Valves
This valve consists of a round stainless steel object with a hole bored through its diameter, mounted on a spindle and is closed with a 1/4 turn.
What is a ball valve.
This pipe joint made by applying solder to the joint and heating it until it flows into the joint.
A Sweat joint
This copper is the type of copper that is designed for Hydronics , however, cheap plumbers will use it for everything. It is the thinnest of pressure copper. Its print color is red.
What is M copper.
This tool will go around the copper creating a nice clean separation of the pipe.
What is a tubing cutter.
This hanger is used for vertical runs. Popular location of this hanger would be at the base of the floor to support the pipes weight.
What is a pipe clamp/riser clamp.
This valve with a wedge- shaped or tapered metal disc that fits into a smooth-ground surface or seat with the same shape, allowing a straight-line flow with little obstruction.
What is a Gate valve
This is a method of connection that is really popular with You tube plumbers and homeowners. This method should only be used by professionals as a connection of last resort or for an emergency.
What is a shark bit connection.
This copper's print color will designate it is used for drainage , waste and venting. It is also the thinnest copper used.
What is yellow.
When using a torch to solder piping together, this gas used will appear in a yellow canister. Rand Mcnally would prefer this gas if he were a plumber.
What is MAPP gas.
A hanger made of an iron, or link in a chain, bent into the form of a horseshoe, stirrup, or letter U, with holes in the ends to receive a bolt or pin.
What is a Clevis hanger.
This is An automatic valve that permits the flow of liquid in one direction only. It prevents reverse flow.
What is a check valve
This connection is made by using a tool with a cone shaped head on a end of the handle, as you screw down on the handle , the copper will move outward in a uniformed motion. The connection will be made with a nut made by drop forged brass.
What is a flare connection.
This is the thickest of all coppers. The print color is green.
What is K copper.
When trying to create a nice angle out of the pipe, this tool will be used to achieve that angle without kinking the pipe.
What is a tubing bender.
Tube can be supported on wood-frame construction with several styles of tube attachments, including tube hooks, J hooks, tube straps and this method.
What is plumbers tape or strap iron or band iron.
This valve Controls the flow of liquids or gases between a building and supply source. Also called a ground-key valve
What is a stop valve.
This method of connection in which tightening a threaded nut squeezes a compression ring to seal the joint.
What is a Compression joint.
This copper is heated and slowly cooled to relieve internal stress, reduces brittleness and increases toughness It was also very popular for water services to houses. It is sometimes refereed to as " soft copper"
What is Annealed copper
When using copper , you want to avoid using this cutting device as your cut may not be straight and will leave particulars of copper bits left in the pipe which could clog plumbing fixtures. This tool shares a name with someone that doesn't know what they are doing even thou they claim to know.
What is a hack saw.
Who dictates the distance when horizontal piping shall be supported.
The FL plumbing code.
This Controls the flow of liquid with a movable spindle, which descends to restrict flow through the valve opening
What is a Globe valve.
A method of joining two pieces of metal using an alloy with a melting point lower than the metal(s) being joined. The alloy is used as a filler metal to bond and fill any gaps between pieces by capillary action. For copper, this method is popular with Medical gas.
What is a braze connection.
This type of copper is popular in the HVAC industry. Instead of being read ID, like plumbing copper, it is read OD.
What is ACR piping.
This gas is used when using a standard torch or turbo torch attached to a larger tank. These tanks are called B tanks or MC tanks.
what is Acetylene gas
To reduce this, hangers and supports should be made of the same material as the tube
Corrosion.