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Interior Design Fittings and Fixtures - Plumbing

Fixtures

Generally refers to a receptacle with the necessary appearance designed for a specific purpose, the use of which results in the discharge of the waste contained in the fitting into a sanitary plumbing or sanitary drainage system. There are many fittings and fixtures, from the pipes which carry the water to and from our fittings, to the taps and waste outlets that deliver it and remove it. A soil fixture may be a waste pan, urinal, slop hopper, autopsy table, bedpan or sanitary napkin disposal unit hence soil pipe. A waste fixture is any other fixture than a soil fixture hence waste pipe.

Fall

Fall is the difference in level between two points.

Self-Cleansing Velocity

Self-cleansing velocity refers to the speed at which the contents within the pipeline should be flowing along a horizontal pipeline to prevent the collection of solids out of the fluid to the pipe surface.

Gully Trap

The point where the internal sanitary plumbing connects to the drainage system.


Stack

This is usually any vertical pipe including offsets through one or more floor levels. A soil stack is a stack, which carries the discharges from one or more soil fixtures and may also carry waste discharges. A waste stack carries only discharges from waste fixtures.

Trap

This is the fitting, usually in the form of a bent pipe that retains an amount of the wastewater as a seal. This allows the flow of the waste through the fitting while preventing gases in the soil or waste system from flowing back through the fitting into the living space.


Water Seal

This is the part of the trap that holds the content of water to prevent the gases flowing back into the room. There are a number of water seals, the most common being the P and S.

Air Pressure

All drainage and plumbing systems are designed to have a flow of air in them, as discussed earlier, to help with preventing and inducing siphonage.

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