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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Change - addition or modification in construction/occupancy.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






21. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






23. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






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






26. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






38. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






39. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






44. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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