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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The principal pipe of a system of continuous piping to which branch connections can be made.






2. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


3. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






9. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






11. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






17. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






19. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


20. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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


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






26. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






30. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






33. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






38. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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






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






44. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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