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FAUCET SEAT DRESSER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Tools and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- faucet seat dresser
1, record 1, English, faucet%20seat%20dresser
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reseating tool 2, record 1, English, reseating%20tool
correct, officially approved
- valve reseater 1, record 1, English, valve%20reseater
correct
- valve reseating tool 1, record 1, English, valve%20reseating%20tool
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... when the seat of a compression faucet is found to be scored, the seat may be ground quite smooth again with the use of a faucet seat dresser. 1, record 1, English, - faucet%20seat%20dresser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In general, you can expect the procedure to consist primarily of removing the valve stem and replacing it with the valve reseater, then turning the handle to obtain the desired cutting action on the damaged seat. 1, record 1, English, - faucet%20seat%20dresser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reseating tool: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - faucet%20seat%20dresser
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage et outils de plomberie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- outil à roder
1, record 1, French, outil%20%C3%A0%20roder
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rectifieuse 2, record 1, French, rectifieuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] lorsque le siège d'un robinet de puisage à compression est rayé, il est possible de le remettre en état au moyen d'une rectifieuse. 2, record 1, French, - outil%20%C3%A0%20roder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En général, il s'agit d'abord d'enlever la tige du robinet et d'insérer la rectifieuse à sa place, puis de tourner la manette de manière à faire mordre l'outil autant qu'il le faut dans le siège endommagé. 2, record 1, French, - outil%20%C3%A0%20roder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outil à roder : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - outil%20%C3%A0%20roder
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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