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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The principal pipe of a system of continuous piping to which branch connections can be made.






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






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






4. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






6. What makes DC fluctuate?






7. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






10. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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


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






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






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






16. 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.






17. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






27. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






35. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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