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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why is a rigid steel conduit used for feeders?






2. A designed fitting normally shaped with a U-Type part that continuously retains a liquid seal and prevents the back passage of air without affecting the flow of liquids in the system.






3. The nominal commercial designation - normally the inside diameter of the pipe.






4. What type of circuit is applicable to a factory?






5. The level at which water begins to overflow the top or rim of a plumbing fixture.






6. A water supply source connecting the fixture and water supply pipe.






7. Vertical distance from the 'grade line' to the highest point of the coping.






8. The level at which water begins to overflow the top or rim of a plumbing fixture.






9. In building automation systems - where surveillance architecture is utilized - what is the most basic solution that should be considered?






10. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






11. Why is a rigid steel conduit used for feeders?






12. The nominal commercial designation - normally the inside diameter of the pipe.






13. What is the purpose of a raceway?






14. When is a circuit considered closed?






15. How do you differentiate a panel board from a service switch?






16. Structure built - erected and of framed component structural parts.






17. An installed pipe or fitting that forms an angle of less than 45 degrees with the horizontal.






18. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


19. What is the purpose of the sheat in a Romex Cable?






20. The vertical extension of a soil - wastes - or vent system above the highest horizontal drain connected to a stack.






21. Structure built - erected and of framed component structural parts.






22. A water supply source connecting the fixture and water supply pipe.






23. What type of ventilation is appropriate for a T&B located in a hotel accommodation unit?






24. Pipe cleanout size requirements shall be of a size corresponding to the pipe size into which they are installed up to a diameter.


25. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






26. The vertical extension of a soil - wastes - or vent system above the highest horizontal drain connected to a stack.






27. Individual official - board - department or agency established or authorized by the office of the president (RA1378): administer and enforce the NPCP.






28. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


29. All water supply - drainage - and venting system and all fixtures and their traps complete with their connections.






30. A flow of waste - used for sizing plumbing jobs in a plumbing system - equal to one cubic foot per minute.






31. What is the purpose of the sheat in a Romex Cable?






32. The principal vent pipe of a system to which vent connections can be made.






33. Which is better option in considering the placement of building utilities of a building - given that building is with an ample size of lot?






34. Why is it important for you to determine the ampacity of a wire?






35. What type of circuit is applicable to a factory?






36. When is a circuit considered closed?






37. What makes DC fluctuate?






38. What is the characteristic of a device?






39. Structure with any part of its structural framework will ignite/burn at 750






40. Minimum standard quantity of plumbing fixtures that discharges wastes into a plumbing installation: 1 water meter - 1 water closet - 1 lavatory - 1 shower head and drain for a bathtub or shower stall - 1 kitchen sink - 1 laundry tray - 3 floor drains






41. In a battery set-up - why are protons and electrons positioned on opposite sides?






42. Minimum standard quantity of plumbing fixtures that discharges wastes into a plumbing installation: 1 water meter - 1 water closet - 1 lavatory - 1 shower head and drain for a bathtub or shower stall - 1 kitchen sink - 1 laundry tray - 3 floor drains






43. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.






44. Structure with any part of its structural framework will ignite/burn at 750






45. All of the drainage piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - and other liquid wastes to a legal point of disposal exclusive of public and private exterior pipe lines or systems.






46. An electrically or mechanically operated device used to elevate sewage and liquid wastes from a lower level to a point of discharge.






47. All of the drainage piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - and other liquid wastes to a legal point of disposal exclusive of public and private exterior pipe lines or systems.






48. The principal pipe of a system of continuous piping to which branch connections can be made.






49. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


50. An installed pipe or fitting that forms an angle of less than 45 degrees with the horizontal.