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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






10. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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


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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






28. 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.






29. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






34. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






35. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






37. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






41. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






43. 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.






44. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






47. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






49. 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






50. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?