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| Drain tile
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Pipe shaped clay tiles, which are installed in a below-grade trench for gravity-rated drainage. PVC piping is often used in place of clay tile for drainage. |
| Drain valve
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Device designed to allow drainage of stored contents from a water heater. |
| Drainage
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The system of gutter and drainpipes used to carry water away from the foundation of a home. |
| Drainage course
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Porous material which is layered in place to effect water drain-off through percolation. |
| Drainage easement
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The right to drain water through another's property, through a ditch pipe or trench. |
| Drainage right of way
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A landowner may not divert or redirect a natural occurring waterway from his/her property causing damage to another property. Waterway is normally construed to mean streams and rivers having well-defined channels and borders. |
| Drainage system
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Piping system, including fixtures, which is used to carry waste from a building to a sewer, using a non-pressure or gravity rated system. |
| Drainage tile
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Historically, pipe shaped clay tiles installed in below-grade trenches for gravity-rated drainage. PVC pipe is now commonly used for this purpose. |
| Drainback (solar) systems
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A closed-loop solar heating system in which the heat transfer fluid in the collector loop drains into a tank or reservoir whenever the booster pump stops to protect the collector loop from freezing. |
| Drainboard
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Area next to a sink, which is angles slightly to allow water to drip off into the sink. |
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