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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Vertical distance from the 'grade line' to the highest point of the coping.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






19. 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






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






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






22. 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.






23. When is a circuit considered closed?






24. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






25. 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.






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






27. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






30. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






35. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






38. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






41. What makes DC fluctuate?






42. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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