TransfermaticPLMB at Rio Hondo College

    PLMB 040D - Copper Joining Methods

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    Prerequisite
    PLMB 040B, PLMB 040A
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course is designed to meet the needs of indentured apprentices with the State of California who are interested in the plumbing industry. The course focuses on the fundamentals of the copper joining methods used in the plumbing and pipefitting trades as well as the use of an oxy-acetylene torch for flame cutting and welding. Students are exposed to safety and safe work practices, soldering and brazing theory, types and uses of copper tube, solders, fluxes and brazing alloys, joint preparation and assembly, heating equipment and tools, flared, compression, soldered and brazed joints, as well as performance tests for soldering and brazing.