Plumbing Terms

1. An underground pipe or passage that carries sewage.
2. The system of pipes and passages that take away water or waste liquid.
4. A piece of equipment that you turn to control the flow of water from a pipe.
8. When something is blocking flow so that nothing can get through.
11. A pump used to remove water that has accumulated in a water basin, commonly found in the basement of homes.
12. The point where the supply of water enters a building. (Ex. Turn off water at the main before your repair the faucet).
13. Is used to seal the gap between the floor and the toilet.
15. When water cannot flow through any type of drain or pipe because something is blocking it.
17. If a pipe freezes, or if the weather freezes it, the water inside becomes ice.
18. A system of finding leaks usually under flooring, cement or the ground.
19. a tool used to unclog drains and toilets.
20. Water substances, especially human waste.

1. A device that is usually outside of residence available for a water hose or buckets.
3. To push a plunger into a toilet, sink, or bathtub in order to unclog a pipe.
5. Black plastic pipes made of material that does not rust, rot, or wear over times.
6. Old fashin term used for toilet.
7. A large container buried under the ground and used to collect waste from toilets.(Residents living outside city limits may have an issue with this)
9. A unit that contains several gallons of hot water for convenient use. These units can be gas or electric, usually 40,50,60 or larger gallons.
10. When undesirable water and waste reverses it's normal flow away from the source.
14. A water well is a structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to access groundwater for use in a building.
15. When something is blocking a tube or pipe from flowing.
16. White plastic pipes made of material that does not rust, rot or wear over time.