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Plumbing

Referring to the skilled trade of working with pipes and plumbing fixtures that provide water or drain waste.

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Insert fittings

Construction; Plumbing

Fittings equipped with external, annular rings fir gripping, which are inserted into flexible rubber or plastic tubing as a connection.

Insanitary

Construction; Plumbing

So unclean as to be a likely cause of disease; Contrary to sanitary principles injurious to health.

Hydrojet

Construction; Plumbing

Cold inlet tube designed to reduce sediment build-up and increase efficiency in a water heater.

Hydrolysis

Construction; Plumbing

The reaction of a salt with water to form an acid and a base.

Hydraulic pressure

Construction; Plumbing

Pressure that exists in a system containing non-compressible liquid.

Hubless

Construction; Plumbing

Same as no-hub. Cast iron drainage pipe with neoprene gaskets and clamps.

Inlet

Construction; Plumbing

An entrance, opening, or aperture for the intake of fluid or gas.

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