Shower station testing assembly for pressure testing plumbing
AssigneeWCM Industries, Inc.
InventorsWilliam T. Ball, Duane Condon
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Abstract
The present invention provides a testing assembly for pressure testing a plumbing system in a building where the building has a shower station with a drain and a shower inlet. The testing assembly includes a drain adapter, a hose fitting on the shower inlet, and a hose removably connecting the shower inlet and the drain adapter. The drain adapter has a hose end fitting and a drain sealing element in fluid communication with the hose end fitting. The sealing element is adapted to be in fluid communication with the drain.
Claims13
A testing assembly for pressure testing a plumbing system in a building where the building has a shower station with a bottom drain and a shower spout, the testing assembly comprising:
- a drain adapter having a hose end fitting and a bottom drain sealing element in fluid communication with the hose end fitting, the sealing element adapted to be in fluid communication with the bottom drain;
- a hose fitting on the shower spout;
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- a hose removably connecting the shower spout and the drain adapter.
A testing assembly for pressure testing a plumbing system in a building where the building has a shower station with a bottom drain, and a threaded shower inlet, the testing assembly comprising:
- a drain adapter having a hose end fitting, a sealing element in fluid communication with the hose end fitting, and a fastener, the fastener being adapted to removably engage the bottom drain to form a watertight seal between the sealing element and the bottom drain;
- an upper connector having a threaded surface adapted to removably engage the threaded shower inlet to form a watertight seal;
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- a hose connected in fluid flow communication between the upper connector and the hose end fitting.
A testing assembly for pressure testing a plumbing system in a building where the building has a shower station with an overflow drain and a shower inlet, the testing assembly comprising:
- a drain adapter having a hose end fitting and an overflow end fitting in fluid communication with the hose end fitting, the overflow end fitting adapted to be in fluid communication with the overflow drain;
- a hose fitting on the shower inlet;
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- a hose removably connecting the shower inlet and the drain adapter.
A testing assembly for pressure testing a plumbing system in a building where the building has a shower station with an overflow drain having a threaded surface, and a threaded shower inlet, the testing assembly comprising:
- a drain adapter having a hose end fitting and an overflow end fitting in fluid communication with the hose end fitting, the overflow end fitting being adapted to removably engage the threaded surface of the overflow drain to form a watertight seal;
- an upper connector having a threaded surface adapted to removably engage the threaded shower inlet to form a watertight seal;
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- a hose connected in fluid flow communication between the upper connector and the hose end fitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.