Rex Miller & Mark Richard Miller 
Audel Plumbers Pocket Manual, All New [PDF ebook] 

Acknowledgments v
About the Author vii
Introduction IX
Part I Techniques, Installation, and Repair
1. Tips for the Beginning Plumber 3
2. Plumbing Safety and Tricks of the Trade 15
3. Plumbing Tools 19
4. Dental Office 33
5. Working Drawings 45
6. Roughing and Repair Information 57
7. Outside Sewage Lift Station 105
8. Pipes and Pipelines 119
9. Vents, Drain Lines, and Septic Systems 129
10. Lead Work 145
11. Lead and Oakum Joints 157
12. Silver Brazing and Soft Soldering 163
Part II Plumbing Systems
13. Plastic Pipe and Fittings 183
14. Cast-Iron Pipe and Fittings 211
15. Copper Pipe and Fittings 279
16. Water Heaters 311
17. Water Coolers and Fountains 331
18. Automatic Bathroom Systems 337
Part III General Reference Information
19. Abbreviations, Definitions, and Symbols 375
20. Formulas 385
21. Metric Information Helpful to the Piping Industry 409
22. Knots Commonly Used 425
23. Typical Hoisting Signals 427
Index 429

Rex Miller was a Professor of Industrial Technology at The
State University of New York, College at Buffalo, for more than 35
years. He has taught on the technical school, high school, and
college level for more than 40 years. He is the author or coauthor
of more than 100 textbooks ranging from electronics to carpentry
and sheet metal work. He has contributed to more than 50 magazine
articles over the years for technical publications. He is also the
author of seven Civil War regimental histories.
Mark Richard Miller finished his B.S. degree in New York
and moved on to Ball State University, where he obtained his
master’s and went to work in San Antonio. He taught in high
school and went to graduate school in College Station, Texas,
finishing the doctorate. He took a position at Texas A&M
University in Kingsville, Texas, where he now teaches in the
Industrial Technology Department as a Professor and Department
Chairman. He has coauthored seven books and contributed many
articles to technical magazines. His hobbies include refinishing a
1970 Plymouth Super Bird and a 1971 Roadrunner.
Joseph P. Almond, Sr., is a professional plumber in the
trades and a long-time member of the United Association of
Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting
Industry of the United States and Canada.