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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the purpose of the sheat in a Romex Cable?






2. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






4. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






6. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


7. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. What is the characteristic of a device?






27. What makes DC fluctuate?






28. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






32. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






35. 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






36. What is the purpose of a raceway?






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What is the purpose of a raceway?






44. 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.






45. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






49. What is the characteristic of a device?






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