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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An electrically or mechanically operated device used to elevate sewage and liquid wastes from a lower level to a point of discharge.






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






3. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






11. 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.






12. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






14. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






18. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






22. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






25. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






29. What is the purpose of a raceway?






30. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. What makes DC fluctuate?






39. 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






40. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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


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






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