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The system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building

Plumbing

A piece of equipment for furniture which is fixed in position in a building

Fixtures

System of pipes used to convey fluids (liquids and gases) from one location to another

Piping

What is the three principal parts

Water supply system


Water and waste removal system


Plumbing fixtures

Infrastructure for the collection, transmission, treatment, storage, and distribution of water for homes, commercial establishments, industry and irrigation, as well as for such public needs as firefighting and street flushing

Water supply system

Used to control the flow of fluid or gas

Valve fitting

Portion of the pipe or fitting continuing in a straight line in the direction of flow in which it is connected

Run

Water supply pipe extends vertically to one story or more to carry water to fixtures

Riser

Is an exchangeable device which can be connected to a plumbing system to deliver and drain water

Plumbing fixture

Most waste water undergoes secondary treatment as well as primary treatment. The most common method is to sprinkle or trickle the water over a bed of sand or gravel

Water and waste removal system

Vertical drain pipe that collects waste from one or more fixtures

Soil stack

Also known as drain-waste-vent (DWV) system vertical drainpipe that doesn't carry soil from a sanitary fixture

Waste stack

Soil stack that drain water closets

Main stack

Pipe that carries the discharge of water closets or other similar fixtures

Soil pipe

U-shaped pipe below plumbing fixtures that holds water to prevent odor and sewer gas from entering the fixture

Trap

A fitting with removable plug placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe

Cleanout

Pipe installed to ventilate the building drainage system and to prevent drawing liquid out of traps and stopping back pressure

Vent Pipe

Use for carrying groundwater, rainwater, surface water, or other non polluting water

Storm sewer

A small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment

Fitting

A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object function or process

Symbol

Function to change fluid direction by 90° and it's convenient to suit steel construction and structural

90° pipe elbow

Usually attached to cover plastic steel cast iron and lead and can also be connected to stainless and rubber fixtures

45° pipe elbow

T-shaped having two outlets and is used to connect pipelines with a pipe at a right angle with the line

Tee

Pipe fitting component which reduces the flow size from larger to smaller by reducing the size of the pipe

Reducer

Covers the end of pipe stopping the flow of fluids and protecting pipe threads

Cap

Pipe that carries your waste water from your home

Lateral

Used in the place where four pipes meet together

Cross

If you use when you are trying to join two pipes together that are fixed thus unable to be turned

Union