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ARC 1419: Plumbing and

Sanitary System

MODULE 5 PLUMBING
Lecture 10 ABBREVIATIONS AND
SYMBOLS

Arc 1419 CLUSTER


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Plumbing symbols are used


when drawing house plans and
diagrams.

The purpose of these symbols is to


indicate where the different
elements of your plumbing system
are located. Some of these
symbols are self-explanatory, but
others might be more difficult to
interpret.
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Here is what the most common symbols used in plumbing diagrams mean.

1. Plumbing Pipes
Plumbing pipes are represented by
different lines.
These lines will give you an idea of
the plumbing layout of your home.
Figuring out the exact location of your
plumbing pipes is crucial since they
will impact where fixtures can go and
might also have an impact on the
design of your home.
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2. Waste Pipes
3. Vents
Waste pipes are represented by
You will also find lines with smaller
solid lines if they are above
dashes.
ground.
These lines represent vents.
If a waste pipe is located
These small dashes will be used to
underground, you will use large
represent the main vent stack and
dashes to represent it on your
well as smaller vents that are
plumbing diagram.
connected to the main stack.
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4. Water Supply
Water supply line symbols use
5. Fire Line
combinations of dashes.
If there is a fire line on your
You can use a large dash
diagram, you can represent it with
followed by a smaller dash to
large dashes interrupted by the
represent a cold water supply
letter F.
line.
6. Gas Line
A hot water line would be
You would use the same symbol
represented with a large dash
but the letter G to represent a gas
followed by two smaller dashes. If
line.
you have a hot water return line,
you will need to a large dash
followed by three dots.
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7. Tees And Elbows


Tees and elbows connect pipes.
The lines you draw for the pipes should represent all the turns present in your plumbing
system, and you should use these plumbing symbols to indicate how the pipes are
connected.

If there is a 90° elbow, draw a rounded angle to indicate how the pipe turns

If pipes are connected with a straight tee, you will need to use a vertical line touching a
horizontal one to represent the tee.

You can use this same symbol for a reducing tee, but you will need to add numbers to each
pipe to indicate how the diameter of the pipes changes.
You will also need to draw P-traps on your plans or diagrams.

The line that represents the pipe should form the shape of the P-trap by dropping and going
back up.
You will need to draw a fitting at the end of the P-trap.
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8. Fittings And Valves 8a. Valves


The plumbing symbols used to These are the plumbing symbols you can use to
represent valves:
represent fittings and valves
indicate whether a fitting or valve 8b. Gate Valve
is screwed or soldered. You can represent a gate valve with two triangles
facing each other.
If the valve is soldered, add small circles outside of
It is important to learn to each triangle.
differentiate between fittings and
8c.Globe Valves
valves so you can choose the If there are globe valves in your plumbing layout, you
correct symbol. can use the same symbol but make sure you add a
visible dot between the two triangles.
Add circles outside of the triangles if the valve is
soldered.
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8d. Tap Valves


Tap valves are represented with two
triangles connected at the narrow ends
and a T-shape between the triangles.

8e. Backwater Valve


A backwater valve can be represented
with a circle and a slanted line drawn
across it.
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OTHER Plumbing Symbols


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SYMBOLS FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES


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Sample Plumbing Layout


Plumbing symbols are used when
drawing house plans and diagrams.

The purpose of these symbols is to


indicate where the different elements of
our plumbing system are located.

Some of these symbols are self -


explanatory, but others might be more
difficult to interpret.
MODULE 5: Plumbing Abbreviations and Symbols
ARC 1419: PLUMBING AND SANITARY

References:

https://theplumbinginfo.com/plumbing-symbols/

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