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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






7. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






9. 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.






10. 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






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






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






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






14. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






18. The installation of certain parts of the plumbing system that can be done before installation of the fixtures including drainage - venting - and water supply






19. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


20. What is the characteristic of a device?






21. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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