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What element do plumbers in Rome use in pipes?
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Why do plumbers use flux?
You need flux to solder pipes properly. However many modern plumbers never solder, they use plastic or composite pipe like PEX.
Why are people who mend pipes and sinks called plumbers?
Because they work with lead, or at least used to--the Greek name for lead is Plumbium.
What is the link between plumbers and the periodic table?
The word plumber is derived from the Latin word plumbum meaning lead. Lead pipes were the most common kind of water pipes for centuries because they were easy to work with. Plumbers actually means anyone who works in lead.The periodic table of elements uses the symbol Pb from the same word to refer to the element lead.A Plumb bob is a lead weight used to cause a string to hang vertically or plumb. All these words and uses refer to the same concept of using lead.http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=plumber
Who was the first person to discover lead?
Lead has been used by humans for thousands of years, especially by the Romans who used it extensively for pipes for the transportation of fresh water into the city of Rome. They also used lead pots for cooking, not realising they were poisoning themselves in the process.
What element do plumbers in Rome use in pipes?
A Ranch
What did plumbers in Rome use for pipes and is used less today?
They used lead - The Latin name for lead is 'plumbum' hence the name plumber.
What element plumbers used it for pipes used less today?
lead
Who instals and mend pipes?
Plumbers
Who fits water pipes?
Plumbers
What did plumbers in rome use for pipes?
At the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans used pipes made of lead, because it is a cheap metal that is easily worked into pipes, and which unlike iron doesn't rust. The Romans didn't worry about lead poisoning. Lead pipes continued to be used even into the mid 20th century, before we became more concerned about the danger of lead poisoning.
How does plumbing involve water?
pipes are meant to travel water around your house. so plumbers are used to fix those pipes if they are broken
How can you fix a leaking sink drain that someone has used plumbers glue on pipes?
You remove or cut out those pipes and fit new ones.
What element is used for pipes in rome?
lead
What are the travel pipes in super mario brothers?
Oh the warp pipes there pipes because mario and luigi are plumbers
What is the person who repairs pipes?
In the U.S. they are called plumbers, assuming you mean water pipes, and not the pipes that one smokes.
What is the job of a person who repairs leaking water pipes?
Plumbers are people who earn a living dealing with pipes.
