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  2. Faucet aerator - Wikipedia

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    The perception of water pressure is actually the speed of the water as it hits a surface (the hands, in the case of hand washing). When an aerator is added to the faucet (or fluid stream), there is a region of high pressure created behind the aerator.

  3. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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    Also, the tortuous S-shaped path the water is forced to follow offers a significant obstruction to the flow. For high pressure domestic water systems this does not matter, but for low pressure systems where flow rate is important, such as a shower fed by a storage tank, a "stop tap" or, in engineering terms, a "gate valve" is preferred.

  4. Low-flow fixtures - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Dos and Don’ts of Shopping at Home Depot: 10 Money-Saving Tips

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    Whether you're in the market for Christmas decorations and lights, home improvement items, tools or even household goods, Home Depot is the first stop on the list for many shoppers. You never know...

  6. Rainwater harvesting - Wikipedia

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    configuration of domestic rainwater harvesting system in Uganda. [1]Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off.. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground w

  7. Depot Protection System - Wikipedia

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    A Depot Protection System (DPS) is a system designed to protect staff and equipment by ensuring the safe and controlled movement of rail vehicles into and out of train maintenance depots, a process sometimes known as train movements or shunting. This allows train maintenance operations to be conducted without endangering the safety of staff ...

  8. Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit! - Wikipedia

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    Reviews at the time were generally mixed-to-positive. GamePro gave Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit! a mixed review, calling it "like Pitfall with power tools". They commented that the game plays well and is easy to pick up on, has solid graphics, but features mediocre music, and concluded that it would be fun for side-scrolling fans and enthusiasts of the TV show, but is not challenging ...

  9. 57th Medical Detachment - Wikipedia

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    Major Lloyd Spencer, the 57th's second detachment commander in Vietnam, decided that this improvised system needed to be replaced by something more formal. He visited the Navy Support Activity, Saigon, which controlled all the call signs in South Vietnam. He received a Signal Operations Instructions book that listed all the unused call signs.