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dip tube

dip tube noun: a tube in a boiler that directs incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank, to be heated.

Noun

dip tube (plural dip tubes)

  1. A tube in a boiler that directs incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank, to be heated.
    • If the pilot light lights but continues to go out, replace the thermocoupling. If none of these methods prove fruitful, check the dip tube.1999, R. Dodge Woodson, Plumber's Standard Handbook, pages 25–19

Forms of dip tube

pluraldip tubes

Questions about dip tube

What does dip tube mean?
Dip tube means a tube in a boiler that directs incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank, to be heated.
What part of speech is dip tube?
Dip tube is a noun.
What is the plural of dip tube?
The plural of dip tube is dip tubes.

Words near dip tube in the dictionary

  1. dip stitches
  2. dip stream
  3. DIP switch
  4. DIP switches
  5. dip the wick
  6. dip tube
  7. dip tubes
  8. dip-coat
  9. dip-coated
  10. dip-coating
  11. dip-coats

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