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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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Waste stack

Construction; Plumbing

See Soil Stack. The vertical main pipe in a drainage system, extending one or more stories.

Waste & overflow drain

Construction; Plumbing

An assembly for a bathtub. The outlet at the top removes the overflow water during tub filling and the drain at the bottom removes wastewater when the tub is drained.

Waste arm drain

Construction; Plumbing

An extension pipe, usually to extend a sink drain into a wall.

Wash-down water closet

Construction; Plumbing

Water closet having a syphon trapway at the front of the bowl, and integral flushing rim.

Voral tube

Construction; Plumbing

Flexible steel hose used for hand-held shower sprays.

Volute casing

Construction; Plumbing

Derives is name from a spiral shaped casing surrounding the pump impeller. It converts velocity energy to pressure energy.

Volt

Construction; Plumbing

Unit of measure of electromotive force.

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