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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






5. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






6. What makes DC fluctuate?






7. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






13. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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


28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






42. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. What makes DC fluctuate?






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