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Orangeburg pipe (also known as "fiber conduit", "bituminous fiber pipe" or "Bermico" or "sand pipe") is bituminized fiber pipe used in the United States. It is made from layers of ground wood pulp fibers and asbestos fibres compressed with and bound by a water resistant adhesive then impregnated with liquefied coal tar pitch .
A hosepipe ban is a British term for a water restriction placed on the customers of a water company to prevent them from using garden hoses, particularly for watering their gardens. The provider sometimes states that their customers are not allowed to use a sprinkler or unattended hosepipe for a few days (or longer), but commonly, a total ban ...
"In plumbing, ABS pipes are the black pipes " - believe this is incorrect (should be polyethlyene instead of ABS), and should be withdrawn from the article. 58.166.34.212 02:23, 31 May 2007 (UTC) In Canada, all 'drain waste and vent' plumbing must be ABS and it is all black. --64.25.174.101 19:59, 9 October 2010 (UTC) I agree.
The use of lead has been banned in water systems since 1986, and most water pipes are now made of copper or plastic. Both Pasco and Richland public works departments have sent letters to residents.
Due to its toxicity, most cities moved away from lead water-supply piping by the 1920s in the United States, [36] although lead pipes were approved by national plumbing codes into the 1980s, [37] and lead was used in plumbing solder for drinking water until it was banned in 1986. [36]
In Ontario, the province permits the use of rainwater for flushing toilets and urinals, as well as for sub-surface and below ground irrigation systems. [7] A large number of standards and regulations have been put in place regarding catchments, conveyance networks, and storage containers in Ontario Guidelines for Residential Rainwater ...
Plastic Pipe lengths manufactured in Australia by extruding HDPE material.. Plastic pipe is a tubular section, or hollow cylinder, made of plastic.It is usually, but not necessarily, of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey substances which can flow—liquids and gases (fluids), slurries, powders and masses of small solids.
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