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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a battery set-up - why are protons and electrons positioned on opposite sides?






2. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






4. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






15. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






21. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






24. When is a circuit considered closed?






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


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






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






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






29. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. What makes DC fluctuate?






40. 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






41. 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.






42. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






44. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






49. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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