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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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indirect wastes

Construction; Plumbing

Waste pipe used to convey gray water by discharging it into a plumbing fixture such as a floor drain.

instantaneous water heater

Construction; Plumbing

A type of water heater that heats water as it flows through a heat exchanger coil.

jet

Construction; Plumbing

An orifice or other feature of a toilet that is designed to direct water into the trapway quickly to start the siphon action.

johnni-bolts

Construction; Plumbing

Closet bolts, used to mount toilet bowls to the closet flange.

kafer fitting

Construction; Plumbing

Cast iron drainage pipe fitting with threaded-on hub used to attach to existing cast iron lines.

lavatory (Lav)

Construction; Plumbing

A fixed bowl or basin with running water and drainage for washing. Also reffered to as a restroom or a bathroom.

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