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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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leach field
Construction; Plumbing
Porous soil area, through which septic tank leach lines run, emptying the treated waste.
lock nut
Construction; Plumbing
Nut fitted into a piece of pipe and screwed onto another pipe to join the two pieces.
main
Construction; Plumbing
The primary artery of supply of the water supply or drain system in which all the branches connect. In the case of drains, known as the Main Vent.
manifold
Construction; Plumbing
A fitting that connects a number of branches to the main; serves as a distribution point.
