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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.






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






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






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






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






6. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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. Why is a rigid steel conduit used for feeders?






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






27. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


28. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. What is the purpose of a raceway?






43. 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






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






45. What makes DC fluctuate?






46. When is a circuit considered closed?






47. 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






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






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






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