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






3. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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


27. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






29. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






45. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






48. 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






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


50. When is a circuit considered closed?