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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why is a rigid steel conduit used for feeders?






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






3. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






5. When is a circuit considered closed?






6. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






11. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






13. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






16. What is the characteristic of a device?






17. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






21. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






35. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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.






49. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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