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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

Subjects : industries, plumbing
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A flow of waste - used for sizing plumbing jobs in a plumbing system - equal to one cubic foot per minute.






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






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






4. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






7. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. What is the purpose of a raceway?






15. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






18. What is the characteristic of a device?






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






28. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


29. 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.






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






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






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


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






34. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


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






37. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


46. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






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






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