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BASIC PLUMBING STUDY.
Plumbing has to do with joining of pipes and fittings together with the right tools and materials to get water, liquids or air to a desired point. It requires trained craft man or woman to do this perfectly without leakages and wastages.
To fit into this cash making trade you need a special training both thoritical and practical instructions.
{a) The trainee needs an educational qualification of at least primary six but preferably J.S.S 3 or above
{b) This is required because the would be plumber will be reading and writing so many things. The measurement of pipes must be accurate or else he or she will have wastage of materials and shortage of pipes.
{c) The plumber or would be plumber will face the estimate of plumbing materials, equipment and it prices per item, putting down the lengths of water supply pipes, fittings for each pipe, sizes and types. This as well goes for waste pipes and fittings.
{d) The trainee plumber must learn how to read building plan and interpret it. The ability to make sketch will be and added advantage.
{e) The trainee plumber must learn to read and pin point tape rule in millimeter, centimeter and meter. The knowledge of imperial and metric measurement will be of great help because you may meet and discuss with customers of different degrees and experiences.
{f) The would be plumber must be intelligent and focus and be able to think fast and adapt his knowledge and wisdom in planning out solutions to arrest pressing needs and situations around him. The point here is a way of seeing things differently from the way others will see it or do it.
{g) As modern plumbing now involves conduit plumbing, the plumber or trainee must learn or know how to handle hammer and chisel to be able to make holes for both water supply pipes and lay waste pipe line to the discharge point.
{h) The would be plumber or plumber must know basic brickwork how to use trowel to patch holes made on walls or floors.
{i) Still on Bricklaying knowledge, to know how to build chambers and manholes with concrete covers will help much in this field.
{j) The plumber or would be plumber must own some useful tools to be able to practice or perform some new plumbing works or repairs.
Below are list of necessary tools the plumber should get:
1. Measuring tape
2. Hacksaw
3. Hammer
4. Screw driver (both Flat and star types)
5. Spirit Level
6. Pipe wrenches
7. Steel chisel
8. Foot print or pipe wrench
9. Plumbing Vice
10. Dicing machine
11. Pliers
12. Hand gloves
13. Raw plug
14. K. Rods
15. Matches or Lighter.
Identifying fittings, pipes, sizes and shapes, colors will enable the trainee to do better.
By C. Marizu.
