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  2. Pfister (firm) - Wikipedia

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    pfisterfaucets.com. Pfister, called Price Pfister until 2010, is an American manufacturer of bathroom and lavatory faucets, shower systems, showerheads and accessories, kitchen faucets and other plumbing fixtures. Emil Price and William Pfister founded the company in 1910. Today, Pfister is owned by Assa Abloy .

  3. Faucet aerator - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  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. In the United States a maximum water usage of conventional plumbing fixtures was federally mandated by the Energy ...

  5. Backflow prevention device - Wikipedia

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    A backflow prevention device is used to protect potable water supplies from contamination or pollution due to backflow . In water distribution systems, water is normally maintained at a significant pressure to enable water to flow from the tap, shower, or other fixture. Water pressure may fail or be reduced when a water main bursts, pipes ...

  6. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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    Faucet is the most common term in the US, similar in use to "tap" in British English, e.g. "water faucet" (although the term "tap" is also used in the US).; Spigot is used by professionals in the trade (such as plumbers), and typically refers to an outdoor fixture.

  7. Video shows felon leaping over bench to attack Nevada judge ...

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    Court cameras caught the extraordinary moment Wednesday when a felon who was about to be sentenced for a violent crime leaped over the bench and assaulted a judge in Las Vegas.

  8. Thermostatic mixing valve - Wikipedia

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    A thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) is a valve that blends hot water with cold water to ensure constant, safe shower and bath outlet temperatures to prevent scalding . The storage of water at high temperature removes one possible breeding ground for Legionella; the use of a thermostat, rather than a static mixing valve, provides increased safety ...

  9. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    Copper fittings for soldered joints. Pipe fittings: 1) Copper (solder); 2) Iron or brass (threaded); 3) Brass (compression); 4) Brass (compression to solder); 5) Brass adapters. PVC fittings. A fitting or adapter is used in pipe systems to connect sections of pipe (designated by nominal size, with greater tolerances of variance) or tube ...