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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The vertical extension of a soil - wastes - or vent system above the highest horizontal drain connected to a stack.






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






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






4. When is a circuit considered closed?






5. What makes DC fluctuate?






6. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






9. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






29. What is the characteristic of a device?






30. 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.






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






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






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. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






40. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






44. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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