2007-05-13 04:58:17 · 5 answers · asked by pandamay 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Here's a link with a couple of diagrams that distinguish between indirect (using a holding tank) and direct (straight from the system to taps) systems. Most construction here in the US uses direct (no intermediate holding tank).
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/Cold%20water%20systems.htm
Hope that clarifies it a bit.
2007-05-13 05:07:30 · answer #1 · answered by C Anderson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually in the UK, your kitchen cold tap is "direct" - that is, it comes directly from the mains supply. But other taps in your house - bathroom sink, shower, toilet, etc - are "indirect", in that the water comes from the tank in your loft.
Often the garden hose is also direct as it comes from the pipe that goes to your kitchen tap.
2007-05-13 21:54:49 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In marine engineering it refers to water directly from the sea that is used to cool the engine or be turned into steam by the boiler and not held in an on-board bowser or radiator.
2016-05-17 07:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means directly fed from the incoming main water supply and not via a tank in your attic...
2007-05-13 12:16:00 · answer #4 · answered by Rod Stewart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
comes out of the ground
2007-05-13 05:00:56 · answer #5 · answered by capa-de-monty 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋