"dip tube" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1999, R. Dodge Woodson, Plumber's Standard Handbook, pages 25–19:",
          "text": "If the pilot light lights but continues to go out, replace the thermocoupling. If none of these methods prove fruitful, check the dip tube.",
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        "A tube in a boiler that directs incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank, to be heated."
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          "boiler",
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          "tank",
          "tank"
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          "heat",
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        "A tube in a boiler that directs incoming cold water to the bottom of the tank, to be heated."
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  "word": "dip tube"
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