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  2. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    Each fixture usually has a characteristic means of connection. Normal plumbing practice is to install a valve on each water supply line before the fixture, and this is most commonly termed a stop or "service valve". The water supply to some fixtures is cold water only (such as water closets and urinals). Most fixtures also have a hot water supply.

  3. Fixing Pa. water systems will cost billions, let local ... - AOL

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    Guest column: Act 12 permits a local government to tap the value of their water treatment assets and avoid heavy debt. Fixing Pa. water systems will cost billions, let local governments tap ...

  4. Cloud point - Wikipedia

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    The wax also accumulates on cold surfaces (producing, for example, pipeline or heat exchanger fouling) and forms an emulsion or sol with water. Therefore, cloud point indicates the tendency of the oil to plug filters or small orifices at cold operating temperatures. [2] An everyday example of cloud point can be seen in olive oil stored in cold ...

  5. Tap water - Wikipedia

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    Even though the water distribution system is supposed to deliver the treated water to the consumers' taps without water quality degradation, complicated physical, chemical, and biological factors within the system can cause contamination of tap water. [5] Tap water can sometimes appear cloudy and is often mistaken for mineral impurities in the ...

  6. Drain cleaner - Wikipedia

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    A drain cleaner, also known as drain opener, refers to a person, device, or product used to unblock sewer pipes or clear clogged wastewater drains.This term typically applies to chemical, enzymatic, or mechanical tools such as commercial chemical cleaners, plumber’s snakes, drain augers, bio-enzyme solutions, or toilet plungers.

  7. Superheating - Wikipedia

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    Superheating can occur when an undisturbed container of water is heated in a microwave oven. At the time the container is removed, the lack of nucleation sites prevents boiling, leaving the surface calm. However, once the water is disturbed, some of it violently flashes to steam, potentially spraying boiling water out of the container. [6]

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  9. Water heating - Wikipedia

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    They typically use low power heating elements, about 1 kW to 1.5 kW, and can provide hot water long enough for hand washing, or, if plumbed into an existing hot water line, until hot water arrives from a remote high capacity water heater. They may be used when retrofitting a building with hot water plumbing is too costly or impractical.