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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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Acrylic
Construction; Plumbing
Thermoplastic used on surface of bathtubs and whirlpools. Usually comes in sheets and backed by fibreglass to form shower walls.
Adaptor
Construction; Plumbing
A fitting that joins two different types of pipes together, such as ABS to cast-iron, or threaded to non-threaded.
Access panel
Construction; Plumbing
Covered opening in a wall or ceiling near a fixture that allows access for servicing a plumbing or electric system.
Absorption field
Construction; Plumbing
A leeching or seeping field engineered to receive septic tank effluent.
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS)
Construction; Plumbing
Rigid black plastic pipe used for Drain, waste, and vent lines.
Trap
Construction; Plumbing
Curved section of drain line that prevents sewer odours from escaping into the atmosphere. All fixtures that have drains must have a "P" trap installed. A toilet is the only plumbing fixture with an ...
Transom panel
Construction; Plumbing
A panel usually located above the door of an enclosure. It can be used to keep steam inside of a steam-shower unit. Some open to vent steam.
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