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






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






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






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






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






7. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






11. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






27. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






30. 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.






31. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


32. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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 built - erected and of framed component structural parts.






37. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


38. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






42. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






44. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






47. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






49. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


50. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?