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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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House trap

Construction; Plumbing

U-shaped fitting with two adjacent cleanout plugs visible at floor level if main drain runs under floor.

Hose bibb

Construction; Plumbing

An outdoor faucet, also used to supply washing machines.

Horizontal rum

Construction; Plumbing

The horizontal distance between the point where fluid enters a pipe and the point at which it leaves.

Inside diameter (ID)

Construction; Plumbing

Diameter measurement from the inside of a pipe. Commonly used for sizing pipe.

Hypochlorite

Construction; Plumbing

The OCL anion; calcium and sodium hypochlorite are commonly used as bleaches and disinfecting agents.

Hygroscopic

Construction; Plumbing

Attracting or absorbing moisture from the air; changed or altered by this absorption.

Hydrous

Construction; Plumbing

Containing water, water of crystallisation or hydration, as certain minerals or chemical compounds.

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