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Ultimate Guide to Plumbing: Complete Projects for the Home

Ultimate Guide to Plumbing: Complete Projects for the Home
By Mr. Merle Henkenius

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Ultimate Guide to Plumbing: Complete Projects for the Home is an updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner’s comprehensive plumbing how-to book, which prepares the do-it-yourselfer to handle any plumbing task in the home, from replacing a washer in a leaky faucet to cutting and joining cast-iron vent pipes. The author's emphasis is on doing things correctly, so all the projects use only code-compliant techniques. The most up-to-date products and techniques are included. The book gives readers an overview of a house's plumbing system, including supply, waste, and vent piping, and explains the basic physics that keep everything working well. Readers learn not only how to plan and complete each project but how to spot and improve outdated or dangerous techniques and materials in their home's plumbing system

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #66040 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-08-10
  • Released on: 2006-08-10
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 288 pages

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From the Back Cover

Ultimate Guide to Plumbing

This comprehensive book explains your plumbing system, from start to finish. You’ll find detailed background information from an expert in the field plus scores of how-to projects, from replacing a faucet washer to installing a water softener—and everything in between.

• More than 675 color photographs

• Over 90 full-color illustrations explaining systems in complete detail

• More than 100 plumbing projects—in step-by-step photo sequences

About the Author

Author Merle Henkenius, a freelance writer based in Lincoln, Nebraska, has held a Master Plumber license for over 20 years. His home-improvement writing and photography have been featured extensively in Popular Mechanics magazine.

Customer Reviews

An excellent pick for both do-it-yourself homeowners and libraries catering to them.5
Merle Henkenius holds a master plumber's license and has extensive experience in home construction, so he's the perfect author to create a do-it-yourself plumbing guide in ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PLUMBING: COMPLETE PROJECTS FOR THE HOME, which appears in a new, expanded edition to provide basic step-by-step instruction for installing sinks faucets, showers and repairing all such fixtures. Color photos throughout accompany step-by-step instructions and flow charts which are easy to follow, making this an excellent pick for both do-it-yourself homeowners and libraries catering to them.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Ultimate guide to plumbing4
Another great book from Creative Homeowner Series. These books are laid out very well. Easy to understand, and a great refrence to anyone doing plumbing projects.

Not relevant to the real (dirty) world of plumbing1
I am a professional handyperson (eight years) and am always looking for books to improve my knowledge. This is one of the worst I've every made the mistake of spending money on. If you follow the photos and advice you'll never get your hands dirty and never meet a filthy plumbing problem. Rex Cauldwell writes the best books on plumbing and electrical, bar none.