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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






24. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






27. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






29. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






31. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






32. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


47. What is the purpose of a raceway?






48. What makes DC fluctuate?






49. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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