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Master Plumber Exam Review Guides
Master Plumber Exam Review Guides
apparatuses in
buildings for bringing in the supply, liquids,
ingredients
and removing them and such water, liquid
wastes
hazardous to health, sanitation, life) property
fixtures
after installation and the plumbing system.
water meter
water closet
lavatory
shower head and drain tor a bathtub or shower stall
kitchen sink
(1)
(3)
(4)
13
laundry tray
floor drain
faucets/hose bibb
total plumbing fixture minimum
WATER SUPPLY
13. UPFEED SYSTEM . Water is distr ibuted from t he nor mal water
pressure coming from t he public water main, for low r ise buildings.
14. DOWNFEED SYSTEM .
By gravity, water is distr ibuted from
overhead water tanks and is suppor ted eit her by str uctural frames
or on t he roof decks. Fixtures are below t he gravity tank. These
elevated tanks are installed when nor mal water supply from main
public ser vice pipes is not frequent and when nor mal pressure from
city main is not enough to force t he water to t he highest fi xtures.
15. The pipe from t he public water main or source of water supply
to t he building ser ved is called: SERVICE PIPE .
16. The ver tical supply pipe which extends upward from one fl oor to
t he next is called a RISER and t he hor izontal pipes t hat ser ve t he
faucets are called BRANCHES.
B.
WATER SUPPLY
1. WATER MAIN refers to t he public water system laid
underground along t he streets where t he house ser vice is
connected.
2. GOOSENECK . One end is 0.30M and t he ot her end is 0.90M
long.
This prevents t he pipe from snapping when t he soil
settles. [U-shaped?]
3. CORPORATION COCK . A stop valve in a ser vice pipe close to
its connection wit h a water main.
4. BUSHING . A kind of G.I. fi tting used as a reducer from a
bigger diameter to a lesser diameter.
5. UNION . A G.I. fi tting which is used when a pipe has already
been installed but dismantling is diffi cult.
6. Excessive pressure produces a r umbling sound called t he
WATER HAMMER .
This occurs when a valve is suddenly
tur ned off and causes t he water to stop, forcing t he pipes to
shake and to reduce t his, an additional 0.30m to 0.90m
length of pipe is added to t he r iser to give air pressure which
absorb it.
16.
When t he water supply of a ver y tall building is designed
as a unit, t he required capacities or tanks, pumps and pipings
become unduly large and excessive pressures are developed in
lower por tions of t he downfeed r isers. The buildings t herefore
are divided into hor izontal sections or GROUPING , and to
design t he hot and cold water supply systems separately for
each.
C.
D.
sewer line will pass into t he trap, fi nds its way to t he fi xture
drain outlet and spread into t he room.
16.
Upon t he completion of t he entire water distr ibution
system including connections to apprentices, devices, tanks,
or fi xtures, it shall be tested and inspected by means of
WATER & AIR TEST .
E.
impor tant
concer n
in
pr ivate
water
supply?
a. Cor rect
*Several types of plastic can be used for cold water piping, but only
PVDC is used for hot water supply where allowed by local codes.
*Steel pipe is more labor intensive and requires more space t han
copper pipes in plumbing chases.
*ABS is suitable for water supply.
ESSENTIAL
PARTS
OF
(SANITARY DRAINAGE)
PLUMBING
SYSTEM
tool
used
for
straightening
or
OR
DOWNSPOUT -
ver tical
pipe
to
GROUP VENT - A branch vent t hat per for ms its function for two (2)
or more traps.
HEIGHT OF BUILDING - The ver tical distance from t he Grade Line
to t he highest point of t he coping of a fl at roof or to t he deck line of
a mansard roof or to t he average height of t he highest gable of a
pitch or hip-roof.
HORIZONTAL BRANCH - A branch drain extending laterally from
soil or waste stack, wit h or wit hout ver tical sections or branches,
t hat receives t he discharge from one or more fi xture drains and
conducts it to t he soil or waste stack or to t he building drain.
HOUSE DRAIN - par t of t he lowest hor izontal piping of a plumbing
system which receives t he discharge from soil, waste, and ot her
drainage pipes inside of a buildings conveys it to t he house sewer.
HOUSE S TORM SEWER - A house stor m sewer is t he pipeline from
t he building to t he public stor m sewer system.
INDIRECT WASTE PIPE - A waste pipe t hat does not connect directly
wit h t he building drainage system but discharges into is t hrough a
properly trapped fi xture or receptacle.
INDIVIDUAL VENT - See back vent.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES - Industr ial waste are liquid waste resulting
from t he processes employed in industr ial establishments and are
free from fecal matter.
INSANITARY healt h.
Contrar y
to
sanitar y
pr inciples
or
injur ious
to
or
old
hemp
rope
soaked
in
oil
to
make
it
pr ivately
owned
and
not
directly
PRIVY - An
excrement.
out house
or
str ucture
used
for
t he
deposition
of
TRAP SEAL - The ver tical distance between t he dip and t he crown
weir of a trap. Also, t he water in t he trap between t he dip and t he
crown weir.
SECONDARY BRANCH - And branch in a building drain ot her t han
t he pr imar y branch.
SEPTIC TANK - A septic tank is a water tight receptacle, which
receives t he discharge of a plumbing system or par t t hereof, and is
designed and constr ucted so as to separate solids from t he liquid
digest t he organic matter t hrough a per iod of detention, and allow
t he effl uent to discharge into a stor m drain; or directly to t he
ground outside t he tank t hrough a system of open joint or
per forated piping.
SERVICE PIPE - The pipe from t he water main or source of water
supply to t he building ser ved.
SEWAGE - The liquid wastes conducted away from residences,
business buildings, institutions, industr ial establishments; and
wit h such ground, sur face, and stor m water as may be present.
SEWER - A pipe or conduit for car r ying sewage and waste liquids.
SEWERAGE, OR SEWERAGE WORKS
- A comprehensive ter m,
including all constr uction for collection, transpor tation, pumping,
treatment and fi nal disposition of sewage.
SHAFT - A ver tical opening t hrough a building for elevators, dumbwaiter, ventilation or similar pur pose.
SHALL - As used in t his Code, is mandator y.
SIAMESE CONNECTION - A wye connection used on fi re lines so
t hat two lines of hose may be connected to hydrant or to t he same
nozzle.
SIPHONAGE - A suction by t he fl ow of liquids in pipes. A pressure
less t han atmospher ic.
SOIL PIPE - A soil pipe is any pipe which conveys t he discharge of
water closets, ur inals, or fi xtures having similar functions. Also, a
air
pressure
less
t han
t hat
atmospher ic.
Also,