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TAKE-OFF VALVE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Water Distribution (Water Supply)
DEF

A valve for joining a service pipe to a street water main.

OBS

It is usually owned and operated by the water utility or department. It cannot be operated from the surface.

OBS

corporation cock; corporation stop: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • take off valve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Distribution de l'eau
DEF

Robinet reliant la source d'alimentation à la canalisation et permettant d'en régler le débit.

CONT

Le branchement est l'ouvrage qu'exécute sur la voie publique la Compagnie concessionnaire pour amener l'eau de la conduite du réseau public dans la propriété de l'abonné. Le branchement sur voie publique comporte toujours un robinet de branchement (placé sous bouche à clé), accessible seulement aux fontainiers et aux pompiers.

OBS

robinet de prise : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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