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In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the. OSP Fiber Optic Installation All fiber optic applications are not the same. At the FOA, were mainly concerned with communications fiber optics telco, CATV, LAN. Parker Hannifin 945TH RoloFlair Flaring Tool for Soft Copper or Aluminum Tubing 18 to 34 RoloFlair Flaring Tool for Soft Copper or Aluminum Tubing 18. Recommended Equipment and Sources. This section of the book should be helpful to most readers including those who have the booklet 10 Packs for Survival. Were replacing a natural gas water heater in our demonstration. The steps for replacing a propane water heater are exactly the same, and those for an electric water heater are similar. In any case, play it safe. Call your local department of inspections and ask if you need a permit. And make sure a plumbing or electrical inspector checks your work. Your water heater is dead when the tank leaks. The telltale sign that your water heater needs replacing is a slow drip underneath, usually showing up as a trail of rusty water. This means that the steel tank has rusted through and cant be fixed. Other symptoms, such as insufficient or no hot water, usually signal other problems that you can fix. If you spot a drip, plan to replace the water heater right away. YUpR6er0nF.jpg' alt='How To Install Soft Copper Gas Line' title='How To Install Soft Copper Gas Line' />Dont wait until the leak gets bad. Most residential water heaters cost 1. EHow Auto gets you on the fast track with repair, maintenance, and shopping advice. Whether youre jump starting a battery or insuring a new car, we can help. Purchasing a laboratory gas generator for your facility is a costeffective and convenient choice, but you want to make sure you receive service after the sale. Solar Panel Install For Church How Much To Install Solar Panels On Home Solar Panel Install For Church Camping Solar Panels Kits Solar Panel Companies Asheville Nc. More expensive gas water heaters with special venting systems also are available. But theyre more difficult to install, and we wont deal with them here. New water heaters come with installation instructions and lots of warnings to make sure you handle the gas, electrical and other connections safely. In this article, well supplement those basics with techniques and real world advice from several professional plumbers. But take heed Youll be working with natural gas, propane or electricity, all of which are hazardous. If you dont feel confident, call in a pro to take care of the tough parts. And have your work inspected when its done. Plumbing codes vary by region. Describe your planned installation to your local plumbing inspector, including the types of materials you intend to use for your new connections. Better to get guidance first so you dont have to change things later Figure A Gas Water Heater Details. To print out this image, see the Additional Info at the end of this article. Gas water heater details. Figure B Connections for Steel and Plastic Pipe. Many homes have galvanized steel or plastic CPVC water supply pipes. Galvanized steel pipes are difficult to replace. We recommend that you remove the pipes back to the nearest tee, screw on a plastic lined galvanized nipple and complete the connections with copper as shown in our photo series. Because of potential heat buildup, keep plastic pipe at least 6 in. Make a transition from plastic to copper with a special coupling thats available wherever CPVC is sold. Flexible copper connectors are easier to install than solid copper, especially when the existing pipes and the tank inlets dont line up. But not all local codes allow them. If yours does, take special care not to pinch or kink them. You could get a leak. Connections for steel and plastic pipe. Step 1 Shut off the gas and water. Photo 1. Turn off the gas to the water heater by turning the nearby shutoff valve a quarter turn. When off, the handle should be at a right angle to the pipe. Shut off the main water supply as well and drain the lines by opening a faucet on the lowest floor. Step 2 Drain the water in the tank. Photo 2. Attach a garden hose to the drain valve and drain the water left in the tank. Caution The water will be scalding hot Disconnect the gas line at the nearby union with a pair of wrenches and unscrew the pipe from the gas control valve with a pipe wrench. Step 3 Cut off the water lines. Photo 3. Unscrew the vent pipe from the vent hood and move it to the side. Then cut the hot and cold water lines with a tube cutter. Unscrew unions for galvanized pipe or the nuts on flexible connectors if you have them. Slide the old water heater out of the way. Step 4 Attach the relief valve. Photo 4. Wrap the threads of the new temperature and pressure relief valve with Teflon tape three turns. Screw it tightly into the tank with a pipe wrench. Attach a copper discharge pipe see Fig. A for routing details. Step 5 Attach pipe assemblies. Photo 5. Solder new copper adapters to 6 in. Add short, plastic lined nipples to shield against galvanic corrosion, especially if you have hard water or if theyre required by local codes. Step 6 Attach the water lines. Photo 6. Slide the new water heater into place, recut or extend the old tubing to meet the new, and solder the tubing together using copper slip couplings. If the tubing doesnt line up, offset the lines as needed with pairs of 4. Step 7 Reattach the vent. Photo 7. Reconnect the vent. Shove it tightly over the draft hood and anchor it with three 38 in. No. 6 sheet metal screws. Predrill the holes. The vent should rise at least 1. Step 8 Use two wrenches to attach the gas line. Photo 8. Reconnect the gas line. Coat the threaded ends with pipe joint compound and screw the first nipple into the gas valve. Use two pipe wrenches to avoid stressing the valve. Reassemble the remaining nipples, finishing up with the union Photo 2. Then follow these four steps to fill the tank 1 Close the drain valve 2 turn the water back on at the main shutoff and open the cold water valve to the water heater leave it open 3 turn on a nearby hot water faucet until water comes out and 4 inspect all the joints and fittings for water leaks. Step 9 Check for backdrafting. Most water heaters rely on a natural draft to draw combustion fumes up the flue. If the draft doesnt work, those fumes, possibly containing deadly carbon monoxide, will spill out into your home. After completing your installation, check the draft. Close all exterior doors and windows and turn on your kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans. Then open a nearby hot water faucet until you hear the gas burner in the water heater ignite. After a minute, move a smoking match around the edge of the draft hood Photo 7 on top of the heater. The smoke should be drawn up the vent pipe. If the smoke doesnt draw, the fumes from the burner arent venting. Turn off the gas to the water heater and call a licensed plumber to correct the problem. Step 1. 0 Check for leaks. Photo 9 Look for bubbles at connections. Turn on the gas and check connections for leaks by brushing a 5. If the mixture bubbles, you have a leak. Tighten or reconnect joints that leak. Wipe the joints dry when finished. Call the plumbing inspector to check over your work. Follow the how to advice that accompanies the photos to make sure the connections are tight. Step 1. 1 Light the pilot light. Photo 1. 0 Use a lighter to light the pilot light. Light the pilot light according to the manufacturers directions. For electric water heaters, turn the power on at the main panel after the electrical inspector checks your work. Finally, set the temperature to 1. F., following the installation instructions. Light the pilot light in the new water heater and adjust the temperature setting. Installation Details for Electric Water Heaters. First turn off the power to the water heater at your main electrical panel. Then follow the same draining procedures as for a gas water heater. When the water heater is drained, disconnect the electrical wires from the screw terminals under the access panel, which is usually located near the top. If you dont have electrical experience, hire an electrician to handle all the electrical wiring. Follow the manufacturers instructions for wiring the new water heater. If the new water heater is shorter and the old wires wont reach, surface mount a 4 in. Check the instructions and make sure the rating of the old fuse or circuit breaker is high enough to handle the new water heater. How copper cable is made. A tour of a copper wire and cable manufacturing plant informs us of the complex processes involved in making this fundamental product. Arlyn S. Powell, Jr. Copper wire and cable are the primary media that most cabling contractors install and most cable plant managers are responsible for maintaining. And yet, although we work with these products day in and day out, have we ever asked ourselves, Where does copper wire come fromHow is it madeJournalists frequently get invited on press tours of manufacturing facilities, but it is rare for the working man or woman to have that opportunity, even if he or she has the time. So, were going to take you on a brief tour of the copper wire and copper cable manufacturing facility of Cable Systems International csi in Phoenix, AZ. Although csi makes a number of different wire and cable products including Category 3 premises cable and Category 5 plenum cable, were going to look at the process for making plastic insulated cable pic, which carries telephone and data circuits from the central office or distribution cabinets to neighborhoods or buildings. Native AdvertisementWire draw is first step. The first step in the manufacturing process takes place at wire draw 1. Here 1. 5,0. 00 pound coils of 51. American Wire Gauge copper rod from nearby Arizona copper mines are reduced to copper wire see Where does csi get its copper, page 5. During the wire draw, the copper rod is pulled through a series of synthetic diamond dies, which gradually decrease in size. The rod and dies are flooded with a coolant and a synthetic lubricant to increase the life of the dies and keep the copper wire from overheating. The result is a 5. The coil of copper wire is then transferred by overhead crane to the insulating area of the plant, where a single coil may feed an insulate line for as long as two days. Each insulate line performs several different functions, including additional wire drawing and annealing as well as application of insulation. The first step in this process is to further reduce the size of the copper wire by drawing it through wire draw 2. Operating the same way as wire draw 1, this process makes use of diamond dies to reduce a 1. After wire drawing, the wire is extremely brittle and can easily be fractured if flexed. Since finished copper wire must be flexible, the wire is softened, or annealed, at this point. Annealing is accomplished by passing a large electrical current through the wire for a fraction of a second, raising its temperature briefly to 1. F. To prevent oxidation of the wire, this step is performed in water. The water bath also cools and cleans the wire in preparation for the insulating step. The wire, now soft and flexible, is passed through an extruder, where either a single or double coating of plastic is applied. High density polyethylene pellets, colored one of ten industry standard colors, are fed into the cool rear section of the extruder as they are pushed forward, they are heated until they melt. Exiting the extruder, the coated wire, now traveling at approximately 6. Before the reels move to the next manufacturing operation, wire and insulation diameter are measured, and the wire is tested for such electrical properties as capacitance and resistance. Described briefly, as they are here, these processes may sound simple, but given the range of products manufactured by csi and the varying mechanical and electrical requirements for each, the jobs of the technicians operating the manufacturing equipment can be quite complicated. On the insulate line, for example, new operators go through a 1. An on the job certification process follows. Insulate supervisor Norm Odom says that it takes months to develop the competency just to run the insulate lines. Yet, he adds, an operator could be here for 2. Twisting and stranding. In the next step, the insulated wires are twisted into wire pairs the ten standard insulation colors combined into 2. At twist, two wires of the same gauge are twisted together using a proprietary formula to determine twist length. Twist lengths vary from two to seven inches, with the unit of change being 11. Each different pair combination of insulation colors has a unique twist length, so that when different twisted pairs are combined in the same cable, no two side by side pairs will have the same twist length, a situation that can lead to crosstalk and interference see Does manufacturing matterThe case of crosstalk, page 5. Because the twist operation, which involves the repeated transfer of steel reels of insulated and twisted wire, is physically demanding, csi trains new twist operators to use ergonomic lifting techniques and urges them to participate in a voluntary stretching program. Says new operator Lee Martinez, The ergonomic lifting techniques that I learned in the operator certification program definitely helped prepare me for the physical demands of the job especially when my assignment is to twist 2. It requires two operators to run one stranding machine. The first operator takes the reels of twisted pairs and sets them up on a supply stand in the proper color coded order and twist length sequence. The pairs are then fed through a rotating, oscillating faceplate that is designed to prevent the same twist patterns from being placed side by side in the finished cable. As the pairs continue through the stranding machine, the second operator oversees their grouping into 2. For larger cables, such as the 3. The unit is passed through a device called a flyer bow, which applies additional twist, making it more flexible and further decreasing the chance of electrical interference. It is then placed on a unit truck and tested for electrical defects such as crosses, shorts, and opens. For smaller cables, a 2. In this case, the unit truck with the core on it is taken directly to the jacketing operation once the cable passes its electrical testing. If the unit is to form part of a larger cable, it next goes to the cabling operation. Cabling and jacketing. At cabling, the units coming from the stranding operation are grouped together to form a multi unit cable core. The process is similar to stranding the units are passed through a faceplate that properly positions them in the cable core. The units are also twisted together on a rotating core truck to help control electrical interference and provide flexibility. For air core cables, the core wrap is applied at the cabling station. Pressurizing the cable helps it resist the intrusion of moisture. A more dependable technique for preventing moisture from getting into a cable is to fill it with a gel like filling compound. If the cable is to be gel filled, the core wrap is applied after the filling compound is forced into the cable core. Depending on the technique preferred, the filling compound can be applied at the cabling station or during the next operation jacketing. As mentioned, smaller, single unit cable cores may come to the jacketing operation directly from stranding larger, multi unit cable cores go through the cabling operation before being sent to jacketing. At jacketing, several operations gel filling, armoring, jacketing, and printing are performed to produce the finished cable. The first step is for the filling compound to be added for gel filled cables. The cable core is heated to ensure that the filling compound penetrates all open spaces in the core.