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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. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






5. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






8. What makes DC fluctuate?






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


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






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






12. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






28. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






42. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






44. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






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