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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. 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 ...

4. Cam and groove - Wikipedia

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   The letter codes are the common designations, while the roman numeral codes come from the GSA CID A-A-59326 [3] standard: Type A or Type I: adapter (male end) with female thread, e.g. BSP or NPT; Type B or Type VII: coupler (female end) with male thread, e.g. BSP or NPT; Type C or Type VI: coupler with shank (hose barb)

5. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   A fibre washer (which expands when wet, aiding the seal) is used between the connector and the tap tail. Tap tails are normally 1 ⁄ 2 " or 12 mm in diameter for sinks and 3 ⁄ 4 " or 19 mm for baths, although continental Europe sometimes uses a 3 ⁄ 8 " (still imperial) size.

6. 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

7. 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 ...