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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vent system

Construction; Plumbing

A vent is a pipe or pipes instalto provide a flow or air to or from a drainage system to provide a circulation of air within such system to protect trap seals from siphonage and back-pressure.

venturi

Construction; Plumbing

A short tube with a tapered constriction in the middle that causes an increase in the velocity of flow of a fluid and a corresponding decrease in fluid pressure and that is used for creating a ...

viscosity

Construction; Plumbing

The resistance of fluids to flow, due to internal forces and friction between molecules, which increases as its temperature decreases.

vitreous china

Construction; Plumbing

Ceramic materials fired at high temperature to form a non-porous body, having exposed surfaces coated with ceramic glaze fused to the body. This is used to form bathroom fixtures such as toilets, ...

washdown water closet

Construction; Plumbing

Water closet having a siphon trapway at the front of the bowl, and integral flushing rim.

waste & overflow

Construction; Plumbing

Drain assembly for a bathtub. The outlet at the top removes the overflow water during tub filling and the drain at the bottom removes wastewater when the tub is drained.