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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How do you differentiate a panel board from a service switch?






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






3. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






8. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






28. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






33. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






40. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


41. 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






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


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






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






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






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






47. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






48. When is a circuit considered closed?






49. What is the purpose of a raceway?






50. What is the purpose of a raceway?