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  2. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    A wall-mounted shower sensor. In public facilities, the trend is toward sensor-operated (automatic) fixtures that improve hygiene and save money. For example, sensor operated automatic-flush urinals have fewer moving parts, reduce wear, and tend to last longer than manual-flush valves. Also, they ensure fixtures are flushed only once per use.

  3. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S., every plumbing fixture must also be coupled to the system's vent piping. [1] Without a vent, negative pressure can slow the flow of water leaving the system, resulting in clogs, or cause siphonage to empty a trap. The high point of the vent system (the top of its "soil stack") must be open to the exterior at atmospheric pressure.

  4. Theatre platform - Wikipedia

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    In theatre, a platform (also referred to as a riser or rostrum) is a stationary, standard flat walking surface for actors to perform on. Typically, they are built to be assembled modularly. Typically, they are built to be assembled modularly.

  5. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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    External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, US Antique wet standpipe preserved at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water ...

  6. Shower - Wikipedia

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    A typical stall shower with height-adjustable nozzle and folding doors A combination shower and bathtub, with movable screen. A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor. Most showers are set up to have adjustable temperature, spray pressure and showerhead ...

  7. Riser - Wikipedia

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    Riser, another name for a theatre platform; Riser, a length of vertically oriented piping used to deliver fluid, gas, or electrical signals or power upward Drilling riser, a device used on a ship or offshore drilling rig; Dry riser, a pipe used to deliver water to firefighting systems that is normally kept empty (dry)

  8. Riser (casting) - Wikipedia

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    A bronze casting showing the sprue and risers. A riser, also known as a feeder, [1] is a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage.Most metals are less dense as a liquid than as a solid so castings shrink upon cooling, which can leave a void at the last point to solidify.

  9. Water recycling shower - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, the Swedish company Orbital Systems introduces their first shower, the launching company being a spinoff from a NASA internship. [6] It comprises a closed-loop system where the water is purified using a replaceable filter. These filter out particulate matter and microbes from drain water before sending the water back through the head. [7]