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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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purged line

Construction; Plumbing

A plumbing line in which the faucet has been opened and allowed to run for a specified length of time, usually1-5 minutes.

priming jet

Construction; Plumbing

Opening in bowl through which tank-supplied water flows, designed to propel waste up into the trapway.

public sewer

Construction; Plumbing

A common sewer directly controlled by public authority.

primary air

Construction; Plumbing

Air which is mixed with gas before the gas leaves a burner port to burn. Ideal burning condition generally is 10 cubic feet of air per one cubic foot of gas.

pull-out spray

Construction; Plumbing

Single-control kitchen faucet which offers a retractable hose and spray-head to be used for food preparation and cleaning.

pressure tubing

Construction; Plumbing

Tubing used to conduct fluids under pressure or at elevated temperatures or both, and produced to stricter tolerances than pipe.

primary air inlet

Construction; Plumbing

The opening(s) through which primary air is admitted into a burner.

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