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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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Vent stack
Construction; Plumbing
Upper portion of the soil stack above the topmost fixture through which gases and odours escape.
Vent
Construction; Plumbing
A pipe that allows air into a drain system to balance the air pressure, preventing water in the traps from being syphoned off.
Velocity head
Construction; Plumbing
The amount of energy required to accelerate water to a given velocity; expressed in feet per head.
Valve seat wrench
Construction; Plumbing
Hexagonal end wrench inserted into the hexagonal opening in a valve seat for installing or removal.
Micron
Construction; Plumbing
A unit of measure, one thousandth of a meter. Used to describe the pore size of filters.
Mini-widespread
Construction; Plumbing
A special style of bathroom lavatory faucet having separate spout and handles, but small enough to fit 4 inch center-to-center faucet holes.
Minimum run time
Construction; Plumbing
The minimum length of time that the pump should run while refilling the pressure tank.
