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  2. Riser (casting) - Wikipedia

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    Top risers are advantageous because they take up less space in the flask than a side riser, plus they have a shorter feeding distance. If the riser is open to the atmosphere it is known as an open riser, but if the riser is completely contained in the mold it is known as a blind riser. An open riser is usually bigger than a blind because the ...

  3. Stair nosing - Wikipedia

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    The nosing is the protrusion beyond the riser when vertical risers are used, or beyond the back of the tread below, when angled risers or no risers are used. Anti-slip strips or nosings may be applied. These stair parts can be manufactured from a variety of materials including aluminum, vinyl, and wood.

  4. Bocchi the Rock! - Wikipedia

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    Kessoku Band (結束バンド, Kessoku Bando, lit. "zip tie", a pun on "unity band") is the central band in the series, based in Starry, a live house in Shimokitazawa.The members' family names are derived from the real-life J-rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, with their instrumental roles matching as well (for example, the Yamadas of both bands play bass).

  5. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    In some occasional cases, a sink may have both a potable (drinkable) and a non-potable water supply. Lavatories and water closets normally connect to the water supply by means of a supply , which is a tube, usually of nominal 3/8 in ( United States ) or 10 or 12 mm diameter ( Europe and Middle East ), which connects the water supply to the ...

  6. This storage island that's like adding extra countertops to ...

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    This rolling storage island is like adding three extra shelves to your kitchen. $66 at Walmart We first wrote about this rolling cart several months ago, when we spotted it on sale for $100.

  7. Stairs - Wikipedia

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    To avoid confusion, the number of steps in a set of stairs is always the number of risers, not the number of treads. The total run or total going of the stairs is the horizontal distance from the first riser to the last riser. It is often not simply the sum of the individual tread lengths due to the nosing overlapping between treads.

  8. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S., every plumbing fixture must also be coupled to the system's vent piping. [1] Without a vent, negative pressure can slow the flow of water leaving the system, resulting in clogs, or cause siphonage to empty a trap. The high point of the vent system (the top of its "soil stack") must be open to the exterior at atmospheric pressure.

  9. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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    External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, US Antique wet standpipe preserved at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water ...