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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Gel coat

Construction; Plumbing

Material used to form the surface of some fibreglass bathtubs or showers, it is a colored, polyester resin.

Compression fitting

Construction; Plumbing

A kind of tubing or pipe connexion where a nut, and then a sleeve or ferrule is placed over a copper or plastic tube and is compressed tightly around the tube as the nut is tightened, forming a ...

Compression valve

Construction; Plumbing

A type of valve that is often used for water faucets. It is opened or closed by raising or lowering a horizontal disc by a threaded stem.

Concealed arm carrier

Construction; Plumbing

One of a variety of common mechanisms to securely mount a wall-mount lavatory. Unlike a hanger which only supports the lavatory where it meets the wall, the carrier has long arms onto which the ...

Condensation

Construction; Plumbing

Water vapour that separates from products of combustion due to a reduction in heating surface temperatures to below the dew point of surrounding air. Water formed when water vapour formed in gas ...

Collar

Construction; Plumbing

A galvanised sheet metal restricting device used in conjunction with plastic pipe. Its function is to direct and control the intumescent action of the firestopping material.