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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An electrically or mechanically operated device used to elevate sewage and liquid wastes from a lower level to a point of discharge.






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






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






4. 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.






5. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. What is the characteristic of a device?






14. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






17. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






19. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






21. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


22. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






36. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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


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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.