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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coagulant aid

Construction; Plumbing

A material which is not a coagulant, but which improves the effectiveness of a coagulant, often by forming larger or heavier particles, speeding the reactions, or permitting reduced coagulant dosage.

coagulation

Construction; Plumbing

The process in which very small, finely divided solid particles, often colloidal in nature, are agglomerated (lumped) into larger particles.

cock

Construction; Plumbing

A faucet or valve for regulating the flow of water.

cockhole cover

Construction; Plumbing

Cover A round cover-plate or disk installed on a sink to cover an unused faucet hole.

coil spring tube bender

Construction; Plumbing

A flexible heavy-wire coil, which, when slipped over copper tubing, allows it to be bent without crimping.

coking

Construction; Plumbing

In a pump, where a reduction of hydrocarbons results in the formation of carbon residue that will interfere with the movement of a mechanical seal. Also referred to as Carbonizing.