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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The principal pipe of a system of continuous piping to which branch connections can be made.






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






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






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






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






6. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. What is the characteristic of a device?






14. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






16. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






18. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


29. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






35. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






39. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






42. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






44. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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