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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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Seal-off fitting
Construction; Plumbing
Fitting which prevents gas leakage from moving from one section of pipe to another.
Sealed combustion
Construction; Plumbing
Sealing of combustion chamber to prevent spillage of combustion products.
Sealed combustion heater
Construction; Plumbing
A heater which pulls combustion air from outside the structure and vents combustion by-products to the outside.
Slip gasket
Construction; Plumbing
Elastomer (natural occurring elastic substance) gasket, usable with a hub and spigot pipe because it has a tapered cross section.
Sleeve
Construction; Plumbing
Pipe which is passed through a wall for the purpose of inserting another pipe through it.
Soft flame
Construction; Plumbing
A flame partially deprived of primary air such that the combustion zone is extended and the inner cone of the flame is ill-defined.
