Plumbing

Plumbing

Referring to the skilled trade of working with pipes and plumbing fixtures that provide water or drain waste.

Contributors in Plumbing

Plumbing

(1) Pumps: The flow rate in gallons per minute or liters per minute. (2) Water softeners / conditioners: Quantity of undesirable matter that can be removed by a water conditioner under standard test ...

carbonizing

Construction; Plumbing

In a pump, where a reduction of hydrocarbons results in the formation of carbon residue that will interfere with the movement of a mechanical seal. Often called coking.

carved glass

Construction; Plumbing

An artistic form of sandblasting that creates a multi-dimensional effect through the varying depth of the design pattern.

casing

Construction; Plumbing

A tubular structure intended to be watertight installed in the excavated or drilled hole to maintain the well opening and to prevent ground water from entering the well.

cast iron

Construction; Plumbing

Heavy metal made of casting on molds to make fixtures such as sinks, tubs and lavatories, covered with a porcelain enamel coating. Casting is made of a series of alloys primarily of iron, carbon, and ...

cast iron no hub pipe

Construction; Plumbing

Also known as Soil Pipe, No Hub pipe is used in certain locales and for commercial buildings for soil stacks. It cannot be soldered, threaded, or welded, and can only by connected by steel banded ...

catch basin

Construction; Plumbing

Large underground container, with a grate on the top, for collection of storm water run-off. It catches or collects dirt and other debris and prevents them from polluting streams and lakes.