Master Basic Plumbing & Central Heating

by Roy Treloar

Basic Plumbing and Central Heating is a straightforward guide to such easy, yet frequently mysterious, tasks as replacing a radiator or changing a tap; it also offers ample help for such crises as blocked toilets and frozen pipes. It will tell you all about the layout of a house and water system, then show you how to undertake basic emergency repairs; complete small and achievable projects; and even tackle bigger things like installing a bathroom suite or plumbing in a dishwasher.  With plenty of illustrations, step-by-step guides, a full glossary and a whole chapter on how and when to call in expert help, this book is perfect for you if you dread the expense of call-out charges and labour.

296 pages, Paperback

First published March 26, 2010

Reviews

[Aleksandar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an easy-to-understand, yet thorough introduction; it is backed by the expertise of an experienced author and gives a great overview of plumbing and central heating. I once thought a non-professional such as me would never be able to wrap his head around a topic this practical, but I am pleased to have been proven wrong. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to be able to deal with minor plumbing problems themselves, and to those who want to understand better what professionals do and how the plumbing system works. This introduction is especially good because it gives you the logic behind how and why things are done, and it discussed the hydraulics behind them (such as the concept of a "water hammer", which anyone interested in physics should know about, but so far I am yet to find a single scientist who knew about it).