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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What makes DC fluctuate?






2. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


18. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






22. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






32. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






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






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






38. What is the characteristic of a device?






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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