Free TX Plumber Exam Prep

Correct plumbing terminology from the code definitions chapter; the review course directs candidates to start here because the exam uses only code terms.

Approved and prohibited materials and fixtures, installation methods, protection of piping from corrosion, stress, freezing and damage, bedding and support in trenches, limits on cutting/notching/boring, and required testing and inspection.

Water closets, bidets, lavatories, bathtubs, showers, sinks, clothes washers, dishwashers and food grinders, plus fixture fittings and accessories such as P-traps, tailpieces, slip joints, flush valves and tank overflows.

Approved locations, supply valves, temperature and pressure relief valves and discharge piping, and drain pans; the practical station requires identifying code violations on labeled water heater installations.

Cross-connection control including vacuum breakers and air gaps, approved water supply materials, and required installation methods for threaded, solvent-cemented and soldered joints.

Approved and prohibited drain materials, solvent-cement installation methods, required separation between the building drain and the water service, cleanout locations, and drainage testing.

Purpose of venting, vent types and components, vent terminals, vent grading, connection of vent piping to drainage piping, and wet venting on the same floor versus one floor above.

Design of the different trap types, fixture traps, protection of trap seals, and prohibited traps.

Types of fuel gases, approved and prohibited fuel gas piping materials, and testing of fuel gas systems; LP-gas installation additionally requires a Texas Railroad Commission license.

Texas Occupations Code Sections 1301.351, 1301.356, 1301.403, 1301.404, 1301.452, 1301.502, 1301.508, 1301.701 and 1301.702, and Board Rules 361.1, 365.1, 367.2, 367.4, 367.5 and 367.7.

Six hands-on stations: shop work in solvent-cemented PVC, soldered copper, brazed copper, threaded steel and compression-band cast iron; identifying proper and improper water heater installations; and designing and installing a two-story sanitary drainage and vent system of up to 10 fixtures in a scaled model.