Plumbing in Fish Farming

Plumbing:

A plumber is an artisan who fits and repairs pipes, cisterns, etc. using lead, copper or tin. The word plumber is derived from the Latin plumbum, meaning lead. The plumber is an artisan who works with lead.

Internal Plumbing:

u Plumbing fixtures

u Soil, waste and vent pipe system

u Rain water pipes

u Water supply system

u Building sewers

u Storm water disposal

Other plumbing services:

u Basement drainage and pumping

u Garden hydrant system

u Centralized hot water system

u Steam piping and heat recovery

u Solar hot water heating

u Water treatment for domestic use

u Swimming pool filtration

u Fountains cascades and water bodies

u Water supply pumping and hydro pneumatic system

u Fire suppression system

Objectives:

u The following are the requirements for an efficient and economical plumbing system:

u  Everybody using the water supply should get pure and wholesome water without any hazards of pollution from any source.

u  Water supplied to all fixtures and areas of use should be adequate and at optimum pressure.

u A minimum number of sanitary fixtures should be provided as per requirements.

u Sanitary fixtures should be made of smooth non-absorbent materials and should be free from concealed fouling spaces.

u  Every fixture connected directly to the drainage system should be provided with a water seal trap.

Plumbing Fixtures:

u Sanitary fixtures are receptacles that receive excreta and waste water discharged by the users of a building. 

u Sanitary fixtures include water closets, wash basins, sinks, bath tubs, etc.

Water closets:

u Water closets are fixtures that receive and dispose off human excreta quickly and efficiently using water as the medium of conveyance.

u Flushing cisterns: It stores water above the water closet

u Flush valves: They are substitutes for flushing cisterns.

Bidets:

Bidets are fixtures for cleansing excretory organs with water for personal hygiene.

Bath tubs:

Bath tubs are vessels capable of holding water and allowing a person to soak in and clean and relax himself.

Showers:

Showers provide a spray of water which enables a person to wash himself while standing.

Wash basins:

Wash basins are ablutionary appliances used for washing face, hands, etc.

Sinks:

Sinks are appliances used for washing kitchen food, in laboratories for washing and for disposal of laboratory wastes.

Sewage:

The liquid waste from a community is called sewage. It includes salvage water and foul discharges from water closets, urinals, hospitals, stables, etc., but excludes storm water.

Sewers:

Sewers are underground pipes or conduits which carry sewage to the point of discharge or disposal.

Drains:

A line of pipes including all fittings and equipment, such as man-holes, gullies, and floor traps, used for the drainage of a building or a number of buildings or yards is known as drain. Drains also include open channels used for conveying surface water.

Soil stack:

All fixtures which carry human excreta, urine or obnoxious wastes are connected to a separate stack known as soil stack, which is connected directly to a sewer line through a man-hole.

Waste stack:

Ablutionary fittings used for washing and clean up, e.g. wash basins, bath tubs, showers, drinking water fountains, kitchen sinks and water from air conditioning machines, etc. are connected to a separate stack.

Traps:

They prevent ingress of foul air, insects and vermin from the sewers into the building and resist the spread of disease.  Traps are constructed so that they retain a body of water which acts as a water seal.

Vent pipe:

Vent pipes expel foul air and odors into the atmosphere and also draw air when required and thus keep the drainage system in a state of equilibrium due to its direct access to the atmospheric pressure.

Conclusion: 

Using all these equipment, anyone can start a plumbing journey to his/her Fish farm.