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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Boiler

Construction; Plumbing

A sealed tank where water is heated and turned to steam for power or hot water.

Cesspool

Construction; Plumbing

A cesspool is a lined excavation in the ground which receives the discharges of a drainage system or part thereof, so designed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging therein, but ...

Cheque valve

Construction; Plumbing

A type of backflow preventer installed in a pipe run that allows water to flow in only one direction.

Circuit vent

Construction; Plumbing

Plumbing drainage system vertical vent which is run from the last two traps on a horizontal drain line to the main vent stack of a building drainage system.

Cleanout plug

Construction; Plumbing

A plug in a trap or drain pipe that provides access for the purpose of clearing an obstruction.

A drain-cleaning device consisting of a rubber bladder with a hose fitting on one end and a nozzle on the other. The device attaches to a water hose and is inserted into a clogged drainpipe. As water ...