enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Ishikawa diagram - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishikawa_diagram

    Sample Ishikawa diagram shows the causes contributing to problem. The defect , or the problem to be solved, [1] is shown as the fish's head, facing to the right, with the causes extending to the left as fishbones; the ribs branch off the backbone for major causes, with sub-branches for root-causes, to as many levels as required.

  3. Low-flow fixtures - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-flow_fixtures

    A low-flow fixture is a water saving plumbing fixture designed to achieve water savings by having a lower flow rate of water or a smaller quantity per flush. Some of these low-flow fixtures are faucets, showerheads, and toilets. In the United States a maximum water usage of conventional plumbing fixtures was federally mandated by the Energy ...

  4. Faucet aerator - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faucet_aerator

    A faucet aerator can be classified on the basis of its flow rate and the type of water stream (aerated, non-aerated, spray) it produces. In general, standard-sized aerators are available with female (M22x1) or male threading (M24x1). Bathtub spouts often have a bigger diameter with a male M28x1 thread. The United States uses different thread ...

  5. Atmospheric vacuum breaker - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_vacuum_breaker

    Atmospheric vacuum breaker. An Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker ( AVB) is a backflow prevention device used in plumbing to prevent backflow of non-potable liquids into the drinking water system. Diagram of Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker in both working states. It is usually constructed of brass and resembles a 90-degree elbow with a hood on its top to ...

  6. Siphon - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphon

    Where a hose bibb is installed outside a building, inside a garage, or where there is an identifiable risk of contamination, the potable water system shall be protected against backflow by a backflow preventer. Other anti-siphoning devices. Along with anti-siphon valves, anti-siphoning devices also exist. The two are unrelated in application.

  7. Al Lindner - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lindner

    Al Lindner. Al Lindner (born 1944 in Chicago, IL) is a sportsman, television and radio personality, and fishing industry innovator who has invented, along with his older brother Ron Lindner, many fishing lures and rigs including the Lindy Rig which has been used by tens of millions of anglers to catch walleye since it first hit the market in ...

  8. Raceway (aquaculture) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raceway_(aquaculture)

    In a well designed system, the existing water in the raceway is largely replaced by new water when the same volume of new water enters the raceway. Self-cleaning can sometimes be achieved if the fish stocks density is sufficiently high and the water level is sufficiently low. For example, if trout are stocked at 20 kilograms per cubic metre ...

  9. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap_(valve)

    A gas tap is a specific form of ball valve used in residential, commercial, and laboratory applications for coarse control of the release of fuel gases (such as natural gas, coal gas, and syngas ). Like all ball valves its handle will parallel the gas line when open and be perpendicular when closed, making for easy visual identification of its ...