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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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Air elimination vent
Construction; Plumbing
A device which automatically eliminates trapped air in the "closed-loop" hydronic system.
Alarm cheque valve
Construction; Plumbing
A cheque valve located in the riser of a wet pipe fire sprinkler system that sounds an alarm when water begins to pass through it.
Air volume control
Construction; Plumbing
Maintains the air charge in a standard water storage tank. Pre-charged tanks do not require an air volume control.
Air lock
Construction; Plumbing
Blockage in the flow of liquid, esp. on the suction side of a pump caused by an air bubble in the line.
Air-gas ratio
Construction; Plumbing
The ratio of combustion air supply flow rate to the fuel gas supply flow rate.
Brake horse power (BHP)
Construction; Plumbing
The actual amount of horsepower consumed by a pump as measured on a dynamometer.
Aspiration
Construction; Plumbing
The result of mixing air with discharging water for the purpose of enhancing the hydro-massage effect of the whirlpool.
