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Plumbing
Referring to the skilled trade of working with pipes and plumbing fixtures that provide water or drain waste.
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dishwasher tailpiece
Construction; Plumbing
A flanged adapter connecting a basket strainer to the drainpipe with a dishwasher inlet.
diverter
Construction; Plumbing
Valves which have one inlet and direct water to one of two outlets. Diverters are normally used with shower risers, handshowers, and kitchen faucet sprayers.
dope
Construction; Plumbing
Pasty lubricant used on seal pipe threads prior to making a threaded pipe connection.
double extra strong
Construction; Plumbing
Standard pipe weight designation (XXS). Sometimes described as XXH (double extra heavy).
double horizontal tee
Construction; Plumbing
A PVC tee with twin outlets of a smaller diameter than the inlet.
double threshold
Construction; Plumbing
A shower base used in a corner application where one threshold is used as an entrance and the other has a glass wall.
