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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The installation of certain parts of the plumbing system that can be done before installation of the fixtures including drainage - venting - and water supply






2. 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.






3. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






6. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






18. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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

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






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






24. 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






25. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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26. What is the characteristic of a device?






27. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. What makes DC fluctuate?






37. When is a circuit considered closed?






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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43. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






49. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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