Plumbing

Plumbing

Referring to the skilled trade of working with pipes and plumbing fixtures that provide water or drain waste.

Industry: Construction

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End drain

Construction; Plumbing

The side of a tub where the drain is found. When facing a tub, if the drain is on the right, this is a Right-Hand tub (RH). If on the left, it is a Left Hand tub (LH). On whirlpools, the pump is ...

(1) The point at which a process is stopped because a predetermined condition is met; (2) in an ion exchange water softener service run, this is where the hardness of the softener effluent increases ...

First draw

Construction; Plumbing

Water that has been sitting in pipes or plumbing fixtures overnight and is first drawn when taps are opened in the morning. For instance, where lead is present in plumbing, this water would have the ...

First hour delivery

Construction; Plumbing

Refers to the result of forcing molten metal or plastic through a die or mould to form a specific shape. Commonly refers to shower door components such as jambs and headers that were created by ...

Fitting

Construction; Plumbing

Any pipe part used to join together two sections of pipe, such as elbows, couplings, bushings, bends, wyes, etc.

Volatile

Construction; Plumbing

Capable of vaporisation at a relatively low temperature.

Vitreous china

Construction; Plumbing

Ceramic materials fired at high temperature to form a non-porous body, having exposed surfaces coated with ceramic glaze fused to the body. This is used to form bathroom fixtures such as toilets, ...