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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why is a rigid steel conduit used for feeders?






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






39. When is a circuit considered closed?






40. 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.






41. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






45. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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


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