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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Bonnet

Construction; Plumbing

The top portion of a compression valve assembly, it holds the valve in place as it is tightened against the valve seat at the other end of the assembly.

Bowl

Construction; Plumbing

Water-containing receptacle that receives liquid and solid body waste; usually classified as round or elongated.

Blackwater

Construction; Plumbing

Wastewater from toilets or latrines and sinks used for food preparation or disposal, or for the disposal of chemicals.

Bleed

Construction; Plumbing

To drain a pipe of excess air by opening a valve at the end of the pipe.

Block sensor mode

Construction; Plumbing

For Touchless faucets, a system mode that occurs when the faucet continually senses an object, causing the faucet to stop functioning normally. The faucet will appear to be "OFF", and will ...