PLMB 1203 - Plumbing Skills I

• Describe the plumbing profession
• Identify the responsibilities of a person working in the plumbing industry.
• Describe the causes and costs of jobsite accidents.
• Identify methods for preventing accidents.
• Identify the safety precautions required when using hand and power tools.
• Identify the safety precautions associated with various work areas.
• Describe hand tools used in the plumbing trade.
• Describe power tools used in the plumbing trade.
• Perform basic mathematical calculations related to the plumbing trade.
• Explain how pipe is measured.
• Understand how to read drawings.
• Identify the different types of drawings used to install plumbing systems
• Identify the types, uses, and properties of plastic pipe and fittings.
• Describe the different methods for joining plastic pipe.
• Describe the different methods used to support, protect, and test plastic pipe.
• Identify the types, uses, and properties of copper tube and fittings.
• Describe the different methods for cutting and bending copper tube.
• Describe the methods used to install and test copper tube.
• Identify the types, uses, and properties of cast iron pipe.
• Describe the methods for measuring, cutting, and joining cast iron pipe.
• Describe the methods for supporting, installing, and testing horizontal and vertical pipe runs.
• Identify the types, uses, and properties of steel pipe.
• Describe the different methods for measuring, cutting, and joining steel pipe.
• Describe the methods used to install and test steel pipe.
• Identify and describe the various plumbing fixtures.
• Describe the different types of faucets used in plumbing systems.
• Describe the benefits and components of Drain, Waste and Vent (DWV) systems.
• Describe trap types, their purpose, and installation requirements.
• Describe DWV fittings and their applications.
• Describe DWV sewer connections, components, and related codes.
• Describe how water is distributed in municipal, residential, and private water systems.
• Identify the major components of a water distribution system and describe the function of each.
• Explain the relationships between the components of a water distribution system.

•Students can achieve mathematical literacy.

•Students demonstrate information literacy

Standard Practices

Topics List

• Introduction to the Plumbing Profession
• Plumbing Safety
• Tools of the Plumbing Trade
• Introduction to Plumbing Math
• Introduction to Plumbing Drawings
• Plastic Pipe & Fittings
• Copper Tube & Fittings
• Cast-Iron Pipe & Fittings
• Steep Pipe & Fittings
• Introduction to Plumbing Fixtures
• Introduction to Drain, Waste and Vent (DWV) Systems
• Introduction to Water Distribution Systems

Learning Activities

• Courses must, at a minimum, cover the core learning outcomes for each topic. Faculty mayadd to these outcomes, but may not omit any of them.
• Lab safety and equipment orientation and enforcement of safety protocols is the responsibilityof each faculty member.
• Since all general education outcomes are supported by specific course and programoutcomes, all instructors should include learning activities that develop these outcomes in theircourses and identify them in course syllabi. Instructors should describe how these activities willbe evaluated in their course syllabi and/or reflected in their gradebooks.

Assessments
Exams include closed book tests and online quizzes.

Grading guidelines
90% score of all graded assignments = A
80% - 89% score on all graded assignments = B
70% - 79% score on all graded assignments = C
60% - 69% score on all graded assignments = D
<60% score on all graded assignments = F