About British Columbia Pipefitters
Although Plumbing and Pipefitting are different trades, in many different parts of the country, plumbers may do pipefitting work, whereas pipefitters may not do plumbing work. As with Plumbers, British Columbia requires pipefitters to be licensed. Most of Logan Maintenance and Construction Inc. Pipefitters have taken a four to five year apprenticeship and testing before becoming a licensed journeyman. British Columbia Pipefitter Skills include:
Logan Maintenance and Construction Pipefittes have skills that include physical strength and manual dexterity, reading and interpreting blueprints and specifications; making detailed sketches for pipe and equipment fabrication and installation; cutting openings for pipe using various hand or power tools; measuring, cutting with blades and torches, threading, grooving, bending, soldering, brazing, welding, assembling, mitering, joining and installing pipes, valves and fittings.
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A British Columbia Pipefitter is not to be mistaken for a plumber. A Pipefitter is a tradesman who lays out, assembles, fabricates, maintains and repairs mechanical piping systems. Pipefitters at Logan Maintenance and Construction go through a mix of apprentice and trade school training. Journeyman pipefitters/steamfitters deal with industrial process piping and heating/cooling systems. Typical industrial process pipe is under high pressure, which requires metals such as carbon steel, stainless steel, and many different alloy metals fused together through precisely cutting, threading, grooving, bending and welding, whereas a plumber concentrates on piping systems for utility liquids potable water, sewage, drains, etc. in the commercial and residential atmosphere operating at lower pressures than high powered industrial systems. Utility piping typically consists of copper, PVC, CPVC, polyethylene, and galvanized pipe which is typically glued, soldered, or threaded. Other types of piping systems include steam, ventilation, hydraulics, chemicals or fuel.