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PLUMBING TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS

Lecture -2

Arch. Abdifatah Abdiaziz mohamed


Plumbing terminology which is use in plumbing
also usefully in study of plumbing Given below.

1) Access Panel
A removable panel mounted in a frame,
normally secured with screws and
mounted in a wall or ceiling, to provide
access to concealed valves or items which
may require maintenance.
2) Air Gap, Water Distribution
Unobstructed vertical distance through the
free atmosphere between the lowest
opening from any pipe or faucet conveying
water to a tank or plumbing fixture and
flood level rim of the receptacle.
4) Available Head
The head of water available at the point of
consideration due to mains’pressure
or overhead tank or any other source of
pressure.
5) Bathroom Group
Group of fixtures consisting of water closet,
lavatory, bathtub or shower and other
fittings with a floor drain located together.
6) Bedding
The material on which the pipe is laid and
which provides support for the pipe.
Bedding can be concrete, granular material
or the prepared trench bottom.
8) Communication Pipe
That part of a service pipe which vests in
the water undertakes. It starts at the water
main and terminate at a point which differs
according to the circumstances of the case.
9) Supply Pipe
• So much of any service pipe as is not a
communication pipe.
10) Direct Tap
A tap that is connected to a supply pipe
and is subject to pressure from the water
main.
11) Float Operated Valve
Ball valves or ball taps and equilibrium
valves operated by means of a float.
12) Plumbing System
The plumbing system shall include the water
supply and distribution pipes; plumbing
fittings and traps; soil, waste, vent pipes and
anti-siphonage pipes; building drains and
building sewers including their respective
connections, devices and appurtenances
within the property lines of the premises;
and water-treating or water-using
equipment.
13) Stop-Cock
A cock fitted in a pipe line
for controlling the flow of
water.
14) Surface Water Drain
A drain conveying surface water including
storm water.

15) Thermostatic/Pressure Balancing Valve


Mixing valve that senses outlet temperature and
incoming hot and cold water pressure and
compensates for fluctuations for stabilization.
16) Water Hammer Arrestor
A device designed to provide protection
against hydraulic shock in the building water
supply system.
17) Water Supply System
Water supply system of a building or
premises consists of the water service pipe,
the water distribution pipes, and the
necessary connecting pipes, fittings, control
valves, and all appurtenances in or adjacent
to the building or premises.

18) Waterworks
Waterworks for public water supply include a lake, river, spring, well, pump with or
without motor and accessories, reservoir, cistern, tank, duct whether covered or
open, sluice, water main, pipe, culvert, engine and any machinery, land, building
or a thing used for storage, treatment and supply of water.
PRESENTATION

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