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






3. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






20. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


21. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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


36. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






38. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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