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| Catch Basin | Large underground container, with a grate on the top, for collection of storm water run-off. It catches or collects dirt and other debris and prevents them from polluting streams and lakes. |
| Centerset | Style of bathroom faucet having combined spout and handles, with handles 4 inches apart, center-to-center. Also a single-handle faucet installed on 4 inches center-to-center faucet holes. |
| Check Valve | A type of backflow preventer installed in a pipe run that allows water to flow in only one direction. |
| Circuit Vent | Plumbing drainage system vertical vent which is run from the last two traps on a horizontal drain line to the main vent stack of a building drainage system. |
| Cistern | Rainwater storage tank, often underground. |
| Cleanout Plug | A plug in a trap or drain pipe that provides access for the purpose of clearing an obstruction. |
| Closet | Toilet. |
| Closet Auger | A flexible rod with a curved end used to access the toilet's built-in trap and remove clogs. |
| Closet Bend | A curved fitting mounted immediately below the toilet that connects the closet flange to the toilet drain. |
| Closet Flange | An anchoring ring that attaches to the closet bend and secured to the floor. The heads of closet bolts, used to secure the toilet in place, insert into slots in the closet flange. |
| Cock | A faucet or valve for regulating the flow of water. |
| Common Vent | Building drain system vertical vent which connects two or more fixture branches on the same level. |
| Compression Fitting | A kind of tubing or pipe connection where a nut, and then a sleeve or ferrule is placed over a copper or plastic tube and is compressed tightly around the tube as the nut is tightened, forming a positive grip and seal without soldering. Also a flexible connector that has a nut and gasket designed to attach directly to an SAE standard compression thread, without the use of a sleeve or ferrule. |
| Compression Valve | A type of valve that is often used for water faucets. It is opened or closed by raising or lowering a horizontal disk by a threaded stem. |
| Coupling | Vent pipe hood, which protects it from the elements. |
| Culvert | A pipe-like construction of concrete that passes under a road to allow drainage. |
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