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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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


4. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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. What type of circuit is applicable to a factory?






29. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






31. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






34. When is a circuit considered closed?






35. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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 is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






42. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






43. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






46. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






50. What makes DC fluctuate?