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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pipe cleanout size requirements shall be of a size corresponding to the pipe size into which they are installed up to a diameter.


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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






10. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






13. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






50. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m