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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How do you differentiate a panel board from a service switch?






2. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






4. What is the purpose of a raceway?






5. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






9. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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


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. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


43. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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