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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






5. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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


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






11. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






22. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






24. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






27. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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


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






31. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. What is the characteristic of a device?






39. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






41. 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.






42. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






46. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






50. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?