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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.






8. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






9. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


10. What is the purpose of a raceway?






11. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






20. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






22. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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