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  2. Hose coupling - Wikipedia

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    Side view of a 1.5 to 2.5 inches (38 to 64 mm) adapter. National Hose thread (NH), also known as National Standard Thread (NST). It is the most common type of fire hose coupling used in the United States. The male and female straight (non-tapered) threads screw together and the connection is sealed with a gasket.

  3. Coupling (piping) - Wikipedia

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    Examples of adapters include one end BSP threaded with the other NPT threaded, and one end threaded with the other a plain socket for brazing. A coupling whose ends use the same connection method but are of different sizes is called a reducing coupling or reducer. An example is a 3/4" NPT to 1/2" NPT coupling.

  4. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    Flare connection: 1) Screw thread; 2) O-ring; 3) Body; 4) Nut; 5) Seal interface; 6) Support ring (sleeve), and 7) Flared tubing. Flared connectors should not be confused with compression connectors, which are generally not interchangeable. Lacking a compression ring, they use a tapered conical shaped connection instead. A specialized flaring ...

  5. 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.

  6. North American Fire Hose Coupler Incompatibilities - Wikipedia

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    1-inch hose with 1-8 NH NFPA threads (NFPA 1963 requirement; a.k.a. "Chemical Hose Thread" and "Booster Hose Thread" [7]; the chemical hose thread term likely originates from its use on chemical fire engines, an early firefighting device used from 1872 until the 1930s that used a combination of bicarbonate of soda and sulfuric acid to force ...

  7. Faucet aerator - Wikipedia

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    An aerator can: [2] Prevent splashing; Shape the water stream coming out of the faucet spout, to produce a straight and evenly pressured stream; Conserve water and reduce energy costs; Reduce faucet noise; Increase perceived water pressure (often used in homes with low water pressure); sometimes described as a pressure regulator or flow regulator

  8. Three-prong adaptor - Wikipedia

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    Bill Whitlock, president of Jensen Transformers, writes, "never, ever use devices such as 3 to 2-prong AC plug adapters, a.k.a. 'ground lifters', to solve a noise problem!" [ 5 ] Whitlock relates how an electrical fault in one device that is connected to its electricity source through an ungrounded cheater plug will result in dangerous, high ...

  9. New York - Wikipedia

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    New York, a lost American silent comedy drama by George Fitzmaurice; New York, an American silent drama by Luther Reed; New York, a Bollywood film by Kabir Khan; New York: A Documentary Film, a film by Ric Burns

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