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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






3. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. What is the purpose of a raceway?






10. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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






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






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






14. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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






16. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






17. 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.






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






19. The total length of a pipeline measured along the center line and the fittings of the pipe.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The total length of a pipeline measured along the center line and the fittings of the pipe.






37. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






39. What is the purpose of the third wire in an electrical system?






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






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






42. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






44. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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45. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






46. 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.






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






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






49. 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.






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