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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The total length of a pipeline measured along the center line and the fittings of the pipe.






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. What is the purpose of a raceway?






17. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






19. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






29. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






32. What makes DC fluctuate?






33. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






47. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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