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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






14. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






29. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






35. What is the purpose of a raceway?






36. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






38. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


39. 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.






40. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






42. What makes DC fluctuate?






43. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






46. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






48. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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