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2. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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   A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

3. 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.

4. Christmas tree (oil well) - Wikipedia

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   The right hand valve is often called the flow wing valve or the production wing valve, because it is in the flowpath the hydrocarbons take to production facilities (or the path water or gas will take from production to the well in the case of injection wells). The left hand valve is often called the kill wing valve (KWV).

5. Water well pump - Wikipedia

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   Injector, a jet-driven pump; Mechanical or rotary lobe pump requiring mechanical parts to pump water; Solar-powered water pump; Pump driven by air as used by the Amish; Pump driven by air as used in the Australian outback; Manual pumpless or hand pump wells requiring a human operator; The pump replaces the use of a bucket and pulley system to ...

6. Well drainage - Wikipedia

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   The well filter must be placed in a permeable soil layer. The spacing can be calculated with a well spacing equation using discharge, aquifer properties, well depth and optimal depth of the water table. The determination of the optimum depth of the water table is the realm of drainage research.

7. Manhole cover - Wikipedia

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   A round manhole and its cover. A manhole cover is a removable plate forming the lid over the opening of a manhole, an opening large enough for a person to pass through that is used as an access point for an underground vault or pipe. It is designed to prevent anyone or anything from falling in, and to keep out unauthorized persons and material.