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TERM                            EXPLANATION

 

 

WC                                            Water Closet

 

WH                                            White finish on faucets.

Wall Thickness                 The thickness of the tubing wall.

 

Wash-Down Water

Closet                                      Water closet having a siphon trapway at the front of the bowl, and integral                                        flushing rim.

 

Waste Arm Drain              An extension pipe, usually to extend a sink drain into a wall.

 

Waste & Overflow

Drain                                        An assembly for a bathtub. The outlet at the top removes the overflow                                              water during tub filling and the drain at the bottom removes wastewater                                            when the tub is drained.

 

Waste Plug                          Drain stopper on a bathtub drain.

 

Waste Shoe                         Bathtub drain assembly.

 

Waste Stack                        See Soil Stack The vertical main pipe in a drainage system, extending                                             one or more stories.

 

Water Closet                       A toilet.

 

Water Hammer                   A loud banging noise caused by the hydraulic shock of suddenly shutting                                        off a water supply, where water moves against the side of containing pipe                                        or vessel.

 

Water Hammer

Arrestor                                 A device installed near a fixture to absorb the hydraulic shock caused by                                          a sudden shutoff of water.

 

Water Horse

Power (WHP)                      The calculated horse power produced by the pump using the formula                                               WHP = head x gpm/3960.

 

Water Service Pipe         The pipe from the water main or other sources of potable water supply to                                        the water-distributing system of the building served.

 

Water Spot                           Water surface in the toilet bowl once the flush is completed.

 

Water Table                         Level below the earth's surface at which the ground becomes saturated                                           with water.

 

Waterway Fitting              A channel through which water can flow; connects water heater to inlet                                            and outlet lines.

 

Wave Washer                     A washer, common in drain linkages, which provides pressure against a                                           ball or other mechanism even when the opposing nut is not fully                                                       tightened.

 

Weak Well                            Weak well application occurs when the pump lowers the water level in the                                        well faster than the well can replenish itself.

 

Weir                                          A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or                                              plank, through which water flows, used in measuring the quantity of                                                 flowing water.

 

Well Casing                       A steel or plastic pipe inserted into a drilled well to prevent dirt and debris                                        from contaminating the water.

 

Wellpoint                           A pipe fitted with a driving point and a fine mesh screen used to remove                                           underground water. A complete set of equipment for drying up ground                                              including wellpoints, connecting pipes and pumps.

 

Wet Vent                            Drain or waste pipe that also acts for one or more fixtures on the same                                            line.

 

Whirlpool Tub                    A bathtub with circulation jets in various spots throughout the tub that                                               provide therapeutic massaging action.

 

Widespread                         A style of bathroom lavatory faucet having separate spout and handles,                                           usually 8" from center of handle to handle.

Working Pressure         Maximum pressure of the operating system permissible.

 

Working Water                   Water used in a home for most general purposes including bathing and                                            laundering.

 

Wrought Copper

Fittings                                  Plumbing fittings used to connect copper tubes made of mechanically                                              worked and toughened copper as opposed to an as-cast brittle copper.

 

Wye                                          A Y-shaped fitting with three openings used to create branch lines. Allows                                        one pipe to be joined to another at a 45 degree angle.

 

 

 

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