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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which is a better option in the ventilation of a comfort room placed in a public building?






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






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






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






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






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






8. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


9. 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.






10. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






12. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






17. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






20. What is the characteristic of a device?






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


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






23. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






26. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. What is the characteristic of a device?