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2. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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   A drain-waste-vent system (or DWV) is the combination of pipes and plumbing fittings that captures sewage and greywater within a structure and routes it toward a water treatment system. It includes venting to the exterior environment to prevent a vacuum from forming and impeding fixtures such as sinks, showers, and toilets from draining freely ...

3. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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   The most common plumbing fixtures are: Bathtubs; Bidets; Channel drains; Drinking fountains; Showers; Sinks; Tap (connections for water hoses) . Tapware - an industry term for that sub-category of plumbing fixtures consisting of tap valves, also called water taps (British English) or faucets (American English), and their accessories, such as water spouts and shower heads.

4. Air gap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   A common use of the term "air gap" in domestic plumbing refers to a specialized fixture that provides backflow prevention for an installed dishwasher. This "air gap" is visible above the sink as a small cylindrical fixture mounted near the faucet. In the base cabinet under the sink, the drain hose from the dishwasher feeds the "top" of the air ...

5. How to Clear a Clogged Sink Drain - AOL

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   Pull the snake (and the gunk clogging your sink) out of the drain. Repeat until the clog is gone. Run hot water to test. Remove the sink trap. person removing sink trap under sink to unclog the drain.

6. Clear Out Drains in Showers and Sinks With These Editor ... - AOL

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   Drain Clog Remover. An affordable yet durable drain snake is good to have on hand for more serious drain clogs that require a bit of elbow grease, like in your bathtub, or if you have to unclog ...

7. 9 Things Plumbers Say You Should Never Pour Down the Drain - AOL

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   Toxitz/Getty Images. Vegetables are another common food thrown down kitchen sink drains. Avoid throwing fibrous vegetables such as onions, celery, corn husks, fruit peels, and artichokes into your ...

8. Toilet - Wikipedia

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   The water in the toilet bowl is connected to a pipe shaped like an upside-down U. One side of the U channel is arranged as a siphon tube longer than the water in the bowl is high. The siphon tube connects to the drain. The bottom of the drain pipe limits the height of the water in the bowl before it flows down the drain.

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 ...