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Percentage of hot water that can be drawn from a tank before the temperature drops to a point that it is no longer considered hot.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

Three piece fitting that joins two sections of pipe, but allows them to be disconnected without cutting the pipe. Used primarily with steel pipe; never in a DWV system.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

One piece stop and riser combination. One-piece supply.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

Flush handle and actuating arm on a toilet tank. Also the lever that opens and closes the drain on the bathtub waste and overflow.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

Channel in a toilet that connects the bowl to the waste outlet. It is where the siphonic action takes place. The trapway is measured in terms of the largest diameter ball which can pass through it. ...

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

Height of water in a toilet bowl "at rest.". It provides the water seal which prevents sewer gases from entering the home. It is measured from the top of the dam down to the inlet of the trapway. ...

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

A small feeder line connecting the cold water line directly to the drainage trap, which releases a small amount of water to the trap should it run dry to maintain the water seal.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

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