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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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






15. What makes DC fluctuate?






16. When is a circuit considered closed?






17. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


18. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






20. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






30. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


31. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. What is the purpose of a raceway?






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. What makes DC fluctuate?






47. 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






48. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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