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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (16 May 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0582432286
ISBN-13: 978-0582432284
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.6 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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This book is a key course text for Plumbing NVQs Levels 2 and 3 and Heating and Ventilation NVQs Levels 2 and 3. It is also essential reading for those studying for the gas, oil, unvented hot water systems and lead sheet options connected with these courses. Plumbing: Mechanical Services is an essential guide for all students who require a sound understanding of plumbing principles and processes.

This fourth edition takes into account major changes in Water Regulations and in the Scottish and Northern Ireland Byelaws on the work of the building services industries. The two-volume set covers the main elements of plumbing technology and practical work necessary for students to achieve success at NVQ Levels 2 and 3.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Read Book One First, 7 Jul 2003

By	Ian (Northampton, Northamptonshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plumbing: Mechanical Services: Bk.2 (Paperback)

This is an excellent book despite some of the reviews.
The author writes in an understandable manner and manages to explain complex subjects in a down to earth manner.
The book imparts information that would take a year of NVQ training to achieve. Although it is an aid to completing NVQ level 2 & 3, you do not have to be taking these courses to read through the book.
The book presumes no other knowledge is being given to the reader.
What is does presume however, is that you have read book 1 in the series.
It does not actually state this in the synopsis / overview.
Book 1 covers plumbing fundamentals and book 2 expands and adds to some of the subjects covered previously.

You do not have to read every page of every book, but they make excellent reference books combining complex (but important) technical information with down to earth spanner work.
Another important point is that these books cover important water regulations that must be adhered to.
Boring as they maybe, even simple tasks like installing an outside tap can result in very easily poisoning a households water supply if bodged!

Overall this series is aimed more at people working or thinking of working in the trade.
However, confident (half intelligent) DIYers will have no trouble understanding the principles being explained.
That said, if you are standing in a flooded kitchen with a shiny new tap in one hand and cut pipe attempting to be wedged shut in the other, then there are probably better books (and better plumbers) for you.

Top read!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than some., 3 Sep 2000

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This review is from: Plumbing: Bk. 1: Mechanical Services (Paperback)

This book intended for someone learning the plumbing trade, with collage support, rather than someone learning a bit of DIY. All books have to make a choice. The choice, in a nutshell is 'how simple?'. Too simple is boring while too complex looses the reader. Most of the time G. J. gets it right and you can choose to to skip bits you don't want. This is not a book intended to be read front to back and you can skip about if you think ballvalves are more important than, say, screwed iron pipe (I rarely fit screwed iron).

This book will be an addition rather than the sole sorce of information and you may wish to contact the 'usefull addresses' for yet more information. Welcome to the plumbing industry.

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4.0 out of 5 stars excelleant aid to my course, 17 Oct 2003

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This book contains all the relevent information i need for my course
with easy to understand diagrams and easy reading

it also helps that if i don't understand a section in college this book
will explain it in such a way that when i go back to class the following week i will understand everything thats is being said.

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