Vocabulary of the plumber

the technical terminology of hydraulics

Some technical terms used by plumbers

Sticking

Flexible connection to connect sanitary fittings to the water system

Delivery spout

Faucets on the system outlet

fillet union

Fillet

Fitting to connect and disconnect two pipe sections

braga

Braga

Connection to connect a horizontal pipe to a vertical pipe

Braze

Heat a piece of pipe

diverter tap

Divertatore

Device that moves water out of the bathtub faucet to the hand shower

Eccentric

Connection that allows you to adapt the system outputs with the tap connection

fitting elbow

Elbow

Fittings for making curves in the 45° and 90°

sleeve

Sleeve

Short section of threaded pipe

pipe gauge

Pressure gauge

Instrument applied to a pipe that reads the internal pressure

nipple

Nipple

Similar to the sleeve has more; in the center a nut that allows it to be screwed

o-ring seal

O-ring

Circular seal in rubber

quick step tap

Quick Step

Tap without regulation from fully open to fully closed

Piano

Reference height for setting the height of the faucets

drain drain

Drainage

Ring to which it is; the closing cap of a sink or a tub is connected

Stuffing boxes

Part of the taps that ensures the seal between the fixed element and the mobile element

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Fillet T< h3>

Fitting that allows to divide a tube into two tubes

Reduce

Connection to connect pipes of different diameters

Interception gate valve

Valve that allows to intercept a main pipeline deriving a secondary one

drain siphon

Siphon

S-shaped pipeline that allows to connect tanks with different height

tube caps

Caps

They can be male or female and apply on the pipe to close one end

Too full

Safety system that does not allow a sink or overflow tank

check valve

Check valve

Valve that does not allow the reflux of the liquid in the pipe creating a sort of "one-way"

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Caution and security

Plumber

Teflon tape

Plumber

Grounding of the system

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Plumber's tools

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Safety rules

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