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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closet auger

Construction; Plumbing

A flexible rod with a curved end used to access the toilet's built-in trap and remove clogs.

closet bend

Construction; Plumbing

A curved fitting mounted immediately below the toilet that connects the closet flange to the toilet drain.

closet flange

Construction; Plumbing

An anchoring ring that attaches to the closet bend and secured to the floor. The heads of closet bolts, used to secure the toilet in place, insert into slots in the closet flange.

cock

Construction; Plumbing

A faucet or valve for regulating the flow of water, sometimes referred to as a ballcock.

common vent

Construction; Plumbing

Building drain system vertical vent which connects two or more fixture branches on the same level.

cesspool

Construction; Plumbing

A cesspool is a lined excavation in the ground which receives the discharges of a drainage system or part thereof, so designed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging therein, but ...