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






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






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






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






5. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






10. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






26. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






28. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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


33. 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.






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






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






36. What makes DC fluctuate?






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


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






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






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






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






42. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






44. What is the characteristic of a device?






45. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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