Ultimate Guide to Plumbing

''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 Readers learn not only how to plan and complete each project but how to spot and improve outdated or dangerous techniques and materials in their home's plumbing system