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2. Plug (sanitation) - Wikipedia

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   Plug for a sink. A plug in sanitation is an object that is used to close a drainage outlet firmly. The insertion of a plug into a drainage outlet allows the container to be filled with water or other fluids. In contrast to screw on caps, plugs are pushed into the hole and are not put over the hole.

3. Basin wrench - Wikipedia

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   A large basin wrench Large basin wrench, with jaws oriented to apply torque in counter-clockwise direction. A basin wrench, sometimes called a sink wrench, is a plumbing tool which is used in confined spaces to turn fasteners and pipes that would be difficult or impossible to reach with a plumber wrench or other types of wrenches. [1]

4. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   These compression connections on water shutoff valves under a kitchen sink show evidence of slow seepage (greenish deposits). Valves stop (or regulate) the flow of liquids or gases. They are categorized by application, such as isolation, throttling, and non-return.

5. Faucet aerator - Wikipedia

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   When an aerator is added to the faucet (or fluid stream), there is a region of high pressure created behind the aerator. Because of the higher pressure behind the aerator and the low pressure in front of it (outside the faucet), due to Bernoulli's principle there is an increase in velocity of the fluid flow.

6. Nipple (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   A chase nipple has male threads on one end only. The other end is a hexagon. The chase nipple passes through the knockouts of two boxes, and is secured by an internally threaded ring called a lock nut. [1] [2] Chase-Shawmut Company, of Boston, is the company which first produced chase nipples. [3]

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8. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Faucet is the most common term in the US, similar in use to "tap" in British English, e.g. "water faucet" (although the term "tap" is also used in the US). Spigot is used by professionals in the trade (such as plumbers), and typically refers to an outdoor fixture.

9. Tap and die - Wikipedia

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   While modern nuts and bolts are routinely made of metal, this was not the case in earlier ages, when woodworking tools were employed to fashion very large wooden bolts and nuts for use in winches, windmills, watermills, and flour mills of the Middle Ages; the ease of cutting and replacing wooden parts was balanced by the need to resist large amounts of torque, and bear up against ever heavier ...