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Calrod

An electrical heating rod that becomes hot when electrical current is allowed to flow through its heating element.

Cantilevered floor joists

Floor joists that extend beyond an end support so that the ends are considered similar to a cantilevered beam.

Capacitor

(used in an air conditioner) A electrical capacitive device that is used for running and/or starting a compressor motor.

Capillary Action

The action by which water flows in narrow spaces or remains adhered to surfaces without assistance of external forces and may flow in any direction away from a supply of water often against gravity.  This phenomenon occurs due to the combination of cohesion (the...

Capillary Tube

(used in an air conditioner) A capillary tube expansion device meters refrigerant to an evaporator coil to obtain boiling refrigerant in the evaporator coil for heat transfer.  Due to modern energy efficiency requirements capillary tube expansion devices are no longer...