Safety & Emergency
Glossary subject · 40 terms
- 55°F minimum thermostat when away
- Carbon monoxide (CO) alarm
- Carbon monoxide (CO) hazard
- Coliform / fecal coliform
- Cross-connection control program
- Cryptosporidium
- CSST (corrugated stainless steel tubing)
- Dishwasher air gap
- Earthquake gas shutoff valve
- Electrical grounding via water pipe
- Flame impingement
- Flexible grooved coupling
- Frost cap
- Frozen pipe burst
- Frozen pipes
- Gas flexible connector (seismic)
- Gas leak hazard
- GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)
- Giardia
- Heat tape
- Heavy metals in drinking water
- Iron bacteria
- LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)
- Mold PPE
- Natural gas vs LPG water heater
- Never use open flame to thaw frozen pipes
- Nitrates in drinking water
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Plastic pipe ground bridge
- Propane (C3H8)
- Radon in water
- Scald exposure curve
- Scalding
- Seismic anchor bolt
- Seismic brace
- Seismic protection (plumbing)
- Shock chlorination
- Thermostatic mixing valve at water heater outlet
- Well water testing (annual)
- Winterization blow-out