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






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






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






4. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






28. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






31. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






48. What makes DC fluctuate?






49. 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.






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