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






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






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






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. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






29. When is a circuit considered closed?






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






36. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






39. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






41. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


42. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






43. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






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