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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






13. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






21. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






22. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


23. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






26. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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


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






46. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


47. 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






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






49. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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