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






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






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






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






5. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. When is a circuit considered closed?






15. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






16. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






19. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






21. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






23. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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 is the purpose of the sheat in a Romex Cable?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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


43. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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