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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Yoke

Construction; Plumbing

Usually a brass casting that holds both the hot and cold valves and the mixing chamber for the water. May also refer to an assembly of copper or other metal which serves the same function.

Yoke vent

Construction; Plumbing

A yoke vent is a pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack for the purpose of preventing pressure changes in the stacks.

Flux

Construction; Plumbing

Paste applied to copper pipes and fittings before soldering to help the fusion process and prevent oxidation.

Flapper valve

Construction; Plumbing

The part on the bottom of the toilet tank that opens to allow water to flow from the tank into the bowl.

Fixture

Construction; Plumbing

In plumbing, the devices that provide a supply of water and/or its disposal, e.g. sinks, tubs, toilets.

Fall/flow

Construction; Plumbing

The proper slope or pitch of a pipe for adequate drainage.

Trap primer

Construction; Plumbing

A small feeder line connecting the cold water line directly to the drainage trap, which releases a small amount of water to the trap should it run dry to maintain the water seal.