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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The nominal commercial designation - normally the inside diameter of the pipe.






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






3. 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






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






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


6. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


7. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


30. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






37. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






41. What is the characteristic of a device?






42. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






44. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






46. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






49. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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