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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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input
Construction; Plumbing
The amount of fuel used by a water heater in a given period of time, usually 1 hr.
in-line pump
Construction; Plumbing
Small pump which pumps fluid through a line on which it is supported and mounted.
injection
Construction; Plumbing
The drawing of primary air into a gas burner by means of a flow of fuel gas.
influent
Construction; Plumbing
The stream entering a unit, stream or process, such as the hard water entering an ion exchange water softener.
induction motor
Construction; Plumbing
The most common type used in industry. Has a slippage of 2 to 5 percent compared to synchronous motors.
indirect wastes pipe
Construction; Plumbing
Waste pipe used to convey gray water by discharging it into a plumbing fixture such as a floor drain.
