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2. Garden hose - Wikipedia

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   A coiled garden hose. A garden hose, hosepipe, or simply hose is a flexible tube used to convey water.There are a number of common attachments available for the end of the hose, such as sprayers and sprinklers (which are used to concentrate water at one point or to spread it over a large area).

3. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Also, the tortuous S-shaped path the water is forced to follow offers a significant obstruction to the flow. For high pressure domestic water systems this does not matter, but for low pressure systems where flow rate is important, such as a shower fed by a storage tank, a "stop tap" or, in engineering terms, a "gate valve" is preferred.

4. Plumb bob - Wikipedia

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   However, if they are mounted on a suitable scale the instrument may also be used as an inclinometer to measure angles to the vertical. Ancient Egyptians used a plumb line attached to the top outer part of a tool resembling a letter E ; when placed against a wall, the plumb line would indicate a vertical line.

5. Drinking fountain - Wikipedia

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   The drinker bends down to the stream of water and swallows water directly from the stream. Modern indoor drinking fountains may incorporate filters to remove impurities from the water and chillers to lower its temperature. Drinking fountains are usually found in public places, like schools, rest areas, libraries, and grocery stores.

6. Malibu tile - Wikipedia

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   Malibu Ceramic Works; Matt, Roz and Bob Harris. In 1979, using his collection of original tile from Malibu Potteries as inspiration, Harris founded Malibu Ceramic Works [3] in Topanga Canyon and began the slow process of reverse engineering all of the steps in re-producing Malibu tile.

7. Duct (flow) - Wikipedia

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   Ducts for air pollution control in a 17000 standard cubic feet per minute regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO). A round galvanized steel duct connecting to a typical diffuser Fire-resistance rated mechanical shaft with HVAC sheet metal ducting and copper piping, as well as "HOW" (Head-Of-Wall) joint between top of concrete block wall and underside of concrete slab, firestopped with ceramic ...