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Test your basic knowledge |

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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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 makes DC fluctuate?






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






3. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






9. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. When is a circuit considered closed?






17. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






19. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






21. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






35. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






42. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






48. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






50. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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