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Plumbing Vocab

Subjects : industries, plumbing
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The portion of a water supply line which is usually under the customer's ground and conveys water from the main is called?






2. What part of a drainage system is used to take excess or grey water away - usually from a sink or a tub that will not contain any solid materials?






3. What is a pipe that connects from the public water to a building called?






4. When measuring pipe fittings what is the distance from one fitting that is directly in line with another fitting called?






5. Where do large cities get their drinking water from?






6. During the 'Clarification ' phase of water treatment what is the material that is coagulated by adding aluminum sulfate to the water called?






7. Where do large cities get their drinking water from?






8. What is the natural force that starts the flush cycle of a modern toilet?






9. What is a network of pipes - pumps - and storage and treatment facilities designed to deliver drinking water to homes - schools - businesses - and other users in a city or town?






10. What acid like substance is used as an etch to clean the surface of copper during the process of Soldering?






11. When heating copper pipe to solder a joint - what color will the flame turn to indicate a proper temperture has been reached to start melting the solder?






12. Diring the 'Clarification' phase of water treatment what is the material that is formed at the top of the of the clarifying vat called?






13. What is A physical link between safe water and dirty water - which can come from drains - sewers or other wastewater sources?






14. What is the name of the gas in the torch that was used to heat the copper pipes during the solddering process?






15. During the 'filtration' phase of water treatment water material is the water allowed to seep through?






16. How many pounds-per-square-inch (psi) is the water in a normal residential plumbing system?






17. What is the term use to describe a balanced air flow that allows easy water flow within a plumbing system?






18. What is the pipe which connects directly with an individual waste pipe underneath or behind the fixture and extends to either the main - or branch vent pipe?






19. When heating copper pipe to solder a joint - what color will the flame turn to indicate a proper temperture has been reached to start melting the solder?






20. During the final steps of the 'Filtration' phase of water purification what chemical is added to the water in order to kill any harmful bacteria?






21. How many pounds-per-square-inch (psi) is the water in a normal residential plumbing system?






22. What was the name of the material used to sand or clean the ends of the copper pipes and fittings before the soldering process?






23. What is the area inside a pipe fitting that accepts the end of a pipe called?






24. What is the pipe which connects directly with an individual waste pipe underneath or behind the fixture and extends to either the main - or branch vent pipe?






25. What are the two main components of a modern toilet?






26. What is the pipe fitting that has a removable plug and cleands a pipe run?






27. What are two types of valves used to shut off the water supply to a plumbing system? .






28. During the final steps of the 'Filtration' phase of water purification what chemical is added to the water in order to kill any harmful bacteria?






29. What is A physical link between safe water and dirty water - which can come from drains - sewers or other wastewater sources?






30. What is a network of pipes - pumps - and storage and treatment facilities designed to deliver drinking water to homes - schools - businesses - and other users in a city or town?






31. What is the pipe fitting that has a removable plug and cleands a pipe run?






32. In modern plumbing - what is the system that removes greywater aka wastewater from a building and regulates air pressure?






33. What is a pipe that connects from the public water to a building called?






34. What is the term use to describe a balanced air flow that allows easy water flow within a plumbing system?






35. What is part of the drainage system that carries off solid waste from a plumbing fixture - especially from a toilet?






36. What is the device located inside the toilet tank that starts and stops the flow of water?






37. What is the device at the bottom of a modern toilet tank that allows and stops the flow of water into the bowl?






38. What is the container in a hydraulic system in which air or some other gas is compressed to regulate the flow of a liquid?






39. What pipe that rises out of the roof of a house regulates air pressure in the waste system pipes facilitating flow?






40. When measuring pipe fittings what is the distance from one fitting that is directly in line with another fitting called?






41. What is the valve that controls flow of water into a building?






42. What are the two forces that cause the bowl of a modern toilet to empty it's contents?






43. What pipe that rises out of the roof of a house regulates air pressure in the waste system pipes facilitating flow?






44. During the 'Clarification ' phase of water treatment what is the material that is coagulated by adding aluminum sulfate to the water called?






45. Where does a household that is not connected to public or municipal draw it's potable water from?






46. The pipe that stops sewer gases from entering the home plumbing system is called?






47. What is the device located inside the toilet tank that starts and stops the flow of water?






48. What is the complex mixture of toxic and non-toxic gases collected in a residential waste water system?






49. What is the natural force that starts the flush cycle of a modern toilet?






50. What is the area inside a pipe fitting that accepts the end of a pipe called?