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Recent Examples of waste pipePay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023 Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023 Water-supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2019 Local environmentalists blamed a waste pipe running from the factory building into the ocean (fishmeal factories tend to produce lots of wastewater).—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019 Golden Lead this time chose a central spot on Gunjur beach to lay the waste pipe and staff members raised a Chinese flag in the process.—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019 In spite of the NEA’s earlier demands, Golden Lead was soon permitted to reinstall a waste pipe.—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019 When trip waste lever is in the drain position, the stopper is higher up the trip waste pipe and this should increase the drain rate.—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2016 An investigation revealed that the waste pipe had been mistakenly removed earlier in the renovation.—New York Times, 15 June 2018
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The Verge,
12 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2024
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Curbed,
2 Dec. 2024
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The Arizona Republic,
11 Nov. 2024
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