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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






3. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. When is a circuit considered closed?






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






24. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






28. What is the characteristic of a device?






29. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


30. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






32. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






37. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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