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Test your general knowledge of various plumbing aspects.
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ACROSS
5. Loss of fluid usually due to mechanical
breakdown or gasket wear.
6. In a pump, the part that holds one-half of
the mechanical seal and attaches to the
stuffing box.
8. A sealed tank where water is turned to
steam for heating or power.
9. The turbulent mixing of water and air to
dissipate pollutants into the air.
10. A process involving chemical change
caused by the passage of an electric
current through a liquid.
DOWN
1. Any part of a drain system other than the
main, riser, or stack.
2. Measurement of 100 000 BTUs.
3. The amount of dissolved minerals in water
measured in grains per gallon.
4. Access opening to a hole, usually with a
cover, through which a person may enter a
sewer or drain.
7. Usually a brass casting that holds both
the hot and cold valves and the mixing
chamber for the water.
* Go to page 71 for the answers. PA
www.plumbingafrica.co.za
July 2017 Volume 23 I Number 5