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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Flange

Construction; Plumbing

Extending rim or edge at one end of a pipe shaft that gives support or a finished appearance.

Flapper flush ball

Construction; Plumbing

The moving part of the flush valve that seals the water into the tank or allows water to exit the tank for the flush cycle. The most common replacement part used on conventional toilets.

Flapper valve

Construction; Plumbing

The part on the bottom of the toilet tank that opens to allow water to flow from the tank into the bowl.

Flare fitting

Construction; Plumbing

A fitting used to connect flex copper pipe, usually gas pipe.

Floor flange

Construction; Plumbing

A fitting that connects a toilet to a floor drain.

Receptacle usually made of enamelled cast iron located at floor level and connected to a trap to receive the discharge from indirect waste and floor drainage. Cleaner and more sanitary than regular ...

Flow control valve

Construction; Plumbing

Device designed to reduce water flow to a plumbing fixture. Often used to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs. Also a cheque valve that prevents flow reversal when heater is turned off.