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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.






23. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






25. 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.






26. 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






27. The principal pipe of a system of continuous piping to which branch 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. All water supply - drainage - and venting system and all fixtures and their traps complete with their connections.






30. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






31. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






33. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






35. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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


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






39. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






41. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






44. 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






45. When is a circuit considered closed?






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


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






48. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






50. 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.