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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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Unifiednational fine thread (UNF)
Construction; Plumbing
A standard kind of fine straight thread used on fittings, buts, and bolts. Not for pipes.
Vitreous surface
Construction; Plumbing
Surface material on some plumbing fixtures derived from or consisting of glass, translucent, and low on porosity.
Venturi
Construction; Plumbing
A short tube with a tapered constriction in the middle that causes an increase in the velocity of flow of a fluid and a corresponding decrease in fluid pressure and that is used for creating a ...
Vent header
Construction; Plumbing
A vent pipe into which several vents connect. The vent pipe leads to the vent stack and out of the building.
