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Get results almost instantly without putting pencil to paper or fiddling with a calculator. Packed with charts and tables that let you simply look up the answers you need, this handy new tool for plumbers and pipe fitters gives you a ready source of commonly used calculations, formulas, and, best of all, solutions.

UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE TABLES/EQUATIONS QUICK-CARDBased on the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)This 6-page guide provides the basic numbers, flow rates, formulas, and equations the plumber and mechanics needs based from 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC).Features:General RequirementsPlumbing Fixtures & Fixture FittingsWater HeatersWater Supply & DistributionSanitary DrainageIndirect Wastes; Traps & InterceptorsStorm DrainageFuel Gas PipingPublisher/Edition: Builder's Book, Inc. 5/1/2018ISBN 10- 1-62270-196-8 ISBN 13-978-1-62270-196-4

This 4-page guide provides the basic numbers, flow rates and formulas the plumber needs based from 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and 2012 International Plumbing Code (IPC).General Requirements - Supports and Pipe Legends (Hangers and Supports - Materials, Joints and Spacing, Test Gauges, Limitation of Hot Waters)Water Supply and Distribution (Water Supply Fixture Units, Sinks, Urinals, Water Closet with Flushometer Valves, Min. Air Gaps for Water DistributionMinimum Plumbing Fixtures according to Occupancy (Assembly, Business, Educational, Institutional and Residential Occupancy)Sanitary Drainage; Indirect Waste; Traps and Interceptors (Drainage Fixture Unit Values,Sinks, Unit Loading and Length of Drainage and Vent Piping,Cleanouts, Gravity Grease Interceptor Sizing)Storm Drainage (Sizing of Horizontal Rainwater Piping, Sizing Roof Drains, Leaders and Vertical Rainwater Piping)UPC Formulas

HVAC Tables, Equations & Rules of Thumb Quick-CardThis 6-page guide provides the basic numbers, flow rates and formulas the plumber and mechanics needs based on 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC), ASHRAE & SMACNAFeatures: Cooling Load & Factors Cooling Towers & Condensers Air Conditioning Heating Load, Systems & Factors Heat Exchanger & Boilers Boilers Steam Piping Systems & Humidification Ventilation, Air Distribution Systems & Ductwork Fans Energy Efficiency Conversions & Occupancy FactorsPublisher/Edition: Builder's Book, Inc .10/22/2015ISBN 10: 1622701275 ISBN 13: 9781622701278

UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE TABLES/EQUATIONS QUICK-CARDBased on the 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)This 4-page guide provides the basic numbers, flow rates, formulas, and equations the plumber and mechanics needs based from 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC).Features: General Regulations Plumbing Fixtures & Fixture Fittings Water Heaters Water Supply & Distribution Sanitary Drainage Indirect Wastes; Traps & Interceptors Storm Drainage & Fuel Gas Piping