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Building Plumbing Systems Vocab

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. is a pipe that conveys potable water for public or community use from the municipal water supply source.






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. or roof flange - is a jacket or flange installed on the roof terminals of vent stack and stack vents to seal the opening so rainwater cannot enter the building around the vent pipe.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. is the drainage pipe that extends from the trap of the fixture to the junction of the next drainage pipe.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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.






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






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






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






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






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.






48. 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.






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






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