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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What makes DC fluctuate?






2. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


3. What is the characteristic of a device?






4. 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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. When is a circuit considered closed?






22. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






26. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






32. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






34. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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