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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The level at which water begins to overflow the top or rim of a plumbing fixture.






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






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






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


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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






20. What makes DC fluctuate?






21. What is the characteristic of a device?






22. 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






23. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






30. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






34. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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


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






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






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






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






48. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






50. What is the purpose of a raceway?