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Fall/Flow - The proper slope or pitch of a pipe for adequate drainage.
Female Fitting - A fitting that receives a pipe or fitting. A fitting into which another fitting is inserted.
Finish Plumbing - Installation of plumbing fixtures to make the system usable.
Flapper Valve - The part on the bottom of the toilet tank that opens to allow water to flow from the tank into the bowl.
Float Ball - The floating ball connected to the ballcock inside the tank that rises or falls with changing water levels in the tank, and actuates or shuts off the ballcock as needed.
Floor Flange - A fitting that connects a toilet to a floor drain.
Flushometer - Toilet valve that automatically shuts off after it meters a certain amount of water flow.
Flushometer Tank System - Toilet flushing system that uses supply water pressure to compress water to provide a pressurized flush as opposed to a gravity flush.
Flux - Paste applied to copper pipes and fittings before soldering to help the fusion process and prevent oxidation.
Footprint - The area of floor space taken up by a water heater or other appliance.
French Drain - A covered ditch containing a layer of fitted or loose stone or other pervious material.
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