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2. Air gap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   An air gap, as related to the plumbing trade, is the unobstructed vertical space between the water outlet and the flood level of a fixture. [1] Air gaps of appropriate design are legally required by water health and safety regulations in many countries. An air gap is the simplest form of a backflow prevention device.

3. Intelligent toilet - Wikipedia

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   A smart toilet seat that measures blood pressure, weight, pulse and oxygen levels. An intelligent toilet or smart toilet (sometimes referred to as a modern day bidet) is a bathroom plumbing fixture or type of electronic bidet toilet which incorporates traditional bidet cleansing (for genital, buttocks and anal hygiene), with the added enhancement of modern SMART home technology.

4. Low-flow fixtures - Wikipedia

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   Other toilet leaks can be silent and intermittent leaving toilets to leak for a long period of time before being detected. The average leaky toilet can waste about 200 gallons of water a day, or over 6,000 gallons per month. [22] Lowest satisfaction among all low flow fixtures has been found with toilets.

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6. Power brakes - Wikipedia

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   Vacuum boosters provide brake assist for the driver by multiplying the force out of the booster creating more than the force that was used to push on the brake pedal. The booster works by pulling the air out of the booster chamber with a pump or other vacuum source (typically the engine's intake manifold [1]), creating a low-pressure system ...

7. Brake pad - Wikipedia

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   The concept of brake pads or disc brakes as an alternative to drum brakes had been around at least as early as a patent by F. W. Lanchester in 1902. [2] However, due to high cost and inefficiencies compared to drum brakes they were not commonly implemented until after World War II. [3]

8. Anti-lock braking system - Wikipedia

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   On a motorcycle, an anti-lock brake system prevents the wheels of a motorcycle from locking during braking situations. Based on information from wheel speed sensors the ABS unit adjusts the pressure of the brake fluid in order to keep traction during deceleration to avoid accidents. Motorcycle ABS helps the rider to maintain stability during ...

9. Bidet - Wikipedia

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   Bidets are common bathroom fixtures in the Arab world and in Catholic countries, [13] such as France (present in 95% of households in 1990), Italy (the installation of a bidet in a bathroom has been mandatory since 1975), [17] Spain (but in recent times new or renewed houses tend to have bathrooms without bidets, except the luxurious ones), [18 ...