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  2. Drain (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    A drain cover is a cover with holes (e.g. a manhole) or a grating used to cover a drain, to prevent unwanted entry of foreign objects, or injury to people or animals. It allows drainage of liquids but prevents entry from large solid objects, and thus acts as a coarse filter. A sink drain cover is a drain cover used to cover the sink drain.

  3. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    Fittings allow multiple pipes to be connected to cover longer distances, increase or decrease the size of the pipe or tube, or extend a network by branching, and make possible more complex systems than could be achieved with only individual pipes. Valves are specialized fittings that permit regulating the flow of fluid within a plumbing system.

  4. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    Older structures may use asbestos, copper, iron, lead or clay pipes, in rough order of era of use. Under many older building codes, a vent stack (a pipe leading to the main roof vent) is required to be within approx. a 5-foot (1.5 m) radius of the draining fixture it serves (sink, toilet, shower stall, etc.). [2]

  5. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    Positive air pressure will push the cover up, acting as an early warning device. The underside of the cover (centre image) is kept moist by condensation occurring and insects that go back up the drain pipe get stuck to the walls of the cover. All plumbing fixtures have traps in their drains; these traps are either internal or external to the ...

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    It’s really easy to lay on top of the sink and also really easy to just roll up out of the way when I need to use the second sink. ... easier than trying to use a lid to drain with (or a big ...

  7. Closet flange - Wikipedia

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    In plumbing, a closet flange (also known as a toilet flange) is a pipe fitting (specifically, a type of flange) that both mounts a toilet to the floor and connects the closet bend to a drain pipe. The name comes from the term "water closet", the traditional name for a toilet. Closet flanges are typically made of brass, cast iron, ABS, PVC, and ...

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    Limit what you put down your kitchen sink: There\'s a lot of grease associated with Thanksgiving meal preparation, said Hicks. Don\'t put that down the drain. Don\'t put that down the drain.

  9. Sanitary sewer - Wikipedia

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    Vertical pipes, usually made of precast concrete, called manholes, connect the mains to the surface. Depending upon site application and use, these vertical pipes can be cylindrical, eccentric, or concentric. The manholes are used for access to the sewer pipes for inspection and maintenance, and as a means to vent sewer gases.