UTILITIES

Latent Heat The amount of heat which is absorbed or evolved in changing the state
of a substance without changing its temperature
Lawn Sprinkler System A system of device, usually installed below ground level, to scatter or
spray water droplets over a lawn, golf course, or the like
90 cm inimum width of a septic tank
!"#0 m inimum length of a septic tank
$0 cm inimum li%uid depth for a septic tank
!"&0 m a'imum li%uid depth for a septic tank
! cu" m inimum capacity, in cubic meters, of the secondary compartment of a
septic tank with a capacity of more than $ cubic meters
(alse )ooden septic tank are allowed, true or false
#0& mm inimum dimension of a manhole access to a septic tank
!#*+0 m inimum distance of a water supply well from a septic tank
,#*-0 inimum distance of a water supply well from a seepage pit or cesspool
.0*#0 m inimum distance of a water supply well from a disposal field
+$ inimum gauge of galvani/ed sheet used for downspout
#! mm inimum height of a water seal for each fi'ture trap
!0+ mm a'imum height of a water seal for each fi'ture trap
$0 cm a'imum length of the tailpiece from any fi'ture
!# cm inimum e'tension of the 0ST1 above the roof
"90 m inimum e'tension of the 0ST1 above an open able window, door
opening, air intake, or vent shaft
.$ mm 2! 345 inimum trap diameter for a bathtub
#! mm 2 +45 inimum trap diameter for a shower stall
! 1e%uired number of urinals for an auditorium serving ,0*#0
, 1e%uired water closets for females for a theater serving #!*!00
1igid and fle'ible 6lassification of copper pipes
7lectric and hydraulic + types of passenger elevator
"$0 m inimum elevator width of single slide door elevator for small
commercial or residential building
Automatic Transfer Switch 2ATS5 A device that is basically a double throw switch of generally . pole
connection that will automatically transfer the power from the standby
generator to the building circuitry during electrical power failure
oisture resistant in wet and dry
location
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Lift Another name for passenger elevator
+ m The minimum face to face distance between elevators in three and four
car grouping
House drain 6ollection line of a plumbing system is sometimes referred to as
!"+0 m a'imum height of a dumb water
Specific Lighting A type of lighting that provides illumination t special ob8ects like
sculptures, flower arrangements etc"
!09 Standard length of an electrical metal conduit
Sheave An assembly consisting of a pulley wheel, side plates, shaft and bearing
over which a cable of roped is passed
:nfa red The other type of flame detector other than the ultraviolet type