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Building Plumbing Systems Vocab
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1. 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.
soil pipe
riser
horizontal branch
water main
2. 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.
branch
water service
roof jacket
water distribution pipe
3. is a water supply pipe that extends between a water distribution pipe and a fixture supply line.
water meter
stack cleanout
individual vent
fixture branch
4. is a pipe that conveys water from the water service pipe to the point of use.
building sewer
waste stack
vent stack
water distribution pipe
5. 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.
building drain branch
rainwater leader
building drain branch
horizontal branch
6. is a pipe that coveys only liquid waste that is free from fecal matter - such as a pipe extending from a lavatory or bathtub.
stormwater drainage system
waste pipe
roof jacket
vent stack
7. is a vertical drainage pipe that extends one or more floors and receives the discharge of fixtures other than water closets and urinals.
branch
fixture drain
fixture supply pipe
waste stack
8. is a building drain that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.
building storm drain
roof drain
building storm sewage
building drain
9. 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.
vent pipe
sewage
building storm sewage
building drain branch
10. is a vertical drainage pipe that extends one or more floors and receives the discharge of water closets - urinals - and similar fixtures.
sanitary sewer
water distribution pipe
fixture supply pipe
soil stack
11. or corporation stop - is a valve placed on the water main to which the water service of the building is connected.
corporation cock
water distribution pipe
curb cock
vent pipe
12. is a pipe that conveys potable water for public or community use from the municipal water supply source.
waste pipe
water main
branch
soil stack
13. is a capped or plugged fitting that allows access to the stack for removing a stoppage from the pipe
stormwater drainage system
fixture drain
fixture drain
stack cleanout
14. 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.
building storm sewage
sanitary sewer
stack cleanout
riser
15. 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.
waste stack
stack vent
sanitary drainage system
front main cleanout
16. 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.
building sewer
soil pipe
branch vent
stop box
17. is any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution and may include liquids containing chemicals in solution.
potable water system
curb cock
sewage
waste pipe
18. is a vent pipe connecting two or more individual vents with either a stack vent or a vent stack.
building sewer
branch vent
stack
sanitary drainage pipe
19. 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.
building drain
building sewer
building drain
stormwater drainage system
20. 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.
stack
vent stack
building drain
water meter
21. is a piping system used for conveying rainwater or other precipitation to the storm sewer or other place of disposal.
sewage
stormwater drainage system
branch
sanitary drainage system
22. 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
sanitary drainage pipe
waste stack
rainwater leader
23. 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 piping system
building drain
fixture trap
stormwater drainage system
24. is the mixture of vapors - odors - and gases found in sewers.
branch
building sewer
sewage
sewer gas
25. 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.
vent piping system
sanitary sewer
branch
stack
26. 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.
stack vent
front main cleanout
horizontal branch
cleanout
27. is a pipe that ventilates the drainage system of a building and prevents trap siphonage and back pressure.
cleanout
main
vent pipe
building storm drain
28. is a drain that receives rainwater collecting on a roof surface and discharges it into a rainwater leader.
roof drain
water service
vent stack
building drain
29. is a pipe that conveys rainwater from the roof to a storm drain or other point of disposal.
fixture branch
waste stack
rainwater leader
waste pipe
30. 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
sanitary drainage pipe
individual vent
cleanout
31. 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.
cleanout
waste pipe
sanitary drainage pipe
individual vent
32. is a pipe that conveys water from the water service pipe to the point of use.
stack
water distribution pipe
soil stack
building storm sewage
33. is a sewer used for conveying groundwater - rainwater - surface water - or similar non-pollutional wastes.
storm sewer
branch vent
horizontal branch
water main
34. 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.
water meter
potable water system
sewer gas
branch vent
35. is a sewer that carries sewage but does not convey rainwater - surface water - groundwater - or similar non-pollutional wastes.
corporation cock
individual vent
water distribution pipe
sanitary sewer
36. 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.
stop box
vent piping system
waste pipe
individual vent
37. is the mixture of vapors - odors - and gases found in sewers.
building drain branch
horizontal branch
vent stack
sewer gas
38. is a vertical drainage pipe that extends one or more floors and receives the discharge of water closets - urinals - and similar fixtures.
soil stack
curb cock
building sewer
waste stack
39. is any vertical line of soil - waste - or vent pipe extending through one or more stories.
branch
building drain
main
stack
40. is a pipe that ventilates the drainage system of a building and prevents trap siphonage and back pressure.
stormwater drainage system
fixture supply pipe
branch vent
vent pipe
41. is a sewer that carries sewage but does not convey rainwater - surface water - groundwater - or similar non-pollutional wastes.
building sewer
soil pipe
sanitary sewer
curb cock
42. is a pipe that conveys potable water for public or community use from the municipal water supply source.
water main
waste stack
corporation cock
water distribution pipe
43. is a building drain that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.
cleanout
building sewer
building storm drain
horizontal branch
44. or curb stop - is a valve installed on the water service to turn on and off the flow of potable water to a building.
sewage
building drain branch
main
curb cock
45. is a water supply pipe connecting the fixtures to the fixture branch pipe.
cleanout
individual vent
stormwater drainage system
fixture supply pipe
46. is a pipe that vents an individual fixture trap and may terminate into a branch vent - stack vent - vent stack - or the open air.
individual vent
stormwater drainage system
front main cleanout
sanitary drainage system
47. 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.
roof jacket
vent pipe
building sewer
sewer gas
48. 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.
building storm drain
vent piping system
building sewer
vent stack
49. is a device used to measure the volume of water that passes through the water service.
fixture branch
sanitary drainage pipe
water meter
stormwater drainage system
50. is a building sewer that conveys rainwater but does not carry sewage.
sanitary drainage pipe
building storm drain
sewer gas
building storm sewage