Plumbing Encyclopaedia

Plumbing Encyclopaedia has been written in encyclopaedic form to enable the student, plumber and heating engineer to find accurate information on specific aspects of their craft quickly. The book includes entries and definitions for more than 2,300 terms, components, techniques and working practices, clearly explaining the terminology used by plumbers. Topics covered include cold and hot water supplies; drainage; soldering and welding; hot water heating; radiant heating; solar heating; electrical work; sanitation; sheet weathering; gas and oil supplies; warm air heating; steam heating; air conditioning; building science, and more.

With all entries scrutinised and updated where necessary to reflect these changes plus over 100 new entries Plumbing Encyclopaedia 4th Edition remains the definitive source for all plumbers. In addition, more than 400 full color illustrations, redrawn since the previous edition, enhance the legibility and usefulness of the definitions.