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2. How to keep your pipes from freezing during cold temperatures ...

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   Let just one faucet in your home drip. Allow the water to drip about the width of a spaghetti noodle. ... If you turn on your faucets and nothing comes out, leave the faucets turned on and contact ...

3. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Faucet is the most common term in the US, similar in use to "tap" in British English, e.g. "water faucet" (although the term "tap" is also used in the US). Spigot is used by professionals in the trade (such as plumbers), and typically refers to an outdoor fixture.

4. Faucet aerator - Wikipedia

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   When an aerator is added to the faucet (or fluid stream), there is a region of high pressure created behind the aerator. Because of the higher pressure behind the aerator and the low pressure in front of it (outside the faucet), due to Bernoulli's principle there is an increase in velocity of the fluid flow.

5. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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   The pipes were hollowed-out logs which were tapered at the end with a small hole in which the water would pass through. [23] The multiple pipes were then sealed together with hot animal fat. Wooden pipes were used in Philadelphia, [24] Boston, and Montreal in the 1800s. Built-up wooden tubes were widely used in the US during the 20th century.

6. Plumber - Wikipedia

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   The origin of the word "plumber" dates from the Roman Empire. [3] [4] Roman roofs used lead in conduits and drain pipes [5] and some were also covered with lead; lead was also used for piping and for making baths. [6]

7. Check valve - Wikipedia

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   A check valve, non-return valve, reflux valve, retention valve, foot valve, or one-way valve is a valve that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to flow through it in only one direction. [ 1 ] Check valves are two-port valves, meaning they have two openings in the body, one for fluid to enter and the other for fluid to leave.