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  2. List of drill and tap sizes - Wikipedia

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    For both of these rules of thumb (85%/90% and major minus pitch), the tap drill size yielded is not necessarily the only possible one, but it is a good one for general use. The 85% and 90% rules works best in the range of 1 ⁄ 4 –1 in (6.4–25.4 mm), the sizes most important on many shop floors. Some sizes outside that range have different ...

  3. Pressure-balanced valve - Wikipedia

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    The pressure-balanced shower valve compensates for changes in water pressure. It has a diaphragm or piston inside that reacts to relative changes in either hot or cold water pressure to maintain balanced pressure. As water pressure drops on one supply line, the valve reduces the pressure in the other supply line to match.

  4. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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    Tap tails are normally 1 ⁄ 2 " or 12 mm in diameter for sinks and 3 ⁄ 4 " or 19 mm for baths, although continental Europe sometimes uses a 3 ⁄ 8 " (still imperial) size. The same connection method is used for a ballcock. The term tap is widely used to describe the valve used to dispense draft beer from a keg, whether gravity feed or ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Shower splash guard - Wikipedia

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    A shower splash guard is a permanently installed, fixed, rigid fitting made of plastic or glass that prevent water from a shower from splashing out of the bathtub and onto the floor. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Typically, the shower splash guard is a small triangular piece of plastic that is used in combination with a shower curtain , to prevent water escaping ...

  7. Drill bit sizes - Wikipedia

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    From 1.0 through 2.95 mm, sizes are defined as follows, where N is an integer from 10 through 29: N · 0.1 mm; N · 0.1 + 0.05 mm; From 3.0 through 13.9 mm, sizes are defined as follows, where N is an integer from 30 through 139: N · 0.1 mm; From 14.0 through 25.0 mm, sizes are defined as follows, where M is an integer from 14 through 25: M ...

  8. Caulk - Wikipedia

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    Closed-cell rod will also lose firmness and out-gas if damaged during installation or overcompressed or at sharp bends. The gasses cannot pass through this backer rod and can deform, weaken, and even cause holes (leaks) in the caulk or sealant as it escapes. Out-gassing is the reason that open-cell backer rod was developed. [7]

  9. Pilot hole - Wikipedia

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    to guide a larger drill to the appropriate location and ease the job of the larger drill, allow the insertion of another hole-making tool, such as a knockout punch, that will produce the final-sized hole, or; locate, guide, and provide clearance for a self-threading screw in wood or plastic to prevent damaging the material or breaking the screw.