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ASSE International

Plumbing Term of the Day

presented by ASSE International and Plumbers Without Borders

Month: March 2018

Written by asseinternationalMarch 21, 2018March 22, 2018

confined spaces (con•fined spaces)

area large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work and has limited or restricted means for entry or exit and is not designed for continuous employee occupancy. Advertisements

Written by asseinternationalMarch 20, 2018January 3, 2018

sweet water (sweet wat•er)

1. water drawn from a drinkable source used as a media of heat exchange, generally to a food product of liquid nature. (i.e.: a coolant media to a carbonated beverage from an ice bank.) 2. a result of mechanical refrigeration.

Written by asseinternationalMarch 19, 2018January 3, 2018

drive point (drive point)

a pointed and perforated pipe at the lower end of a vertical pipe driven or inserted into the ground, (i.e.: a well point of a driven well).

Written by asseinternationalMarch 16, 2018January 3, 2018

biochemical oxygen demand (bi•o•chem•i•cal ox•y•gen de•mand)

the oxygen used in meeting the metabolic needs of aerobic micro-organisms in water rich in organic matter (as water polluted with sewage) Also called biological oxygen demand.

Written by asseinternationalMarch 15, 2018January 3, 2018

vitreous (vit•re•ous)

1. of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of glass. 2. resembling glass. 3. fired clay.

Written by asseinternationalMarch 14, 2018January 3, 2018

eave (eave)

the lower border of a roof that overhangs the wall. 2. the corresponding overhang of thatch.

Written by asseinternationalMarch 13, 2018January 3, 2018

thermal shock (ther•mal shock)

1. a large and rapid change of temperature. 2. the sensation felt by the body due to a sudden change in temperature.

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