Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Dreigriff-Entleerungsbatterie
English translation:
3-valve fitting
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John Jory
Dec 1, 2006 19:15
17 yrs ago
German term
Dreigriff- Entleerungsbatterie
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4 +1 | 3-valve fitting |
John Jory
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3 | dreigriff.... triple control |
Frances Bryce
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3 | the battery bit |
Colin Newberry
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3 | comments |
Ken Cox
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3-valve fitting
This lovely example of inventive German writing involves nothing more than the 3-valve fitting used on wall-mounted hot water boilers:
1 valve to fill the boiler
1 valve for hot water (Entleerung)
1 valve for cold water
The devices are called 'Kochendwassergeräte' and are very widely used in Germany.
In all of the hits I checked, the 'Dreigriff- Entleerungsbatterie' is simply called the 'Armatur', probably because it is absolutely superfluous to mention that the thing has 3 valves (they all have).
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1 valve to fill the boiler
1 valve for hot water (Entleerung)
1 valve for cold water
The devices are called 'Kochendwassergeräte' and are very widely used in Germany.
In all of the hits I checked, the 'Dreigriff- Entleerungsbatterie' is simply called the 'Armatur', probably because it is absolutely superfluous to mention that the thing has 3 valves (they all have).
See ref for picture (one of several thousand)
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Comment: "Thank you for the explanation!"
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dreigriff.... triple control
dreigriff often translates as "triple control" but I'm not sure about "Entleerungsbatterie"
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the battery bit
This could be a way of saying that it's a battery which is intended to be drained (entleert) and charged for use again, i.e. a rechargeable battery, as opposed to one you dispose of once it's drained.
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Frances Bryce
: I had that thought too, however the rechargeable bit is generally translated as "aufladbar" or the term "Akku" is used to mean a rechargeable battery.
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I know, that's normal, but German being what it is, there are some rather outdated and unexpected expressions waiting out there.
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From a bit of googling, this appears to be a plumbing fixture (tap or faucet) similar to an Entleerungsarmatur. The Dreigriff part means it has three knobs (which can probably be translated as 'three-control'), and at a guess 'Batterie' means they are arranged in a row (instead of radially as in many designs with only two controls).
The Entleerungs part apparently relates to the fact that it would typically be used with a wall-mounted boiler (water heater) and fitted below the boiler, so it effectively 'discharges' or drains the boiler.
Boilers of this sort (also called geysers) are practically unheard of in NA, and they seem to be regarded as antique curiosities in the UK now, but they are still fairly common in Germany and NL.
That all being said, I don't know what a plumber would call this particular type of fixuture.
The Entleerungs part apparently relates to the fact that it would typically be used with a wall-mounted boiler (water heater) and fitted below the boiler, so it effectively 'discharges' or drains the boiler.
Boilers of this sort (also called geysers) are practically unheard of in NA, and they seem to be regarded as antique curiosities in the UK now, but they are still fairly common in Germany and NL.
That all being said, I don't know what a plumber would call this particular type of fixuture.
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