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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






2. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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


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






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






7. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






10. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






21. 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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 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






28. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






32. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






35. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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 a raceway?






42. What makes DC fluctuate?






43. 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.






44. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






46. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






48. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






50. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?