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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What type of ventilation is appropriate for a T&B located in a hotel accommodation unit?






2. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






5. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






8. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






22. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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


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






37. 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.






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






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. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






44. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






48. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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