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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






16. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






17. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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18. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






31. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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