Hanger
Used to hang piping. Typically J-hooks or Look hangers.
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Used to hang piping. Typically J-hooks or Look hangers.
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Large plumbing trap found in basement or buried in yard that functions the same as any other trap.
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A machine that uses high pressure water jet head on a long hose to clean and clear lines.
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Refers to a clean out and vertical pipe to sewer. Lamp Poles are typically in reference to long pipes that stick out above ground.
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Epoxy resin based piping that is installed inside existing pipe and curred in place with steam.
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Refers to a connection made between to pipes with with use of rubber fernco tightened by 2 steel hose clamps.
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Trap that has a single U-shaped bend.
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Concave section of sewer line piping allowing sewege to collect in specific section of pipe due to inadequate pitch or downward fall.
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Process of trenchless sewer line repair. Defective pipe is broken apart by bursting head while simultaneously pulling new pipe through existing defective pipe.
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Material used for CIPP. Cured with heat inside existing defective pipe.
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Slotted cast iron cap used on fresh air vents to allow air flow.
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Plumbing tool used to clear drain lines. Usually consists of a long metal cable with an auger head.
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Pipe that has a bend to trap water in the bottom and create a seal to prevent sewer gas from coming back up through pipe.
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Polyviynl Chloride. White piping material used in many plumbing applications. Relied on for its strength, smooth surface and resistance to abrasion. Is not affected by exposure to sunlight.
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2 part process to glue PVC together. First there is a primer that is applied then the adhesive before pipes are connected and left to cure.
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This is when tree roots have inflitrated a sewer line pipe and cause issues such as back ups in sewer line.
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Trap with two U-shaped bends. Prone to siphonage and loss of water seal.
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Refers to deterioration and corrosion inside a cast iron pipe that makes solids stick to the inside of pipe potentially creating back ups in sewer line.
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Waste water tank that is connected to properties main sewer line. Sewage is not connect to a city or municpal sewage line it is stored in an underground tank.
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Methane, CO2 or Hydrogen Sulfide. All of these gases can be noxious at high concentrations.
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Pipeline where all sewage from homeowners system is carried down to main line.
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Plates pressed into earth to prevent collapse of excavation work.
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Pushes smoke into plumbing system to identify hard to spot defects in piping.
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Horizontal pipe that carries waste to sewer line system from plumbing fixtures.