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[[Image:Plunger 250x410.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Common household plungers: to the left, a toilet plunger; to the right, a sink plunger]] |
[[Image:Plunger 250x410.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Common household plungers: to the left, a toilet plunger; to the right, a sink plunger]] |
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A '''plunger''' is a |
A '''plunger''' is a device that is used to release stoppages in [[plumbing]]. The tool consists of a rubber cup with an attached stick "shaft", usually made of wood or plastic. A different [[bellows]]-like design also exists, usually constructed of plastic. For the common plunger, the cup is pushed down against the drain opening, and either pressed hard into the drain to force air in, or is pushed down until the rubber cup is flattened, then pulled out, causing a vacuum that attracts material. The intent is to loosen or break up a caused by excessive material in the drain. |
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kitchen plunger looks like a ball cut in half while looks more like a distorted ball with a large hole on the bottom.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tampa Plumbers from Roto Rooter Talk About Clogs|url=http://www.rotorooter.com/blog/roto-rooter/tampa-plumbers-from-roto-rooter-talk-about-clogs/|date=November 11, 2010}}</ref> |
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A plunger is much more effective when there is water in the pipe because water does not compress and will thus transmit more of the applied [[force]] than air.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultimate Guide to Plumbing|author=Henkenius, Merle|isbn=1580113117|year=2006|publisher=Creative Homeowner Press|page=216}}</ref> |
A plunger is much more effective when there is water in the pipe because water does not compress and will thus transmit more of the applied [[force]] than air.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultimate Guide to Plumbing|author=Henkenius, Merle|isbn=1580113117|year=2006|publisher=Creative Homeowner Press|page=216}}</ref> |
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When a plunger is ineffective, it is often supplemented by a chemical [[drain cleaner]] (in the case of sinks and tubs), or in cases of main line, toilet or stubborn clogs, a [[plumber's snake]]. <ref>{{cite book|title=Lou Manfredini's House Smarts|page=28|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=O-r-wnVA4mEC&pg=PA28&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=Lou Manfredini|publisher=Random House|year=2004|isbn=0345449894}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,193799-4,00.html#/ How to unclog a drain] |
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[[Category:Simple machines]] |
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Revision as of 11:45, 27 November 2014
A plunger is a device that is used to release stoppages in plumbing. The tool consists of a rubber cup with an attached stick "shaft", usually made of wood or plastic. A different bellows-like design also exists, usually constructed of plastic. For the common plunger, the cup is pushed down against the drain opening, and either pressed hard into the drain to force air in, or is pushed down until the rubber cup is flattened, then pulled out, causing a vacuum that attracts material. The intent is to loosen or break up a blockage caused by excessive material in the drain.
A kitchen plunger looks like a ball cut in half while a toilet plunger looks more like a distorted ball with a large hole on the bottom.[1]
A plunger is much more effective when there is water in the pipe because water does not compress and will thus transmit more of the applied force than air.[2] When a plunger is ineffective, it is often supplemented by a chemical drain cleaner in the case of sinks and tubs, or in cases of main line, toilet or stubborn clogs, a plumber's snake. [3]
References
- ^ "Tampa Plumbers from Roto Rooter Talk About Clogs". November 11, 2010.
- ^ Henkenius, Merle (2006). Ultimate Guide to Plumbing. Creative Homeowner Press. p. 216. ISBN 1580113117.
- ^ Lou Manfredini (2004). Lou Manfredini's House Smarts. Random House. p. 28. ISBN 0345449894.
External links
Look up plunger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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