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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An installed pipe or fitting that forms an angle of less than 45 degrees with the horizontal.






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






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






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






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






6. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






23. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






24. What makes DC fluctuate?






25. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


26. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






34. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






37. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


46. 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.






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






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






49. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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