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ACCESSIBLE
without obstruction
AIRBREAK
physical separation
AIR GAP, DRAINAGE
unobstructed vertical distance between lowest
opening (waste) to flood level rim
AIR GAP, WATER DISTRIBUTION
unobstructed vertical distance between lowest
opening (potable water) to flood level rim
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AUTHORITY, ADMINISTRATIVE
administer /enforce NPCP
BACKFLOW
water from any source other than regular source
BACKFLOW CONNECTION
reverse flow can occur
BACKPRESSURE BACKFLOW
increased reverse pressure above the supply
pressure
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BACKFLOW PREVENTER
vacuum breaker
BACK SIPHONAGE
backflow/negative pressure
BACKWATER VALVE
(drainage system); prevent reverse flow
BACKVENT PIPE
individual vent; revent pipe
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BALL COCK
valve of an attached ball floating (input)
BALL JOINT
ball-shaped end held in cuplike shell
BATHROOM
with shower stall or bathtub
BATTERY OF FIXTURES
2 or more similar, adjacent fixtures
BELL OR HUB
sufficiently enlarged to receive end of pipe
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BRANCH, HORIZONTAL
drain pipe extending laterally w/ or w/o vertical
sections
BRANCH VENT
horizontal vent
BRAZED JOINT
melts at temperatures higher than 449°C
B&S
Brown & Sharpe (specification); bell and spigot
(ends of pipe)
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BUILDING
structure built
BUILDING DRAIN
lowest horizontal piping; 0.6 m outside bldg. wall
BUILDING SEWER
starts from the end of the building drain
BUILDING SUBDRAIN
cannot drain by gravity
BUILDING SUPPLY
water service connection
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CAULKING
plugging with oakum, lead
CAP
fitting; closing the pipe end
CATCH BASIN
receptacle to allow settleable material to deposit
CESSPOOL
non-watertight lined excavation; permitting liquid to
seep (bottom and sides)
CHASE
vertical shaft (pipe stacks)
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CHECK VALVE
automatically closes to prevent reverse direction
CIRCUIT VENT
connects to a vent stack; loop vent
CLARIFIER
interceptor; grease trap
COMMON VENT
unit vent; dual vent; (back to back arrangement of
pipes)
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CONTINIOUS VENT
continuation of the drain to w/c vent connects
CONTINIOUS WASTE
drain connecting compartments
CONDUCTOR OR DOWNSPOUT
vertical pipe to convey rain water
CORPORATION COCK
stop valve connected to water service pipe to main
COURT
open, unoccupied space
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CRITICAL LEVEL
min. elevation above flood level rim
CROSS-CONNECTION
bet. potable water supply and plumbing fixture
DEAD-END
extended portion of pipe closed at one end
DEVELOPED LENGTH
length of pipe at centerline and fittings
DIAMETER
nominal diameter as designated commercially
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DOMESTIC SEWAGE
liquid/water-borne wastes (free from industrial
wastes; Sanitary Sewage
DOUBLE-BEND FITTING
shaped liked the letter ‘S’
DOUBLE OFFSET
2 offsets in succession
DOWNSPOUT
vertical portion of rainwater conductor
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DRAIN
pipe (ground/surface waters, storm water,
wastewater in bldg. drainage system)
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
pipings; convey sewage/liquid wastes
DRY VENT
does not carry liquid or water-borne wastes
DUAL VENT
common vent; unit vent
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DURHAM SYSTEM
of threaded pipe, tubing, rigid construction
EFFECTIVE OPENING
cross-sectional area of water supply
FAUCET
valve located at end of water pipe
FERRULE
metallic sleeve; plug is screwed
FIXTURE
receptacle
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FIXTURE BRANCH
supply pipe
FIXTURE DRAIN
from trap of fixture to junction of drain
FIXTURE SUPPLY
water supply pipe
FIXTURE UNIT
7 ½ gpm; 28.3 liters per minute (1 cu.ft/minute)
FLOOD LEVEL
water begins to overflow
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FLUSHOMETER TANK
predetermined; air accumulator vessel
FLUSHOMETER VALVE
actuated by direct water pressure
GATE VALVE
at right angles; raised/lowered by threaded stem
GLOBE VALVE
fits against the valve seat (tortuous passage)
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GOOSENECK
return bend; 30cm.-7.5cm; 3” (faucet); between
service pipe and main
GRADE
slope/fall; pitch
GREASE INTERCEPTOR
3 cu.m. capacity
GREASE TRAP (interceptor; clarifier)
retain grease from one to four fixtures
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GROUND WATER
standing in or passing through
GROUP VENT
branch vent
HANGERS (Supports)
anchors, brackets, cradles
HEIGHT OF BUILDING
grade line to the highest point of coping
HIGH HAZARD (contamination)
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HORIZONTAL BRANCH
HORIZONTAL PIPE
extending laterally; angle of not more than 45°
HOUSE DRAIN (Building Drain)
HOUSE SEWER (Building Sewer)
HOUSE STORM SEWER
to the public storm sewer
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HUBLESS PIPE
CIP (plain ends) bolted steel bands, neoprene gasket
INDIRECT WASTE PIPE
indirectly connected with building drainage
INDIVIDUAL VENT (Back Vent Pipe; Revent Pipe)
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
free from fecal matter
I.P.S. (Iron Pipe Size)
INSANITARY
injurious to health
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INTERCEPTOR (Clarifier)
INVERT
lowest portion of inside of pipe
LATERAL
secondary pipeline
LATRINE
water closet w/ trough
LAVATORY
wash basin
LEACHING CESSPOOL (not water tight)
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PLUMBING APPURTENANCES
adjunct to basic piping system & fixtures
PLUMBING FIXTURES (fixture; receptacle)
PLUMBING OFFICIAL (Administrative Authority)
PLUMBING SYSTEM (water supply & drainage)
PLUMBING UNIT
min. standard quantity [ one (1) water meter, one
(1) water closet, one (1) lavatory, one (1) shower
head & drain for bathtub or shower stall, one (1)
kitchen sink, one (1) laundry tray, three (3) floor
drains, four (4) faucets/hose bibbs
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POTABLE WATER (85% corrected)
PRESSURE
STATIC – w/o any flow motion
RESIDUAL - pressure drop (friction loss, head,
meter)
PRIMARY BRANCH
base of a stack to its junction with main building drain
PRIVATE/PRIVATE USE
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
effluent discharging to subsurface disposal field
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PRIVATE SEWER
privately owned; not controlled by public authority
PRIVY (Outhouse)
PRIVY VAULT (Pit)
PUBLIC/PUBLIC USE
PUBLIC SEWER
common sewer controlled by public authority
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
potable (blue), gray, orange, brown
RECEPTOR
receive discharge from indirect waste pipe
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REGULATING EQUIPMENT
valves & controls
RELIEF VENT
acts as auxiliary vent
RETURN BEND
2 - 90° bends; 180° bend in copper tubings
REVENT PIPE (Back Vent Pipe)
RIM (unobstructed top open edge of fixture)
RISER
vertical water pipe/extends one full storey
ROUGHING-IN (minus the fixtures)
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TAPPED TEE
cast iron fitting with thread [Street Elbow)
TRAP
prevents backflow of foul air/methane gas
TRAP ARM
between trap and vent
TRAP SEAL (Seal, Water Seal)
TUBE
conduit/conductor (O.D.)
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UNCONFINED SPACE
vol. equal to 1.4 cu.m
UNIT VENT (common vent; dual vent)
VACUUM (siphonage)
VACUUM BREAKER (Backflow Preventer)
VENT PIPE
for ensuring circulation of air
VENT STACK (Main Vent)
VENT SYSTEM
protect trap seals from siphonage/backpressure
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VERTICAL PIPE
not more than 45° with vertical line
WASTE (Liquid Waste; Industrial waste)
WASTE PIPE
free from fecal matter
WATER TREATMENT
remove suspended solids by filtration
WATER DISTRIBUTING PIPE (Distributing Main)
WATER MAIN (Main Water Line; Main Water Supply,
Main Water Source, Street Main)
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WYE
hose connection; two-gated outlets
YOKE VENT
for preventing pressure changes in the stacks