PLUMBING REVIEW Series 4 PRACTICAL PROBLEMS. Note: Questions that refers to a figure or illustration need not fo be answered. This exercise is just to give reviewees an eye view of what is given in the board exam. (Some figures are now ‘Provided at the last Page of the series). 1. Identify the device in No. 46 of the Isometric Layout Of Building Supply and Distribution in Drawing 5. a) Cold water main stack ) Cold water branch interval ©) Cold water upfeed pipe d) Head of water 2. In what symbol indicates the valve which is found where the water supply needs to be reduced or controlled? a) P-8 ©) P+ b) P2 @) P-7 3. What pipe is indicated in the plumbing plan with a solid line? a) Drain ©) Vacuum, b) Hot water recirculating d) Fire protection 4. Where is the plumbing symbol for a balancing valve shown? a) Pd ©) PS b) P2 d) P3 5. On what point of the pipe cross-section is the pipes elevation referred to? a) Top of pipe b) Center of pipe c) Invert 4) Bottom pipe 6. According to the Intemational Plumbing Code, above what temperature can you consider water as hot water? a) 60degC ¢) above room temperature b) 120degF —d) 212 deg F 2 7. What does the plumbing plan symbol in P-2 stand for? a) Ball valve ©) Glove valve b) Gate valve d) Check valve 8, What fitting is shown in the plumbing plan symbol on 0-9? : foe a) Elbow, union 1) Elbow, 90 degrees b) Return bend d) Double bend b) Sixty degree angle pipe ©) Vertical pipe d) Forty-five degree angle pipe 12, What do lines on isometric drawing represent? a) Valves and vents ©) Pipe and fixtures b). Pipe and fittings 4d) Fixtures and fittings 13. What is the term given to a letterinumber designation assigned to each type of fixture? a) Fixture schedule) Fixture label b) Item numberlietter — d) Fixture ID 14. What pipe is represented on drawings with alternating long and short dashes/ a) Drain pipe ) Cold water pipe b) Hot water pipe ) Vent pipe 15. What thin lines in the plan determine the depth Fequirements of sewers and water services? a) Cross-hatch ©) Broken b) Contour ) Phantom 16. Why Is it that the house sewer is usually the first phase of the plumbing layout that must be installed? @) As basis of the basement elevation and plot plan of the building ) Excavation of the building may be drained during inclement weather ©) To serve as a starting point for the house drain d) To be the reference point of the building elevations, 17. What do you call the lines that are made of short and thick dashes and are used to show the location of recessed objects in the plan? a) Invisible ©) Recessed b) Cutting plane @) Hidden 18, What fitting symbol is represented in D-2? a) Bushing ©) Expansion joint b) Coupling d) Sleeve 19, What plans are useful in planning the installation of sewers, water services, building drains, and hose bibs? a) Site plans ©) Contour plans b) Floor plans 4) Cross-section plans 20. Identify the equipment in No. 42 of the Wet ‘Standpipe Schematic Riser Diagram in Drawing 3. a) Fire extinguisher) Fire hose cabinet )_ Fire pull box 4) Fire enunciator 21. If one of the two weights associated with cast-iron is ‘weight, what is the other weight? ote sec weightPLUMBING REVIEW Series 4 ©) Terra-cotta pipe 4) Tin pipe 23. What is the function of by pass valve? a) To control the flow of water b) To act as relief valve in case of failure of the other valves ©) To equalize the pressure and temperature on both sides of the main valve d) To act as balancing valve 24. What common support is used to keep vertical pipe in alignment? a) Vent piping b) Vertical ©) Horizontal 4) Waste piping 25. Which fitting is NOT necessary in the installation of the house service? a) Corporation stop b) Meter stop ©) Curb stop d) Water meter 26. On a sanitary waste line, what is located in an accessible area and attaches to the end of the waste pipe in the direction opposite of flow? a) Clean out ©) Vent pipe b) Sewer pipe d) Floor drain 27. What vents are pipes that serve as the drain of one fixture while venting another fixture? a) Stack vents ©) Relief vents b) Wet vents *d) Common vents 28. What do you call the primary vent in a venting ‘system to which various vent branches are connected? a) Main vent ° Vent stack b) Yoke vent 4d) Stack vent 29. What pat of a pipe curves tke the neck ofa goose, and is flexible? a) E-curve Auger b) Snake Goose neck 20. Copper has several alloys such as brass that are. used as a plumbing | alloy found in brass? a) Aluminum b) Zine a. Wau dealesiecteas eam a) mt ay ‘Threaded GS 34. What device is used to raise the temperature of some of the domestic water supply for use in various fixtures? a) Temperature increaser c) Thermostat b) Hot water heater d) Heating element 35. When two or more fixtures are permitted to use a single trap, what is the waste pipe for installation called? a) Individual b) Continuous waste ©) Common waste d) Sewer 36. What are designed to collect and drain water entering the soil? a) Catch basins b) Sewer pipes c) Subsoil drains d) Drainage pipes 37. What is the primary purpose of valving? a) Change the direction of fluid flow b) Adjust pipe sizes ©) Deliver fluid @) Regulate fluid flow 38. Which of the following does NOT determine the size of the vent pipe? a) Pressure of waste flow b) Type of plumbing fixtures to be vented ©) Maximum fixture unit load 4d) Developed length of the vent pipe 39. What is the name of the process in which steel and ‘wrought iron pipe rust? a) Oxidation c) Tuberculation b) Cavitation @) Sublimation 40. What is the suitable gasket material for a flange union used in gasoline conduction? a) Metalic or rubber composition b) Metalic ©) Rubber or asbestos sheet d) Rubber or asbestos composition - Which of the following pipes receives the discharge Ron aerial caves es Sou tick Re aes Stuaiat from a relief valve must bePLUMBING REVIEW 44. Which of the following factors is NOT considered in sizing the water supply piping? a) Length of the pipe in the building b) Pressure of the water supply at the source c) Number and kind of fixtures installed d) Pipe friction 45. Identify the part of the centerset lavatory faucet illustrated in figure 30 a) Plug button kit b) Mounting hardware ©) Setscrews d) Locknuts 46. Why do most wall-hung urinals Not require a trap? a) They are designed to have integral trap b) Traps are already provided down the soil pipe. ©) Because such fixtures seldom receive solid waste Siphonic action that occurs in wall-hung urinals during flushing prevents the usage of traps d) 47. What device utilizes the water delivered by the water ‘supply system? a) Plumbing riser ©) Plumbing pipe b) Plumbing fixture d) Plumbing vent 48. What are the products of complete combustion of natural gas? a) Hydrogen and methane b) Water vapour and carbon dioxide ©) Oxygen and carbon monoxide d) Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide 49. Aside from lavatory, what is the other common fixture that is provided with overflows? a) Kitchen sink b) Slop sink : 50, Wat isthe minimum size (in inches) of taps used fon a kitchen sink waste pipe? a) 27% toe °) b) 25 51. What type of fature operates ‘pressure from meer sny sac ecilee s MONe Series 4 55. Identify the part of the centerset lavatory faucet shown in Fig. 21 a) Splice kit b) Tapping kit ©) Link kit d) Connector kit 56. What do you call the drains which serve one or more fixtures that discharge into another drain or into a stack? a) Fixture drains ©) Horizontal branches b) Wet vents _d) Fixture branches 57. Identify the part of the water closet in Fig. 4 a) Fulcrum assembly b) Trip lever assembly ©) Lever handle assembly d) Lever spread assembly 58. Identify the part of the recessed single bath/shower faucet illustrated in Fig. 15. a) Spigot b) Spring eylinder ©) Valve d) inlet assembly 59: Which of the water closets is the most efficient, the quietest and the most expensive? a) Siphon jet ©) Valve b) Reverse trap 4) Siphon action 60. Which of the following fixtures does NOT belong to the group a) Hose bibb ©) Water cooler b) Water spigot d) Water faucet 61. What tool is used to cut copper, brass, aluminum, or plastic tubing, and thin-wall conduit? ©) Pipe tap. d) Tubing cutter 62. als neta sagen or bending lead ©) Bending wrench eo saan 64. wnat ype eve ae sid by punbes ott plumbing?68. 6 3 70. 1 72. 75. . Other than making for a quiet PLUMBING REVIEW b) Pipe reamer 4) Cutter whee! What kind of plumbing tool is cheaply used for cutting cast-iron pipes, brick or stone? a) Cold chisel ©) Cape chisel b) Diamond nose chisel) Gouge What is the CORRECT and MOST accurate way to measure out lengths of pipe? a) Center-to-face ©) End-to-end b) Center-to-center d) End-to-center What is the best too! for cutting cast iron soil pipe that is rigidly in place? a) Hacksaw b) Soil pipe cutter ©) Grinder d) Hammer and chisel What tool is used to grip pipe and fittings when installing and removing piping? a) Pipe wrench ©) Tubing cutter b) Hacksaw d) Vise What tool is used to make holes in stainless ste! sinks a) Cutter wheel b) Wood chisel ©) Bott cutter 4d) Knockout set ‘What is the name of the tool used to remove pits or rough surfaces from valve or faucet seats? a) Seat driver ©) Seat dressing b) Seat reamer 4d) Seat planning . What too! is used for expanding the ends of lead pipe? a) Drift plug ©) Dresser b) Tum pin ) ‘Shave book What is the name of the tool used to remove a bur from the inside of a water pipe? a) Pipe vise ©) Pipe offset b) Pipe reamer ) Pipe threader and peaceful house, what is prevented when water hammer will be eons fe Series 4 80. 8 82. 83. 84. b) At a warm temperature ©) Ata cool temperature d) Throughout the system What is the most common repair required on fixture faucets? a) Replace washer c) Tighten the lock nut b) Replace steam packing d) Control water flow Which of the following is NOT a cause why water closet flushes poorly? a) Partial drain blockage c) Enough water in tank b) Vent is clogged 4) Clogged flush noles To what purpose are faucets designed? a) Control the flow of water b) Provide for easy replacement and maintenance of parts Set up fast installation Access to other fixtures °) d) Which of the following is acceptable procedure when installing piping in a load-bearing wooden partition? a) Do not drill or notch the studs b) Drill a hole at the sides of the studs c) Make a notch not more than one-half the thickness d) Drill a hole through the center of the studs What safety device ‘should plumbing construction workers wear? a) Gloves b). Shoes c) Belts a) Goggles ‘What could be a solution to a restricted water flow of the faucet? a) Replace or clean filter screen b) Clean or replace hose head vaivePLUMBING REVIEW b) Unsafe acts d) Ignorance SITUATIONAL Situation 1 — Drawing No. 1B is a sanitary isometric Series 4 2 layout of comfort rooms at the second to seventh floor of a seven-storey hotel 91. Determine the total quantity of 100mm x 100 mm vwye fitting, a) 3 9 b) 18 d) 6 92. Determine the total quantity of 50 mm x 50 mm reducing wye fitting. a) 3 9 b) 6 d) 18 93. Determine the total quantity of 100 mm x 1/8 bend fitting. a) 4 ©) 12 b) 8 a2 94. Determine the total quantity of cos mm P-trap. a) 12 °) 4 d e. b) 2 95. Determine the total quantity of 38 mm P-trap. a) 8 o4 b) 12 a) 14 Situation 2 - Drawing No. 1A reflects the sanitary isometric layout of the ground floor comfort rooms of the seven-storey hotel. 96 Determine he total quantity of 100 mm olameter cleanout. a) 6 DUP ele oe H9 7 0) 4 97. Determine the total want of seve ype Pap a) 9 Identify the device in No. 45 of the Dry Standpipe ‘Schematic Riser Diagram in Drawing 4. a) Terminal connection b) 2-way Siamese connection ©) Top end connection dy End tap connection What fitting symbol is illustrated in D ~ 4? a) Union ©) Sleeve b) Bushing @) Coupling What are illustrated by solid (continuous) lines in an isometric diagram of a sanitary system? a) Plumbing fixtures b) Drainage system and the traps ©) Vents and pipings d) Water service pipes ‘What drafting symbol can be used when a riser diagram becomes too long to fit on a single page? a) Adirection arrow c) A footnote b) Amateh tine d) A double bar ‘What does the plumbing plan symbol in P - 9 represent? a) Three-gang mixing valve b) Three-way gate valve Identify the device in No. 49 of the Isometric Layout of Building Supply and Distribution in Drawing 5. a) Gravity pipe b) Cold water main distribution pipe ©). Cold water downfeed pipe d)_ Cold water branch hat plumbing plan symbol iia in D-7? a) Bend b) Cross 8) Union ~ In the plan, what are these thin and dark lines called ‘constructed with units of one long dashPLUMBING REVIEW 13. What fitting symbo! is indicated in D-1? a) Union, screwed ©) Sleeve b) Coupling d) Sleeve, expanded 14. What does C.W.M. in isometric drawings and floor plans mean? a) Common water main b) Clothes washing machine ©) Cast-iron washer material 4) Cold water main 16. Identify the device indicated in No. 36 of the Standard Pipe Joint Details in Drawing 2 for Soil Stack to House Drain (Vertical to Horizontal Joint)? a) Concrete cushion ©) Pipe Jack b) Pipe hanger d) Thrust block 16. When a soil or waste stack is extended above the highest horizontal drain connected to the stack, which of the following is created? a) Code violation ©) Vent stack b) Stack vent d) Relief vent 17. What device has been designated and approved to receive the discharge from indirect waste pipes? a) Airbreak ©) Receiver b) Dump station d) Receptor 18. What method of pipe connection would be appropriate for a large industrial stainless stee! pipe? a) Solder b) Socket joint ©) Butt-weld d) Thread 19. What would you say is the primary purpose of valving? a) Regulate the flow of a fluid through a pipe b) Utilize the water delivered by the water supply system ©) Connect segments of pipe 4) Direct flow in a Series 4 25. What pipe is well known as a drain and vent pipe? a) Polybutylene b) “Cross-linked polyethylene ©) Polyethylene d) Polyvinyl chioride 26. Which of the following material is NOT allowed to be embedded underground? a) Galvanized steel pipe c) Copper b) Schedule 40 ABS DW d) Cast iron 27. What must a pipe pass through when it penetrates an exterior wall? a) Control valve b) Sleeve c) Adapter d) Protection pad 28. What fiting in a water piping system provides an opening to connect a branch pipe at right angles to the through pipe or main pipe run? a) Union ©) Coupling b) Elbow d) Tee 29. What is the term given to a very important valve that should be placed on line where a boiler or a hot water heater is installed? a) Pressure reducing valve b) Butterfly vaive ©) Pressure relief valve + d) Check valve 30. What is the maximum height (in feet) from a finished floor a cleanout may be installed in a vertical stack? a) 8 7 b) 5 a4 31. What is the minimum diameter (in inches) of drum traps? a) Sor 2 b) 4 a5 32. What is the maximum distance (in feet) from a no- hub joint that a hanger should be placed? a) 5 O4 ‘Brodek non aes 636. 37, 38, 39, 40. 4 PLUMBING REVIEW a) b) Socket joint Solder ) Butt-weld 4) Thread How far should embedded water pipes be placed on a common trench from that of the side of a sewer tine? a) 10 pipe diameter away c) Atleast 0.3 meters b) Notlessthan3feet d) 1.0 meter What do you call the pressure of the water supply near a faucet while the faucet is wide open and flowing at full force? a) Static b) Flow ©) Controlled d) Street Excluding exceptions, which of the following must every plumbing fixture be equipped with? a) Cut-off valve ©) Gas-sealed trap b) Water-sealed trap d) P-trap Which of the following is not a type of lavatory? a) Wall-hung ©) Countertop b) Double compartment d) Pedestal ‘What common plumbing fixture CANNOT be installed on a two-inch combined waste and vent stack? a) Kitchen sink b) Lavatory ©) Water closet d) Bidet ‘What type of surface must plumbing fixtures should have? a) Smooth, impervious surfaces b) White surfaces ©) Stainless steel surfaces d) Porous surfaces ‘What is the standard height (in inches) from the finished floor to the overflow rim of a lavatory? a) 33 o) 34 b) 28 1d} (B0) ser within a drainage pipe > Series 4 47 48, 49. 50, 51. ‘When a water service becomes a water distribution main, which of the following types of valves is required? é a) Compression valve c) Stop-and-waste valve b) Stop valve 4d) Full-open valve What is the most important requirement for a shower? a) Removable strainer b) Smooth and sound floors ©) Flexible shower pan d) Complete waterproofing What is the maximum height (in meter) of water closets that will be installed for the disabled persons? a) 0.60 ©) 0.45 b) 0.30 ) 0.15 Which of the following fixtures is designed to receive only a cold water supply? a) Lavatory b) Bathtub ©) Drinking fountain d) Shower What part of the fixture is regarded as the primary difference between lavatories and sinks? a) Tailpiece ©) Spray hose b) Pop-up assemblies d) Flood level rim . Which of the following requires a full-open valve on its supply side? " a) Water heater ©) Sink b) Dishwasher d) Lavatory . What instrument is used to measure the air pressure |. What type of valve is required on the discharge side of every water meter? a) Fullopen vaive59. 60. 61 62. 63. 65. 67. PLUMBING REVIEW Series 4 b) Reciprocating chisel.) Flaring chisel What too! is used to remove threaded sections that have broken off in a fitting? a) Pipe extractor b) Cutter whee! ©) Bolt cutter @) Sledge hammer What device locates a point vertically below a point from the ceiling? a) Plumb bob ©) Level b) Steel tape 4) Locator What tool is used to cut copper tubing? a) Internal tubing cutter b) Cutter wheel ©) Standard tubing cutter d) Bolt cutter What tool is used to assemble hubless pipe and fittings? a) Packing iron b) Torque wrench ©) Cold chisel d) Hacksaw What too! is used to remove nuts and small piping pieces from the underside of sinks and lavatories or to remove these nuts from inaccessible spaces? a) Basin hammer ©) Basin chisel b) Basin wrench 4d) Basin plier ‘What type of wrench is used for installing threaded pipe, for repairing and removing old piping, and to hold and turn large pipes, fittings and nuts? a) Chain wrench ©) Pipe wrench b) Spud wrench 4) Strap wrench What is the most common method used on small jobs for cutting cast-iron pipe? a) Hammer and chisel c) Wrench and hacksaw b) Cutter and clamp — d) Soil pipe cutter . What wrench will you use to hold orturn the fittings or plumbing fixtures? 3 a) Stillson wrench ©) Straight wrench b) Spud wrench 4) Friction wrench Which tool is used to cut pipes, bolts, nuts and other ~ objects? 2D metars a) Hacksaw ¢) Torch striker b) Hand drill ) Friction wrench What tools used for holding down pipe when it is sawed, drilled or threaded? a) Hacksaw 71. Which direction must a valve handle be turned to ‘shut off the water? a) Counterclockwise b) Up ©) Down d) Clockwise 72. How may bathtub or sink stains be removed safely? a) Warm water and chlorine bleach b) Water and cleanser ©) Dilute muriatic acid d) Hot water and soap 73. At what pressure must water service be tested? a) A little below its maximum operating pressure b) Equal to its maximum operating pressure ©) Equal to its minimum operating pressure 4) Allittle above its minimum operating pressure 74, In places where firefighting apparatus is unavailable, how are building protected against fire? a) Use of storage reservoir and private pumping equipment b) Use of fireproof materials ©) Provide ample distance between buildings d) Request stand by firefighting truck 75. What high quantity content of this element in water may cause black particles at the bottom of toilet tank? a) Iron ¢) Calcium b) Magnesium d) Sulfur 76. All plumbing repairs and replacements are required to be made in what manner? a) By master plumber b) Byajoumeyman ©) In compliance with the plumbing code d) Bya sanitary engineer 77. When is a permit for repairs NOT required? a) The relocation of fixtures ©) The replacement of service pipes d) The working parts of faucets and valves 78. What type of valves are normally used to control the water to a building? fod a) Bate and globe ©) Check and ball ‘b) Safety and foot _ d) Gate and safety 79. What can make a lot of noise when a toilet isPLUMBING REVIEW Series 4 a) Closing ©) Caulking b) Plugging 4) Stopping 82. Which is NOT among the pressure regulation processes for an incoming water supply? a). Maintaining ©) Reducing b) Increasing d) Balancing 83. What is the device that provides the waterway between a well-mounted water closet tank and a closet bowl? a) Trip lever 'b). Supply pipe ©) Flush elbow d) Filler tube 84. Which of the following is considered an unsafe act which causes accident in plumbing job? a) Crowded work spaces b) Slipperiness of materials ©) Unsafe loading or placing of materials d) Not enough light 85. Which of the following is NOT likely to be located on a site plan? a) The proposed sewer connection b) The proposed water service ©) Awater treatment system d) A stack diagram SITUATIONAL Situation 1 - The sanitary isometric layout of the comfort rooms at the second floor to the seventh floor of a seven-storey hotel is shown on Drawing No. 1B. 86. Determine the total load of each sanitary branch. a) 12WFSU ©) 120 DFU b) 20DFU d) 120 WSFU 87. Determine the overall total load from the second to, the seventh floor a) 200FU c) 20 WFSU b) 120WFSU d) 120 DFU fittings used from the septic tank to the seventh floor. Refer also to Drawing No. 2B a) 15 ¢) 21 b) 12 d) 18 92. The total load of the sanitary stack (second to seventh floor) is 128 DFU. if an additional floor is to a constructed which will increase the total load to 200 DFU, what is the size of the sanitary stack? a) 102mm c) 203mm b) 127mm d) 254mm 93. What is the minimum distance above the roof that the vent stack through roof will terminate? a) 100mm ©) 150mm b) 250mm d) 200mm 94. What is the minimum size (in mm) of the vent stack through roof? a) 127mm ©). 76mm b) 102mm d) 65mm 95. What do you call the continuous vertical shaft where ‘stacks and risers for tall buildings are installed? a) Cavity ©) Alcove b) Chase Situation 3 ~ The sanitary stack isometric isometric diagram of a seven-storey hotel is shown in Drawing No. 1. 96. Determine the total length of PVC sanitary stack pipe from the ground floor to the fifth floor, if the branoh interval is 3.50 meters. a) 7 9 » 5 on 97. Determine the total lengths of PVC sanitary stack pipe from the fifth floor to the seventh floor, if the branch intervals are as follows: Sth to 6th floor = 3.20 meters and 6th to 7th floor = 3.80 meters. a) 3 o4 b) 5 a6 vent stack fromFig. XVJ-14 PLUMBINGVig. 11 Fig. 12Ni AAA RUA P.10 Pat PoeD =