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BG's Plumbing Class
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In order to understand how plumbing works, the plumber spends years in school and on the job training in order to be qualified to bring a safe and efficient plumbing system to the public. This channel will provide instructional insights and techniques related to the plumbing and construction industries. There is so much to learn about plumbing and its' many systems. This channel will help explain some of these systems in a way that is both informative and fun. This channel is primarily designed to be used in conjunction with a plumbing program taught by the channel creator where assignments and exams are typically given to coincide with the videos. As this is for instructional purposes, plumbing questions are encouraged and always answered.
Sizing Water System Based on UPC 2018 Chapter 6
This is an instructional video on water sizing based on the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code. This is the second sizing exercise I've done here on the channel. Water sizing for a residential plumbing structure is not as difficult as it may seem, and hopefully this helps. Please watch the video and if you any questions whatsoever feel free to ask! I will always answer questions.
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Island Venting Explained Uniform Plumbing Code Section 909.1
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Island Venting Explained Uniform Plumbing Code Section 909.1
Chapter 12 Gas Sizing Exercise
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This video is an exercise in sizing gas systems. I explain both the longest length and the branch length methods of sizing. Please watch and let me know if there any questions. This is based on the information provided from the Uniform Plumbing Code 2018 Edition.
UPC Ch 1
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This video goes over Chapter 1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code. It discusses such things as permits, the Authority Having Jurisdiction and their duties, which code has priority, and other items. Please watch and if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I will answer as soon as possible.
Example Of Cross Sectional Areas in DWV Systems
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This short video explains why it is important to have a venting system through the roof the same area (or larger) as that of the sanitary sewer exiting the structure, and how to calculate that.
Water Sizing Example Thru Appendix A UPC
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This is a demonstration on how to size a water system utilizing available pressures, distance, elevation, and gallons per minute. This is Appendix A of the UPC (Uniform Plumbing Code). If you have any questions, please ask and I will be happy to assist!
Calculating Drainage Piping Distance Through Fall Vol 1
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This is a brief explanation of calculating the fall of a drain line from a given distance, or finding distance through fall in this case. It is the first video here to go over this plumbing based math challenge. I hope you learn from this and come away from this with a better understanding of plumbing math.
Calculating ABS and PVC Cut Pieces
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This is a brief explanation on how to measure a cut piece for either PVC or ABS using information taken from the manufacturer's fitting catalog. The link to that catalog is www.charlottepipe.com/Documents/DimensionalCatalogs/Cast_Iron_Pipe_Fittings_Eng.pdf
No Hub Connections
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This is a short video on how to connect no-hub piping in a waste and vent system. This should help those of you that are just getting into plumbing or those that just want to learn how to.
Chapter 6 Water Sizing Exercise (Revised)
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After being notified by a subscriber that I neglected to add the kitchen sink in the total fixture units- an error I will forever be haunted by- I made just a couple of edits.
Chpt 11 Storm Drainage
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This video is about storm drainage code requirements. These codes are taken directly from the Uniform Plumbing Code. Please feel free to comment and ask questions. I would be glad to answer your inquiry.
Chpt 10 Traps and Interceptors
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This instructional video talks about the code requirements for traps and interceptors
Chpt 9 Vents
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This video is of the Uniform Plumbing Code 2018 Edition Chapter 9, which discusses Vents.
Uniform Plumbing Code Chpt 8 Indirect Waste
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This video goes over Chapter 8 of the Uniform Plumbing Code 2018 Ed. This is concerning indirect waste piping and systems.
Uniform Plumbing Code Chapter 6 Vol. 1
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Uniform Plumbing Code Chapter 6 Vol. 1
I like the videos of the code. Only thing I would ask if I can get them with out the adds
In other words, csc of 45 degrees is 1.414
That is correct. It's easier to explain it like this than to throw some trig into it, though. Fantastic observation!
@@BGsPlumbingClassYes, I am majoring in pure maths but I asked chatgpt for professions/jobs that utilize different subbranches of math and pipefitting was one of the occupations that came under planar trigonometry. I wonder whether in more complex pipefitting endeavors spherical trigonometry is needed. Nice video by the way!
I've used trig only a handful of times in the last 30 years. Each, believe it or not, was for calculating ducting angles on exhaust systems.
Tried to test this with the 3 4 5 method, when I times 3 by 1.412 it doesn’t equal 5 obviously I’m missing something here but not sure what
The only triangle this number works with is a 45 degree triangle. The 3 4 5 triangulation is a way to check for square. I'll do a follow up video on the differing formulas.
Do you have a video on how to draw isometric drawings? I can't figure out how to know when to draw the lines N,S,E,W based on your schematic. I need basic Instuction into the basic fundamentals.
A zoom would help on this. Email me at gorhambm@outlook.com and we can go over it.
I have limited access is there any other way? I’m working in Laguna beach ca. so wondering if it’s code legal
I've had limited space before. Can you email me at gorhambm@outlook.com and I will shoot over an image of a way you do this
Do you know a method of getting the food vent run when there is limited space? Are there alternatives to having the drain that much lower under the foot vent? I am dealing with drain piping running perpendicular to the floor joists and have limited headroom space. Are there other options?
Email me at gorhambm@outlook.com, and we can discuss. I ran into a similar issue a few years ago. There is a way.
I like the service you offer it's a game changer for me. Can't find the blank isometrics to practice, any ideas? Taking my WA exam on Friday. Want to have a positive reply for your comments feed. A company is waiting for me to start working next week.
Email me at gorhambm@outlook.com and I'll see what I can do! You got this, I know you're going to do well.
So, how did the exam go?
@@BGsPlumbingClass It was brutal. I passed the water. it was all commercial.
What about the other sections? Merry Christmas, by the way.
same 60 inch pound on a pvc pipe too???
It is the same rating with PVC. Keep in mind, this is inch pounds and not foot pounds, which makes a big difference.
Does anyone know what to do with Lawn Sprinklers on a sizing chart? Or tell me where to find it in the book.
Best possible response would be to calculate the gpm flow rate of the irrigation system and include that into your gpm requirement after changing the fixture unit calculations to gallons per minute.
Your drawings are impressive.
Thank you so much for the compliment!
Who is dumb enough to still not turn off the faucet as soon as seeing that the water is not draining from the sink. Who will wait until the water fills the whole sink just to realize there is blockage
True! But, more importantly, if there is a drainage blockage that creates a condition, installation done correctly will be crucial.
The way I learned this method is to put a 45 on your stack and cut a close piece and put your other 45 on so that they are hub to hub. Find the center of that 45, then find the center of where you are going, subtract the 2 then multiply 1.414 and add the 2 hubs. For example, you have your 2 45s hub to hub on your pipe, you pull a measurement of 8 inches to the center of the second 45, you then find your center of where you want to send the offset, let's say it's 24 inches away, subtract 24-8 and multiply 1.414 + the 2 hubs and you will get your piece.
That's an interesting way of finding your cut piece. There are many different techniques out there for finding the cut piece. I always say to use the method that works best for you- as long as it isn't just guesstimate. I prefer to measure the center to center offset, multiply by 1.414, and subtract the two fitting makeups.
Hot and cold branch sizing is allowed to be based on 75% of the fixture unit value for the individual branch per note 3 on the table 610.3. I noticed you did not size that way which is more complicated. This is a conservative method, but if they look for code minimum, it wouldn't meet that requirement.
I agree with you on the 75% method. However, this video was based on the lectures given for the students that were studying for the journey level exam in California. That exam does not test to that note. Great observation!👍
Thank you for uploading these videos! I’m supposed to be taking my test within the next few months and have been watching your videos a lot lately. One question, Where did you get that Backflow preventer chart?
I've had that for years. It's from USC and their back flow program. So what state are you going to be taking your exam in?
@@BGsPlumbingClass oh ok that makes sense because I searched the internet for that and couldn’t find it anywhere so I figured I would ask the man himself. And I will be taking my test for Washington state and once I pass that I have to wait 6 months to take my test for Oregon as well.
Keep me posted on the exam! If you need help in any way, email me at gorhambm@outlook.com
Great video very informative and definitely helped me out. Only confusing part but I think I figured out is.. when you add 23.5 and 5.5 you get 29 plus that last hose bib would be 30Fu. Which is under 31.5, so I just wanted to clarify if all is correct the whole goal was to calculate it being under 31.5. Other than that, if you just add the LAST hose bib as 2.5 you would get 31.5 exactly. Which is kind of similar to what the example drawing on UPC 2021 page 146 has, HB-pipe section 33 and 49.
Most people have a bit of confusion on the counting of hose bibs, so don't feel confused. Your logic is right on track👍
Don’t forget the take of the 45 bend
Oh, absolutely. This video was just to show where the constant came from.
Please clarify this for me. Why are you adding the Dish washer hot to the total fixture unit value? You also calculate it when adding the hot? It seems like it is in there twice?
Great question. In this example, the dishwasher is ran as it's own supply. It was done strictly as a sizing example. Much like a dish washer in a commercial situation. In this exercise, I'm also not utilizing the 75% method of supply due to the fact that it was a sample of what the journey level exam uses in the state where I instruct.
Can a toilet drain straight down waste line with no bend, but venting above?
Short answer is no, based on whichever code you are working with. UPC allows a total of 6' before venting is required, and IPC has no limits to distance before venting.
rectangle triangles fascinating subject, trigonometric functions is something i do every time ,even when i look at tall building , i try to imagine the value of the hypotenuse from where i stand , adjacent leg and opposite
@0:59 you say you already cut out that gal pipe. Exactly how square does that cut need to be ? I will be uncomfortable, in a tight space, on my back, using either a sawzall or an angle grinder. Helpful hints and tips appreciated.
At times, I'll take some sand cloth and use that as a pipe wrap to mark out a square cut prior to cutting. The best possible solution is to keep it as square as possible, but that isn't always the case. If you end up out of square, I'd say that the furthest out would be no more that an 1/8th inch.
I believe you made this a little too simple. As an introduction its great but for passing a test it doesnt include a sump and therefore does not have enough coverage of pertinent code.
At the time of this video, the intention was to teach according to the state journeyman exam where I taught the class. These videos were a result of having to put the classes online during covid. You are correct in your comment that more could be presented. Based on the classroom setting this was intended for, throwing more into the mix would have been counterproductive. I appreciate the comments, and I may add a specific presentation on sumps in the near future.
Designed this house with everything but the kitchen sink!
I know. I felt awful after posting it! I redid the video as revised, reposted it, and the results were the same. No sizes were altered in that error. But I really couldn't believe I did that.
Thank you
You are welcome. I hope you were able to get something out of this video.
BG - I'm not a plumber. I'm a lay tenant. I have two questions: A. Moen claims their discontinued 1960 Moen 2215 Single Handle 1225 Cartridge Non-Pressuring-Balance Valve will discharge 10-GPM maximum of hot and cold water @ 120-PSI from the Moen tub-spout and 8-GPM maximum (12.35% less) of hot and cold water @ 120-PSI from the shower-arm (only 2.5-GPM hot and cold from a showerhead rated such). B. Per the 2022 UPC (Section 610.3, Table 610.3, and Appendix A), I made the below Hunter's Curve calculations for our 8-Unit 1906-built but 1960s-1970 upgraded fixtures Apartment: 1. 87.50-WSFUs for 36 Fixtures (8 of which are bathtubs/showers) 2. 87.50-WSFUs converts to 40 GPM (rough estimate) 3. 300-GPH Hot Water Tank C. Is the 10-GPM flow rate correct based on a 40-GPM water supply -- but only for the cold water supply, for up to 4 of the 8 tub-spouts at the same time (10 x 4 - 40-GPM)? D. Is the 8-GPM flow rate incorrect based on the 300-GPH Hot Water Tank -- only 5 of the tub-spouts, only 5 of the shower-arms, or any 5-combination out of 8 (8 X 5 - 40-GPM)? I assumed I can't convert the 4-WSFU assigned to each bathtub/shower into a 4-GPM hot and cold flow rate for each -- correct? Thanks! I hope you can answer my lay (non-plumber) questions.
Been eyeballing those for years. Works everytime:)
In many cases, an "eyeball estimation" is acceptible. When running offsets of longer than 4' in an exposed area, using a less forgiving material such as cast iron, a minute of time on a scratch piece of paper or a construction calc app on the phone will save material, time, and inaccurate installation.
@@BGsPlumbingClassafter you get c shouldn’t you take away the fitting allowances ??
Oh, absolutely! In this video, I only show where the constant comes from. It was the first video I posted and recorded for UA-cam. I had to do a short video with captioning for a certification I was working on.
@@BGsPlumbingClass oh ok thanks for showing me man. I wanted a easier way instead of laying it out on the ground or eye balling it because I work in high rise residential it’s all about speed and not Wasting time lol.
I hope this helps
Great resource, thanks for doing these
Funny enough I saw a house on Zillow that had a urinal. There weren't and other pictures of bathrooms. Just the urinal.
A man cave dream
Stubbing to a p-trap for a laundry sink long sweep or 90 elbow considering the Santee is 14 inches away? This fitting would be considered horizontal to horizontal and 1-1/2 fitting. Thanks
Thank you bery much sir
EXCELLANT VERY CLEAR
Thank you for the kind words
What is the code in joint trenching? Can sewer, water, gas and electrical be ran in the same trench?
Take a look at chapters 609.2 and 720.1, both of which should say essentially the same thing.
Thank you!! 👏🙌
You are welcome!
Hey man can you do a diagram of recirt piping? Or boiler systems having trouble in that area
Excellent presentation, thank you.
You are more than welcome! I hope it made sense.
I’d like to know why you added 1.5 on this dish washer because table 610.3 say kitchen sink with or without dish washer is still 1.5 but on the video you counted 3.0
Great question. At the time of this video, we (the class) had discussed an independent dishwasher, and how to size that way.
Great illustration, thank you! One question for you. How does footnote 3 from Table 610.3 come into play? It is in the CA Plumbing Code which is based on the UPC. I believe this footnote should also be in the UPC. "3 The listed fixture unit values represent their load on the cold-water building supply. The separate cold water and hot water fixture unit value for fixtures having both hot and cold-water connections shall be permitted to be each taken as three-quarter of the listed total value of the fixture."
That is all true. However this exercise was actually done with the California journeyman exam in mind. The exam does not account for that exception.
You can use an impact all day on those bands.
Milwaukee has developed a specific torque rated cordless drill that I can safely say works well. However, an older impact drill could bind the bands up and either lock it up prior to proper torque, or break the band all together. I've had too many of my crew over the years break bands
passed my journeyman test today!! thanks for all the help ben! -Ben
That's awesome!!!! You were the one that did all the studying though, you are to be congratulated!!!
thanks for the explanation but the drawings help as to understand more
This video is good but a little misleading...the code states that we are to use the full fixure values listed in the UPC code book to size the cold water supply to the house as well as to size the meter, however, what the video is not telling you is that when sizing individual hot OR cold interior sections of water piping, you indeed can reduce the listed fixture value by 25% for any fixture that has both hot water and cold water going to it. In other words you can multiply the fixture unit by 75%. This can drastically reduce the sizes of different sections of your water system.....And you will not starve any of your fixtures of water by using this method as its in the code book.
You are absolutely correct about the 75%, and on top of that, you could even size according to bathroom groups. The purpose of the video was to go over the basic sizing parameters based on the journeyman exam for the state of California. The exam does not cover the 75% method, which is note 3 in table 610.3 I appreciate the feedback, and thank you for bringing up this additional option.
how do you determine the fixture unit in the first place?
Can you explain what it means "above the bottom of the wall furnace"
How do I take your class?
Im in the process of creating an online course, which includes lectures as well as assignments. Is that something you'd be interested in?
thank you so much, been looking for this answer for a while now.
I’m sizing a propane gas line and table 1215.2 says capacity in thousands of btu per hour not cubic feet.
In cases where a chart is to BTU/hr, then you need only add up the units' totals. It's not necessary to change the value to cfh.
Redundant bump for algorithm purposes, and to say I like transition glue for pvc to pvc, I'd use it always if it was cost effective. The viscosity is more forgiving, plenty strong, and I like the green joints; no pun intended.
Re-taking my Wisconsin plumbing exam next week, and I've already realized why failed it by 2 points. I can't thank you enough for all of these
You gotta tell me how you do
at 18:35, you show a vent being offset horizontally with long sweep 90s before it gets 6" above the flood level rim. Isn't this a direct violation of the very first part of 905.3? Don't you have to use 45s to offset below flood level rim to keep it within the definition of "vertical"?
That's a great question! So, if structural conditions prohibit vertical means, then an offset using drainage fittings can be used. The first sentence in 905.3 states "Unless prohibited by structural conditions..." That is the justification for such an offset. Again, great question, I hope I was able to clarify this for you.
Do a rolling offset
I'll see what I can do. When is your practical?
Shhhessh
I hope you got something out of the video. If you have any questions,, I'd be happy to assist. Just let me know.
Much love, i passed my test in Texas. Thanks for what you do.. they had more questions that you went over@BGsPlumbingClass
That's great!!! Congratulations!!