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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The principal pipe of a system of continuous piping to which branch connections can be made.






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






3. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






6. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?

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






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






18. 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






19. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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






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






31. When is a circuit considered closed?






32. Waste outlet size of a lavatory

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






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






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






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






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






38. What is the characteristic of a device?






39. 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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40. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






44. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






45. 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






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






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






48. What is the purpose of a raceway?






49. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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