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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


10. 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.






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






17. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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


20. 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






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






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






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






24. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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


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






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






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






34. When is a circuit considered closed?






35. What is the purpose of a raceway?






36. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






37. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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. 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. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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