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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The principal vent pipe of a system to which vent connections can be made.






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






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






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






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






6. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






9. When is a circuit considered closed?






10. What makes DC fluctuate?






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


12. 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






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






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






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






16. When is a circuit considered closed?






17. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






22. What is the characteristic of a device?






23. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


24. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






26. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


27. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






28. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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


36. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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