Plumbing & Pipefitting Trades – Canton

Plumbers assemble, install, maintain, and repair pipes, fittings, medical gas systems, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems, such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water according to specifications and plumbing codes.

They locate and mark the position of pipe, pipe connections, and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors using ruler, spirit level, and plumb bob. They cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings, using hand tools and a threading machine.

Plumbers also bend pipe using a pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over a block and bending it by hand; assemble and install valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of various metals or glass, vitrified clay, and plastic; and use hand tools and power tools. Plumbers may weld holding fixtures to structures.

Pipefitters work in the heavy manufacturing industry. They lay out, install, and maintain piping systems that provide steam heat, power, water, hydraulic pressure, air pressure, and oil. They bend, cut, weld, and bracket pipe; repair, pack, and adjust valves; test installed equipment for leaks; and check that the system meets government specifications.

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Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #94

3825 13th St SW

Canton, Ohio, 44710

330-477-7300

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Serving the greater Canton, Ohio area since 1901, UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union #94 is made of the area’s most skilled tradesmen. UA Local Union #94 is comprised of journeymen and apprentices involved in pipefitting, welding, plumbing and HVACR services.

As a member of Local #94, a typical day at work is exciting and challenging. Whether it be laying out underground plumbing in a strip mall, welding a petrochemical line, or diagnosing and repairing a roof top unit, a member of Local #94 can do the job. One could be on a multitude of job sites in his/her career such as; steel mills, hospitals, refineries, schools, food plants, apartments, single family dwellings, to just name a few. To put it in the easiest form, if it’s a piece of pipe we do it and we do it right the first time.