Maricopa Community Colleges  ABA192   20026-20046 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/25/02
ABA192 20026-20046 LEC 5 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Plumbing Level I
History of plumbing, modern plumbing, safety, human relations, and construction career opportunities. Hand and power tool safety, use, and maintenance. Application of basic math concepts required for plumbing calculations. Plumbing drawings, components, and symbols. Materials, schedules for plastic, copper, cast-iron, and carbon steel piping. Fittings, valves, hangers, and supports. Measuring, cutting, reaming, and joining pipe. Safety precautions for installation, operation and maintenance. Fixtures and faucets. Drain, waste, and vent systems. Water distribution systems. Prerequisites: Indentured Apprentice status with Arizona Builders Alliance or permission of Apprenticeship Coordinator.
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ABA192   20026-20046 Plumbing Level I
1. Discuss the history of plumbing, modern plumbing, safety, human relations, and career opportunities in the construction industry. (I)
2. Identify basic hand and power tools and their usage. (II)
3. Demonstrate proper maintenance procedures and explain safety as it applies to basic plumbing tools. (II)
4. Apply basic math concepts to perform plumbing calculations to include pipe length and 45-degree offsets. (III)
5. Read plumbing drawings, and identify components of construction drawings. (IV)
6. Identify common types of materials and schedules for plastic piping. (V)
7. Identify common types of materials and schedules for copper piping. (VI)
8. Identify common types of materials and schedules for cast-iron piping. (VII)
9. Identify common types of materials and schedules for carbon steel piping. (VIII)
10. Discuss fixtures and faucets to include materials used to make fixtures, types of fixtures and faucets, and operating principals. (IX)
11. Explain the major components and factors in the operation of a drain, waste and vent (DWV) system. (X)
12. Explain a water distribution system to include water supply and movement, components and function, and the relationships between components of a water distribution system (XI).
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ABA192   20026-20046 Plumbing Level I
    I. Plumbing
        A. History
        B. Modern
        C. Safety
        D. Human Relations
        E. Career Opportunities
      II. Tools
          A. Types
            1. measuring and layout
            2. leveling
            3. cutting
            4. drilling/boring
            5. electric threading machine
            6. soldering
            7. wrenches, pliers, vises
            8. hammers, screwdrivers
          B. Usage
          C. Maintenance
          D. Safety
        III. Plumbing Calculations
            A. Review of Basic Math
            B. Pipe Measuring Methods
            C. Field Measuring Techniques
            D. Calculating Pipe Length
            E. 45-Degree Offsets
          IV. Plumbing Drawings
              A. Components
                1. symbols
                2. views
              B. Types
                1. pictorial
                2. schematic
                3. orthographic
              C. Reading
                1. conventional plan
                2. architectural scale
                3. local codes
            V. Plastic Pipe
                A. Materials and Schedules
                B. Fitttings and Valves
                C. Hangers and Supports
                D. Measure, Cut, and Join
                E. Safety Precautions
                F. Installation, Operation, Maintenance
              VI. Copper Pipe
                  A. Materials and Schedules
                  B. Fittings and Valves
                  C. Hangers and Supports
                  D. Measure, Ream, Cut and Join
                  E. Safety Precautions
                  F. Installation, Operation, Maintenance
                VII. Cast-Ion Pipe
                    A. Materials and Schedules
                    B. Fittings
                    C. Hangers and Supports
                    D. Measure, Cut, and Join
                    E. Safety Precautions
                    F. Installation, Operation, Maintenance
                  VIII. Carbon Steel Pipe
                      A. Materials and Schedules
                      B. Fittings and Valves
                      C. Hangers and Supports
                      D. Measure, Cut, and Join
                      E. Safety Precautions
                      F. Installation, Operation, Maintenace
                    IX. Fixures and Faucets
                        A. Materials
                          1. porcelain and porcelain enamel
                          2. cast iron
                          3. sheet and stainless steel
                          4. plastics
                        B. Types
                          1. lavatories and sinks
                          2. bathtubs, shower stalls
                          3. toilets, water closets, urinals, bidets
                          4. garbage disposals, dishwashers
                          5. utility, bathroom, kitchen, compression/non compression faucets
                        C. Operating Principals
                      X. DWV Systems
                          A. Traps
                            1. types
                            2. parts
                            3. installation
                            4. seal
                          B. Vents and Drains
                          C. Sizing
                          D. Fittings and Applications
                            1. materials
                            2. requirements
                            3. cleanout and test tees
                            4. building drain
                            5. building sewer
                            6. sewer main
                          E. Grade
                          F. Waste Water Treatment
                            1. municipal waste treatment
                            2. private waste disposal
                        XI. Water Distributing Systems
                            A. Supply and Movement
                            B. Components and Functions
                            C. Relationships between components
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