Plumbing

Plumbing

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

Industry: Construction

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Soil stack

Construction; Plumbing

Largest vertical drain line to which all branch waste lines connect. This line carries waste to the sewer line.

Solder

Construction; Plumbing

Metal alloy that is melted to create a fused joint between metal pieces. Also the act of melting solder into the joint.

Tee

Construction; Plumbing

A T-shaped fitting with three openings used to create branch lines.

Thermocouple

Construction; Plumbing

Small electric generator. Electron flow between the hot junction of 1200 degrees F and cold junction of 600 degrees F creates millivoltage.

Pressure-balancing shower mixing valve with automatic temperature control. When temperature or pressure fluctuations occur at the water inlets, a thermal actuator adjusts the hot and cold ratio to ...

Trap

Construction; Plumbing

Curved section of drain line that prevents sewer odours from escaping into the atmosphere. All fixtures that have drains must have a "P" trap installed. A toilet is the only plumbing fixture with an ...