Gas Installation TechnologyThis book provides the definitive text for students taking NVQ gasinstallation and plumbing courses. It presents essentialinformation in a concise format and the text is well illustratedwith diagrams and photographs. It should provide the first textbook aimed solely at studentslearning the subject of gas and follows the same approach as RoyTreloar's highly successful textbook, Plumbing. It coversdomestic, commercial and LPG installations. |
Contents
Part 2
Gas Utilisation | 19 |
Part 3
Gas Controls | 69 |
Part 4
Installation Practices | 113 |
Part 5
Tightness Testing | 157 |
Part 6
Flues | 193 |
Part 7
Ventilation | 239 |
Part 8
Gas Installer Responsibility | 261 |
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