PLMB 2203 - Plumbing Sills III

• Identify the weights and measures used in the English and metric systems.
• Describe how to measure area and volume.
• Describe the practical applications of area and volume in plumbing.
• Explain the concepts of temperature and pressure and how they apply to plumbing installations.
• Explain the functions and applications of six simple machines: inclined plane, lever, pulley, wedge, screw, and wheel and axle.
• Determine the factors that affect the sizing of water supply systems.
• Size a given water supply system for different acceptable flow rates and calculate pressure dropsin a given water system.
• Describe the six basic backflow-prevention devices and the hazards they are designed to prevent.
• Identify the methods for disinfecting the water supply and determine the sources of contaminationthey address.
• Identify the methods for filtering and softening the water supply and determine the sources ofcontamination they address.
• Determine how to troubleshoot water supply problems caused by contamination.
• Describe the principles and components of vent systems and their code requirements.
• Describe the different types of vent systems that plumbers install.
• Describe how to size drain, waste, and vent systems.
• Describe how to size storm drainage systems.
• Describe the components of sewage and stormwater removal systems and explain how to sizeand install them.
• Explain how to troubleshoot and repair sewage and stormwater removal systems.
• Identify corrosive wastes and handle them safely.
• Explain how to join and install different types of corrosive-resistant waste piping.
• Explain the types, functions, and capacities of different compressed-air systems.
• Identify the different methods of conditioning compressed air.
• Identify the safety issues related to compressed-air systems.
• Explain how to install a basic compressed-air system.
• Recognize and observe standards of safety and etiquette when making service calls to residentialand commercial facilities.
• Explain how to troubleshoot and repair problems with water supply systems.
• Explain how to troubleshoot and repair problems with fixtures and appliances.
• Explain how to troubleshoot and repair problems with DWV systems.

•Students can achieve mathematical literacy.

•Students demonstrate information literacy.

Standard Practices
Topics List

• Applied Math
• Sizing and Protecting the Water Supply System
• Potable Water Supply Treatment
• Types of Venting
• Sizing DWV and Storm Systems
• Sewage Pumps and Sump Pumps
• Corrosive-Resistant Waste Piping
• Compressed Air
• Service Plumbing

Learning Activities
•Courses must, at a minimum, cover the core learning outcomes for each topic. Faculty may add to these outcomes but may not omit any of them.

•Lab safety and equipment orientation and enforcement of safety protocols is each faculty member’s responsibility.

•Since all general education outcomes are supported by specific course and program outcomes, all instructors should include learning activities that develop these outcomes in their courses and identify them in course syllabi. Instructors should describe how these activities will be 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