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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. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






4. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






6. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






10. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






12. What makes DC fluctuate?






13. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






14. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


15. 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.






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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. 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.






25. 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.






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






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






28. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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