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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






6. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






12. When is a circuit considered closed?






13. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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.






19. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






22. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






34. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. What is the purpose of a raceway?






45. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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. 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