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






2. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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3. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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

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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






25. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






28. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






29. What makes DC fluctuate?






30. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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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. Why is a rigid steel conduit used for feeders?






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






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






35. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






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






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






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






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






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






42. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






45. What is the characteristic of a device?






46. 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






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






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






49. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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