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4 x 92 36-n/39
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Q.1) Unions shall be installed in a water supply system within 12 inches of ___
A. a control valve
B. a house valve
C. regulating equipment (Correct Answer)
D. transition fittings (Your Answer)
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A. evaporation
B. siphonage (Your Answer) -pressure
C. clogging
D. cross-connections
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Q.3) Parallel vent stacks are required for drainage stacks that extend above the
building drain ___
Q.4) The maximum fixture unit loading allowed on a 2-inches waste stack is ___
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 16 (Your Answer)
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A. 2 inch or smaller
B. galvanized (Your Answer) zinc coated
C. flanged
D. removed
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Q.6) the color stripe on type "K" hard-drawn copper tubing is ___
Q.7) Stills, sterilizers and similar equipment that produce waste shall be __
Q.8) The size of the yoke vent that making the yoke vent intersects with the drainage
stack is __
not less in diameter than either the drainage or the vent stack, whichever is
A.
smaller (Your Answer)
B. a minimum of 4 inches
C. two pipes sizes larger than the drain line
D. two pipes sizes smaller than the drain line
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Q.9) Each vent pipe or stack shall extend through its flashing and shall terminate
vertically above the roof at least ___
Q.10) A standpipe for a clothes washer shall have a minimum and maximum length of
_
Q.11) ABS or PVC-DWV piping installations exposed within ducts or plenums shall
be limited to a flame-spread index of not more than 25 or a smoke index of 50
except for __
A. two-storey buildings
B. structures not over three floors above grade (Your Answer)
C. the restriction found in IS 5 and 9
D. single family homes (Correct Answer)
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Q.12) Sheet lead used for flashins of vents terminals shall be not less than __
A. 2 lbs per sq. ft
B. 3 lbs per sq. ft (Correct Answer)
C. 4 lbs per sq. ft (Your Answer)
D. 5 lbs per sq. ft
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Q.13) With few exceptions, all horizontal drainage piping shall be provided with a
cleanout at ___
A. legal
B. by approval of the engineer
C. by approval of the architect
D. prohibited (Your Answer)
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Q.15) A horizontal drain pipe has an existing load 30 fixture units, after connecting
the discharge pipe from an ejector rated 60 gpm, the total load on the horizontal
drain pipe will be ___
A. 90 fixtures
B. 120 fixtures (Your Answer)
C. 130 fixtures
D. 150 fixtures (Correct Answer)
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A. cailk-drainage pipe
B. galvanized steel (Your Answer)
C. recessed drainage type (Correct Answer)
D. duro iron
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Q.17) Ballcocks in water closet tanks shall be installed so that the critical level of the
water inlet is above the full opening of the overflow pipe at least ___
Q.19) Horizontal termination of vents from any openable window, door opening, air
intake or vent shaft shall be not less than ___ 3 FEET
A. 1 ft
B. 2 ft (Your Answer)
C. 10 ft (Correct Answer)
D. 12 ft
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Q.21) PEX tubing shall not be installed within the first ___ of piping connected too a
water heater (in inches)
A. 12 (Your Answer)
B. 18 (Correct Answer)
C. 24
D. 36
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Q.22) Backflow prevention devices installed in the water supply line to steam boilers
shall be installed __-
A. concealed
B. exposed
C. galvanized (Your Answer)
D. painted
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Q.24) One factor for determining the size of a vent pipe is ___
A. its accessibility
B. its length (Your Answer)
C. the type of building
D. the price of material
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Q.25) The piping material no approved in the code for water piping located inside a
building is ___
A. brass
B. CPVC
C. asbestos cement (Your Answer)
D. PEX
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Q.26) The diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than ___
Q.27) No drain, overflow, or relief vent from a water supply system. or any other
discharges under pressure shall be discharge to the drainage system
Q.28) Galvanized steel piping installed under a concrete floor slab within a building
shall _
Q.32) The primary reason for installing backflow prevention assemblies is to ___
A. prevent scalding
prevent pollution and contamination of the potable water supply (Correct
B.
Answer)
C. prevent mixing of hot and cold water
D. prevent excessive pressure (Your Answer)
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Q.33) A straight run of building sewer will require cleanout at intervals not to exceed
__
A. 50 ft (Your Answer)
B. 75 ft
C. 100 ft (Correct Answer)
D. 300 ft
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Q.34) The type of valve required on a building supply to any building is a ___
Q.35) No chemical waste shall be discharged into the ground, local sewer, or other
means without __
Q.36) Drains, overflows, or relief pipes from a water distribution system shall be
connected to the building drain by _
Q.37) The maximum discharge capacity capacity (for intermittent flow only), in
gallons per minute, for one fixture unit is equal to ___
Q.38) Copper water tube Type "M" may be installed within a building ___
Q.39) Combination temperature and pressure relief valve shall be installed ___
Q.40) All indirect waste piping that requires an airgap shall discharge into the
building drainage system through ___
A. an automatic vent
B. a drainage airgap of 1 inch minimum (Correct Answer)
C. a trap (Your Answer)
D. an airgap of two pipe diameters
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Q.41) The acceptable fitting for connecting a horizontal drain line with another
horizontal drain line is a __
A. sanitary tee
B. cross tee
C. combination Y and 1/8 bend (Your Answer)
D. side inlet 1/4 bend
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Q.42) The code requirement for "and adequate supply of potable running water" is
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Q.43) The available pressure at the water meter is 80 psi. At the highest supply outlet,
36 feet above the water meter, the pressure would be __ psi
A. 62 (Correct Answer)
B. 44
C. 116
D. 80 (Your Answer)
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Q.44) Vents terminals in locations having minimum design temperatures below 0 deg
F shall be a minimum of ___
Q.45) Building sewers 8 inches or larger may have a slope of not less than ___
A. licensed agent
B. representative from the Authority Having Jurisdiction (Your Answer)
C. certified backflow tester (Correct Answer)
D. third-party certified agency
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Q.47) The clearance required in front of a 2-inch cleanout shall not be less than __
A. 6 inches
B. 12 inches (Your Answer)
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches
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Q.48) Except for plastic pipe, in lieu of water test, drainage piping may be tested
with__
Q.49) Water piping may be installed in the same trench with sewer piping made of ___
Q.50) The minimum size drain line for wall-hung urinal is __ inches
A. 2 (Your Answer)
B. 1-1/4
C. 1-1/2
D. 3
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Q.51) Each pressure relief valve installed inside of the building shall have a ___
Q.52) CPVC water pipe may be used for hot and cold water distribution systems ___
Q.53) Joints at the roof around vent pipes shall be made watertight by the use of ___
A. waterproof epoxy sealer
B. three layers 15 pound felt
C. hot tar compound
D. flashings (Your Answer)
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Q.54) Vents terminating in roof areas used for sunbathing shall be extended above the roof
at least ___
A. 7 ft (Correct Answer)
B. 10 ft (Your Answer)
C. 12 ft
D. 15 ft
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Q.56) Building supplies shall be no smaller than that required for installation and, in
no case, smaller than ___
Q.57) If, due to structural conditions, horizontal vents are less than 6 inches above the
overflow rim of the fixture, the horizontal portion shall be installed with __
A. 50 ft
B. 100 ft (Your Answer)
C. 200 ft
D. 300 ft (Correct Answer)
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Q.60) A water piping system with a pressure of 110 psi will require a(an) ___
Q.61) Above all downstream piping for lawn sprinker system atmospheric vacuum
breakers (in inches)
A. 1
B. 6 (Correct Answer)
C. 12 (Your Answer)
D. 24
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Q.64) A drainage stack extends 14 stories above the building drain and is served by a
parallel vent stack. A relief yoke vent connection between the vent stack and the
drainage stack is required at ___
A. 6 inches
B. 12 inches (Correct Answer)
C. 18 inches (Your Answer)
D. 24 inches
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Q.66) above the highest part of a urinal equipped with a flushometer valve (in inches)
A. 1 (Your Answer)
B. 6 (Correct Answer)
C. 3
D. 12
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Q.67) The minimum size condensate waste pipe from a 12-ton refrigeration unit is ___
Q.68) The minimum sizes of vertical and horizontal drainage shall be determined
from the __
A. location of fixturtes
B. type of building
C. total fixture units (Your Answer)
D. total bathrooms
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Q.70) If the trap from a sink located in a bar cannot be vented ___
the drain shall discharge through an airgap or airbreak into an approved receptor
A.
that is vented
B. the fixture must be relocated (Your Answer)
C. the discharge may be pumped to an approved receptor (Correct Answer)
D. a drum trap shall be used
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A. steel
B. aluminum
C. lead
D. brass (Your Answer)
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Q.73) Water shall not be discharged under pressure directly to the waste system if it has a
temperature of __ or more
A. 212 deg F
B. 180 deg F (Your Answer)
C. 140 deg F (Correct Answer)
D. 232 deg F
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Q.74) Every indirect waste interceptor recieving discharge containing particles that would
clog the receptor drain shall __
Q.75) The maximum fixture units allowed on a 4-inch horizontal drain with a 1/8 inch
per foot slope is
A. their connections
B. metal hangers (Your Answer)
C. rigid traps
D. wooden legs
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Q.78) A solidly formed subbase is required as to pitch shower pan linings to weep
holes in the subdrain with a fall of ___
Q.79) Other than system sized by the use of Table 6-6, the maximum velocity of a cold
water system containing copper and copper alloy tube and fittings shall be limited to
___
Q.80) No plumbing fixtures that is receiving discharge from indirect waste pipes shall
be installed until fordt approved by the __
A. Architect
B. local health department (Your Answer)
C. Authority Having Jurisdiction (Correct Answer)
D. mechanical engineer
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Q.81) Under certain conditions, traps serving sinks that are part of the equipment of bars,
soda fountains, and counters __
Q.83) Pipes carrying wastewater from swimming or wadding pools, including pool
drainage, backwash from filters, and discharge from pumps, shall be ___
Q.84) Water valves 2-1/2 inches and larger may have bodies that are ___
A. 14 bathtubs
B. 16 showers (Your Answer)
C. 24 lavatories (Correct Answer)
D. 15 water closet
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Q.86) Condensate waste shall discharge to the drainage system by means of a(an) __
A. private use
B. public use
C. no restriction (Correct Answer)
D. not allowed
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Q.89) ___ tube shall not be used for chemical or industrial waste, as defined in Section
811.1
A. glass
B. PVC
C. cast iron
D. copper (Correct Answer)
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Q.90) The tailpiece diameter for lavatories and drinking fountains shall no be less than ___
Q.92) Each outlet in a nonpotable waterline that may be used for drinking purposes shall be
posted ___
A. DANGER-PROCESSED WATER
B. DANGER-CONTAMINATED WATER
C. DANGER-POLLUTED WATER
D. CAUTION-NONPOTABLE WATER DO NOT DRINK (Your Answer)
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Q.93) The maximum horizontal length permitted for a required 2-inch vent pipe is ___
A. 20 ft
B. 40 ft (Your Answer)
C. 60 ft
D. 120 ft
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Q.94) Changes in direction of copper tubings may be made with ___
Q.95) All receptors recieving the discharge from indirect waste piping shall be ___
Q.96) Lead waste pipe that may recieve discharge containing acid or corrsive chemicals,
and each vent pipe connected to it, shall be not less than ___ wall thickness
A. 1/16 inch
B. 3/32inch
C. 1/8inch (Correct Answer)
D. 5/32inch
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Q.97) The minimum size vent that may serve a 4-inch trap is __
A. 1-1/4 inches
B. 1-1/2 inches
C. 2 inches (Your Answer)
D. 4 inches
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Q.98) Water piping pressure shall be for a period of not less than ___
A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 15 minutes (Correct Answer)
D. 30 minutes (Your Answer)
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Q.99) Horizontal vent pipes shall be level or so graded as to drip back by gravity to
___
A. above ground
B. a minimum of 10 gallons
C. watertight and gastight (Your Answer)
D. in the same room as the toilet
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A. 1 unit
B. 3 units
C. 4 units
D. 6 units (Your Answer)
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Q.102) ABS and PVC DWV piping installation shall be limited to structures of __
*
A. noncombustible construction
B. unlimited height (Your Answer)
C. two stories in height
D. combustible construction
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Q.103) Hard-drawn copper tubing, marked with a blue stripe, is referred to as ___
Q.104) A domestic dishwasher, with independent drain, has a drainage fixture unit
value of __ *
A. 2 (Your Answer)
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
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Q.105) The fitting that is required for making the yoke vent intersection with the
drainage stack is a ___
A. sanitary tee
B. tapped tee
C. double tee branch
D. wye branch (Your Answer)
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Q.106) The quantity of water required to be supplied to every plumbing fixture shall
be represented by ___
A. threaded only
B. caulked or threaded (Your Answer)
C. caulked only
D. brazed
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Q.108) Showers in all buildings shall be provided with individual contrrol valves of
the ___
Q.109) Approved strainers having an approved waterway area are not required for
___
A. kitchen sinks
B. lavatories
C. urinals (Your Answer)
D. bathtubs
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Q.110) The clear space in front of any water closet or bidet shall not be less than ___.
A. 12 inches
B. 18 inches (Your Answer)
C. 24 inches (Correct Answer)
D. 30 inches
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Q.112) The drainage line from an ejector shall be provided with a ___
Q.113) Water lifts, expansion tanks, cooling jackets, sprinkler system, drip or overflow
pans, and other similar devices that discharge clear wastewater into the building
drainage system shall ___
A. be directly trapped
B. be discharged into an interceptor
C. discharged into an indirect waste receptor (Your Answer)
D. be individually vented
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Q.114) 3 inch horizontal drainage piping shall have a grade of slope of not less than
___
Q.115) Water piping system shall be designed on the basis of the ___
Q.117) After allowing for friction and other pressure losses, the residual water pressure
shall be at least ___.
A. 0.433 psi
B. 7.5 psi
C. 15 psi (Your Answer)
D. 29 psi
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Q.118) Cast-iron fittings, up to and including two inches in size, when used in connection
with potable water piping, shall be ___
A. extra heavy
B. flanged
C. disallowed
D. galvanized (Your Answer)
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Q.119) Except for alleys and streets, vent termination from property lines shall not be less
than __
A. 1 ft (Your Answer)
B. 2 ft
C. 3 ft (Correct Answer)
D. 4 ft
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Q.120) The distance from the vent pipe opening to any vertical surface shall be at least __
A. 6 inches
B. 12 inches (Correct Answer)
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches (Your Answer)
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Q.121) Whenever fixtures and/or fixture fittings are installed that require a residual water
pressure higher than 15 pounds per square inch (103.5 kPa)__
Q.122) The minimum size trap and trap arm for a bathtub is __
Q.123) Copper tubing used for water piping under concrete slab within a building shall be
___
A. installed with brazed joints with cast brass fittings (Correct Answer)
B. protected with a factory applied coating
C. installed without joints where possible
D. installed with Type K copper tube with brazed joints (Your Answer)
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Q.125) Whenever practicable, all piping recieving chemical waste shall be ___
A. concealed
B. readily accessible (Correct Answer)
C. covered (Your Answer)
D. in clear view
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Q.127) The pipe size for the common vent serving lavatories installed back-to-back
shall not be less than __ inch(es)
A. 1
B. 1-1/4
C. 1-1/2 (Your Answer)
D. 2
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 6 (Your Answer)
D. 12
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Q.129) Sewer and water piping may be installed in the same trench (with the proper
clearances) if the sewer piping is __
A. cast iron
B. PVC
C. extra strength vitrified clay
D. any of the above (Your Answer)
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Q.131) The developed length from the fixture outlet of a bar sink to a receptor shall
not exceed __ ft?
A. 6 (Your Answer)
B. 5 (Correct Answer)
C. 3
D. 15
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Q.132) Devices that are not regularly classified as plumbing fixtures, but which have a
drip or drainage outlets, shall be drained by __
Q.133) Except for plastic piping, water piping systems may be tested with ___
Q.134) Flexible corrugated connectors of copper or stainless steel for water heater
connectors shall be limited to ___