Bathroom fitting trade jargon
- Back-to-wall
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A toilet or bidet where the pan is fitted directly to the wall, with the pipework or cistern concealed behind a wall.
- Bar
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The unit that water pressure is measured in.
- Bottle trap
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A unit which sits under a basin and holds water, as a barrier to gasses coming back through the pipes.
- Close-coupled WC
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一种抽水马桶，水箱就在水盘的正后方，通常用一个按钮来控制冲水。
- En-suite
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A bathroom immediately adjoining a bedroom.
- Extractor fan
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Also known as a hood, an inbuilt fan that hangs above the cooker and removes heat, grease, and particles and vents them outside. In bathrooms, extractor fans can fit into the wall or a window to help expel steam.
- MDF
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Medium Density Fibreboard. An engineered wood substance, made of wooden fibres combined with resin under high pressure.
- Mixer shower
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A shower that mixes water from your hot and cold supply in a valve before it reaches the shower head.
- Monoblock mixer tap
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一个单一的水龙头，只需要一个入口，从冷热水供应混合水。
- Pedestal basin
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水槽位于匹配的柱子上，通常将管道隐藏在下面。
- Pillar taps
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Traditional separate hot and cold taps for baths and basins.
- Pop-up waste
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A type of plughole where the plug cover lifts out, connected by a hidden mechanism to a lever behind the tap.
- Power shower
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A mixer shower that uses an integral pump to increase the rate of flow from the shower head.
- Rainforest shower
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A shower with a large head that spreads the water over a large area.
- Snagging
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An expression for all the small issues left over at the end of a construction project. Typically a homeowner will identify snags which the tradesperson will rectify to complete the job.
- Thermostatic shower
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A mixer shower with a preset thermostat that detects changes in water temperature to adjust it.
- Vanity unit
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A unit made up of cupboards or drawers beneath a basin.
- Wall hung toilet
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A toilet attached to the wall with a gap underneath, chosen for its streamlined style and easy of cleaning underneath.
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