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UTILITIES Annie Assignment 5 Plumbing Fixtures

This document contains information about plumbing fixtures and pipes, including: 1. It defines different types of plumbing fixtures like soil fixtures and sinks. 2. It lists approved materials for water service pipes like ABS, copper, and PVC pipes. 3. It describes various plumbing fittings like nipples, tailpieces, returns bends, and tees that are used to join pipes.

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UTILITIES Annie Assignment 5 Plumbing Fixtures

This document contains information about plumbing fixtures and pipes, including: 1. It defines different types of plumbing fixtures like soil fixtures and sinks. 2. It lists approved materials for water service pipes like ABS, copper, and PVC pipes. 3. It describes various plumbing fittings like nipples, tailpieces, returns bends, and tees that are used to join pipes.

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ASSIGNMENT No.

5: PLUMBING FIXTURES
1. TYPES/CLASSIFICATION OF FIXTURES
1. SOIL FIXTURES
2. SINKS
3. BATHING
2. Illustrations/Terminologies of:
BIDET, LATRINE
BALL COCK, BALL JOINT
BATHROOM, SWIMMING POOL
PRIVATE OR PRIVATE USE, PUBLIC OR PUBLIC USE,
FLUSH TANK, FLUSH VALVE, FLUSHOMETER TANK, FLUSHOMETER VALVE

RESEARCH No. 5 For additional learning


Energy Saving Features of Plumbing Fixtures
How does Flushometer Tank works?

ASSIGNMENT No. 4 PLUMBING ROUGHING – IN AND


FIXTURES
PLUMBING PIPES
APPROVED MATERIALS – marked for identification
Embossed/Stamped – brass/copper fittings
Molded – plastic fittings
Indelible Marking – colored stripe/indelible letters
QUALITY OF MATERIALS - free from defects
WATER SERVICE PIPE – 160 psi/73.4 ºF
1. ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
2. ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPE*
3. BRASS PIPE
4. CAST IRON PIPE*
5. COPPER PIPE
6. COPPER TUBING
7. cPVC (Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride)
8. GALVANIZED STEEL PIPE*
9. PB (Polybutylene)*
10. PE (Polyethylene)
PB - Polybutylene; black, oval; water service connection
PE - Polyethylene; black, circular
11. PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) Potable water (blue); Drainpipes (gray, orange, brown)

WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE: Minimum working pressure of 100 psi/temp. 180 ºF


Pressure-reducing valve at the water service to reduce the pressure to no more than 80 psi
1. BRASS PIPE
2. COPPER PIPE/TUBING
3. GALVANIZED STEEL PIPE – rust-related problems
4. POLYBUTYLENE (PB)
DRAIN, WASTE & VENT PIPE: Range from 1 ½” – 4” diameter
1. ABS
2. CAST IRON PIPE
3. GALVANIZED STEEL PIPE
4. POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
STORM-DRAINAGE MATERIALS: interior/underground (for storm sewer)
INSIDE STORM DRAINAGE
Cement, Vitrified Clay, Concrete
SUBSOIL DRAINS – Vitrified Clay, Cast Iron, PVC, PE
PIPE - cylindrical conduit/conductor; “pipe size”/(I.D.)
TUBE - cylindrical conduit/conductor; (OD)
SIZE AND TYPE OF TUBING - (DIAMETER)
DIAMETER - nominal internal diameter (N.I.D.) except brass and copper tubing
I.P.S. - Iron Pipe Size
INVERT - the lowest portion of the inside of any pipe

LENGTH OF PIPE - the length as measured along


DEVELOPED LENGTH - the length along the center line of pipe and fittings
DEAD END – the extended portion of the pipe that is closed to one end
BENDING PIN OR IRON TOOL – straightening/bending lead pipe

HUBLESS PIPES – CISP with plain ends connected with bolted stainless steel bands and neoprene gaskets
SHIELDED COUPLING - elastomeric sealing gasket
CALKING - plugging an opening with oakum, lead
OAKUM – hemp soaked in oil/tar to make it waterproof
BLANK FLANGE - not drilled for bolt holes
BLIND FLANGE - closes the end of a pipe
SOLDERED JOINT - melt at below 427°C/above 149°C
WELDED JOINT OR SEAM - plastic molten state
BRAZED JOINT - melt at higher than 449°C
SLIP JOINT - compression nut, a friction ring, compression washer, fit a threaded adapter fitting or a standard taper
pipe thread

COMMON PLUMBING FITTINGS (cast iron, copper, plastic; steel)


NIPPLE –lesser than 12” length/threaded on both ends; more than 12” – Cut Pipe; 1/8” to 12” Ф; brass/steel
Close – fittings/valves joined very close to each other
Short – small amount of pipe exists (shoulder)
Long – larger amount of bare pipe exists
EXTENSION PIECE – male threaded atone end
TAILPIECE - connects the outlet of a fixture to a trap
RETURN BEND - made up of two 90° bends with inside threads and outside threads; 180° bend
FERRULE - a metallic sleeve, for the purpose of cleaning or examining the interior of the pipe

OFFSET - combination of elbows or bends


DOUBLE OFFSET - two offsets in succession
TAPPED TEE - tapped to receive a threaded pipe or fittings

SIAMESE CONNECTION - connected to a hydrant/same nozzle/hose fitting with clapper valves


WYE - hose connection with two-gated outlets
STANDPIPE - a vertical pipe, or a reservoir, into which water is pumped to give it a head, classified as:
1. WET STANDPIPE - water pressure maintained
2. AUTOMATIC STANDPIPE SYSTEM - operates automatically by opening a hose valve
3. MANUALLY – OPERATED STANDPIPE SYSTEM – remote control device at each hose station
4. DRY STANDPIPE – no permanent water inside pipe

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