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  2. Drain cleaner - Wikipedia

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    Most municipal building codes mandate that drain plumbing increase in diameter as it moves closer to the municipal sewer system. i.e., most kitchen sinks evacuate water with a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch drain pipe, which feeds into a larger 4-inch drain pipe on the main plumbing stack before heading to a septic tank or to the city sewage system. This ...

  3. Washing machine - Wikipedia

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    Drain pans can also divert water released by other problems, such as a jammed solenoid valve in a washing machine. A serious limitation of drain pans is that they typically cannot handle the large volumes of pressurized water released by a burst supply hose, so a drain pan is no substitute for hose burst precautions.

  4. Drain (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    Pool drain vortex as viewed from above the water at Grange Park wading pool Underwater view of drain, showing vortex-formation phenomenon. A drain is the primary vessel or conduit for unwanted water or waste liquids to flow away, either to a more useful area, funnelled into a receptacle, or run into sewers or stormwater mains as waste discharge to be released or processed.

  5. List of London's Burning episodes - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of all the episodes that featured in all 14 series of London's Burning (1988–2002). This list includes the original 1986 TV film that the series was based on and the Christmas special "Ding Dong Merrily", which aired between Series 1 and Series 2.

  6. Educational technology - Wikipedia

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    MOOCs also implies that certain curriculum and teaching methods are superior, and this could eventually wash over (or possibly washing out) local educational institutions, cultural norms, and educational traditions. [227] With the Internet and social media, using educational apps makes students highly susceptible to distraction and sidetracking.

  7. List of wrongful convictions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Based solely on Diane's testimony, Kevin was convicted of her rape and attempted murder and the second-degree murder of their unborn daughter in spite of witnesses who testified he was at a fast food restaurant during the attack. 16 years later, investigators re-opened the case of the "Bedroom Basher" - a serial killer active in California ...

  8. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    "She won't answer" might be the report from a helmsman when turning the wheel under a pilot's order fails to produce the expected change of direction. anti-rolling tanks A pair of fluid-filled tanks mounted on opposite sides of a ship below the waterline. The tanks are cross-linked by piping or ducts to allow water to flow between them and at ...

  9. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    cash machine automated teller machine. cashpoint automated teller machine. Originally a brand name for Lloyds TSB ATMs, now genericized. caster sugar Finely granulated white or pale golden sugar. (US: superfine sugar) [48] [49] [50] cat's eyes