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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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1. Which is a better option in the ventilation of a comfort room placed in a public building?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






23. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






24. 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.






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






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


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






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






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






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






31. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






33. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






35. 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






36. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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


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






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






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






48. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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