History Of Plumbing
Plumbing dates back to roman times when the Romans used lead pipe inscriptions to prevent water theft, as well as these to transport water over long distances.
What are aqueducts?
Used near the end of a gas line near the connection of an appliance.
What is a union?
This is used to support drain piping every 4 feet.
What are hangers?
Water closets and urinals don't need added traps because they are built into fixture.
What is an integral trap?
A water closet, one or two lavs, and one tub or shower.
What is a 'bathroom group'
The flushing toilet was invented in 1596, which is where the nickname “the John” came from.
Who is Sir John Harrington?
This fitting has external threads on one end.
What is a male adapter?
This is attached to a fixture to prevent sewer odor from entering a building.
What is a trap?
This type of vent has waste going through it.
What is a wet vent?
This is the minimum pitch or slope allowed for a 3" pipe.
What is 1/8" per foot?
The Tremont Hotel became the first hotel in this U.S. city to have indoor plumbing.
What is Boston Massachusetts?
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
What is abs?
The point of overflow on a trap.
What is a trap weir?
A vertical pipe that is dry and allows all vents on all floors to tie into it.
What is a 'vent stack'?
This is the amount of air pressure needed to test water piping system
What is 80 psi?
Both the word “plumbing” and the periodic table element for lead, Pb, come from the Latin term for “lead”.
What is plumbum?
What is a wye?
air, water, smoke, and peppermint
What are four ways for testing drain lines?
Vents help maintain water in a trap from 2"-4".
What is a trap seal?
The lowest portion of drainage system
What is a building drain?
Richard Nixon used this code name for the agents he used to prevent intelligence leaks from the White House.
What are “plumbers”
Chlorinated Poly Vinyl Chloride
What is cpvc?
A fitting used to access a drain line for the purpose of drain cleaning (snake).
What is a 'clean out'
This portion of vertical pipe is at the top of a drain stack.
What is a 'stack vent'?
These are used to determine the size of drain lines.
What are 'DFU' drainage fixture units?