Glossary
Blind end
A capped, dead-ended section of pipe with no outlet at all, often left behind when equipment is removed or a system is altered. Because nothing ever draws water through it the water is permanently stagnant; unlike a dead leg, which still feeds a little-used outlet, a blind end serves nothing and should generally be cut out.
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