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Cut through the Complexities of the International Fuel Gas Code - Achieve Full Compliance on Every Project!
The International Fuel and Gas Code Companion combines a clear, conversational explanation of this complicated Code with the latest tactics and techniques for applying the International Fuel Gas Code standards on the job. Working closely with the International Code Council, Master Gasfitter and bestselling author R. Dodge Woodson provides easy-to-understand interpretations of the Code that will enable you to achieve full Code compliance - quickly and easily.
Filled with over 150 detailed illustrations, this time- and money-saving guide presents helpful tables for sizing and capacities as well as vital safety inspection procedures. The International Fuel and Gas Code Companion features:
- A clear, conversational explanation of the International Fuel Gas Code.
- The latest tactics and techniques for applying the Code successfully.
- Tables for sizing and capacities of gas piping and venting systems.
- Recommended safety inspection procedures.
Inside this Plain-English Companion to the International Fuel Gas Code:
• Administration • Definitions • General Regulations • Gas Piping Installations • Chimneys and Vents • Specific Appliances • Gaseous Hydrogen Systems • Referenced Standards • Sizing and Capacities of Gas Piping • Sizing of Venting Systems • Exit Terminals of Mechanical Draft and Direct Venting Systems • Recommended Procedures for Safety Inspection of an Existing Appliance Installation
From the Introduction
R. Dodge Woodson has over 30 years of experience in the construction trades. He has built up to 60 single-family homes a year, has remodeled countless homes and buildings, and is licensed as a master plumber and master gasfitter. As a seasoned author, Woodson is well known throughout the professional community. His writing style and ability to turn complicated tasks into easy-to-understand terms makes him and this book your guide to getting your code questions answered with less stress. Here is your ticket to simplifying the cryptic code that you work with on a daily basis. The code is large and can be complicated. Woodson translates it into easy-to-use terms for people in the field. See the code as a real-world guide instead of some foreign language that only some people can begin to sift through. This is your chance.
How important is understanding the code? It is essential for professionals in the trade. Working without code compliance is an expensive mistake. Many good gas workers mean well and still stray from the code. This is often due to the code being difficult to understand and follow. Not anymore. This book will walk you through the code requirements chapter by chapter.
Laid out in the same basic sequence as the code book, this book can be used in conjunction with your code book. While this book is not a replacement for your code book, it is a strong enhancement to it. Use the books together as resources to make your job or your business more productive.
Thumb through the pages here. Notice the code alert boxes. You will find that some key components of the code are highlighted in the alert boxes. Go ahead, take a peek. While you are at it, pick a few topics that you are either familiar with or confused about, and look them up. See for yourself how easy this book makes it to put your mind at ease on code issues.
You might find another book that attempts to do what this one does, but it was not written by R. Dodge Woodson. Another book might be a fine piece of work, but Woodson has a long-standing reputation as a best-selling author of code-related books for McGraw-Hill. If you are looking for one guide to the code that you can trust, this is it.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Chapter 1: Administration. Chapter 2: Definitions. Chapter 3: General Regulations. Chapter 4: Gas Piping Installations. Chapter 5: Chimneys and Vents. Chapter 6: Specific Appliances. Chapter 7: Gaseous Hydrogen Systems. Index.
About the Author
R Dodge Woodson has been a licensed Master Gasfitter for more than 30 years and has owned and operated construction companies in Virginia and Maine. He is the author of McGraw-Hill's 2003 International Plumbing Code Handbook and Plumber's Licensing Study Guide. |
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