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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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incomplete combustion
Construction; Plumbing
A product of inadequate ventilation which restricts the flow of air into an appliance. This may lower oxygen content in the surrounding air.
impeller
Construction; Plumbing
Rotating wheel with vanes found inside a centrifugal pump. As it spins at high speed it draws fluids in and thrusts them under pressure to the discharge outlet.
iron pipe size (IPS)
Construction; Plumbing
Same as NPS. Standard pipe threads. Also Internal Pipe Swivel connection (female).
inside diameter (ID)
Construction; Plumbing
Diameter measurement from the inside of a pipe. Commonly used for sizing pipe.
hypochlorite
Construction; Plumbing
The OCL anion; calcium and sodium hypochlorite are commonly used as bleaches and disinfecting agents.
hygroscopic
Construction; Plumbing
Attracting or absorbing moisture from the air; changed or altered by this absorption.
