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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. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






4. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






20. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






22. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






24. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. When is a circuit considered closed?






37. What is the purpose of a raceway?






38. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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