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Advanced Pipe Fitting and Layout

Lay out offsets and spools with real math, plan and read pressure tests, diagnose failed joints, and plan expansion and support under the IPC or UPC.

Advanced 1 hour 30 minutes 10 guides Includes assessment

Guides in This Path

1
Basic Math for the Trades
15 min Optional
2
Copper Soldering & ProPress
15 min Optional
3
PEX Installation & Tools
15 min Optional
4
Solvent Welding Plastic Pipe
15 min Optional
5
PVC & ABS Drain Assembly
15 min Optional
6
Plumbing Code Sizing and Layout Rules (IPC/UPC)
15 min Optional
7
Pipe Offset and Layout Math
15 min
8
Pressure Testing Water and Drain Piping
15 min
9
Why Pipe Joints Fail: Copper, PEX and Plastic
20 min
10
Pipe Expansion, Support and IPC/UPC Differences
15 min
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Pipe Fitting (PEX/Copper/PVC)

Cutting, fitting, and joining supply and waste piping across the three materials plumbers use every day: PEX with expansion and crimp rings, copper with sweat solder, ProPress, and SharkBite fittings, and PVC or CPVC with primer and solv...

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