Plumbing

Plumbing

Referring to the skilled trade of working with pipes and plumbing fixtures that provide water or drain waste.

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head loss

Construction; Plumbing

The pressure of water as measured at a stated point, either in feet or in pounds per square inch (PSI).

(1) The pressure of water (or steam) in a closed system (see Pressure Head). It represents the differential in the gravitational force exerted by a liquid at two different depths. (2) Nautical slang ...

hardness leakage

Construction; Plumbing

The presence of a consistent concentration of hardness in the effluent from an ion exchange water softener, often due to high concentrations of hardness or sodium in the water being treated (see ...

hardness

Construction; Plumbing

The amount of dissolved minerals in water measured in grains per gallon (GPG). The most common minerals are calcium and magnesium.

hard water

Construction; Plumbing

Natural water containing impurities in various proportions. Traditional hardness is a measure of calcium or dissolved solids in a solution, measured in parts per million. Hard water generally ranges ...