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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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gasket

Construction; Plumbing

Flat device usually made of fiber or rubber used to provide a watertight seal between metal joints.

gate

Construction; Plumbing

A device that controls the flow in a conduit, pipe, or tunnel.

gate diverter

Construction; Plumbing

The pop-up lever on a tub faucet that activates the diverter valve.

gauge

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.

gel / grease cap

Construction; Plumbing

Waterproof wire connector.

gel coat

Construction; Plumbing

Material used to form the surface of some fiberglass bathtubs or showers, it is a colored, polyester resin.

input rate

Construction; Plumbing

The quantity of heat or fuel supplied to an appliance, expressed in volume of heat units per volume of time (BTUs/hour).

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