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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Combined sewer

Construction; Plumbing

A sewer system that carries both sanitary waste and storm water runoff.

Combustion chamber

Construction; Plumbing

The location where combustion takes place.

Common vent

Construction; Plumbing

Building drain system vertical vent which connects two or more fixture branches on the same level.

A calculated value based on the total hardness, the magnesium to calcium ratio, and the sodium concentration of a water. It is used to correct for the reductions in hardness removal capacity caused ...

Composite

Construction; Plumbing

Composite sinks made from high-tech, high-strength, color- impregnated that resists shipping and scratching.

Composting toilet

Construction; Plumbing

A self-contained toilet that use the process of aerobic decomposition (composting) to break down faeces into humus and odourless gases.

Coagulant aid

Construction; Plumbing

A material which is not a coagulant, but which improves the effectiveness of a coagulant, often by forming larger or heavier particles, speeding the reactions, or permitting reduced coagulant dosage.