Plumbing

Plumbing

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

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Plumbing

A calculated number used to predict whether or not a water will precipitate, be in equilibrium with, or dissolve calcium carbonate. It is sometimes erroneously assumed that any water that tends to ...

Laminated glass

Construction; Plumbing

Glass that has been made by uniting layers of glass in order to strengthen the glass.

Laminar flow

Construction; Plumbing

Streamline flow in a fluid near a solid boundary

L tubing

Construction; Plumbing

An industry standard for copper tubing defined by the tube wall thickness and identified by a "blue" strip. Type "L" copper tube wall is approximately 50% greater thickness than Type "M".

Grain

Construction; Plumbing

A unit of weight equal to 1/7000th of a pound, or 0.0648 gram.

Gravity operated toilet

Construction; Plumbing

A toilet that relies on the natural downward pressure of water in a toilet tank to flush the toilet effectively.

Grain per gallon (GPG)

Construction; Plumbing

A common basis for reporting water analyses in the United States and Canada; one grain per U.S. gallon equals 17.12 milligrammes per litre (mg/1) or parts per million (ppm). One grain per British ...