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Water closet having a siphon trapway at the front of the bowl, and integral flushing rim.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

Ceramic materials fired at high temperature to form a non-porous body, having exposed surfaces coated with ceramic glaze fused to the body. This is used to form bathroom fixtures such as toilets, ...

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

The resistance of fluids to flow, due to internal forces and friction between molecules, which increases as its temperature decreases.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

A short tube with a tapered constriction in the middle that causes an increase in the velocity of flow of a fluid and a corresponding decrease in fluid pressure and that is used for creating a ...

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

A pipe that allows air into a drain system to balance the air pressure, preventing water in the traps from being siphoned off.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

A vent is a pipe or pipes instalto provide a flow or air to or from a drainage system to provide a circulation of air within such system to protect trap seals from siphonage and back-pressure.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

Upper portion of the soil stack above the topmost fixture through which gases and odors escape.

Domain: Construction; Category: Plumbing

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