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FLEXIBLE GOOSE NECK [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Water Distribution (Water Supply)
CONT

The service pipe is either connected rigidly to the street main or is a flexible goose neck, fastened by means of a corporation stop tapped into the main. ... The goose neck is used to avoid breakage of the line due to sudden shocks or settlement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Distribution de l'eau
CONT

Le branchement de service peut être raccordé d'une manière rigide à la conduite principale de la municipalité; il peut s'agir également d'une canalisation à col de cygne flexible terminé par un robinet de prise piqué sur la conduite principale. (...) Le col de cygne sert à prévenir toute rupture de la canalisation qui pourrait être provoquée par un choc ou un affaissement soudain.

Spanish

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