Plumbing glossary: XYZ
This is it; you’re about to be fully fluent in plumbing lingo! Get ready to learn your XYZs with our final plumbing glossary.
XH – Extra Heavy
XL – Extra Large
XLG – Extra Long
XS – Extra Small
Yellow tipping – a flame condition caused by a severe reduction in primary air – the yellow colour is caused by glowing carbon particles in the flame and can be corrected by the injection of more primary air
Yoke – Usually a brass casting that holds both the hot and cold valves and the mixing chamber for the water – may also refer to an assembly of copper or other metal which serves the same function
Yoke vent – pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack to prevent pressure changes in the stacks
Zeolite – a group of hydrated sodium aluminosilicates, either natural or synthetic, with ion exchange properties
Zone of aeration – the layer in the ground above the water table where the available voids are filled with air – water falling on the ground percolates through this zone on its way to the aquifer
Zone of saturation – the layer in the ground in which all of the available voids are filled with water
Need a refresher? Below are links to WPJ Heating’s full plumbing glossary.
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