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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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Integral stops
Construction; Plumbing
Stops that allow the owner to shut off water supply at the faucet for maintenance without shutting off the water supply to the entire house.
Insuliner ®
Construction; Plumbing
Kohler's Registered trade name for factory-installed tank insulation, which minimises condensation on the outside of the tank (also known as tank sweating) when exposed to high humidity.
Insular ®
Construction; Plumbing
Kohler's registered trade name for factory-installed insulation, which minimises condensation on the outside of the tank when exposed to high humidity.
Instantaneous water heater
Construction; Plumbing
A type of water heater that heats water as it flows through a heat exchanger coil.
Indirect wastes pipe
Construction; Plumbing
Waste pipe used to convey grey water by discharging it into a plumbing fixture such as a floor drain.
Incomplete combustion
Construction; Plumbing
A product of inadequate ventilation which restricts the flow of air into an appliance. This may lower oxygen content in the surrounding air.
Impeller
Construction; Plumbing
Rotating wheel with vanes found inside a centrifugal pump. As it spins at high speed it draws fluids in and thrusts them under pressure to the discharge outlet.
