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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The total length of a pipeline measured along the center line and the fittings of the pipe.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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






24. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






26. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






27. 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






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






29. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






32. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


33. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






37. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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