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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An electrically or mechanically operated device used to elevate sewage and liquid wastes from a lower level to a point of discharge.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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


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






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






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






14. What is the purpose of a raceway?






15. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






18. When is a circuit considered closed?






19. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






21. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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


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






25. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. What is the purpose of a raceway?






35. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


36. 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.






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






38. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. What makes DC fluctuate?