Book Title: Block D: Piping and Components
Subtitle: BC Plumbing Apprenticeship, Level 1
Book Description: Block D: Piping and Components of the Plumbing Apprenticeship Program Level 1 Series features Skilled Trades BC industry-authority content focused on the foundational installation skills required to assemble and integrate plumbing systems. Apprentices learn how to install pipe and tubing, valves, and fittings, as well as how to safely penetrate building structures, with an emphasis on accuracy, system performance, and code compliance. Together, these competencies support durable, well-coordinated installations and prepare apprentices for more advanced piping work in later stages of the apprenticeship.
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- Block D-1: Install Pipe and Tubing
- Block D-2: Install Valves
- Block D-3: Install Fittings
- Block D-4: Penetrate Structures
- Block D: Glossary
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Book Description
Block D: Piping and Components of the Plumbing Apprenticeship Program Level 1 Series features Skilled Trades BC industry-authority content focused on the core installation skills that form the foundation of plumbing systems. This block emphasizes the practical knowledge and techniques apprentices use to assemble, connect, and integrate piping systems accurately and safely within residential, commercial, and institutional settings.
In Block D, apprentices learn how to install pipe and tubing, valves, and fittings, as well as how to safely and effectively penetrate building structures. These competencies support proper system function, durability, and compliance with codes and specifications, while reinforcing precision, planning, and coordination with other trades on the job site.
License
Block D: Piping and Components Copyright © 2026 by Skilled Trades BC, TRU Open Press is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Subject
Plumbing skills and techniques
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Block D: Piping and Components Copyright © 2026 by Skilled Trades BC, TRU Open Press is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Original material © SkilledTradesBC, All Rights Reserved. The original material provided by SkilledTradesBC has been adapted and modified with permission. ©COPYRIGHT TRU, 2026. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
This licence allows you to retain, reuse, copy, redistribute, and revise this resource — in whole or in part — for non-commercial purposes, provided that the adapted version is released under the same licence and the original creators are properly attributed as follows:
Block D: Piping and Components by SkilledTradesBC, revised by the BC Articulation Curriculum Subcommittee, Audrey Curran, Mark Overgaard and TRU Open Press, is used under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence. Download for free at: https://d-pipingcomponents-bcplumbingapprl1.pressbooks.tru.ca/
Suggested citation (APA 7th edition):
SkilledTradesBC. (2026). Block D: Piping and Components (Rev. ed.; adapted by Audrey Curran, Mark Overgaard, the BC Articulation Curriculum Subcommittee, & TRU Open Press). TRU Open Press, Thompson Rivers University. https://d-pipingcomponents-bcplumbingapprl1.pressbooks.tru.ca/Cover art attribution:
Cover art by Jessica Obando Almache, TRU Open Press, using Detailed image of frosted industrial pipes and red valves in a factory setting. by Arshan Ali on Pexels under the Pexels License.
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