Project Gutenberg 2008-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 490 Dibble, Samuel Edward 1882 Elements of Plumbing Produced by Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Elements of Plumbing" by Samuel Edward Dibble is a manual on plumbing techniques written in the early 20th century. The book is tailored for beginners, particularly young men with no technical background, who are keen to learn the fundamentals of plumbing. It extensively covers practical exercises including lead work and iron pipe installation, aiming to equip readers with the skills necessary for proficiency in the plumbing trade. At the start of the book, the author introduces the plumbing trade, detailing its evolution from basic water supply systems to more complex waste disposal methods. He emphasizes the importance of sanitation in plumbing fixtures and provides a description of early plumbing solutions, such as hollowed stones used as sinks, while discussing the advancements in modern plumbing fixtures. The opening section establishes a foundational understanding of plumbing concepts that will be built upon in the exercises and techniques provided throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Plumbing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. TH Text Technology Crafts Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: How To... Category: Engineering & Technology Category: How To ... 405797 2025-06-10T11:56:49.371009 text/html 389559 2021-01-03T13:44:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1970783 2021-01-03T13:44:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1874458 2025-06-10T11:57:13.916903 application/epub+zip 1841023 2025-06-10T11:56:56.730986 application/epub+zip 187161 2025-06-10T11:56:51.945002 application/epub+zip 8708247 2025-06-10T11:57:24.263829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8630423 2025-06-10T11:57:07.324982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327615 2022-09-11T14:22:17.530135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284037 2025-06-10T11:56:47.184041 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 283879 2021-01-03T13:44:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91995 2021-01-03T13:44:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284001 2021-01-03T13:44:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91678 2021-01-03T13:44:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20357 2025-06-10T11:57:24.549840 application/rdf+xml 13489 2025-06-10T11:56:52.629000 image/jpeg 3587 2025-06-10T11:56:52.303984 image/jpeg 2041309 2025-06-10T11:56:49.828998 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog