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PLUMBING
Plumbing is one of the most important aspects
of your home. You should be as informed as
possible when it comes time to hire a plumber.
PLUMBING TERMS
1/8 Bend Offset
A plumbing fitting used for positioning a pipe around an
obstacle.
Access Panel
Covered opening in a wall or ceiling near a fixture that
allows access for servicing a plumbing or electric system.
PLUMBING TERMS
Air Gap
Air Trap
B-Tank
Acetylene tank holding 40 cubic feet of gas, used for plumbing, once
used to fuel Boats, thus the name.
PLUMBING TERMS
Back Vent
Plumbing fixture's separate vent in a building drainage system.
Balancing Ell
Control of water flow through a heat distribution unit using an elbow
plumbing fitting.
Ball Joint
The sphere shaped end of this flexible plumbing joint rests in a
socket.
Branch Drain
Plumbing fixture drain to the main drain line.
PLUMBING TERMS
Circuit Vent
Closet Auger
PLUMBING TERMS
Coupling
A type of fitting with two female ends that receive the smaller
ends of piping or tubing, making a connection. A mechanical
device or part for joining parts together to make a joint. A
type of fitting used to join plumbing pipes.
Drum Trap
Plumbing fixture, which is cylindrical in shape, which retains
water as a seal, with an outlet at its top and an inlet at its
base. Used in plumbing fixtures that are too low to the floor
for installation of a P-trap.
PLUMBING TERMS
Ell
Finish Plumbing
First Draw
PLUMBING TERMS
Fixture
Fixture Branch
Fixture Drain
PLUMBING TERMS
Horizontal Branch
Lateral drain pipes which run from the plumbing fixtures to the waste
stack in a building or into the soil.
Increaser
Plumbing drainage fitting that enlarges the diameter of a straightline run by virtue of its larger size on one end and smaller on the
other. If it is used for the reverse, to make the diameter of a straightline run smaller, it is called a reducer.
P-Trap
PLUMBING TERMS
Pipe Ell
Plumber
Plumbing
Collective term for the pipes and fixtures, etc. involved with
the movement of fluid throughout a building.
PLUMBING TERMS
Plumbing Bend
Plumbing Fixture
PLUMBING TERMS
Plumbing Snake
Plumbing Tree
Plumbing Y-Branch
PLUMBING TERMS
Pressure Head
Return
Rough In Plumbing
PLUMBING TERMS
S-Trap
A plumbing trap that takes the shape of the letter S and is used
where a waste pipe feeds into the floor instead of the wall, which
uses a P Trap. Disallowed in many parts of the country, they can
create a siphoning situation, pulling water out of the trap.
Sewer
A system of pipes, containment and treatment facilities for the
disposal of plumbing wastes.
Soil Pipe
A pipe that penetrates a roof and is used to vent a building's
plumbing.
Tap Water
PLUMBING TERMS
Tee
Trap
PLUMBING TERMS
Vitreous
Waste Stack
PLUMBING TOOLS
Adjustable Pipe
Wrench
When you think if the
quintessential metal
plumbing tool, this is it.
The adjustable pipe
wrench is an iconic
symbol of plumbing
repair.
As a result this wrench is known for leaving teeth marks behind. I don't
recommend this wrench for removal of trim and if used that way, I
suggest you use duct tape on the serrated teeth to protect the trim
finish. More preferable however is to use anadjustable crescent wrench
for fine work on trim that is visible.
Wrenches
ADJUSTABLE
WRENCH
PIPE WRENCHES
BASIN WRENCHES
Wrenches
STRAP WRENCHES
METER KEYS
One of the most essential tools in the plumbing trade is the wrench,
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wrenches, strap wrenches, and basin wrenches for you to choose
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