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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individual official - board - department or agency established or authorized by the office of the president (RA1378): administer and enforce the NPCP.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. What is the purpose of a raceway?






10. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






13. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






17. When is a circuit considered closed?






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






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






29. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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


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






33. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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. What is the purpose of a raceway?






36. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






38. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






43. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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


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






47. When is a circuit considered closed?






48. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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