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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which is a better option in the ventilation of a comfort room placed in a public building?






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






10. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






12. What makes DC fluctuate?






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






17. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






31. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






37. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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


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






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






41. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






48. What is the characteristic of a device?






49. What makes DC fluctuate?






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