IL Plumber case studies
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The Illinois plumber license is the credential the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) issues to individuals who plan, inspect, install, alter, extend, repair, and maintain plumbing systems in the state. Under the Illinois Plumbing License Law (225 ILCS 320), IDPH licenses plumbers, plumbing contractors, plumbers' apprentices, irrigation contractors, and retired plumbers. The IL Plumber case studies are 5 cases and about 2,823 words.
1Restaurant Kitchen Drainage and Grease Interceptor Review
A 90-seat restaurant is being built in an existing suburban shell. The kitchen will have a three-compartment sink, a pre-rinse sink with a spray hose, a conveyor dish machine, a mop sink, two floor drains, and a hand sink.
675 words, about 3 min2Dental Clinic Premises Isolation and Backflow Protection
A dental clinic is renovating a 2,400-square-foot suite in a strip center served by a 1-inch municipal water service. The suite will have four operatories with air/water syringes, a water-ring vacuum pump, a reverse-osmosis/DI water loop feeding sterilizers, an ice machine, a mop sink, and an emergency eyewash.
570 words, about 3 min3Basement Bathroom, Sewage Ejector, and Backwater Protection
A homeowner is finishing the basement of a 1,600-square-foot ranch built in 1978. The existing 4-inch cast-iron building drain runs below the basement floor to a municipal sewer; the main stack is 3 inches and the only vent through the roof is a 2-inch lavatory vent.
539 words, about 3 min4Apartment Maintenance Technician and Water Heater Replacement
A property management company owns a six-unit apartment building in an Illinois municipality that has adopted the Illinois Plumbing Code. The building's 12-year-old 40-gallon gas water heater leaks at the tank, and a copper supply line to a second-floor bath has a pinhole leak.
512 words, about 3 min5Lead Service Line Partial Replacement and Tenant Protection
A 1920s twelve-unit apartment building has a lead water service line running from the municipal main to a basement meter. A pinhole leak has been repaired twice with a clamp, and the owner now wants to cut out an 8-foot section near the wall and splice in copper, leaving the rest of the lead line in place.
527 words, about 3 min