Plumbing

Plumbing

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

Contributors in Plumbing

Plumbing

Channel in a toilet that connects the bowl to the waste outlet. It is where the siphonic action takes place. The trapway is measured in terms of the largest diameter ball which can pass through it. ...

Trap weir

Construction; Plumbing

Same as Crown Weir. An interior projection in the outlet side of a trap to aid in maintaining a water seal.

Total dissolved solids

Construction; Plumbing

A measure of the total amount of dissolved matter in water.

Tile rise (buttress)

Construction; Plumbing

The raised portion of a shower curb that is on more than one level.

Threaded

Construction; Plumbing

A helical or spiral ridge on a screw, nut, or bolt.

Throatplate

Construction; Plumbing

The underside portion of some faucet spouts which also use a top shroud to cover an assembled faucet waterway. The throatplate is only visible when viewed from a very low angle.