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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a battery set-up - why are protons and electrons positioned on opposite sides?






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






11. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


30. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






36. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






42. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






43. 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.






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






45. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






49. What is the characteristic of a device?






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