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stack venting [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
DEF

The open-air extension of a waste stack above the highest horizontal branch drain or fixture branch connected to the stack.

OBS

stack vent: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
DEF

Partie de tuyauterie prolongeant les tuyaux d'évacuation verticaux en les mettant en communication libre avec l'atmosphère.

CONT

La ventilation désigne l'évacuation vers l'extérieur, au-dessus des toitures, des effluves des égoûts, des chutes et descentes des eaux usées et eaux-vannes. On distingue : les ventilations primaires, qui équipent obligatoirement toutes les chutes et descentes [...] les ventilations secondaires, qui, raccordées sur les premières, constituent des prises d'air pour les siphons, évitant ainsi leur désamorçage [...]

OBS

colonne de ventilation primaire : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tuberías y accesorios
DEF

Tubo continuo de ventilación conectado a la columna de evacuación o al drenaje del edificio y que descarga al exterior.

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Record 2 1999-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Ventilation
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

Providing small vertical pipe outlets through a roofing membrane to permit equalization of pressures or relieve the pressure of water vapour trapped in the system. It helps dry materials such as insulation below the membrane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ventilation (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)

Spanish

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