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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Static discharge head

Construction; Plumbing

The vertical distance from the pump to the highest outlet in the water system Stand By Loss. The amount of heat lost while a unit is in stand by mode.

Static lift

Construction; Plumbing

The vertical distance between source and discharge water levels in a pump installation.

Open vertical pipe that receives water from a washing machine. Also the vertical pipe run supplying water to a fire sprinkler system; also large vertical pipe into which water is pumped in order to ...

Strap wrench

Construction; Plumbing

Tool with metal body and heavy cloth or metal mesh belt used for turning pipe.

Straight stop

Construction; Plumbing

An emergency stop valve that is usually installed before the water supply line to toilets and faucets. Similar to angle stops but the line does not change direction.