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Building Plumbing Systems Vocab

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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1. 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.






2. is a extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain connected to the stack.






3. is a drain that receives rainwater collecting on a roof surface and discharges it into a rainwater leader.






4. 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.






5. is any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution and may include liquids containing chemicals in solution.






6. 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.






7. or curb stop - is a valve installed on the water service to turn on and off the flow of potable water to a building.






8. is a pipe that conveys potable water for public or community use from the municipal water supply source.






9. is a vent pipe connecting two or more individual vents with either a stack vent or a vent stack.






10. 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.






11. is a vent pipe connecting two or more individual vents with either a stack vent or a vent stack.






12. is a piping system used for conveying rainwater or other precipitation to the storm sewer or other place of disposal.






13. is a vertical drainage pipe that extends one or more floors and receives the discharge of water closets - urinals - and similar fixtures.






14. is a pipe that vents an individual fixture trap and may terminate into a branch vent - stack vent - vent stack - or the open air.






15. is a building sewer that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.






16. is a pipe that ventilates the drainage system of a building and prevents trap siphonage and back pressure.






17. is a extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain connected to the stack.






18. is a building sewer that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.






19. is a pipe that conveys rainwater from the roof to a storm drain or other point of disposal.






20. is a building drain that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.






21. is a system that includes a water service pipe - fittings - control valves - and appurtenances inside and outside of a building but within the property line.






22. is a capped or plugged fitting that allows access to the stack for removing a stoppage from the pipe






23. is a water supply pipe connecting the fixtures to the fixture branch pipe.






24. is a system of vent pipes and fittings that provides circulation of air to or from a sanitary drainage system and provides air circulation within the sanitary drainage system to protect trap seals from siphonage or back pressure.






25. is any part of a plumbing system other than a riser - main - or stack.






26. is a capped or plugged fitting that allows access to the stack for removing a stoppage from the pipe






27. is any part of a plumbing system other than a riser - main - or stack.






28. is a pipe that ventilates the drainage system of a building and prevents trap siphonage and back pressure.






29. is a device used to measure the volume of water that passes through the water service.






30. is a vertical drainage pipe that extends one or more floors and receives the discharge of water closets - urinals - and similar fixtures.






31. 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.






32. is a water distribution pipe that is the principle pipe artery to which branches can be connected.






33. is a water supply pipe that extends vertically one full story or more to convey water to fixture branches or to a group of fixtures.






34. 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.






35. is any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution and may include liquids containing chemicals in solution.






36. is a sewer used for conveying groundwater - rainwater - surface water - or similar non-pollutional wastes.






37. is any vertical line of soil - waste - or vent pipe extending through one or more stories.






38. 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.






39. is a capped or plugged fitting near the front wall of the building where the building drain exits the building at least 1' outside the foundation footings.






40. is a capped or plugged fitting near the front wall of the building where the building drain exits the building at least 1' outside the foundation footings.






41. or curb stop - is a valve installed on the water service to turn on and off the flow of potable water to a building.






42. is a sewer that carries sewage but does not convey rainwater - surface water - groundwater - or similar non-pollutional wastes.






43. 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.






44. is a system that includes a water service pipe - fittings - control valves - and appurtenances inside and outside of a building but within the property line.






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. is a vertical drainage pipe that extends one or more floors and receives the discharge of fixtures other than water closets and urinals.






48. is a pipe that conveys water from the water service pipe to the point of use.






49. is a system of vent pipes and fittings that provides circulation of air to or from a sanitary drainage system and provides air circulation within the sanitary drainage system to protect trap seals from siphonage or back pressure.






50. or corporation stop - is a valve placed on the water main to which the water service of the building is connected.







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