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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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1. The vertical extension of a soil - wastes - or vent system above the highest horizontal drain connected to a stack.






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






16. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






21. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






27. What makes DC fluctuate?






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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






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






33. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






39. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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






41. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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