Compound added to concrete so that it takes a longer amount of time to set, which is necessary when more working time is needed to complete floating, screeding and troweling.
Set up
A film that has dried so that it is firm is said to have "set up.".
Set-tooth blade
Saw blades where the teeth are bent alternatively to each side. The cut or groove width produced with this type of blade is greater than the blade thickness stopping the blade from binding. Ripsaws and cross-cut saws have this feature.
Set-up time
The time adhesive or mortar, spread on a surface takes to cure or harden.
Setback
Distance from the property lines, front, side, and rear, to the face of building; established by zoning ordinances.
Setback ordinance
Local zoning law or private limitation on how far in feet a structure might be situated from the curb or other appropriate marker.
Setback thermostat
A thermostat that can be set to automatically lower temperatures in an unoccupied house and raise them again before the occupant returns.
Setpoint
The temperature to which a thermostat is set to result in a desired heated space temperature.
Setscrew
Screw that holds two parts that would be movable in a position where movement is curtailed.
Setting
Pumps: vertical distance in feet from the top of the well to the top of the pump.
