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Building Plumbing Systems Vocab

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






7. is a pipe that coveys only liquid waste that is free from fecal matter - such as a pipe extending from a lavatory or bathtub.






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. is the mixture of vapors - odors - and gases found in sewers.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






29. is a vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from the drainage system.






30. is a water supply pipe that extends between a water distribution pipe and a fixture supply line.






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. is a pipe that coveys only liquid waste that is free from fecal matter - such as a pipe extending from a lavatory or bathtub.






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






50. is the mixture of vapors - odors - and gases found in sewers.