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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 purpose of the third wire in an electrical system?






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






3. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






22. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. What makes DC fluctuate?






41. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






43. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. What is the characteristic of a device?