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<div>A '''plumber''' is a [[tradesman]] who specialises in installing and maintaining systems used for [[plumbing]], [[heating]], [[drainage]], potable (drinking) [[water]] or industrial [[Process_engineering|process plant]] piping.<ref>[http://www.iphe.org.uk/career/career_future.html The Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering]</ref> (In most jurisdictions the piping for heating systems are installed by steam-fitters, pipefitters or gas-fitters.)<br />
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Plumbers install and repair pipes, fixtures and other plumbing equipment used for water distribution and waste water disposal in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.<br />
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==Job Related Skills, Interests, and Values==<br />
* Reading blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing systems, water supply networks and waste and drainage systems<br />
* Installing repairing and maintaining domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems<br />
* Locating and marking positions for pipe connections, passage holes and fixtures in walls and floors<br />
* Measuring, cutting, bending and threading pipes using hand and power tools or machines<br />
* Testing pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges<br />
* Communicating with co-workers, other trades and contractors<br />
* Planning and performing complex calculations for specialized projects<br />
* Costing and estimating the work to be performed<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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*"''If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances.''" -Albert Einstein, ''The Reporter'', [[November 18]], [[1954]]<br />
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Shortly after making this remark, the Plumbers and Steamfitters [[Labor union|Union]], A.F.L. in [[Directory:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] voted to grant Einstein an honorary membership. Einstein was reportedly well pleased with this honor.<br />
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*The word "plumber" comes from the Latin word ''plumbum'' meaning "lead", since pipes in Roman times were made of lead.<br />
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*The character of [[Directory:Nintendo|Nintendo]]'s official mascot [[Directory:Nintendo/Super Mario|Super Mario]] is a plumber.<br />
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*People who install lead roofing are sometimes called plumbers.<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.ppltraining.co.uk Plumbing Training Courses]<br />
* [http://thomsonlocal.com/search/597900/index.html UK Local Business Directory - ThomsonLocal.com Plumbers]<br />
* [http://masterplumber.blogspot.com/ Master Plumber]<br />
* [http://www.ua.org United Association]<br />
* [http://www.plumbing-courses.org Plumbing Courses]</div>Mike40https://mywikibiz.com/index.php?title=Plumber&diff=110224Plumber2010-02-21T11:18:18Z<p>Mike40: /* External links */</p>
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<div>A '''plumber''' is a [[tradesman]] who specialises in installing and maintaining systems used for [[plumbing]], [[heating]], [[drainage]], potable (drinking) [[water]] or industrial [[Process_engineering|process plant]] piping.<ref>[http://www.iphe.org.uk/career/career_future.html The Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering]</ref> (In most jurisdictions the piping for heating systems are installed by steam-fitters, pipefitters or gas-fitters.)<br />
<br />
Plumbers install and repair pipes, fixtures and other plumbing equipment used for water distribution and waste water disposal in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.<br />
<br />
==Job Related Skills, Interests, and Values==<br />
* Reading blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing systems, water supply networks and waste and drainage systems<br />
* Installing repairing and maintaining domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems<br />
* Locating and marking positions for pipe connections, passage holes and fixtures in walls and floors<br />
* Measuring, cutting, bending and threading pipes using hand and power tools or machines<br />
* Testing pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges<br />
* Communicating with co-workers, other trades and contractors<br />
* Planning and performing complex calculations for specialized projects<br />
* Costing and estimating the work to be performed<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
<br />
*"''If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances.''" -Albert Einstein, ''The Reporter'', [[November 18]], [[1954]]<br />
<br />
Shortly after making this remark, the Plumbers and Steamfitters [[Labor union|Union]], A.F.L. in [[Directory:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] voted to grant Einstein an honorary membership. Einstein was reportedly well pleased with this honor.<br />
<br />
*The word "plumber" comes from the Latin word ''plumbum'' meaning "lead", since pipes in Roman times were made of lead.<br />
<br />
*The character of [[Directory:Nintendo|Nintendo]]'s official mascot [[Directory:Nintendo/Super Mario|Super Mario]] is a plumber.<br />
<br />
*People who install lead roofing are sometimes called plumbers.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.ppltraining.co.uk Plumbing Training Courses]<br />
* [http://thomsonlocal.com/search/597900/index.html UK Local Business Directory - ThomsonLocal.com Plumbers]<br />
* [http://masterplumber.blogspot.com/ Master Plumber]<br />
* [http://www.ua.org United Association]<br />
* [http://www.plumbing-courses.org]</div>Mike40