Plumbing

Plumbing

Referring to the skilled trade of working with pipes and plumbing fixtures that provide water or drain waste.

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Avonite

Construction; Plumbing

A solid surface material resembling granite, used for countertops, can be worked and polished using woodworking tools.

B tank

Construction; Plumbing

Acetylene tank holding 40 cu.ft. of gas, used for plumbing, once used to fuel Boats, thus the name.

Barlor's fomula

Construction; Plumbing

An equation that shows the relationship of internal pressure to allowable stress, nominal thickness and diameter.

This refers to the size of the ball that can pass through the trapway of a toilet. This also relates to trapway size. In general, the trap size will be 1/8" larger than the maximum size ball that can ...

Ball valve

Construction; Plumbing

A valve that uses a ball to seal against the seat.

Ballcock

Construction; Plumbing

The fill valve that controls the flow of water from the water supply line into a gravity-operated toilet tank. It is controlled by a float mechanism that floats in the tank water. When the toilet is ...