Wet well pump: A pump designed to be directly from drawings by Brown and Caldwell Consultants,

immersed in the liquid. the tables are reproduced here by the courtesy of
Withstand rating: Capability of an electrical device Greeley and Hansen Engineers.
to withstand a short circuit without damage long
enough to trip the protective devices.
Wrought pipe fittings: Pipe fittings formed by forg- 2-4. Supplementary Reading
ing, piercing, hammering, welding, rolling, bending,
pressing, or extruding (or by a combination of these). 1. Lyons, J. L., and C. L. Askland, Jr., Encyclopedia of
Valves, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York (1975).

2-3. Symbols

Some of the symbols shown in Tables 2-1 to 2-6 are

standard; others are typical, though not necessarily
universal. Except for Table 2-4, which is reproduced

Table 2-1. Single-Line Piping Symbols

Pipe fittings
Symbol Description Symbol Description

C r o s s T e e

Cross (branch u p ) T e e (branch u p )

4 5 °e l b o w T e e (branch down)

4 5 ° elbow ( u p ) S i d e outlet t e e (up)

4 5 ° elbow ( d o w n ) R e d u c e r

L a t e r a l E c c e n t r i c reducer (Elevation)

9 0 °e l b o w U n i o n , screwed

9 0 ° elbow ( u p ) S l e e v e coupling

9 0 ° elbow ( d o w n ) S l e e v e coupling (harnessed)

45° elbow (long radius)Meter (identify type)

9 0 ° elbow (long r a d i u s ) V e n t u r i meter

Base e l b o w E x p a n s i o n joint, metal bellows

Side outlet elbow ( u p ) E x p a n s i o n joint, rubber bellows

Side outlet elbow (down) Strainer