A p-shaped trap commonly used on most plumbing fixturesexcept for fixture have integral trap.
An outhouse or structure used for the deposition of excrement.
A water supply pipe that extends vertically one full storey ormore to convey water to fixture branches or group of fixtures.
A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste or ventpiping.
The water supply pipe provided by the water utility companywhere local individual connection is done.
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A loosely lined excavation in the ground which receives the
discharge of a septic tank and designed to permit the effluent from
the septic tank to seep through the bottom and sides of the pit.
cesspool
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The art and science of installing in buildings the pipes, fixtures
and other apparatus for bringing in water supply and removing water
and waterborne waste.
plumbing
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That part of the drainage system that extends from the end of
the building drain and conveys its discharge to the public sewer,
private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other appropriate
point of disposal.
Building sewer
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A valve in which the flow of liquid is controlled by a rotating
drilled ball that fits tightly against a resilient (flexible) seat in the
valve body.
Ball valve
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A vertical length of soil or waste stack at least 8 feet in height (a
storey high), within which the horizontal branches from one storey or
floor of the building or structure are connected to the stack.
Branch interval
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A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack below the
floor and below the horizontal connection to an adjacent vent stack
at a point above the floor and higher than the highest spill level of
fixtures for preventing pressure changes in the stack.
Yoke vent
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A kind of return bend of small-sized faucet, one end of which is
about one foot long and the other end is about three inches. It is
commonly used as a faucet for pantry sink and drinking fountain. Also
the lead connection between the service pipe and the water main.
Also a p-trap.
gooseneck
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A watertight receptacle which the discharge of sanitary plumbing
system or part thereof, designed and constructed to retain solids,
digest organic matter through a period of detention and to allow the
liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank through a system
of open jointed subsurface piping or seepage pit.
Septic tank
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A common measure of the probable discharge into the drainage
system by various types of plumbing fixtures on the basis of one unit
of this being equal to a discarge rate of 7.5 gallons per minute or
one cubic foot of water per minute.
Drainage fixture unit
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The installation of parts of the plumbing system which can be
completed prior to installation of fixtures or finishing. This includes
drainage, water supply and vent piping and necessary fixture
supports.
