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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






12. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. What makes DC fluctuate?






19. 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.






20. What makes DC fluctuate?






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. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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


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






33. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






34. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






49. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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