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  2. Plug (sanitation) - Wikipedia

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    Plug for a sink. A plug in sanitation is an object that is used to close a drainage outlet firmly. The insertion of a plug into a drainage outlet allows the container to be filled with water or other fluids. In contrast to screw on caps, plugs are pushed into the hole and are not put over the hole.

  3. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    The most common plumbing fixtures are: Bathtubs; Bidets; Channel drains; Drinking fountains; Showers; Sinks; Tap (connections for water hoses) . Tapware - an industry term for that sub-category of plumbing fixtures consisting of tap valves, also called water taps (British English) or faucets (American English), and their accessories, such as water spouts and shower heads.

  4. Drain (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    A drain cover is a cover with holes (e.g. a manhole) or a grating used to cover a drain, to prevent unwanted entry of foreign objects, or injury to people or animals. It allows drainage of liquids but prevents entry from large solid objects, and thus acts as a coarse filter. A sink drain cover is a drain cover used to cover the sink drain.

  5. Backflow prevention device - Wikipedia

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    Backflow prevention device. The simplest, most reliable way to provide backflow prevention is to provide an air gap.An air gap is simply an open vertical space between any device that connects to a plumbing system (like a valve or faucet) and any place where contaminated water can collect or pool.

  6. 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.

  7. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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    Turning a valve knob or lever adjusts flow by varying the aperture of the control device in the valve assembly. The result when opened in any degree is a choked flow . Its rate is independent of the viscosity or temperature of the fluid or gas in the pipe, and depends only weakly on the supply pressure , so that flow rate is stable at a given ...

  8. Manhole cover - Wikipedia

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    The base and cover are sometimes called "castings", because they are usually made by a casting process, typically sand-casting techniques. [1] Pick holes in manhole cover, Palo Alto, California, USA Manhole valve made in 2022. The covers usually feature "pick holes", into which a hook handle tool is inserted to lift them.

  9. Spillway - Wikipedia

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    The highest morning glory spillway in the world is at Hungry Horse Dam in Montana, U.S., and is controlled by a 64-by-12-foot (19.5 by 3.7 m) ring gate. [14] The bell-mouth spillway in Covão dos Conchos reservoir in Portugal is constructed to look like a natural formation.