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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. What type of circuit is applicable to a factory?






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






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






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






6. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






7. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






11. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


12. 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.






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






21. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






23. What is the purpose of a raceway?






24. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






25. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






28. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






32. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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


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


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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?