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






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






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






5. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






7. 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






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






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






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


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






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






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






14. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






16. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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


22. 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.






23. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






25. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






27. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






38. What makes DC fluctuate?






39. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






44. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.