Plumbing Dictionary
Plumbing termonalogy.
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JOINT - ExpansionA loop, return bend or return offset that provides for the expansion and contraction in a piping system and is utilized in tall buildings or where there is a rapid change of temperature, as in power plants, steam rooms and similar occupancies. |
JOINT - FlexibleAny joint between two pipes that permits one pipe to be deflected or moved without movement or deflection of the other pipe. |
JOINT - MechanicalSee "Mechanical joint." |
JOINT - SlipA type of joint made by means of a washer or a special type of packing compound in which one pipe is slipped into the end of an adjacent pipe. |
JOINT, PLASTIC ADHESIVEA joint made in thermoset plastic piping by the use of an adhesive substance which forms a continuous bond between the mating surfaces without dissolving either one of them. |
JOINT, PLASTIC HEAT FUSIONA joint made in thermoplastic piping by heating the parts sufficiently to permit fusion of the materials when the parts are pressed together. |
JOINT, PLASTIC SOLVENT CEMENTA joint made in thermoplastic piping by the use of a solvent or solvent cement which forms a continuous bond between the mating surfaces. |