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Course · AL
Plumbing Systems
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Plumbing Systems provides instruction regarding plumbing materials, tools, supplies, equipment, and methods of installation for plastic pipes. Topics include safety, calculations, drawings, fixtures; drainage, waste, and vent systems; and water distribution systems. This course aims to enable students to join various pipes and fittings; make plumbing repairs; test drain, waste, and vent (DWV) piping; and install plumbing fixtures.
Research and report on the history of the plumbing professionDescribe the impacts of on-the-job accidents on plumbers, clients, and construction schedulesIdentify causes of accidents and methods for preventing them in various work areas, including trenchesDemonstrate how to turn off a water supply at the main disconnect and at fixturesExplain and demonstrate methods for measuring pipe and indicate when each method would be usedCalculate pipe lengths needed for given plumbing projects. 2023 Revised Alabama Course of Study: ArchitectureRead and interpret plumbing construction drawings and indicate the purpose of each typeIdentify and describe various plumbing fixtures, including advantagesDescribe the types of faucets used in plumbing systems and indicate the advantages and disadvantages of each typeIdentify the types, uses, and properties of plastic pipes and fittingsDemonstrate methods for cutting plastic pipes. and FittingsDemonstrate methods for joining plastic pipes using cleaner, primer, and solvent cementDescribe methods used to support and test plastic pipes. and Vent (DWV)Identify the major components of a drain waste, and vent system and describe their functionsDescribe the construction of PVC, iron, and galvanized drain, waste, and vent systems according to plumbing codesExplain the types, purposes, and construction of trapsInstall plastic T’s, elbows, and plugs, and traps for a drain, waste, and vent system. 2023 Revised Alabama Course of StDescribe the process by which water is distributed in municipal, residential, and private water systemsDescribe the major components of a water distribution system, their functionsGather and share information on sources of water for municipal useExplain common processes for treating waterInvestigate and report on water conservation methods