Basically,
a plumber is one professional trade person that takes care in installing and
maintaining our water systems, be it in buildings residences or public
properties. His services include system of supplying drinking water, drainage,
heating, sanitation and sewage systems
plumber
are responsible for the modern amenities we use today. They are also involved with the installation
and development of new houses and plumbing systems. This includes the
assessment and the fixing of problems in existing older systems.
Many
of today’s plumber are not individual freelancers, like in the old days. They
usually are working for big plumbing companies that services big urban centers.
Their
professional advantages are better now that their work have been regarded
professionally. They are also well compensated for their distinctly specific
line of work.
Job description
In
a nutshell, plumbers do the planning, the installation, and after-work
maintenance and repairs of the various water and gas system in the household.
(The electrical system is taken care of by certified electricians.)
The
plumber takes the planning, installation and after-work maintenance and repairs
of the various water and gas systems in a household. (The electrical system is
taken care of by certified electricians.)
Water and gas systems
The
water system and gas system are both scattered in the many parts of the
household, although they are in some ways connected and the plumber must be
adept at them.
These
would include the fixtures in the bathroom and kitchen, and also include the
drainage system found inside and outside of the house – all of which are under
the plumber’s work domain.
Work details
Among
their many work details, they have to know how to locate and mark positions for
pipe connections, the passage holes and the fixtures in walls and floors during
system installation. (They are required to be experts in reading blueprints.)
Likewise,
their job entails such fine details as measurements, cutting, bending, and
threading pipes with either hand or power machine tools.
Pipe system
In
working with pipes, they must know how to join pipes and fittings together with
soldering techniques from construction work. Also, they must be able to know
such concepts as compression fittings, threaded fittings and push-on
fittings.
They
have to be experts at testing pipes for leakages with their devices. In their experience, they know the standards
in the measurements to avoid errors and damages.
Their
knowledge is not limited to the physical nature of their work. They must also
know the legal regulations issued by local authorizes as well as the national
guidelines regarding their work and profession.
The
coverage is also focused on the various safety standard regulations with their
installed systems and that of the residence or building where it is installed.
Compensation
These professionals have some points of
gradations when it comes to the nature of their specialties. Those that have
some difficulties in their specialties are compensated accordingly.
Those whose specialties include sewers and
sewage systems have better hourly rates than those regular ones that work in
home waters systems and the like. Their rates do not include the markup on the
cost of the parts they replaced or installed.
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