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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






6. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






9. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






12. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






16. 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






17. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






21. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






23. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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


31. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






35. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






42. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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