plumbing level 1 chapter 4
adapter - ANS-a fitting designed to adapt one pipe or fitting to another portion of a
piping system
bell - ANS-an enlarged end of a pipe or fitting that receives another pipe end or fitting;
also called hub or socket
bend - ANS-an offset made in tubing on a job site; also a manufactured offset fitting
bushing - ANS-a compact reducing fitting that is inserted into a fitting hub (socket)
cleanout - ANS-a DWV fitting installed to clear obstructions from a drain or sewer
closet bend - ANS-a specially designed 90 fitting used as the last fitting of a drainage
system serving a water closet (toilet); one side is 4" and the other is 3"
combo - ANS-abbreviated term meaning a combination of a DWV wye fitting and eighth
ben (45) fitting
coupling - ANS-a sleeve that connects two equal-sized pipe ends to form a continuous
pipe
drain - ANS-a pipe that receives discharge from a fixture(s)
DWV - ANS-abbreviation for drainage waste and vent system
elbow - ANS-a fitting used to create an offset; also called a ben
Electrolysis - ANS-a corrosion process caused by directly connecting dissimilar metals
female - ANS-a fitting with internal threads that screws into a male fitting
hub - ANS-an enlarged end of a pipe or fitting that receives another pipe end or fitting;
also called a bell or socket
joint - ANS-a fitting connection
male - ANS-a fitting with external threads that screws into a female fitting
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