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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Rough-in

Construction; Plumbing

Installation of the drain, waste, vent, and supply lines in a structure to the proposed location of each fixture.

Rough-in dimensions

Construction; Plumbing

The distance from a finished wall or floor to the centre of the waste or supply opening or mounting holes on a plumbing fixture.

Desanco fitting

Construction; Plumbing

A type of compression adapter that connects tubular brass fittings to other fittings, most often a tapped sanitary tee.

Diaphragm

Construction; Plumbing

Flexible membrane in a valve that deflects down onto a rigid area of the valve body to regulate water flow from the supply lines. This eliminates the possibility of debris build-up within the valve.

Compression valve

Construction; Plumbing

A type of valve that is often used for water faucets. It is opened or closed by raising or lowering a horizontal disc by a threaded stem.

Compression fitting

Construction; Plumbing

A kind of tubing or pipe connexion where a nut, and then a sleeve or ferrule is placed over a copper or plastic tube and is compressed tightly around the tube as the nut is tightened, forming a ...