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






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






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






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






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






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






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


8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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


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






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






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






16. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






18. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






21. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






23. When is a circuit considered closed?






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. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.






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






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






28. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






31. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






37. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






43. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






45. What is the purpose of a raceway?






46. 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.






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






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






49. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






50. 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.