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Building Plumbing Systems Vocab

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. is a piping system used for conveying rainwater or other precipitation to the storm sewer or other place 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. is a pipe that conveys water from the water service pipe to the point of use.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.