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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. What makes DC fluctuate?






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






18. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






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






21. When is a circuit considered closed?






22. 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






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






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






25. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






27. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






28. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






39. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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. What is the purpose of a raceway?