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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Transite pipe

Construction; Plumbing

Pipe manufactured from asbestos and concrete, commonly found in water mains.

Toxicity test

Construction; Plumbing

Test to determine the toxicity of a chemical or an effluent using living organisms. It measures the degree of response of an exposed test organism to a specified chemical or effluent.

Shroud

Construction; Plumbing

Color-matched component under a wall-mount lavatory that covers the drain outlet for aesthetic purposes.

Shower receptor

Construction; Plumbing

A one-piece base (floor) unit used as a shower, for example, to catch water and direct it to a centre drain.

Service sink

Construction; Plumbing

Deep fixed basin, supplied with hot and cold water, which is used for rinsing of mops, disposal of cleaning water, or washing clothes and other household items.

Sisson joint

Construction; Plumbing

This is a joint between pipes that is larger on one end than the other. NOTE: Sisson joints are often prohibited for drainage system purposes.

Siphon-vortex water closet

Construction; Plumbing

A toilet having a trapway at the rear of the bowl integral flushing rim and a water supply system with or without a jet, which does not feed directly into the trap.