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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. What is the characteristic of a device?






7. 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.






8. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






9. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






10. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






13. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






22. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






24. Which is a better option in the ventilation of a comfort room placed in a public building?






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






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






27. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






32. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


33. 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.






34. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






39. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. Waste outlet size of a lavatory