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Building Plumbing Systems Vocab

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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