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Building Plumbing Systems Vocab
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1. is a pipe that conveys potable water for public or community use from the municipal water supply source.
sanitary drainage system
water main
stop box
vent pipe
2. is a water distribution pipe that is the principle pipe artery to which branches can be connected.
main
branch vent
building drain
building storm sewage
3. is a water supply pipe connecting the fixtures to the fixture branch pipe.
vent stack
rainwater leader
stormwater drainage system
fixture supply pipe
4. is any vertical line of soil - waste - or vent pipe extending through one or more stories.
vent stack
stack
soil pipe
sewage
5. is a pipe that conveys rainwater from the roof to a storm drain or other point of disposal.
water meter
water service
water meter
rainwater leader
6. is a building sewer that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.
building sewer
building storm sewage
stack
main
7. or water service pipe - is a pipe extending from the corporation cock - water main - or other source of water supply to the water distribution system of a building.
water service
fixture branch
main
stack vent
8. is a soil or waste pipe that extends horizontally from the building drain and receives only the discharge from fixtures on the same floor as the branch.
water distribution pipe
individual vent
building drain branch
stop box
9. is a pipe that conveys the discharge of water closets or other similar fixtures containing fecal matter - with or without the discharge of other fixtures - to the building drain or building sewer.
cleanout
sanitary drainage pipe
main
soil pipe
10. is the mixture of vapors - odors - and gases found in sewers.
branch vent
sewer gas
stormwater drainage system
water main
11. is a device used to measure the volume of water that passes through the water service.
individual vent
roof drain
water meter
soil stack
12. is the part of the drainage system that extends from the end of the building drain and conveys its discharge to the public sewer - private sewer - or other point of disposal.
potable water system
roof drain
building sewer
stack
13. is a pipe that coveys only liquid waste that is free from fecal matter - such as a pipe extending from a lavatory or bathtub.
horizontal branch
vent stack
waste pipe
stack
14. is any part of a plumbing system other than a riser - main - or stack.
sewer gas
sanitary sewer
branch
vent piping system
15. is a pipe that conveys potable water for public or community use from the municipal water supply source.
fixture supply pipe
water main
stop box
corporation cock
16. is a soil or waste pipe that receives only the discharge from fixtures on the same floor as the branch and extends horizontally from the stack.
soil stack
cleanout
sewer gas
horizontal branch
17. is a system of sanitary drainage pipes and fittings that conveys wastewater and waterborne waste from the plumbing fixtures and appliances to the sanitary sewer.
sanitary drainage system
stormwater drainage system
stop box
sewer gas
18. is a device used to measure the volume of water that passes through the water service.
rainwater leader
water distribution pipe
water meter
potable water system
19. is the part of the lowest piping of the drainage system that receives the discharge from soil - waste - and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer.
building drain
building sewer
horizontal branch
vent pipe
20. or curb box - is an adjustable cast iron box that is flush with the finish grade and is capped with a removable iron cover - usually secured with a bolt with a 5-sided head to prevent tampering.
soil pipe
water distribution pipe
stack vent
stop box
21. is a pipe that conveys rainwater from the roof to a storm drain or other point of disposal.
branch
rainwater leader
roof jacket
branch vent
22. is a vertical drainage pipe that extends one or more floors and receives the discharge of fixtures other than water closets and urinals.
rainwater leader
horizontal branch
sewage
waste stack
23. is a extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain connected to the stack.
building storm sewage
waste stack
potable water system
stack vent
24. or curb stop - is a valve installed on the water service to turn on and off the flow of potable water to a building.
curb cock
horizontal branch
roof jacket
stop box
25. is the drainage pipe that extends from the trap of the fixture to the junction of the next drainage pipe.
water main
sewer gas
vent piping system
fixture drain
26. is a drain that receives rainwater collecting on a roof surface and discharges it into a rainwater leader.
building storm drain
roof drain
branch vent
stack
27. is a building drain that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.
water service
rainwater leader
building storm drain
building storm sewage
28. is a water distribution pipe that is the principle pipe artery to which branches can be connected.
storm sewer
main
water meter
cleanout
29. or curb stop - is a valve installed on the water service to turn on and off the flow of potable water to a building.
stack vent
horizontal branch
curb cock
vent stack
30. is a pipe that conveys water from the water service pipe to the point of use.
fixture supply pipe
water distribution pipe
storm sewer
potable water system
31. is a pipe that conveys water from the water service pipe to the point of use.
sanitary drainage system
sanitary drainage pipe
water main
water distribution pipe
32. is a vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from the drainage system.
fixture supply pipe
stack
vent stack
vent piping system
33. is a piping system used for conveying rainwater or other precipitation to the storm sewer or other place of disposal.
building drain branch
water main
stormwater drainage system
sewage
34. is a sewer that carries sewage but does not convey rainwater - surface water - groundwater - or similar non-pollutional wastes.
sanitary sewer
building storm sewage
corporation cock
fixture trap
35. is a fitting or device that - when properly vented - provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without affecting the flow of wastewater or waterborne waste through the trap.
vent stack
stack cleanout
fixture trap
vent pipe
36. is a water supply pipe that extends between a water distribution pipe and a fixture supply line.
branch
riser
fixture branch
building drain branch
37. is a sewer that carries sewage but does not convey rainwater - surface water - groundwater - or similar non-pollutional wastes.
vent pipe
building storm drain
building sewer
sanitary sewer
38. is a vertical drainage pipe that extends one or more floors and receives the discharge of water closets - urinals - and similar fixtures.
stop box
building storm drain
soil stack
roof jacket
39. is a fitting or device that - when properly vented - provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without affecting the flow of wastewater or waterborne waste through the trap.
water service
fixture trap
soil pipe
building storm drain
40. is a building drain that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.
waste stack
building storm drain
stack
stormwater drainage system
41. is any part of a plumbing system other than a riser - main - or stack.
sewer gas
building storm drain
water distribution pipe
branch
42. or water service pipe - is a pipe extending from the corporation cock - water main - or other source of water supply to the water distribution system of a building.
water meter
water main
vent stack
water service
43. is the drainage pipe that extends from the trap of the fixture to the junction of the next drainage pipe.
fixture drain
water distribution pipe
sanitary sewer
water meter
44. is a soil or waste pipe that extends horizontally from the building drain and receives only the discharge from fixtures on the same floor as the branch.
cleanout
sanitary drainage pipe
potable water system
building drain branch
45. is a water supply pipe connecting the fixtures to the fixture branch pipe.
stack
fixture supply pipe
horizontal branch
waste stack
46. is a piping system used for conveying rainwater or other precipitation to the storm sewer or other place of disposal.
sewer gas
stormwater drainage system
rainwater leader
soil stack
47. is a pipe that coveys only liquid waste that is free from fecal matter - such as a pipe extending from a lavatory or bathtub.
building sewer
riser
waste pipe
water main
48. is a pipe that removes the wastewater and waterborne wastes from plumbing fixtures and conveys these wastes to the sanitary sewer or other point of disposal.
sewer gas
branch
sanitary drainage pipe
potable water system
49. is a pipe that removes the wastewater and waterborne wastes from plumbing fixtures and conveys these wastes to the sanitary sewer or other point of disposal.
main
storm sewer
sanitary drainage pipe
branch
50. is a fitting with a removable cap or plug that is installed in a sanitary drainage pipe to allow access to the pipe for removing stoppage and for cleaning the interior or the pipe.
waste stack
water distribution pipe
cleanout
roof jacket