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  2. Hot runner - Wikipedia

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    A hot runner controller is a temperature controller used to control the temperature in the hot runner. This helps create the most consistent part(s). Hot runners usually make the mold more expensive to manufacture and run, but allow savings by reducing plastic waste and by reducing the cycle time. (do not have to wait until the conventional ...

  3. Thermostatic mixing valve - Wikipedia

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    Mengeneinstellung = Volume control. A thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) is a valve that blends hot water with cold water to ensure constant, safe shower and bath outlet temperatures to prevent scalding. The storage of water at high temperature removes one possible breeding ground for Legionella; the use of a thermostat, rather than a static ...

  4. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    Although flange fittings are bulky, they perform well in demanding applications such as large water supply networks and hydroelectric systems. Flanges are rated at 150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, and 2500 psi; or 10, 15, 25, 40, 64, 100, and 150 bars of pressure. Various types of flanges are available, depending on construction.

  5. Shower - Wikipedia

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    A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor. Most showers have temperature, spray pressure and adjustable showerhead nozzle. The simplest showers have a swivelling nozzle aiming down on the user, while more complex showers have a showerhead connected to a hose ...

  6. Indoor mold - Wikipedia

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    Indoor mold on the head jamb of the window in a multi-story building. Indoor mold (American English) or indoor mould (British English), also sometimes referred to as mildew, is a fungal growth that develops on wet materials in interior spaces. Mold is a natural part of the environment and plays an important part in nature by breaking down dead ...

  7. Bang–bang control - Wikipedia

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    A water heater that maintains desired temperature by turning the applied power on and off (as opposed to continuously varying electrical voltage or current) based on temperature feedback is an example application of bang–bang control. Although the applied power switches from one discrete state to another, the water temperature will remain ...

  8. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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    Due to its toxicity, most cities moved away from lead water-supply piping by the 1920s in the United States, [36] although lead pipes were approved by national plumbing codes into the 1980s, [37] and lead was used in plumbing solder for drinking water until it was banned in 1986. [36] Drain and vent lines are made of plastic, steel, cast iron ...

  9. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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    A single temperature tap is commonly found in a commercial or public restroom where the temperature of the water will be controlled by a separate temperature regulating valve that mixes hot and cold water. The regulating valve may be under the handwashing sink or in a separate mechanical room or service closet.