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Building Utilities - Plumbing Basics

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






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






3. 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






4. What is the characteristic of a device?






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






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






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






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






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






10. What is the characteristic of a device?






11. Relationship of EMF - Current - and Resistance?


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






13. When is a circuit considered closed?






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






24. What are the purposes of circuit protective devices?






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






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






27. What makes DC fluctuate?






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Waste outlet size of a lavatory


35. What is the purpose of a raceway?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


45. More than 3.00m but less than 2.00m






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






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






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






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