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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






10. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


18. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






21. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


32. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






35. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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