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