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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An installed pipe or fitting that forms an angle of less than 45 degrees with the horizontal.






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






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. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






17. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. When is a circuit considered closed?






24. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






25. What makes DC fluctuate?






26. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






28. 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.






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






30. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






32. What is the purpose of a raceway?






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






42. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. What makes DC fluctuate?