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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In building automation systems - where surveillance architecture is utilized - what is the most basic solution that should be considered?






2. 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.






3. When is a circuit considered closed?






4. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






7. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






29. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






44. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






48. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






50. 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.