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2. Standpipe (street) - Wikipedia

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   In areas where the air or surface ground temperatures reach below freezing point for part or all of the year, some standpipes are equipped with a feature whereby the same mechanism that valves the water for the bib also uncovers a drainage hole (the 'weep hole') at the base of the pipe when the standpipe is closed, ensuring that the column of water drains into the ground rather than remaining ...

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   Lowe’s has a few options available in this category, including the Frost King 1/2-inch x 6-foot Foam Self-Sealing Tubular Pipe Insulation for 3/4-inch Pipe — highlighted as a bestseller ...

4. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Wall hydrant, same as "hosebibb". Tap generally refers to a keg or barrel tap, though also commonly refers to a faucet that supplies either hot or cold water and not both. [citation needed] It also appears as a descriptor in "tap water" (i.e. water purified for domestic use). A single temperature tap is commonly found in a commercial or public ...

5. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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   External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, US Antique wet standpipe preserved at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water ...

6. Birdsill Holly - Wikipedia

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   1869 Birdsill Holly fire-hydrant. Birdsill Holly Jr. (November 8, 1820 – April 27, 1894) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor of water hydraulics devices. He is known for inventing mechanical devices that improved city water systems and patented an improved fire hydrant that is similar to those used currently for firefighting.

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