Black & Decker Complete Guide to Plumbing: Expanded 4th Edition - Modern Materials and Current Codes - All New Guide to Working with Gas Pipe

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 696.1
ISBN: 1589233786
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Publisher: Creative Publishing international

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ISBN13: 9781589233782 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Editorial Reviews:

Everything you need to know about plumbing. Everything.

Fresher and more complete than ever, this edition includes new material and revised information and is completely current with the 2006 Universal Plumbing Code. From basic repairs to advanced renovations, this is the only plumbing reference book a homeowner needs. And now, for the first time, Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Plumbing includes a comprehensive section on working with gas pipe. No other big book of plumbing for DIYers covers this important subject.

Also new to this 4th edition is expansive coverage of PEX (cross-linked polyethylene), the bendable supply tubing that's taking over a major portion of the DIY market. And with the current popularity of outdoor kitchens, we've expanded our coverage of outdoor plumbing as well. Now, we'll show you every step of the process to supply and drain an outdoor sink.

User Comments about the Black & Decker Complete Guide to Plumbing: Expanded 4th Edition - Modern Materials and Current Codes - All New Guide to Working with Gas Pipe

Great help book for the do-it-yourselfer. Also gives you advice on things and building code requirements to watch out for. Great details and illustrations on how to properly install home plumbing.

I haven't used this a whole lot. I liked all the books in the series, I just don't find any of them good enough to make me feel I could do the work myself.

Overall a good book but again not super detailed. I got this book after reading they had added a black pipe chapter to the book. The book discusses black pipe for something like a total of 4 pages in total. There are very few code explanations given especially for the gas pipe pages. The book does come with a pdf version which is great for looking up things while I am on the computer.

Saying that, it won't teach everything there is to know about plumbing- but it does not claim to do this. There is a lot of info here but the layout is backwards IMO: the "basics", like how to sweat copper tubing (the book calls it pipe) is at the end of the book when this info should be at the beginning. There is probably not enough info here for the reader to design and layout an entire DWV system that would meet code for a new house, that's beyond the scope of the book, so if that's your goal you'll probably need an additional source(s). This is an excellent book for the homeowner wanting to delve into plumbing repairs and upgrades. I think they should've started with the basics and could have done a better job organizing them so the reader wouldn't miss something.

I'd give it 4.5 stars (if I could) because it does that very well. It has an incredible amount of very clear color photos and covers most topics that a homeowner will want to know about. It includes a free DVD which is brief but covers some basics. Reviews here faulted it for not covering PEX, but the 4th edition does, and for not saying you shouldn't use metal clamps on copper tubing, but it does mention that- although it is burried.Why not 5 stars.

This book is just okay. It has some nice color pictures, but could have a whole lot more detailed information.