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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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horizontal branch
Construction; Plumbing

Lateral drain pipes that run from plumbing fixtures to the waste stack in a building or in the soil.

horizontal run
Construction; Plumbing

The horizontal distance between the point where fluid enters a pipe and the point at which it leaves.

hose bibb
Construction; Plumbing

An outdoor faucet, also used to supply washing machines.

house trap
Construction; Plumbing

U-shaped fitting with two adjacent cleanout plugs visible at floor level if main drain runs under floor.

hubless (no-hub)
Construction; Plumbing

Cast iron drainage pipe with neoprene gaskets and clamps.

hydronic
Construction; Plumbing

System of forced hot water.

inside diameter (ID)
Construction; Plumbing

All pipes are sized according to their inside diameter.

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