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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is the purpose of a raceway?






2. 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






3. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






6. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


7. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






8. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






19. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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


23. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






26. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






30. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What is the purpose of a raceway?






48. What makes DC fluctuate?






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. Waste outlet size of a lavatory