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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Vertical distance from the 'grade line' to the highest point of the coping.






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






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






5. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






8. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






11. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






15. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






17. 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






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


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






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






37. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






42. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






47. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






48. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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