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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The nominal commercial designation - normally the inside diameter of the pipe.






2. 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.






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


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






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






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






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






8. What makes DC fluctuate?






9. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






30. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






33. What is the purpose of a raceway?






34. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






46. When is a circuit considered closed?






47. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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


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