The class approaches this topic with the following lessons:
- Ten Common & Avoidable Plumbing Problems, including pipe noise; optimal slopes, mismatched pipes, air gaps, floor drains, cleanouts & handicapped access
- Traps – understanding them & what can go wrong
- Vents – principles, rules & a look at common, circuit, island & relief vents
- Cross-Connection – Risk Assessment; Causes (Siphonage & Back-Pressure); Protection Strategies, including Recommended Passive and Active Device Types for Specific Applications, and Potential Problems
- Corrosion Control, including Materials, Design, Protective Coating & Passivation, Cathodic Protection, Dielectric Protection & Water Treatment
- Customer-Created Problems – Drain abuse, DIY plumbers, and the role of professionalism
Approved By: Department of Housing, Buildings & Construction - Division of Plumbing
- Graywater and POWTS
- Graywater and POWTS [8 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to Class on Graywater and Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (Video)
- 02. Principles of Graywater
- 03. Design & Installation of Graywater Systems
- 04. Best Practices and Codes for Graywater Systems
- 05. POWTS (Video)
- 06. Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
- 07. POWTS Design and Installation
- 08. End of the Class (Video)
- Graywater and POWTS [8 Activities]
- Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Certificate of Completion
- Expedited Reporting Available
