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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The total length of a pipeline measured along the center line and the fittings of the pipe.






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






3. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






7. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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


11. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






12. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






14. What is the purpose of a raceway?






15. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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


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






22. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






24. What makes DC fluctuate?






25. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






27. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






30. 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.






31. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. What is the characteristic of a device?