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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






2. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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13. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






25. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






38. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






41. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






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






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






45. 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.






46. When is a circuit considered closed?






47. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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