Shower station testing assembly for pressure testing plumbing
AssigneeWCM Industries, Inc.
InventorsWilliam 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.
Claims9
A testing assembly for pressure testing a plumbing system in a building where the building has a shower station with a bottom drain, an overflow 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 seal for the overflow drain for preventing outward fluid flow;
- a hose fitting on the shower spout;
- a hose removably connecting the shower spout and the drain adapter;
- wherein the drain adapter further comprises a fastener, the fastener being an externally threaded centrally located post adapted to removably engage the bottom drain to form a watertight seal between the sealing element and the bottom drain;
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- wherein the fastener is adapted to removably engage the bottom drain via a threaded surface centrally located in the bottom of the drain.
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A method for pressure testing a plumbing system in a building where the building has a shower station with a bottom drain an overflow drain and a shower inlet, the method comprising:
- connecting the shower inlet to select one of the bottom and overflow drains for water tight communication of fluid from the shower inlet to the selected drain;
- sealing the non=selected drain closed;
- initiating fluid flow from the shower inlet, through the non-sealed drain, and into the plumbing system;
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- determining if there are any leaks in the plumbing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.