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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plumb

Construction; Plumbing

Precisely vertical. Also to test for, or to make vertical. Also to perform plumbing work.

plumber's putty

Construction; Plumbing

Pliable, popular putty used to seal joints between drain pieces and fixture surfaces.

plumbing tree

Construction; Plumbing

Prefabricated set of drain waste, vent, and supply lines.

gage

Construction; Plumbing

Device for registering water level, discharge, velocity, pressure, etc. A number that defines the thickness of the sheet used to make steel pipe. The larger the number, the thinner the pipe wall.

zone of saturation

Construction; Plumbing

The layer in the ground in which all of the available voids are filled with water.

zone of aeration

Construction; Plumbing

The layer in the ground above the water table where the available voids are filled with air. Water falling on the ground percolates through this zone on its way to the aquifer.