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2. Limber hole - Wikipedia

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   The limber holes allow water to drain into the lowest part of the bilge so that it can be pumped out by a single bilge pump [1] (or more usually, one electric and one manual pump). The term is also commonly applied to the holes in mid-20th century submarine upperworks, which allow drainage from the superstructure. [2]

3. Float switch - Wikipedia

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   A pedestal sump pump with a float switch. A float switch is a type of level sensor, a device used to detect the level of liquid within a tank. The switch may be used to control a pump, as an indicator, an alarm, or to control other devices. One type of float switch uses a mercury switch inside a hinged float.

4. Plug (sanitation) - Wikipedia

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   2. Inlet from basin overflow 3. Sealing rim 4. Screw for height adjustment 5. Ball joint 6. Actuator arm 7. Joint 8. Control arm . Some modern plugholes dispense with the need for a separate plug, having instead a built-in 'pop-up plug' operated by a handle on the sink, that can move up or down to open or close the plughole.

5. Stuffing box - Wikipedia

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   A small boat stuffing box comprising an adjusting nut, a locking nut and a sleeve. On a boat having an inboard motor that turns a shaft attached to an external propeller, the shaft passes through a stuffing box, also called a "packing box" or "stern gland" in this application. The stuffing box prevents water from entering the boat's hull.

6. Reduced pressure zone device - Wikipedia

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   Backflow preventers are categorized into three groupings: Assembly, Device or Method. With the exception of elimination, these are the only ways one can control backflow from taking place. The eight named backflow assemblies all have two resilient seated isolation/shut off valves with properly located test ports.

7. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   A plug is a short barbed fitting with a blank end that can only be used with PEX piping to end the continuation of a water line that is no longer in use due to tying in elsewhere within the system or to seal the end of a water line which may be used for future use in the case of additional facilities. All plugs are sealed watertight with a PEX ...