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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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1. Which is better option in considering the placement of building utilities of a building - given that building is with an ample size of lot?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. What is the characteristic of a device?






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


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






16. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






22. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






24. 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.






25. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






27. 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.






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






29. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






38. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


39. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






41. What is the characteristic of a device?






42. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






44. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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