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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The principal vent pipe of a system to which vent connections can be made.






2. What is the purpose of a raceway?






3. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






5. 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.






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






7. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






13. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






21. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






27. What is the characteristic of a device?






28. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






30. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






35. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






38. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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


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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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


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






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