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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why is a rigid steel conduit used for feeders?






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






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






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






5. What is the purpose of a raceway?






6. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






7. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






11. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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


15. 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






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






17. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. What makes DC fluctuate?






38. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






41. What is the characteristic of a device?






42. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


43. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






45. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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