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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Structure with any part of its structural framework will ignite/burn at 750






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






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






4. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






17. What is the purpose of a raceway?






18. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






34. What makes DC fluctuate?






35. 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






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






37. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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


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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






50. Waste outlet size of a lavatory