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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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J bend
Construction; Plumbing
The trap section, with a 180-degree bend, or a multi-piece P-trap. Also called a return bend.
Interceptor
Construction; Plumbing
Device for separating grease and oil from drainage system. See grease trap.
Integral vacuum breaker
Construction; Plumbing
A device typically used in a sink or shower sprayer to keep water from backflowing into the fresh water supply.
Jackson turbidity unit (JTU)
Construction; Plumbing
A quantitative unit of turbidity originally based on the comparison of a liquid (such as water) with a suspension of a specify type of silica, using the turbidity measure in a Jackson Candle ...
Jacket
Construction; Plumbing
Usually refers to the heating/ cooling jacket surrounding the stuffing box on some pumps; The outer casing (shell) of a water heater.
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