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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Plumbers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · O*NET 47-2152.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

13 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

27 matched to the tools plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters use. Showing 24.

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

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    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Make (make.com)

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  • AutoCAD is a design and drafting platform which supports automated design tasks and offers features such as 2D drafting, drawing and annotation, 3D modeling and visualization, and more.

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  • AutoCAD LT 2D drafting software helps you create, edit and share your 2D drawings. It is specifically designed for small design teams working in the construction, architecture, engineering and manufacturing industries.

  • Autodesk

    MCP server
  • CorelCAD is a computer-aided design software designed to help businesses across manufacturing, architecture, engineering, and construction industries create and render 2D drawings and 3D designs on a unified platform. The application enables managers to track projects, collaborat

  • Draft it, by Cadlogic, is a 2D CAD solution that provides functionality to create, save and print CAD drawings.

  • Email Server

    MCP server
  • Excel

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  • Excel

    MCP server
  • Gestioo

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    Software for the management of corrective/preventive maintenance workshops.

    Gestioo

  • Business Finances made simple

    Intuit QuickBooks

  • Maintenance Care is a CMMS software for work orders, preventive maintenance and asset management.

    Maintenance Care

  • Make (make.com)

  • Make (make.com)

  • Quickbooks

    MCP server

The tools this job actually uses

41 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Intuit QuickBookshot
  • Microsoft Active Server Pages ASPhot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • AEC Design Group CADPIPE
  • Atlas Construction Business Forms
  • Autodesk Building Systems
  • Bentley Systems AutoPIPE
  • Bookkeeping software
  • COADE CAESAR II
  • Database software
  • Drawing and drafting software
  • Elite Software DPIPE
  • Elite Software FIRE
  • Elite Software HSYM
  • Elite Software Plumbing CAD
  • Elite Software Spipe
  • Elite Software Sprinkler CAD
  • Email software
  • Estimating software
  • FastEST FastPipe
  • FastEST software
  • Heat loss calculation software
  • Horizon Engineering Sigma Plumbing Calculator
  • Insight Direct ServiceCEO
  • Job costing software
  • Klear Estimator
  • KRS Enterprises Service First!
  • Maintenance management software
  • Pipepro Pipefitting
  • Piping construction costs estimation software
  • PipingOffice
  • PricePoint
  • Quicken
  • Quote Software QuoteExpress
  • Vision InfoSoft Plumbing Bid Manager
  • ViziFlow
  • Watter Hammer Software Hytran
  • Wilhelm Publishing Threshold

What this job involves

30 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Shut off steam, water, or other gases or liquids from pipe sections, using valve keys or wrenches.
  2. Install underground storm, sanitary, or water piping systems, extending piping as needed to connect fixtures and plumbing.
  3. Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
  4. Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
  5. Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
  6. Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
  7. Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair, according to specifications.
  8. Review blueprints, building codes, or specifications to determine work details or procedures.
  9. Select pipe sizes, types, or related materials, such as supports, hangers, or hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.
  10. Fill pipes or plumbing fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
  11. Direct helpers engaged in pipe cutting, preassembly, or installation of plumbing systems or components.
  12. Inspect, examine, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
  13. Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, appliances such as dishwashers or water heaters, or fixtures such as sinks or toilets, using hand or power tools.
  14. Anchor steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place.
  15. Attach pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
  16. Modify, clean, or maintain pipe systems, units, fittings, or related machines or equipment, using hand or power tools.
  17. Install automatic controls to regulate pipe systems.
  18. Estimate time, material, or labor costs for use in project plans.
  19. Keep records of work assignments.
  20. Inspect structures to assess material or equipment needs, to establish the sequence of pipe installations, or to plan installation around obstructions, such as electrical wiring.
  21. Maintain or repair plumbing by replacing defective washers, replacing or mending broken pipes, or opening clogged drains.
  22. Repair or remove and replace system components.
  23. Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes or pipe fittings, using hand or power tools.
  24. Inspect work sites for obstructions or holes that could cause structural weakness.