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2. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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   Lavatories and water closets normally connect to the water supply by means of a supply, which is a tube, usually of nominal 3/8 in (United States) or 10 or 12 mm diameter (Europe and Middle East), which connects the water supply to the fixture, sometimes through a flexible hose. For water closets, this tube usually ends in a flat neoprene ...

3. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Spigot is used by professionals in the trade (such as plumbers), and typically refers to an outdoor fixture. [1] Silcock (and sillcock), same as "spigot", referring to a "cock" (as in stopcock and petcock) that penetrates a foundation sill. Bib (bibcock, and hose bib or hosebibb), usually a freeze-resistant version of a "spigot".

4. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   With high peak-flow volumes, the design and construction of these systems may resemble those of storm sewers. Fittings for central vacuum systems are similar to DWV fittings but usually have thinner and lighter construction because the weight of the materials conveyed is less. Vacuum-system designs share with DWV designs the need to eliminate ...

5. Garden hose - Wikipedia

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   A coiled garden hose. A garden hose, hosepipe, or simply hose is a flexible tube used to convey water. There are a number of common attachments available for the end of the hose, such as sprayers and sprinklers (which are used to concentrate water at one point or to spread it over a large area). Hoses are usually attached to a hose spigot or tap.

6. Vacuum breaker - Wikipedia

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   A vacuum breaker is a device that prevents water from being siphoned backward in a direction it is not desired to go. They are commonly placed on a bibcock valve or toilet or urinal flush valve, in which application they can prevent hose or drainage water from back-siphoning into the public drinking water system. This prevents contamination ...

7. Flow control structure - Wikipedia

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   A flow control structure is a device that alters the flow of water in a stream, drainage channel or pipe. As a group these are passive structures since they operate without intervention under different amounts of water flow and their impact changes based on the quantity of water available.

8. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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   Old water pipe, remnant of the Machine de Marly near Versailles, France. Lead was the favoured material for water pipes for many centuries because its malleability made it practical to work into the desired shape. Such use was so common that the word "plumbing" derives from plumbum, the Latin word for lead.

9. Ductile iron pipe - Wikipedia

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   Spigot and sockets involve a normal pipe end, the spigot, being inserted into the socket or bell of another pipe or fitting with a seal being made between the two within the socket. Normal spigot and socket joints do not allow direct metal to metal contact with all forces being transmitted through the elastomeric seal.