Plumbing terms

From Drummond House Plans Wiki

Alphabetical list of Plumbing terms

Air chamber Air gap Appliance Area drain Arm Backflow Backflow preventer Back pressure Back pressure backflow Back siphonage Back vent Back-water valve Building drain Building sewer Building storm drain Building trap Cesspool Check valve Circuit vent Cistern Cleanout

Combined sewer Cross connections Curb box Dip Distribution pipe Drain Drainage pipe Drainage piping Drainage system Dry well Dual venting Faucet Fixture Fixture trap Floor drain Foundation drain Heat siphon trap Ice capping Indirect siphonage Interceptor Leader

Main sewer Main shut-off valve Main stack Meter stop Municipal stop Offset P-valve Plumbing Plumbing system Potable water Relief pipe Riser Rod Roughing-in Sanitary unit Septic tank Service pipe Sewage Shut off valve Sludge Waste pipe

Stack Stack vent Storm drainage pipe Storm drainage piping Storm water Subdrain Subsoil drainage pipe Subsurface drain Sump Sump pump T-valve Trap seal Trap seal loss Vacuum breaker Vent stack Venting system Water closet Water hammer Water service pipe Wet vent weir