Mains

"Mains" in a Sentence (11 examples)

The water mains burst due to the earthquake.

We recommend that mains water have a water-quality test carried out once a year, well water twice a year.

This shower is fed directly from the mains water pressure.

Limescale deposits can build up in water mains pipes.

He says Californians are lucky because the earthquake did not cause major damage to water mains — large pipelines that carry water.

I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

We don't have mains power out here, only a generator.

mains electricity, mains voltage

We have gas heating, but it's bottled gas, not mains gas.

The properties formerly relied on a well, but are now connected to the mains water supply.

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Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.

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