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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individual official - board - department or agency established or authorized by the office of the president (RA1378): administer and enforce the NPCP.






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






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






4. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






6. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






25. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






27. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


45. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






46. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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


49. 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






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