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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mechanicals

Construction; Plumbing

The wiring, plumbing and heating and cooling systems in a building; also the components with moving parts such as furnaces, plumbing fixtures, etc.

multi-stage pump

Construction; Plumbing

A pump that has more than one impeller.

nipple

Construction; Plumbing

A short length of pipe installed between couplings or other fittings.

no-hub connector

Construction; Plumbing

A connector for no-hub iron pipe consisting of a rubber sleeve and a stainless steel band secured by hose clamps. A variation, a neoprene sleeve with two adjustable steel bands, is used for ...

oakum

Construction; Plumbing

Loosely woven hemp rope that has been treated with oil or other waterproofing agent; it is used to caulk joints in a bell and spigot pipe and fittings.