining Copper Pipes
- Pipe Hangers and Supports
- Lesson Summary
Cast-Iron Pipes and Fittings
Description: In this module, you will learn about the advantages of using cast-iron for plumbing pipes and fittings, common types of iron, features of the hub-and-spigot and the no-hub cast-iron pipes and processes involved in creating joints.
- Learning Outcomes
- Cast-Iron Pipe and Fittings
- Terms Associated with Cast-Iron Pipe and Fittings
- Cast-Iron Fittings
- Creating Joints
- Lesson Summary
Carbon Steel Pipes and Fittings
Description: In this module, you will learn about the types of carbon steel pipes, the difference between drainage fittings and pressure fittings, features of pressure fittings and common valves used in threaded carbon steel pipes.
- Learning Outcomes
- Carbon Steel Pipes and Fittings
- Terms Associated with Carbon Steel Pipes and Fittings
- Carbon Steel Fittings and Valves
- Lesson Summary
Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST)
Description: In this module, you will learn about the advantages of using CSST, using a tube cutter on a length of CSST, connecting CSST to appliances, splicing together lengths of CSST and the pressure test method for testing CSST gas piping
- Learning Outcomes
- Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing
- Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Terms
- Cutting CSST
- Lesson Summary
Fixtures and Faucets
Description: In this module, you will learn about the difference between a plumbing fixture and faucet, principles of sanitation and safety, materials used to make plumbing fixtures, identify compression and non-compression faucets.
- Learning Outcomes
- Fixtures and Faucets
- Terms Associated with Fixtures and Faucets
- Basic Principles of Sanitation and Safety
- Materials Used to Make Fixtures
- Basic Types of Fixtures
- Faucets
- Fixtures and Faucets - Lesson Sumary
Course assessment
- Assessment: Introduction to Plumbing Pipes and Fixtures - Course Assessment
Certification / Credits
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the various types of material used to make plumbing pipes and fixtures
- State the basic difference between fittings and valves
- Distinguish between a plumbing fixture and a faucet
- List the purposes of using pipe hangers and supports
- Discuss the basic principles of sanitation and safety
- Explain the oris ab=nd cons of plastic, copper, cast iron, carbon steel, and CSST used for plumbing pipes and fittings
- Discuss the basic principles of sanitation and safetyList the purposes of using pipe hangers and supports
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