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  2. How to snake a drain, according to a plumber - AOL

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    Be careful not to spin the handle too quickly to avoid damaging the pipe. Slowly, pull the snake upward to remove hair and other debris from the drain. Repeat if the drain isn’t working properly.

  3. Will my pipes defrost on their own? Should I call a plumber ...

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    The three experts gave a variety of answers, saying this depends on factors like your home’s temperature, amount of insulation and how close the water pipes are to the outdoors.

  4. Archimedes' screw - Wikipedia

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    The screw pump is the oldest positive displacement pump. [1] The first records of a water screw, or screw pump, date back to Hellenistic Egypt before the 3rd century BC. [1] [3] The Egyptian screw, used to lift water from the Nile, was composed of tubes wound round a cylinder; as the entire unit rotates, water is lifted within the spiral tube to the higher elevation.

  5. Magnus effect - Wikipedia

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    The Magnus effect is a phenomenon that occurs when a spinning object is moving through a fluid. A lift force acts on the spinning object and its path may be deflected in a manner not present when it is not spinning. The strength and direction of the Magnus effect is dependent on the speed and direction of the rotation of the object.

  6. Whirly tube - Wikipedia

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    The whirly tube, corrugaphone, or bloogle resonator, also sold as Free-Ka in the 1960s-1970s, is an experimental musical instrument which consists of a corrugated (ribbed) plastic tube or hose (hollow flexible cylinder), open at both ends and possibly wider at one end (), the thinner of which is rotated in a circle to play.

  7. A third of Oshkosh's water service lines still to be ... - AOL

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    At least a third of Oshkosh’s 21,500 water service lines are still yet to be identified as the Department of Public Works hopes to have all the city’s lead pipes replaced by 2025.

  8. Cured-in-place pipe - Wikipedia

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    As one of the most widely used rehabilitation methods, CIPP has applications in sewer, water, gas, chemical and district heating pipelines ranging in diameter from 0.1 to 2.8 meters (2–110 inches). The process of CIPP involves inserting and running a felt lining into a preexisting pipe that is the subject of repair.

  9. Francis turbine - Wikipedia

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    Here water enters horizontally in a spiral-shaped pipe (spiral case) wrapped around the outside of the turbine's rotating runner and exits vertically down through the center of the turbine. The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the ...