New Mexico FFA

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New Mexico FFA

• Agricultural Mechanics
• Career Development Event
• Plumbing

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Boiler Drain

• Used to release waste liquids from some type of
  storage vessel such as a hot water heater.

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Chain Wrench

• Used to hold pipe and other round objects and for
  tightening or loosening of pipe and fittings.

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Check Valve

• A check valve allows liquids to only flow in one
  direction.

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Clear Vinyl Tubing

• Clear Vinyl tubing is used to carry fluids that
  are under high pressure, very flexible which
  eliminates fittings.

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Compression Repair Coupling

• Should be used to make temporary repairs on PVC
  and metal pipes where a break or leak occurs.

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Copper Hot Water Heater Plumbing Pipe.

• Used to attach a hot water heater to inlet and
  outlet valves.

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Copper Tubing Cutter
Used to cut and de-burr copper tubing.
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Drum Auger

• Quite often referred to as a plumbers snake. May
  be electric or hand powered and is used to clear
  stopped drains.

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Flange

• A rim or collar used to hold a pipe or shaft in
  place.

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Float Valve

• Used for controlling the water level in a storage
  reservoir.

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High Pressure Tubing

• Used to prevent hose rupture on implements such
  as sprayer and power washers.

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Hose Bib

• A threaded male end faucet also known as a wall
  hydrant

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Lawn Faucet/Sillcock

• A threaded female end faucet generally used on
  the exterior wall of a building.

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Gate Valve

• A valve in which the line-closing element is a
  gate that is raised or lowered to regulate flow

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Ball Valve

• A valve that uses a ball to seal against the seat

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Globe or Stop Valve

• A valve in which the closing element is a sphere,
  or a flat or rounded gasket, which is moved into
  or onto a round port

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O Ring

• An O ring is used to form a seal between two
  metal parts.

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Pipe Plug

• Closes off the end of a pipe similar to a cap but
  fits inside the pipe. May also be used on a flat
  surface such as an oil pan, engine block.

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Pipe Cap

• Closes off the end of a pipe by threading on to
  the outside of the pipe.

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Pipe Thread Compound

• A putty applied to pipe threads before fittings
  are tightened. Aids in forming a water tight
  seal.

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Pipe Vise

• Used to hold pipe securely when cutting,
  threading, or reaming.

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Plastic Pipe

• Black in color and comes in rolls. Size may vary
  and it is joined together using clamps and
  fittings. Relatively inexpensive and used when
  covering a great distance.

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Plastic/PVC Pipe Cutter

• A plier like tool designed to cut plastic and PVC
  pipe.

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Pipe Dies

• Used to thread a variety of sizes of pipe
  manually, uses a ratcheting handle.

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Pressure Switch

• An electric control mechanism that activates a
  pump when water levels drop in a storage
  reservoir. Also used to activate air compressors.

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Propane Torch

• Generally used to heat copper tubing for sweating
  purposes.

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PVC Coupling

• A glue on fitting used to connect two pieces of
  pipe.

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PVC Elbow

• May be a 45 degree or 90 degree, used to form a
  corner in pipe.

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PVC Pipe

• Rigid plastic pipe, generally white in color,
  used for a variety of plumbing purposes. Fast
  glue based assembly.

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Rigid Copper Tubing

• May be used for water and some gases. It is
  normally connected with sweat on fittings.

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Stop and Waste Valve

• This type of valve allows you to turn off the
  flow of liquid and drain the system.

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Street Ell or elbow

• Used to connect two different sizes of pipe while
  making a forty five or ninety degree turn.
  Generally found in black and galvanized pipe.

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Submersible Pump

• An electric powered pump that is placed inside
  well casing to pump water to the surface.

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Sucker Rod

• Rods used to connect a wind mill to the pump at
  the bottom of the well casing, or a pump jack to
  a pump in the casing.

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Sump Pump

• A pump that is used to remove water that has
  accumulated in some type of pit.

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Sweat On Copper Tubing Fittings

• Copper fittings that are connected using heat and
  solder rather than threads

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Tee

• Used to connect three joints of pipe. May be
  found in black, galvanized or PVC.

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Teflon Tape

• A thin, flexible tape attached that seals threads
  to form a water or gas tight seal. Used in
  place of pipe thread compound.

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Thermcouple

• A sensor for measuring temperatures. Used in hot
  water heaters and furnaces to activate the
  heating elements in gas units.

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Union

• Most commonly used to connect two gas lines or
  pipes together, may be black pipe or galvanized.

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Washing Machine Hose

• A short heavy duty hose used to connect a washing
  machine to a hose bib.

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Ag Teacher Recliner (Also known as the Lazy
Bowl)

• Used for critical thinking, problem solving, and
  reference review.