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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A water supply source connecting the fixture and water supply pipe.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






17. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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


22. What is the characteristic of a device?






23. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






25. 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






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






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






28. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. When is a circuit considered closed?






39. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


45. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






47. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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. What is the purpose of a raceway?