Try working in a shop as a helper for 6 months to a year and then decide if you want to make the commitment of attending a FIVE (5) year apprenticeship (10,000 hours) and 744 hours of class room studies.
Getting into an apprentice program and then dropping out means you took the spot of someone who really wanted to get in.
Also "Plumbing" is a very,very diversified profession and you can choose to specialize in residential, commercial, industrial or institutional like hospital work where plumbers install not only the acid waste systems but the medical gas lines and fire suppression piping (now considered steam fitting)
"Plumbing" has a lot to offer and there is no limit as to how far one can go if they take the formal education seriously and go for their Master plumbers licenses.
Then there is the drain cleaning aspect of plumbing which is also very diversified and can be very highly rewarding.
When I started plumbing I was told you get out of it what you put in and I must say it has been one amazing profession and no matter how much you try or how long you stay in this profession you can never,ever learn it all.
Every day you will learn something new
About 2,000 years ago the Romans started using indoor plumbing.
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The Uniform Plumbing Code was developed by by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO). IAPMO is a trade organization. The Code was started by a group of Los Angeles area plumbers in 1926.
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Plumbing top-out is the stage of plumbing that occurs when a home is in its frame stage. There are three stages of plumbing typically in construction. Plumbing rough (prior to the foundation being poured); plumbing topout (bringing ground plumbing up through the vents); plumbing trim (installing fixtures).
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