Title: Identify tools specific to plumbers.
Course: Building Trades I (17009-I) > Section: Plumbing: Performing Plumbing Basics

Identification could include the following:

- Cutter
  - Copper tubing cutter with reamer
  - Cutters suitable for cast-iron soil pipe
  - Hacksaw
  - Saw or shear-to-cut PVC pipe
- Striker
- Slip-joint pliers (channel-lock type)
- Adjustable wrench
- Torpedo level
- Claw hammer
- Plastic (PVC) pipe reamer
- Soldering torch
- Solder paste brush
- Copper cleaning tool (for the inside and outside of a pipe)
- Architect's scale
- Straightedge or drafting triangle
- Torque wrench for no-hub clamps
- Straight tin snips
- Nut driver
- Socket set
- Portable screw gun
- Plumb bob

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does an architect's scale differ from a regular scale?
- What is the function of a plumb bob? When might it be used?
- Why do residential plumbers need to maintain good driving records?

NCCER Standards:

Plumbing: Level 1

- 02103-05 Plumbing Tools