dip tube

noun

A tube in a boiler that directs incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank, to be heated.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundip tube (plural dip tubes)

plural dip tubes

  1. A tube in a boiler that directs incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank, to be heated.

    If the pilot light lights but continues to go out, replace the thermocoupling. If none of these methods prove fruitful, check the dip tube.

    1999, R. Dodge Woodson, Plumber's Standard Handbook, pages 25–19
Cite this entry
APA

dip tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dip%20tube

MLA

“dip tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dip%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dip tube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dip%20tube.

Source: dip tube on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.