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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penal valve

Construction; Plumbing

A commercial flush valve, so-named because of its use in penal institutions.

perfect vacuum

Construction; Plumbing

Theoretically, space without matter in it. A perfect vacuum has never been obtained.

perforated pipe

Construction; Plumbing

Pipe designed to discharge water through small, multiple, closely spaced orifices or nozzles, placed in a segment of its circumference for irrigation purposes.

petcock

Construction; Plumbing

A small faucet for draining liquids or relieving air pressure.

test tee

Construction; Plumbing

A tee with a removable plug for permitting access to a drainage line.

temperature rise

Construction; Plumbing

The number of degrees Fahrenheit that incoming water must be raised to reach the desired water temperature.

Glass that has been annealed or strengthened by a process of gradually healing and cooling. Once a piece of glass has been tempered, it cannot be cut. If it breaks, it breaks into many small pieces. ...