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2. American Standard Brands - Wikipedia

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   American Standard Brands is a North American manufacturer of plumbing fixtures, based in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. Since 2013, it has been a subsidiary of the Lixil Group . [ 1 ] The company was formed from American Standard Americas , the North American operations of the kitchen and bathroom division that were previously owned by ...

3. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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   The most common plumbing fixtures are: Bathtubs; Bidets; Channel drains; Drinking fountains; Showers; Sinks; Tap (connections for water hoses) . Tapware - an industry term for that sub-category of plumbing fixtures consisting of tap valves, also called water taps (British English) or faucets (American English), and their accessories, such as water spouts and shower heads.

4. Sloan Valve Company - Wikipedia

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   The company was founded by William Elvis Sloan in Chicago, Illinois in 1906 with the introduction of the Royal flushometer, a valve to release a measured amount of water to flush a urinal or toilet. Initial sales were very poor: only a single Royal model flushometer was sold in 1906, and two in 1907.

5. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   A given isolation valve may be in place for many years without being operated but must be designed to be readily operable whenever needed, including for emergency use. Throttling valves control the amount or pressure of a fluid allowed to pass through and are designed to withstand the stress and wear caused by this operation.

6. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Turning a valve knob or lever adjusts flow by varying the aperture of the control device in the valve assembly. The result when opened in any degree is a choked flow . Its rate is independent of the viscosity or temperature of the fluid or gas in the pipe, and depends only weakly on the supply pressure , so that flow rate is stable at a given ...

7. What is the debt ceiling, and is Trump right that a default ...

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   President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday shone a spotlight on the debt ceiling, rejecting a bipartisan government funding deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson and demanding lawmakers ...