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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The vertical extension of a soil - wastes - or vent system above the highest horizontal drain connected to a stack.






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






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






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






5. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


6. 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.






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






8. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






11. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






13. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






16. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






18. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






23. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






26. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






28. 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






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






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






31. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






42. 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.






43. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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. Why is a rigid steel conduit used for feeders?






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






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


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