It is a large water supply pipe that carries potable water from the water district

or city water system or other water source to the building. {=Water Service
=Building Supply}

It is required by most district water supply systems to measure and record the
amount of water used. It may be placed in a meter box located in the ground near
the street or inside the building. {=water meter}

It is a large pipe that serves as the principal artery of the water supply system.
It carries water through the building to the furthest riser. The building main is
typically run (located) in a basement, in a ceiling, in a crawl space, or below the
concrete floor slab. {=building main}

It is a water supply pipe that extends vertically in the building at least one
story and carries water to fixture branches. It is typically connected to the
building main and runs vertically in the walls or pipe chases. {=riser}

It is a water supply pipe that runs from the riser or main to the fixture being
connected. {=fixture branch}

It runs from the fixture branch to the fixture, the terminal point of use in a
plumbing system. A shut-off valve is typically located in the hot and cold water
supply at the fixture connection. {=fixture connection}

A type of distribution configuration in which the hot and cold water distribution
pipes are installed parallel to one another as they convey hot and cold water to
risers and branch pipes. {=rigid-pipe distribution configuration}

Walls of increased thickness that allow pipes to run horizontally to pass by

drainage pipes (or other pipes) which runs vertically. {=plumbing walls}

It is a vertical opening through a floor or several floors that is enclosed with

walls between floors. {=chase}

This configuration equalizes pressure, which allows several fixtures to be operated

simultaneously without drastic changes in pressure or temperature. {=homerun
distribution configuration =manifold distribution configuration}

If a building cannot be adequately serviced to the top floor, water is pumped to

elevated storage tanks in, or on, the building, and the water is fed down into the
building by gravity. This system is called ____________. {=downfeed distribution
system}

A system in which the water entering the building flows through pumps that maintain
adequate water pressure throughout the structure sufficient to operate any plumbing
fixture. {=pumped upfeed distribution system}

It is a force exerted by the weight of the fluid against the walls of a vessel
containing the fluid. {=hydrostatic force}

It is perpendicular to the interior walls at every point. If the pressure were not
perpendicular, an unbalanced force component would exist and the fluid would flow.
{=hydrostatic pressure}

The hydrostatic pressure at any point in the system is directly proportional to the
weight of a vertical column of that water. {F}

It is the driving force behind fluid flow. {=Water Pressure Difference}

An {=insufficient pressure} at a plumbing fixture results in low flow of water at
that fixture.

An {=excessive pressure} at a fixture may cause disturbingly high flow, will waste
water, and may cause damage to or premature deterioration of the fixture.

{=Residual water pressure} is the pressure available at the outlet, just before a
fixture. It affects water output of a fixture.

When forces acting on a fluid are unequal, molecules in the fluid move in the
direction of the least pressure. Fluid flow is caused by a pressure difference in
the fluid. {T}