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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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Coagulation
Construction; Plumbing
The process in which very small, finely divided solid particles, often colloidal in nature, are agglomerated (lumped) into larger particles.
Cockhole cover
Construction; Plumbing
Cover A round cover-plate or disc installed on a sink to cover an unused faucet hole.
Coil spring tube bender
Construction; Plumbing
A flexible heavy-wire coil, which, when slipped over copper tubing, allows it to be bent without crimping.
Coking
Construction; Plumbing
In a pump, where a reduction of hydrocarbons results in the formation of carbon residue that will interfere with the movement of a mechanical seal. Also referred to as Carbonizing.
Cold drawn
Construction; Plumbing
Pipe or tubing that's pulled through a die to reduce diameter and wall Produces closer tolerances and higher strength.
