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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Structure built - erected and of framed component structural parts.






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






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






4. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






7. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






11. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


12. What is the characteristic of a device?






13. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






16. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What is the purpose of a raceway?






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. When is a circuit considered closed?






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