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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A flow of waste - used for sizing plumbing jobs in a plumbing system - equal to one cubic foot per minute.






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






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






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






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. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






7. 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.






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






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






10. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






23. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






26. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






30. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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


32. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






46. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






48. 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






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






50. What makes DC fluctuate?