I Need What Part?

Article by: Henry Morgan

I Need What Part?

One of the first things you learn as a homeowner is that you may own your home, , Poster, Print or Painting. Where Are You Going To Put It? but you don't actually live in it full time. You get to spend the rest of your time living in the hardware , How to Decorate Your Garden Using Profound Garden Statues th store or hardware , All About Gardening dept of your local , Easy Tips On How To Care For Your Plants retail store. Unfortunately the older the home , The Tools of Rose Gardening the more frequent you visit this vast place , Tips on Budget Decorating with aisles and aisles of thingies and who whos, that previously meant little more than, ‘‘…that aisle that my dad use to get all kinds of shiny pipes, connectors, and silver and brass things." A place , Ten Things To Consider Before Buying A Bird House where he spent many hours, (and you will too), talking about stuff with strange names and even stranger looking objects'd plumbing. , Pre-Spring Garden Planning
For now I'm just going to talk about plumbing. , October in the Flower Garden – Preparing for Winter The first thing to realize is that older homes , Ten Things To Consider Before Buying A Bird House have plumbing , Types Of Roses To Use For Landscaping Your Home systems that use galvanized pipe, which will corrode over time, leading to low pressure and leaks, (modern homes , Can a Stock Market Crash Be Profitable ? Shorting Stocks >> Short Selling Stocks ... How to Short St use copper , Landscaping: The Concept of Foundation Planting and flexible pipe). Also in most modern homes , The Function of Fuse Boxes there are usually "stop valves", (these are the little turn thingies) under each sink and toilet in the house, , The Basics of Rose Gardens the most important one is the main water , Growing White Pine Trees In The Philadelphia Pa. Area cut off. KNOW WHERE THIS IS LOCATED!! Or be ready to watch "Ole Faithful" wash your ceiling.
So, as a result of my many "Trial by Water" episodes of plumbing , Types Of Roses To Use For Landscaping Your Home problems, I thought it time to clarify some of the incorrect definitions of plumbing , October in the Flower Garden – Preparing for Winter terms with the correct ones used by the pros, at least, the "pros" in my local , Power tools hardware store. These are all terms that I have come across in my attempts (more failures and disasters , The Gardening Tool You Need than success stories) to rectify some problems I have encountered with my 20 year old home. , How to Clone Your Plants with Success

1) ABS pipe… not to be confused with PVC pipe
ABS-Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene:
…It is a rigid black plastic , Starting a Container Garden pipe used for drain, waste and vent lines.
PVC-Polyvinyl Chloride:
…It is a rigid white , How to Grow Healthy Food or cream colored plastic , Types Of Roses To Use For Landscaping Your Home pipe used in non-pressure systems, such as drainage, waste and vent systems.

2) Aerator:
This is not biology…. it is NOT part of a woman's anatomy.
…It is a device screwed into the end of a faucet spout that mixes air , Power tools into flowing water, , The Viburnum Blackhaw and controls flow to reduce splashing.

3) Drip Channel:
This is not a TV channel for plumbers, or your spouse's cousin.
…A metal , Destroying Those Annoying Dandelions channel that is designed to prevent water , Relaxation in the garden starts with a Swing Bed running down a shower door , Choosing Gardening Winter tools, Snow Blowers from dripping onto the floor , Hot-Weather Fish Feeding Facts when the door , Mirrored Cabinets Add Functionality and Fashion to Bathrooms is opened.

4) Fitting:
No, not a "dry" run of putting all the parts together to see if they "fit", also included here to point out another bunch of terms to look-up.
…Any pipe part used to join together two sections of pipe, such as elbows, couplings, bushings, bends, wyes, etc.

5) Flow Rate:
Wrong…how high the water , Four Decorative Painting Techniques spouts out of the tap when the handle breaks off and the water , Choosing Gardening Winter tools, Snow Blowers is still turned on.
…Rating in gallons per minute (GPM) or gallons per hour. (GPH)

6) Nipple:
Again..this is NOT anatomy
…A short length of pipe installed between couplings or other fittings.

7) O-Ring:
Has absolutely nothing to do with a Space Shuttle although they serve a slightly similar purpose.
…It is a round rubber washer used to create a water , Tulip Care tight seal, chiefly around valve stems.

8) Snake;
All I could envision here was a real sake put into the toilet to "eat" anything in its path , Organic Gardening: Going Back to the Basics on the way to the septic tank, then the screams of the next person "using" the toilet when the snake returns.
…A long, highly flexible metal , 6 Styling Tips For Your Fresh Cut Flowers! wire or coil used for cleaning drains. Also called plumber's snake.

9) Stillson Wrench:
Not a hat that looks like a pipe wrench.
…It is a large L shaped pipe wrench. It has jaws that are adjustable and will tighten as pressure on the handle is increased. It is also known as a pipe wrench.

10) Teflon Tape:
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…A fluorocarbon polymer with non-sticking properties , Destroying Those Annoying Dandelions used to wrap pipe threads to seal a joint.

11) Yoke:
This is not a funny story by a Swedish plumber.
…Usually a brass casting that holds both the hot , How to Decorate Your Garden Using Profound Garden Statues th and cold , The Tools of Rose Gardening valves and the mixing chamber for the water. , When replacing a fountain pump or choosing a new one, first there are some key terms to keep in mind

If you have a plumbing , Power tools problem and are not sure about how plumbing , 6 Styling Tips For Your Fresh Cut Flowers! works, this is not a time to experiment. Take it from personal experience, the disasters , 6 Styling Tips For Your Fresh Cut Flowers! you can create are not worth the need to say "humph who needs a plumber..I can fix this!" Do yourself , Landscaping: The Concept of Foundation Planting a BIG favor and consult a plumber. If it is a small job that you can confidently fix yourself , Tulip Divisions - Garden tulips and their identities. I have but one piece of advice , How to Clone Your Plants with Success to give…shut off the water , Rose Gardening In Late Fall first!!!!!!!

...and that is about it except for these final words that my late father always said:

A good flush beats a full house , Growing White Pine Trees In The Philadelphia Pa. Area every time.

About the Author

Henry Morgan is a computer technician who spends his spare time doing odd jobs as the community "Mr Fix It" He is sponsoring this site: http://www.plumbingworks.info

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