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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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Pressure head
Construction; Plumbing
Pressure in a plumbing system. The unit of measure which is the vertical force exerted by water at a depth of one foot.
Pressure loss
Construction; Plumbing
The term given for the loss of pressure that occurs whenever water moves through a pipe or when water moves uphill against the force of gravity. If the total pressure loss in a piping system exceeds ...
Pressure reducing valve
Construction; Plumbing
A valve that automatically reduces inlet water pressure to a specified value at its outlet under static cold water conditions.
Pressure balanced valve
Construction; Plumbing
A shower mixing valve that automatically maintains balance between incoming hot and cold water supplies by immediately regulating fluctuations in pressure. As a result, temperature remains constant, ...
Repair clamp
Construction; Plumbing
Sleeve type clamp used to repair a split pipe, held in place by bolts.
Reflective glass
Construction; Plumbing
Glass that bounces back at least some of the light that strikes it.
Reducer
Construction; Plumbing
A pipe fitting used for joining pipes with different diameters together. A bushing is threaded on both the inside and outside.
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