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| Public utility or services commissions (puc or psc)
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These are state government agencies responsible for the regulation of public utilities within a state or region. A state legislature oversees the PUC by reviewing changes to utility laws, rules and regulations and approving the PUC's budget. The commission usually has five Commissioners appointed by the Governor or legislature. PUCs typically regulate. |
| Puddling
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(1) Defect where paint is applied too thickly and looks wet. (2) Flooding and saturating loose backfill dirt with water, allowing it to dry and settle as a means of compacting. |
| Pueblo or adobe
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House modeled after the dwellings constructed by the Pueblo Indians in the American southwest and is made from adobe brick or material simulating adobe brick. The Pueblo or adobe styled house has roof beams, called viga, projecting from the walls of the structure. |
| Puffing
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Overstating the value of a property. |
| Pugging
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Coarse mortar that is used to deaden noise transmission when used to fill openings in masonry. |
| Pull box
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Box, with a removable cover for access, which is installed at a junction where two conduits meet. The box is intended to reduce strain on the wires, which can be pulled straight through one conduit into the box and reinserted and pulled through the next section of conduit. Pull boxes are used where support for the conduits is necessary, such as with long runs. |
| Pull switch
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Overhead electrical fixture which is operated by use of a "cord", which hangs down and is used where having to run the wire through a wall is difficult. |
| Pull-out spray
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Single-control kitchen faucet which offers a retractable hose and sprayhead to be used for food preparation and cleaning. |
| Pulley
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Rotating wheel, which lifts heavy loads or aid in transmitting power, by use of the belt or cable hat fits into the rim around the wheel. |
| Pulse-width-modulated (pwm) wave inverter
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A type of power inverter that produce a high quality (nearly sinusoidal) voltage, at minimum current harmonics. |
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