Recent Master Plumber Board Exam Problems PDF

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Q.1) Of the four board subjects given for Master Plumbers examination, which of this subject was
originally split into two subjects?
A. Plumbing Code
B. Design and Installations
C. Plumbing Arithmetic (Your Answer)
D. Practical Problems (Correct Answer)
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Q.2) Copper tube and fittings used for drainage and vent piping installed aboveground shall be at
least ____.
A. Type DWV (Correct Answer)

B. Type L
C. Type K
D. Type M (Your Answer)
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Q.3) A domestic dishwasher drain shall first connect to ____.
A. an approved airgap fitting (Your Answer)

B. a double-check valve
C. a triple-check valve
D. an approved valve
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Q.4) Unions shall be installed in a water supply system within ____ to a water heater
A. 36 inches
B. 12 inches (Your Answer)
C. 24 inches
D. 48 inches
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Q.5) A branch line serving a trap in a combination waste and vent system is required to be separately
vented when the length of the branch exceeds ____.
A. 15 (Your Answer)
B. 10
C. 5
D. 25
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Q.6) Three-inch horizontal drainage piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a uniform slope
of not less than ____.
A. 1/4 inch per foot (Correct Answer)

B. 1/16 inch per foot
C. 1/2 inch per foot (Your Answer)
D. 1/8 inch per foot
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Q.7) The minimum requirement for the slope of horizontal drainage pipes between manholes is
A. 4%
B. 2-1/2 %
C. 2% (Your Answer)
D. 3%
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Q.8) A drain connecting the compartments of a set of fixtures to its trap is called a(an) ____.
A. continuous waste (Correct Answer)

B. special waste
C. indirect waste (Your Answer)
D. combination waste and vent
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Q.9) The maximum number of lavatories on a 2-1/2 inch horizontal waste line is ____.
A. 10
B. 14 (Correct Answer)
C. 20
D. 6
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Q.10) The maximum distance a gas shutoff valve may be from a gas appliance (except for range and
dryer connectors) is ____.
A. 6 feet (Correct Answer)

B. 10feet
C. 3 feet (Your Answer)
D. 2 feet
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Q.11) An ejector discharge line shall be provided with a ____
A. gate valve only

B. backwater valve and gate valve (Correct Answer)
C. backwater valve only
D. swing check valve and a globe valve (Your Answer)
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Q.12) In the water test of the entire plumbing system all openings should be tightly closed except at
A. protruding cleanouts
B. bleeders
C. stack vent
D. highest opening (Your Answer)
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Q.13) Because of structural conditions, a 4-inch house drain is installed with a slope of 1/8 inch per
foot. This installation will result in a(an) ____.
A. increased scouring and cleansing action
B. reduction in fixture unit loading allowance (Correct Answer)
C. separation of solids and liquid (Your Answer)
D. increased allowance in fixture unit loading
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Q.14) A ____ may be installed with indirect waste
A. water closet
B. domestic kitchen sink
C. drinking fountain (Your Answer)
D. lavatory
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Q.15) A ____ trap is not self-cleaning
A. plaster
B. cast-iron
C. bell
D. grease (Your Answer)
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Q.16) Chemical or industrial liquid wastes that are likely to damage the public sanitary sewer system
shall ____.
A. be pretreated to render them innocuous (Your Answer)

B. not be used under any condition
C. be drained into a holding tank
D. be drained into a storm drain
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Q.17) A seamless drawn-brass fixture tailpiece shall be ____.
A. 24 B&S gauge (Your Answer)

B. 20 B&S gauge (Correct Answer)
C. 22 B&S gauge
D. 26 B&S gauge
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Q.18) Hub and spigot cast-iron piping in 10-foot lengths, installed horizontally, shall be supported at
intervals of not more than ____.
A. 10 feet (Your Answer)

B. 12 feet
C. 5 feet
D. 15 feet
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Q.19) Water heater vents terminate above a roof surface at least ____ from a vertical wall.
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A. 12 inches (Correct Answer)
C. 8 feet
D. 3 feet
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Q.20) The distance from the center of a water closet to any side wall or partition shall not be closer
than ____.
A. 15 inches (Your Answer)

B. 12 inches
C. 24 inches
D. 30 inches
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Q.21) Drinking fountains may be installed with ____.
A. steel pipe
B. indirect wastes (Your Answer)
C. yoke venting
D. bell traps
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Q.22) Joints at the roof around pipes shall be made watertight by the use of ____.
A. epoxy glue
B. flashings (Your Answer)
C. waterproof paint
D. tar and paper
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Q.23) A device to prevent backflow into the potable water system is called a ____.
A. backflow connection
B. siphon leg
C. backflow preventer (Your Answer)
D. back-siphonage
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Q.24) Building sewers shall be tested by completely filling the sewer with water from the ____.
A. lowest to the highest point (Your Answer)

B. lowest to at least ground level
C. lowest to at least a 5-foot head
D. lowest to at least a 10-foot head
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Q.25) A plumbing vent shall terminate not less than ____.
A. 3 feet from an air intake

B. 10 feet from an air intake (Correct Answer)
C. 1 foot above the roof (Your Answer)
D. 5 feet above a window
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Q.26) Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line less than 5 feet except for ____.
A. bathtubs
B. water closets (Your Answer)
C. sinks (Correct Answer)
D. showers
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Q.27) Except for plastic piping systems, hot and cold water piping may be tested with ____.
A. 100 psi air for at least 10 minutes (Your Answer)

B. 35 psi air for at least 15 minutes
50 psi air or the working pressure of the water in the system for at least 15 minutes (Correct
C.
Answer)
D. 40 psi air or 150 psi water for 10 minutes
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Q.28) The depth of the finished dam of threshold for any shower, measured from the top of the drain,
shall not be less than ____.

B. 12 inches
C. 2 inches (Correct Answer)
D. 9 inches
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Q.29) The vent for a kitchen sink serves as a drain for a laundry tub. The size of the wet-vented section
is ____.
A. 1-1/2 inches (Your Answer)

B. 3 inches
C. 2-1/2 inches
D. 2 inches (Correct Answer)
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Q.30) Gas piping with pressure less than 1/4-inch water column shall stand an air test of ____.
A. 50 psi
B. 30 psi
C. 15 psi (Your Answer)
D. not less than 3 psi (Correct Answer)
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Q.31) Under no circumstances may gas appliance pressure regulators be vented ____.
A. to the gas utilization equipment flue or exhaust system (Correct Answer)

B. using black iron pipe (Your Answer)
C. to the combustion chamber near the pilot
D. to the atmosphere
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Q.32) A water heater vent may have one offset of not more than 60 degrees from the ____.
A. heater
B. horizontal (Your Answer)
C. roof
D. vertical (Correct Answer)
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Q.33) The aggregate cross-sectional area of all vents for a system with a required 4-inch sewer shall be
at least ____.
A. 12.56 square inches (Correct Answer)

B. 4 square inches
C. 7.06 square inches (Your Answer)
D. 18 square inches
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Q.34) That portion of a venting system that connects a water heater to a vent is a ____.
A. chimney connector
B. vent connector (Correct Answer)
C. Type B vent (Your Answer)
D. vent
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Q.35) The minimum size of gas piping supply to a mobile home is ____.
A. 3/4 inch (Your Answer)

B. 1/2 inch
C. 2 inches
D. 1 inch
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Q.36) Pilots and burners of gas-fired water heaters (except sealed combustion chambers) in residential
garages shall be ____ above the floor level.
A. 24 inches
B. 12 inches
D. 6 inches (Your Answer)
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Q.37) PEX piping installed horizontally must be supported every ____ inches.
A. 48
B. 24
C. 36 (Your Answer)
D. 32 (Correct Answer)
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Q.38) One trap may serve a set of not more than ____.
A. three single-compartment sinks (Correct Answer)

B. two double-compartment sinks
C. two lavatories (Your Answer)
D. three lavatories
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Q.39) The exit terminals of mechanical draft systems shall be ____.
A. in the same story

B. not over 10 feet from the vent
C. not less than 7 feet above grade (Correct Answer)
D. not over 20 feet from the vent
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Q.40) The minimum size waste pipe for a residential kitchen sink is ____.
A. 3 inches
B. 2-1/2 inches
D. 1-1/2 inches (Your Answer)
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Q.41) Each drainage stack that extends 10 or more stories above the building drain shall be served by ____.
A. cleanouts at each floor

B. a parallel vent stack (Your Answer)
C. extra-heavy fittings
D. straps every 5 feet
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Q.42) All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling the same must be at
least ____.
A. 2 feet deep
B. 45 degrees therefrom (Your Answer)
C. 4 feet thereon
D. 2 feet wide
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Q.43) Above ground schedule 40 PVC and ABS DWV plastic piping installed horizontally shall be
supported at intervals of no to exceed ____.
A. 10 feet
B. 6 feet
D. 4 feet (Correct Answer)
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Q.44) Three-quarter inch or 1-inch gas piping installed horizontally shall be supported at intervals not to
exceed ____.
A. 6 feet
B. 4 feet
C. 8 feet (Correct Answer)
D. 5 feet
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Q.45) The terminal end of the drain for a pressure-relief valve shall not be ____.
A. painted
B. reamed
C. threaded (Correct Answer)
D. open (Your Answer)
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Q.46) One material not approved for the installation of an external trap for a urinal is ____.
A. ABS
B. cast brass
C. drawn-brass tubing traps (Correct Answer)
D. cast iron (Your Answer)
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Q.47) The minimum common horizontal waste pipe serving a bathtub, a lavatory, and a kitchen sink shall be
at least ____.
A. 3 inches
B. 1 -1/2 inches (Your Answer)
C. 2 - 1/2 inches
D. 2 inches (Correct Answer)
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Q.48) What kind of joint is not allowed in cast iron pipe?
A. welded
B. bell and spigot
C. threaded (Your Answer)
D. soldered
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Q.49) Wall-mounted water closet fixtures shall be securely bolted to ____.
A. the vent piping

B. the drain piping
C. a closet bend
D. metal supporting members (Your Answer)
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Q.50) The tailpiece for a lavatory shall not be less than ____.
A. 1-1/4 inch (Correct Answer)

B. 1-1/2 inch (Your Answer)
C. 1 inch
D. 1-3/8 inch
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Q.51) Unless serving sinks or urinals, cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line that is
A. greater than 2.0 meters

B. less than 1.5 meters (Your Answer)
C. equal to 2.0 meters
D. none of these
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Q.52) What kind of concealed connections on fixtures that it is required to provide an access panel or
utility at least 0.3 meter in its least dimension for easy inspection and repair?
A. slip joint (Your Answer)

B. hubless
C. ball and socket
D. flanged
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Q.53) The sizing of gas vents for category II, III and IV shall be in accordance with ____.
A. the manufacturers guide (Your Answer)

B. the manufacturers instructions (Correct Answer)
C. the gas company
D. the vent connector company
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Q.54) For a vertical drainage line that is installed to be truly in vertical position, what is the allowed
degree of the branch to be used?
A. 15
B. 60 (Your Answer)
C. 45
D. 22.5
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Q.55) The developed length between the trap of a water closet and its vent shall not exceed ____.
A. 4 feet
C. 30 inches
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Q.56) Single-wall metal pipe shall terminate at least 5 feet in vertical height above the highest connected
equipment ____.
A. within a horizontal distance of 10 feet (Your Answer)

B. draft hood
C. draft hood outlet or flue collar (Correct Answer)
D. or approved cap on the roof
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Q.57) When sizing a copper fuel-gas piping system that has an inlet pressure of less than 2 psi with a
pressure drop of 0.3 inch w.c., the maximum cubic feet per hour of gas flow allowed through a 5/8-
inch O.D. ACR tube 75 feet in developed length is ____.
A. 13
B. 48 (Your Answer)
C. 27 (Correct Answer)
D. 68
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Q.58) No trap for any clothes washer standpipe shall be installed ____.
A. 18 inches above the floor

B. in a partition
C. 6 inches above the floor
D. below the floor (Your Answer)
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Q.59) The total number of closets on a 3-inch stack is ____.
A. four (Correct Answer)

B. three
C. two
D. six (Your Answer)
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Q.60) The maximum length for a 1-1/2-inch vent pipe is ____.
A. 50 feet
B. 60 feet (Correct Answer)
D. 30 feet
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Q.61) What is the minimum age requirement for an appointee to become a member of the Board of Master
Plumbers?
A. Thirty five years old

B. Thirty two years old
C. Thirty years old (Your Answer)
D. Twenty eight years old
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Q.62) The minimum horizontal distance between a water supply well and the building sewer is ____.

B. 100 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 15 feet
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Q.63) Fixture traps shall have a water seal of not less than ____.
A. 12 inches
C. 6 inches
D. 4 inches
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Q.64) Cast-iron soil pipe stacks shall be supported at ____.
A. their base and each floor (Correct Answer)

B. intervals of 10 feet (Your Answer)
C. intervals of 5 feet
D. every other story
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Q.65) A refrigerator used to store food and that requires drainage shall be drained by means of ____.
A. an indirect waste pipe (Correct Answer)

B. both A and B
C. a direct connection (Your Answer)
D. no drain required
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Q.66) No water heater (except direct vent water heaters and fuel burning water heaters installed in a
closet with a listed, gasketed door assembly and listed self-closing device) that depends on the
combustion of fuel for heat shall be installed in any ____.
_
A. garage
B. kitchen
C. basement (Your Answer)
D. bedroom (Correct Answer)
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Q.67) The building sewer shall be determined on the basis of the total number of fixture units drained by
such sewer in accordance with ____.
A. none of the above

B. the maximum fixture load only
C. the same table(s) as the building drain (Your Answer)
D. Table 7-8 fixture unit loading (Correct Answer)
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Q.68) Soil and drain pipes located above food-handling establishments shall be subjected to a standing
water test of not less than ____ feet.
A. 12
B. 25
D. 15
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Q.69) A vent in a combination waste and vent system shall be approximately equal in area to one-half the
____.
A. area of the house sewer

B. cross-sectional of the drain pipe served (Your Answer)
C. area of the public sewer
D. diameter of the drain pipe served
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Q.70) Concealed slip joint connection require a (an) ____.
A. 8 x 12 access panel
B. 10 x 12 access panel
C. 12 x 12 access panel (Your Answer)
D. 18 x 18 access panel
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Q.71) Water service pipes, or any underground water pipes, shall not be run or laid in the same trench with
____.
A. piping for a lawn sprinkler

B. asbestos cement building sewer piping (Your Answer)
C. cast-iron building sewer piping
D. any other water pipe
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Q.72) Sewer or other drainage piping that shall no be installed under or within 2 feet of any building or
structure is ____.
A. ABS
B. cast iron
C. asbestos cement (Correct Answer)
D. copper (Your Answer)
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Q.73) In each run of horizontal drain piping, the distance between cleanouts shall not exceed ____.

B. 300 feet
C. 75 feet
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Q.74) A type B-W gas vent shall terminate at least ____ feet in vertical height above the bottom of the
wall furnace
A. 6 (Your Answer)
C. 8
D. 4
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Q.75) The minimum size trap and trap arm for a kitchen sink is ____.
A. 1-1/2 inches (Correct Answer)

C. 3 inches
D. 2-1/2 inches
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Q.76) Sleeves shall be provided to protect all piping through ____ and ____ walls.
A. concrete, masonry (Your Answer)

B. ceiling, wooden
C. wood, concrete
D. floor, concrete
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Q.77) Cast-iron soil pipe shall not be ____.
A. used belowground
B. painted
C. used for drain lines
D. threaded (Correct Answer)
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Q.78) Single-wall metal pipe shall be constructed of ____ not less than 0.0304 inch thick.
A. PVC Sch 40 (Your Answer)

B. galvanized, sheet steel (Correct Answer)
C. copper sheet metal
D. cast ironcast iron
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Q.79) The maximum horizontal distance of a trap arm is measured from the inner edge of the vent to the
____.
A. outlet
B. weir of the trap (Your Answer)
C. dip
D. inlet
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Q.80) The vertical distance between a fixture outlet and the trap weir shall not exceed ____.
A. 18 inches
B. 36 inches
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Q.81) Nonmetallic shower sub-pans or linings may be built up on the job site of not less than ____.
A. three layers of 15 pound felt (Correct Answer)

B. two layers of 15 pound felt
C. four layers of 15 pound felt
D. one layer of 15 pound felt (Your Answer)
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Q.82) The developed length of 1-1/2-inch trap arms shall not exceed ____.
A. 2 feet, 8 inches
B. 5 feet
C. 6 feet
D. 3 feet, 6 inches (Your Answer)
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Q.83) A water system containing storage water-heating equipment will require a ____.
A. listed combination temperature and pressure relief valve (Correct Answer)

B. check valve (Your Answer)
C. hot water return line
D. mixing valve
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Q.84) An indirect waste pipe 12 feet long requires ____.
A. a trap only (Correct Answer)

B. a trap and vent (Your Answer)
C. no trap or vent
D. a vent only
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Q.85) Water closet tank ballcocks shall be installed with the vacuum breaker critical level at least ____.
A. 1 inch above the flush valve opening (Your Answer)

B. 6 inches above the full opening of the overflow tube
C. 1 inch above the full opening of the overflow tube (Correct Answer)
D. 6 inches above the flush valve opening
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Q.86) The required clearance in front of a 3-inch cleanout is ____.

B. 18 inches (Correct Answer)
C. 12 inches
D. 24 inches
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Q.87) Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior locations shall have at least ____.
A. one double swing joint

B. two condensation drip leg
C. 1 foot of earth cover (Your Answer)
D. four 90-degree elbows
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Q.88) Minimum clearance of listed appliances to any combustible wall or partition is ____.
A. 8 inches
B. 1 inch
C. specified in listing or rating plate and NFPA 211 Standard (Your Answer)
D. 3 inches
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Q.89) Leaks in gas piping shall be located by applying ____.
A. fire or acid to the pipe joints

B. potable water to the interior of the piping tubing
C. soapy water to the exterior of the piping (Your Answer)
D. a noncorrosive leak detection fluid
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Q.90) A fixture vent pipe increased one pipe size its entire length ____.
A. may exceed the maximum horizontal length limited by code (Your Answer)
B. will be a better workmanship job
C. will increase the venting efficiency
D. will reduce the cost of installation
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Q.91) Vitrified clay building sewer pipe and fittings are ____.
A. unrestricted in use for drain lines

B. unrestricted in use for vent lines (Your Answer)
C. approved for use inside of buildings and aboveground
D. approved for use at least 12 inches belowground (Correct Answer)
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Q.92) Sheet metal, constituting a part of any vent connector, shall be at least ____.
A. 0.0304 inches (Your Answer)

B. 0.0505 inches
C. 0.0500 inches
D. 0.0450 inches
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Q.1) When supporting horizontal piping 5-inches in diameter with hangers, a __ inch
diameter rod shall be used.
A. 1
B. 1/2 (Your Answer)
C. 5/8
D. 3/8
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Q.2) The diameter of waste and overflow for a bathtub shall not be less tahn ___
A. 1-1/4 inches OD
B. 1-3/8 inches OD
C. 1-1/2 inches OD (Your Answer)
D. 1-1/4 inches OD
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Q.3) Any pressure less than that exerted by atmospheric is a(an) __
A. vacuum (Correct Answer)

B. negative pressure (Your Answer)
C. atmospheric pressure
D. positive pressure
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Q.4) An unconfined space is a room or space having a volume equal to at least ___ of
the aggregate input rating of all the fuel-burning appliances in the space. *
A. 10 cu. ft per Btu/hr

B. 25 cu. ft per 1,000 Btu/hr (Your Answer)
C. 50 cu. ft per 1,000 Btu/hr (Correct Answer)
D. 100 cu. ft per Btu/hr
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Q.5) With two noted exceptions, all shower compartments and receptors shall be
capable of encompassing a ___ diameter circle.
A. 24-inch (Your Answer)

B. 33-inch
C. 30-inch (Correct Answer)
D. 36-inch
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Q.6) The curb or threshold of a shower compartment may be eliminated ___.
A. to comply with accessibility standards (Correct Answer)

B. for gang showers
C. in hospitals only (Your Answer)
D. not permitted
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Q.7) Copper tubing installed vertically shall be supported at each storey or at

maximum intervals of ___.
A. 4 ft
B. 10 ft (Your Answer)
C. 8 ft
D. 6 ft
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Q.8) No plumbing system, drainage system, building sewer, private sewage disposal
system, or parts thereof, shall be located in ___
any lot other than the lot that is the site of the building served by such
A.
facilities (Correct Answer)
B. the walls, floors, or underground in any building
C. pipe access spaces where accessible for repair
D. any garage, or equipment or locker room (Your Answer)
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Q.9) Solder and fluxes used in piping system conveying potable water are prohibited
when the lead content exceeds..
A. 0.2 of 1 percent (Correct Answer)

B. 1 percent (Your Answer)
C. 0.5 of 1 percent
D. less than 10 percent
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Q.10) Trough urinals shall be ___.
A. permissible if constructed of concrete

B. prohibited (Correct Answer)
C. allowed in bus stations
D. required in large associations (Your Answer)
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Q.11) Wiped joints are permitted with ___.

A. lead (Your Answer)
B. steel
C. plastic
D. cast iron
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Q.12) Wall-mounted water closets shall be securely bolted to ___.
A. the wall (Your Answer)

B. double two by six studs
C. a carrier fitting (Correct Answer)
D. a closet bend
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Q.13) Joints in copper shower pan liners shall be ___.
A. burned
B. swaged
C. sealed with epoxy cement
D. soldered or brazed (Your Answer)
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Q.14) A joint obtained by joining of metal parts with metallic mixtures of alloys that
melt at a temperature up to and including 840 degree F is a ___ *
A. brazed joint
B. soldered joint (Correct Answer)
C. metallic joint
D. flared joint (Your Answer)
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Q.15) Horizontal hubless pipe shall be braced at not more than 40-foot intervals to
prevent ___.
A. noise
B. leaking
C. vertical movement (Your Answer)
D. horizontal movement (Correct Answer)
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Q.16) All materials, fixtures, or devices used or entering into the construction of
plumbing and drainage systems shall ___. *
A. conform to approved applicable standards (Your Answer)

B. conform to the job specifications
C. conform to price job
D. conform to materials availability
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Q.17) Shower pan linings may be constructed with ___
A. 26 B&S gauge copper

B. zinc-coated steel
C. 15 pounds asphalt felt (Your Answer)
D. 3 pounds per square foot lead
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Q.18) Joints at the roof, around pipes, shall be made watertight by the use of ___.
A. a sealing compound
B. flashing material (Correct Answer)
C. 15 pound felt
D. oakum (Your Answer)
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Q.19) The provisions of the code allow an alternate material or method of construction
provided it is ___. *
A. approved by the architect as an alternate (Your Answer)

B. accepted by the owner as analternate
C. approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction as alternate (Correct Answer)
D. manufactured by a reputable organization
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Q.20) Piping in the ground shall be laid on __-.
A. a firm bed (Correct Answer)

B. concrete blocks (Your Answer)
C. redwood stakes
D. common bricks
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Q.21) Piping, fixtures, or equipment that are installed so that they interfere with
normal operation and use of windows or doors shall be ___
A. identified for restricted use

B. protected from damage
C. approved if acceptable by the owner
D. relocated to avoid interference (Your Answer)
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Q.22) The combination of fittings that may be used to make an offset and is considered
a vertical pipe are:
A. 1-45 degree and 1-45 degree (Correct Answer)

B. 1-60 degree and 1-45 degree (Your Answer)
C. 1-90 degree and 1-45 degree
D. 2-90 degree and 1-45 degree
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Q.23) I.P.S. is the abbreviation for ___
A. iron pipe standard (Your Answer)

B. iron pipe size (Correct Answer)
C. inside pipe standard
D. inside pipe size
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Q.24) Burred ends of all pipe and tubing shall be ___.
A. painted to reduce friction

B. reamed to the full bore of the pipe of tube (Correct Answer)
C. avoided by use of special cutting tools (Your Answer)
D. confined to exposed and readily accesible locations
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Q.25) To provide watertight joint in the floor, shower drains and floor drains are
required to be ___
A. extra-heavy cast iron

B. suitably flanged (Correct Answer)
C. coated with asphalt
D. set in waterproof cement (Your Answer)
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Q.26) A mixing valve that senses outlet temperature and compensates for fluctuations
in incoming hot or cold water temperature is a ___ *
A. combination thermostatic/pressure-balancing valve

B. thermostatic (temperature control) valve (Your Answer)
C. pressure-balancing valve
D. none of the above
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Q.27) Mechanical devices may be used to complete backfilling where covering above
any piping is at least ___ inches
A. 6 (Your Answer)
C. 30
D. 36
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Q.28) Screws or bolts for securing floor_mounted fixtures shall be ___.
A. brass (Your Answer)

B. aluminum
C. galvanized steel
D. die-cast zinc
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Q.29) The organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the

requirements of a code or standard is the ___ *
A. Authority Having Jurisdiction (Your Answer)

B. plumbing inspector or department
C. building department
D. administrative authority
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Q.30) All piping fixtures, and equipment shall be adequately supported in accordance
with the ___.
A. contractor
B. code (Correct Answer)
C. owner
D. engineer (Your Answer)
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Q.31) That portion of a drainage system that does not drain by gravity into the
building sewer is known as a__
A. storm sewer
B. building subdrain (Your Answer)
C. sewer ejector
D. building supply
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Q.32) The type of acceptable joints for PEX shall be ___
A. metal insert or metal compression (Correct Answer)

B. solvent cemented
C. sheilded coupling (Your Answer)
D. mechanical
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Q.33) The distance between the wall to the center of water closet shall not be less than __-
A. 12"
B. 15" (Correct Answer)
C. 24" (Your Answer)
D. 30"
Correct
Q.34) Manually controlled flushometer valves shall be used to flush more than
A. one urinal (Your Answer)

B. two urinals
C. three urinals
D. four urinals
Wrong
Q.35) An outlet on a boiler to permit emptying or discharging of sediment is called

a(an) ___ *
A. boiler blowoff (Your Answer)

B. aspirator
C. relief valve (Correct Answer)
D. atmospheric check valve
Correct
Q.36) A permanently installed mechanical device, other than an ejector, for removing
sewage or liquid waste from a sump is called a sewage pump.
A. true (Your Answer)

B. false
C. maybe
Wrong
Q.37) Pipe joint material shall be insoluble inwater, nontoxic, and applied ____.
A. on male threads only (Correct Answer)

B. on pipe threads and inside fittings (Your Answer)
C. on inside fitting threads only
D. in warm weather only
Correct
Q.38) gutters in public shower rooms shall be sloped not less than ___
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 2% (Your Answer)
D. 3%
Correct
Q.39) The vertical depth of a trap seal is measured from __
A. the outlet of the trap to the bottom of the trap

B. the inlet of the trap to the outlet of the trap
C. the crown weir to the top of the dip of the trap (Your Answer)
D. the inlet of the trap to the bottom of the trap
Wrong
Q.40) Static pressure is pressure existing without any flow.
A. true (Correct Answer)

B. false (Your Answer)
C. maybe
Wrong
Q.41) Roofs, inner courts, vents shafts, light wells, or similar areas having rainwater
drains shall discharge to a ___
A. outside of the building or to the gutter (Correct Answer)

B. sanitary sewage system (Your Answer)
C. private sewage disposal system
D. sump with pump discharge into the house drain
Correct
Q.42) Automatically controlled flushometer valves may be substituted for ___
A. flush tanks (Your Answer)

B. flow control
C. gate valves
D. lever valves
Wrong
Q.43) A horizontal drain that is sized to provide free movement of air above the flow
line of the drain is called a __
A. solvent waste and vent system

B. combination waste and vent system (Correct Answer)
C. continuous waste system
D. durham waste and vent system (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.44) A drinking fountain installed outside shall be connected to an approved

drainage system.

C. maybe
Wrong
Q.45) The discharge from clinical sinks and conveyed to the building drain is defined
as a waste pipe.

B. false (Correct Answer)
C. maybe
Wrong
Q.46) When brazing, the alloys shall have a melting temperature of at least __ degrees
F.
A. 800
B. 840
D. 1200 (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.47) It is permitted to drill and tap a vent pipe to connect an indirect waste pipe.
A. true
C. maybe
Correct
Q.48) By code definition, a stack is always __
A. straight
B. vertical (Your Answer)
C. horizontal
D. exposed
Wrong
Q.49) A device installed in a drainage system to prevent reverse flow is a ___
A. sewage ejector
B. check valve
C. backflow preventor (Your Answer)
D. backflow valve (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.50) A connection to the public sewer, or private sewage disposal system, is required
for ___
A. buildings with plumbing fixtures (Correct Answer)

B. buildings with emergency drain systems
C. buildings with storm drain systems
D. buildings with or without plumbing fixtures (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.51) The building drain from the front building may be extended to the rear building
when both buildings are located ___.
A. on an ineterior (when driveway cannot be used) (Your Answer)

B. 300 ft from the public sewer
C. 200 ft from the public sewer
D. on a corner lot
Wrong
Q.52) Water closet set side by side shall be no closer than ___
A. 15 inches center to center (Your Answer)

B. 30 inches center to center (Correct Answer)
C. 24 inches center to center
D. 18 inches center to center
Wrong
Q.53) Surfaces to be joined by soldering or brazed shall be cleaned bright by ___.
A. mechanical or manual means (Correct Answer)

B. a self-cleaning flux
C. a corrossive flux (Your Answer)
D. sulfuric acid
Correct
Q.54) Water that is safe for people to drink is referred to by this code as ___ *
A. industrial water
B. potable water (Your Answer)
C. soft water
D. hard water
Correct
Q.55) Drinking fountains shall not be installed in ___.
A. public toilet rooms (Your Answer)

B. schoolyards
C. bars
D. restaurants
Wrong
Q.56) Threaded pipe (I.P.S.) 3/4 inch, except for gas piping, installed horizontally shall
be supported at appproximately ___.
A. 5-foot intervals
B. 10-foot intervals (Correct Answer)
C. 12-foot intervals
D. 15-foot intervals (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.57) A standard that is an extensive compilation of provision covering broad subject

matter is the dedfinition for ___
A. listed
B. legal document
C. code (Correct Answer)
D. standards (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.58) The restroom facilities in a private day care center are classified as public use.

C. maybe
Correct
Q.59) A pipe inside a building that conveys storm water from the roof to a strom drain
is called a(an) ___
A. conductor (Your Answer)

B. building storm drain
C. rain leader
D. adductor
Wrong
Q.60) In seismec zone 1 and 2, hubless cast iron piping 5 inches or larger suspended in
exposed locations over high traffic areas, and over four feet in length, shall be
provided with support on both sides of the coupling

C. maybe
Wrong
Q.61) All design, construction, and workmanship shall be in conformity with ___
A. practices of the contractor

B. accepted engineering practices (Correct Answer)
C. standard shop procedures
D. job plan and specifications (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.62) The minimum distance from a side wall or partition to the center of a urinal
shall be ___ inches
A. 6
C. 18
D. 24 (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.63) Galvanized sheet steel of not less than 16 U.S. gauge may be used to make
dishwashing sinks for ___-
A. restaurants (Correct Answer)
B. lunch counters (Your Answer)
C. commercial buildings
D. residential buildings
Correct
Q.64) The principal artery of the venting system to which branches may be connected
is called the ___
A. branch vent
B. vertical vent
C. vent
D. main vent (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.65) Tub waste openings in framed construction shall be protected by ___.
A. completely covering the opening with plywood collars

B. metal collars or screens (Correct Answer)
C. filling the annular space with approved fiber material (Your Answer)
D. flasings
Correct
Q.66) A pressure surge-absorbing device operating through the compressibilty of air is

called a(an) ___ *
A. flushometer valve
B. hammer arrestor
C. air chamber (Your Answer)
D. backflow preventor
Correct
Q.67) Test gauges shall not have a pressure range more than __ the test pressure.
A. equal
B. twice (Your Answer)
C. 15 psi
D. 60 psi
Correct
Q.68) The overflow pipe from a fixture shall be connected on the ___- *
A. house or inlet side of the fixture trap (Your Answer)

B. operation side of the fixture trap
C. sewer or outlet side of the fixture trap
Correct
Q.69) Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets shall be made
with__-
A. expansion joints
B. unions
C. flanges (Your Answer)
D. hot poured compound
Correct
Q.70) Two-inch horizontal copper tubing drain pipe shall be supported at ___
A. 4 foot intervals
B. 6 foot intervals
C. 10 foot intervals (Your Answer)
D. 12-foot intervals
Wrong
Q.71) PEX piping may be coupled together with shielded couplings.

C. maybe
Correct
Q.72) PEX is the definition for ___
A. polyethylene
B. polybutylene X
C. cross-linked polyethylene (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.73) Sleeves shall be provided to protect all piping through ___ and ___ walls.
A. floors, concrete
B. wood, concrete
C. concrete, masonry (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.74) Disposal of sewage, or other liquid waste, shall be by means of __
A. the drainage system of the building or premises (Correct Answer)

B. sewage retaining tanks (Your Answer)
C. subsurface leaching pits
D. chemical toilets
Wrong
Q.75) The distance between the center of urinal shall not be less than ___
A. 12"
B. 15"
C. 24" (Correct Answer)
D. 30" (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.76) A document, the main text of which contains only mandatory provisions using
the word "shall" to indicate requirements, is best described as a __ *
A. code (Your Answer)

B. standard (Correct Answer)
C. law
D. legal document
Correct
Q.77) gutters in public shower rooms shall be sloped not less than ___
A. 2% (Your Answer)
B. 3%
C. 5%
D. 10%
Wrong
Q.78) All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling
the same shall be at least ___.
A. 5-foot intervals
B. every other story (Your Answer)
C. each floor not to exceed 15 ft (Correct Answer)
D. 10-foot intervals
Wrong
Q.79) A device and system of piping that maintains a water seal in a remote trap is
called a trap primer.

C. maybe
Correct
Q.80) When installing ___, the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall require evidence of
the competency of the installers.
A. potable water piping

B. fuel-gas piping
C. medical gas piping (Your Answer)
D. plumbing appurtenance
Wrong
Q.81) All pipe, pipe fittings, tyraps, fixtures, materials, and devices used in plumbing
system shall be ___
A. listed or labaled by a listing agency
B. approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (Your Answer)
C. free from defects
D. all of the above (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.82) No dry or chemical closet (toilet) shall be installed in any building used for
human habitation unless first approved by the ___
A. owner
B. plumbing inspector (Your Answer)
C. city clerk
D. health officer (Correct Answer) CHO, MHO
Correct
Q.83) A pipe that makes an angle of not more than 45 degree with the vertical is
considered ___
A. vertical (Your Answer)

B. horizontal
C. crooked pipe
D. diagonal pipe
Wrong
Q.84) The minimum wall thickness for threaded plastic pipe shall be ___ *
A. Schedule 40
B. Schedule 80 (Correct Answer)
C. 1/8 inch (Your Answer)
D. 1/16 inch
Wrong
Q.85) Unsanitary and insanitary share the same meaning

C. maybe
Correct
Q.86) A device integrated within an ai accumalator vessel that is designed to discharge

a predetermined quantity of water to fixtures for flushing purposes is a (an) __
*
A. surge tank
B. day tank
C. expansion tank
D. flushometer tank (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.87) Fixtures having concealed slip-joint connections shall be provided with _--
A. a utility space or access panel (Correct Answer)
B. a ladder and a light fixture
C. red brass fittings
D. rubber gasket (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.88) The joint of a wall-hung lavatory, where it is in contact with the wall, shall be
___
A. smooth
B. painted
C. concealed
D. watertight (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.89) Every water supply to a urinal shall be protected by an approved __-
A. relief valve (Your Answer)

B. vacuum breaker (Correct Answer)
C. metering valve
D. automatic switch
Correct
Q.90) Tanks flushing more than one urinal shall be ___
A. *automatic in operation (Your Answer)

B. acid-resistant
C. enamel
D. manual in operation
Correct
Q.91) Closet bends or stubs shall be cut off so as to present a smooth surface, even
with the ___.
A. top of the rough floor

B. top of the closet ring (Your Answer)
C. top of the finish floor
D. bottom of the closet ring
Correct
Q.92) The length along the centerline of the pipe and fittings is the ___
A. diameter length
B. circumferential length
C. developed length (Your Answer)
D. diagonal length
Correct
Q.93) A combination building sewer is (a)___

combination of all sewer and drainage piping from inside and outside of the
A.
building
B. building sewer that conveys industrial waste and domestic sewage
C. building drains that convey waste and storm water
D. building sewer that conveys both sewage and storm water (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.94) When a backflow prevention device does not bear a critical level marking, the
part of the device that shall constitute the critical level is the ___ *
A. top
B. center
C. bottom (Correct Answer)
D. outlet invert (Your Answer)
Unanswered
Q.95) Voids around piping passing through concrete floors on the ground shall be ___
A. flanged
B. protected
C. sealed (Correct Answer)
D. packed
Correct
Q.96) The lowest portion of the inside of a horizontal pipe is called the ___
A. invert mass
B. invert (Your Answer)
C. flat vent
D. bottom
Wrong
Q.97) Drain pipes subject to condensation over food storage in food-handling

establishment shall be ___.
A. installed with a spill pan

B. thermally insulated (Correct Answer)
C. remouled out of the area (Your Answer)
D. tested with 5 psi of air
Your Report
Correct
Q.1) Which of the following is NOT a basic component to a plumbing system?
A. The drainage and vent system

B. Water service pipe and distributing pipes
C. Pollution Control (Your Answer)
D. Plumbing fixtures
Correct
Q.2) What do you call the installation of all pipes in the plumbing system that is in
partitions and under floors?>
A. Tempering
B. Roughing-in (Your Answer)
C. Concealed plumbing
D. Fixturing
Correct
Q.3) What will be the basis in the design of waer piping sytem in localities where the
water pressure is fluctuating all throughout the day?
A. Time of the day when the maximum pressure is available

B. Number of households in the area using water
C. Minimum pressure available (Your Answer)
D. Maximum pressure available
Correct
Q.4) What do you call a hemp or old hemp rope soaked in oil or tar to make it
waterproof?
A. Sisal
B. Manila
C. Abaca
D. Oakum (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.5) Through what means must waste of food handling equipment discharge?
A. Vertical gap
B. Grease interceptor (Your Answer)
C. Indirect Waste pipe (Correct Answer)
D. Direct connection
Correct
Q.6) What is a group vent pipe?
A. Circuit vent (Your Answer)

B. Drain
C. Continuous vent
D. Cross connection
Correct
Q.7) When was NAMPAP registered with the Securities and Exchage Commission?
A. 1925
B. 1942
C. 1937
D. 1935 (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.8) A horizntal drain that is sized to provide free movement of air above the flow
line of the drain is called a ___
A. continuous waste system (Your Answer)

B. durham waste and vent system
C. combination waste and vent system (Correct Answer)
D. solvent waste and vent system
Correct
Q.9) What should be made of connections between a potable water supply and an
automatic fire sprinkling machine?
A. With vacuum breaker

B. With relief valves
C. With check valve (Your Answer)
D. With valve regulator
Correct
Q.10) What type of concealed connections on fixtures shall be provided with access
panel or utility at least 0.3m in its least dimension for easy inspection and
repair?
A. Hubless
B. Flanged
C. Slip joint (Your Answer)
D. Ball and socket
Wrong
Q.11) Fixture connections that require the removal of an access panel for servicing are
considered ____.
A. accessible (Correct Answer)

B. readily accessible (Your Answer)
C. not accessible
D. exposed
Correct
Q.12) What is the minimum elapsed time required that the pressurized water be kept
in the pipe system for the water test?
A. 15 min (Your Answer)

B. 10 min
C. 30 min
D. 1 hour
Correct
Q.13) What is that portion of rainfall or other precipitation which runs off over the
surface of the ground called?
A. Surface water (Your Answer)

B. Rain water
C. Run-off water
D. Ground water
Correct
Q.14) How many pipes that discharge into a drainage system but which are not
connected directly to the drainage system clasiffied?
A. Complex wastes
B. Indirect wastes (Your Answer)
C. Special wastes
D. Direct wastes
Wrong
Q.15) Which of the following types of work required a plumbing permit?
A. The replacement of a faulty gate valve

B. The relpacement of an electric water heater (Correct Answer)
C. The clearance of the drain stoppage (Your Answer)
D. The replacement of the faucet stem
Wrong
Q.16) What is a liquid waste that contains animal or vegetable matter in suspension or
solution?
A. Sewer
B. Sewage (Correct Answer)
C. Domestic waste (Your Answer)
D. Culinary waste
Correct
Q.17) What tank is integral with water closet, urinal, or similar fixtures for flushing or
removing excrements in the fixture?
A. Flush (Your Answer)

B. Septic
C. Drain
D. Cistern
Wrong
Q.18) What must the interceptors used in bottling establishment be capable of

seperating from the other solids before discharging he waste into the drainage
system?
A. Oil (Your Answer)

B. Flammable materials
C. Bottled fluids
D. Broken glass or other solids (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.19) What must be fitted on a fixture that is equipped with threads for a garden
hose?
A. Check valve
B. Backflow preventer
C. Air gap (Your Answer)
D. Vacuum breaker (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.20) What do you call the downward fall of a pipe?
A. Grade (Your Answer)

B. Inclined
C. Slope
D. Slant
Wrong
Q.21) What are intended to be protected by vents?
A. Fixture outlets (Your Answer)

B. Drains
C. Traps
D. Trap seals (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.22) Which of the following also serves as drains?
A. Relief vents
B. Common vents
C. Wet vents (Your Answer)
D. Dry vents
Wrong
Q.23) What tube is made of plastic material and colored black whose cross-sectional
shape is normally oval and is denoted by its outside diameter and is normally
used as water service connection from the main to the meter.
A. ABS pipe (Your Answer)

B. Polyethylene pipe
C. UPVC pipe
D. Polybutylene pipe (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.24) What is the minimum height of raised letters on an iron or bronze sign that will
read "Connection to Dry Standpipe"
A. 25 mm (Your Answer)
B. 3/4 inch
C. 20 mm
D. 30mm
Correct
Q.25) Unless prohited by structural conditions, what is the reference of each vertical
vent pipes before offsetting horizontally to join the stack vent or vent stack?
A. Invert of trap
B. Highest flood level rim of fixture (Your Answer)
C. Water level inside the trap
D. Air gap of fixture
Correct
Q.26) Which of the following types of traps allowed?
A. Traps which depend upon moving parts to maintain a seal

B. P-traps (Your Answer)
C. Crown-vented trap
D. Bell traps
Correct
Q.27) What do you call a drainage piping that extends from the trap of a fixture to
appoint connection with another drain pipe?
A. Horizontal stack
B. Branch supply
C. Trap Arm (Your Answer)
D. Fixture drain
Wrong
Q.28) Who was the President of the Republic of the Philippines who signed the
"Plumbing Law of the Philippines"?
A. Joseph Estrada
B. Diosdado Macapagal
C. Ramon Magsaysay (Correct Answer)
D. Ferdinand Marcos (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.29) What pipe conveys potable water from a building supply to a plumbing fixture?
A. Water Distribution (Your Answer)

B. Water riser
C. Water line
D. Water stack
Correct
Q.30) What do you call the pipe or tubing that connects the oultlet of a plumbing
fixture to the trap?
A. Outflow
B. Tailpiece (Your Answer)
C. Head Tubing
D. Connector
Correct
Q.31) What do you call a combination of elbows or bends which brings one section of
pipe out of line but into a line parallel with the other section of the pipe?
A. Offset (Your Answer)

B. Crown vent
C. Drainage turn
D. Picth
Wrong
Q.32) What is the standard working pressure for a water heater?
A. 140 psi
B. 125 psi (Correct Answer)
C. 100 psi
D. 75 psi (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.33) What do you call a water supply pipe connecting the fixtures with the fixture
branch?
A. Corporation
B. Service
C. Fixture supply (Your Answer)
D. Special
Wrong
Q.34) What delivers water under pressure?
A. Ejector
B. Sump pump
C. Pressure controller (Your Answer)
D. Centrifugal pump (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.35) What is the receptacle wherein liquids are retained for a sufficient period of
time to allow settleable materials to deposit?
A. Catch basin (Your Answer)

B. Rainwater tank
C. Cistern tank
D. Weir
Wrong
Q.36) What device is used to prevent backflow into a potable water supply?
A. Backflow valve (Your Answer) drainage

B. Backwater valve
C. Backwater preventer
D. Backflow preventer (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.37) What screened vent shall be used to vent the covers of gravity storage tank of
potable water supply?
A. Return-bend pipe (Correct Answer)

B. Upright pipe (Your Answer)
C. Horizontal nipple
D. Circuit vent
Wrong
Q.38) What is represented by a solid line broken with a single dot or dash in piping
diagrams?
A. Cold water (Correct Answer)

B. Hot water
C. Vent pipe
D. Drainage pipe (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.39) What interior pipes are used to convey storm water from a roof drain to appoint
of disposal?
A. Leaders
B. Conductors (Your Answer)
C. Wet stacks
D. Stacks
Correct
Q.40) Connections between drain and floor outlet plumbing fixtures must be made
with which of the following?
A. Mechanical joints
B. Electromeric seal
C. Schedule-40 joints
D. Floor flanges (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.41) What is a recession in a wall for holding pipes and conduits passing from floor
to floor?
A. Vent
B. Court
C. Chase (Your Answer)
D. Yard
Correct
Q.42) In water supply and distribution, what type of fillway valve should be used to
control or more openings?
A. Ball valve
B. Butterfly valve
C. Globe valve
D. Gate valve (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.43) What system describes soil or waste system where all pipings are of threaded
pipe, tubing or other such rigid construction using recessed drainage fittings to
correspond to the types of piping?
A. Durham (Your Answer)

B. Schultz
C. Smith
D. Drake
Wrong
Q.44) After how many days shall a plumbing permit expire and become null and void
if the plumbing works authorized therein have not been started?
A. 365 (Your Answer)

B. 60
C. 30
D. 120 (Correct Answer) ?
Wrong
Q.45) What is the minimum number of water closet for 16 to 35 permanent female
emplyees in assembly places such as the theaters, auditoruims and convention
halls?
A. 2
B. 4 (Your Answer)
C. 5
Wrong
Q.46) How many threads per inch has a cleanout having a size of 76 mm had?
A. 8 (Correct Answer)
B. 10
C. 5
D. 6 (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.47) How do you call an auxillary vent which provides additional circulation of air in
or between a drainage system classified?
A. Common vent
B. Relief vent (Correct Answer)
C. Island vent
D. Branch vent (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.48) what device is present in a water heater that allows the emptying or discharge of
excessive pressure
A. Thermostat
B. Relief valve (Correct Answer)
C. Aquastat (Your Answer)
D. Boiler blowoff
Correct
Q.49) Valve up to and including 51 mm in size should be made of what materials?
A. Galvanized iron
B. Cast iron
C. Brass (Your Answer)
D. Copper
Wrong
Q.50) What type of valve in a water system combines to protect agaainst excessive
temperature and pressure build-ups?
A. Temperature and pressure relief valve (Correct Answer)

B. Stop valve
C. Tempering valve
D. Temperature relief valve (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.51) Grease interceptors must be equipped with devices to control the rate of which
of the following?
A. Heat Transference
B. Air flow
C. Waste flow
D. Water flow (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.52) What is the ideal inside diameter of cesspools?
A. 10 ft
B. 3 meters
C. Not more than 5 meters (Your Answer)
D. Not more than 6 ft (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.53) For a discharge capacity in the excreta drainage system of 1.0 to 1.89 per
second, what is its assigned equivalent fixture unit when there is an intermittent
flow in the system?
A. 3
B. 2
D. 6 (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.54) What type of valve that will be used for all the outlets in a stand pipe
A. Ball
B. Check
C. Gate (Your Answer)
D. Globe
Wrong
Q.55) The trap of a kitchen sink may NOT accept the waste of which of the following?
A. Clothes wahser (Correct Answer)

B. Garbage disposer
C. Diswasher (Your Answer)
D. Continuous waste
Correct
Q.56) what sewage includes the wastes from metal and chemical plants, oil refineries,
laudries. diary plants and breweries?
A. Residential
B. Commercial
C. Industrial (Your Answer)
D. Institutional
Correct
Q.57) What part of the trap of trapped fixture being served, must individual vents be
connected?
A. Fixture drain (Your Answer)

B. Top
C. Bottom
D. Fixture branch
Correct
Q.58) From where can liquid waste be disposed off directly into the ground?
A. chemical laboratory
B. church sacaruim (Your Answer)
C. toilet
D. restaurant sink
Wrong
Q.59) How many equvalent water supply fixture unit has the flush tank type of water
closet that is for private use?
A. 4
B. 2
D. 5 (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.60) What feature in water supply is NOT advisable to plumbing fixtures, devices
and opportunities?
A. Bacterial quality (Correct Answer)

B. Adequate pressure
C. Sufficient volume
D. Without undue noise (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.61) What is the least diameter (in mm) of building water service pipe that is allowed
by the plumbing Code?
B. 12.5 (Your Answer)
C. 10
D. 25
Correct
Q.62) What type of surface must plumbing fixtures should NOT have?
A. Concealed fouling surface (Your Answer)
B. Smooth, impervous purposes
C. China surfaces
D. Stainless steel surfaces
Wrong
Q.63) What do you call the vertical vent pipe installed primarily to provide circulation
of air to and from any part of the drainage system?
A. Common vent
B. Relief vent
C. Vent Stack (Correct Answer)
D. Stack vent (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.64) What pipe carries potable water from the water meter or other source of water
supply to a building or other point of use or distribution on the lot
A. Building supply (Your Answer)

B. Liquifier
C. Water distributor
D. Water regular
Correct
Q.65) What pressure exist without any flow motion?
A. Static (Your Answer)

B. Stagnate
C. Adiabatic
D. Pore Water
Correct
Q.66) What is the term used which implies siphonage in piping system?
A. Deoxygenation
B. Carbonation
C. Vacuum (Your Answer)
D. Flushing
Correct
Q.67) When a trench is backfilled, at what intervals must the fill material be
compacted?
A. Every 4 inches
B. Every 12 inches
C. Every 6 inches (Your Answer)
D. Every 8 inches
Wrong
Q.68) What type of sewage has not recieved any treatment?

A. Crude (Correct Answer)
B. Oxidized (Your Answer)
C. Clarified
D. Carbonized
Correct
Q.69) A room equipped with a shower or bathtub is a ___.
A. toilet room
B. bathroom (Your Answer)
C. shower room
D. washroom
Wrong
Q.70) What is the process whereby steel and iron pipes rust?
A. Decay
B. Deoxidation (Your Answer)
C. Ferrule
D. Tuberculation (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.71) If the potable water supply is being connected to a non-potable water source,
with what reduced pressure device should connections be made?
A. Back flow preventer (Correct Answer)

B. Air gap (Your Answer)
C. Vacuum breaker
D. Double check valves
Correct
Q.72) Which of the following vents does NOT carry liquid or water-borne wastes?
A. Dual
B. Dry (Your Answer)
C. Unit
D. Wet
Correct
Q.73) What do you call an approved tank or pit which recieves sewage or wastewater
below the normal grade and is emtied by mechanical meands?
A. Lateral
B. Sump (Your Answer)
C. Damp
D. Dumping
Wrong
Q.74) Which of the follwing is a common form of protection from corrosion for pipes
passing through concrete?
A. Protective concreting
B. Protective coating (Your Answer)
C. Protective handling
D. Protective wrapping (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.75) what do you call the main water pipe which delivers potable water to a building.
A. Water connector
B. Water service (Correct Answer)
C. Water supply (Your Answer)
D. Water distributor
Wrong
Q.76) Which of the follwing is NOT allowed in the construction of a storm water
drainage system?
A. Schedule-40 plastic fittings

B. Cast-iron fittings (Your Answer)
C. Drainage fittings that are commonly used for sanitary drainage
D. Fittings that retard the flow of storm water (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.77) What do you call the water that stands in or passes through the ground?
A. Artesian
B. Surface
C. Deep well
D. Ground (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.78) Which of the following does NOT constitute a clean out?
A. Removable fixture trap

B. Removable plug or cap
C. Water faucet (Your Answer)
D. Water closet
Correct
Q.79) What is the combination of elbows or bends in aline of piping, which bring one
section of the pipe out of line parallel with the original section?
A. Sanitary piping
B. Piping system
C. Offset (Your Answer)
D. Circuit piping
Correct
Q.80) What device is often used to connect an appliance to a gas source?
A. Flexible connector (Your Answer)

B. Iron pipes
C. PVC pipe
D. Gas hose
Correct
Q.81) What is the process by which suspended matter in sewage subsidies and is
deposited by gravity?
A. Clarification
B. Filtration
C. Dilution
D. Sedimentation (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.82) What valve of faucet closes automatically when released manually?
A. Timed shut-off
B. Slope valve
C. Supply valve
D. Quick closing valve (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.83) What do you call a waste arrangement that connects multiple compartments of
a set of fixtures, such as double-bowl kitchen sink, to a single trap?
A. A series waste
B. An island waste
C. A continuous waste (Correct Answer)
D. A collecticve waste (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.84) What building drains conveys storm water but not sewage?
A. Combined drain
B. Storm drain (Your Answer)
C. Sanitary drain
D. Surface drain
Correct
Q.85) What portion of an underground drainage system CANNOT drain by gravity

into the building sewer?
A. Building subdrain (Your Answer)

B. Building drain
C. Building supply
D. Building sewer
Correct
Q.86) What is represented by a solid line broken with two dots or dashes in piping
diagrams?
A. Drainage pipe
B. Vent pipe
C. Cold water
D. How water (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.87) The length along the centerline of the pipe and fittings is the ___
A. diagonal length
B. diameter length
C. circumferential length
D. developed length (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.88) What do you call a pipe with a adjacent reverse bends and shaped like the letter
"S"?
A. Double bend (Your Answer)

B. Double hub
C. Increaser
D. Sanitary cross
Correct
Q.89) What type of water closet is installed in such a way that it does not touch the
floor?
A. Hanger
B. Wall-hung (Your Answer)
C. Carrier
D. Handy
Correct
Q.90) If ever it is impractical to install the horizontal drainage piping following the
required minimum slope due to some reasonable constraints, what is the least
required slope that is allowed?
A. 0.5%
B. 1.5%
C. 2.0%
D. 1.0% (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.91) What does NAMPAP mean
A. National Master Plumbing Association of the Philippines

B. National Agency of Master Plumbing in the Philippines
C. National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (Your Answer)
D. National Association of Masters Plumber of the Philippines
Wrong
Q.92) What valve is similar to a compression cock but has a screw outside for a
connection of water hose?
A. Tap
B. Key cock (Your Answer)
C. Hose bibb (Correct Answer)
D. Faucet
Wrong
Q.93) what is the minimum allowed uniform gauge pressure in the piping system if an
air test shall be made?
A. 34.5 kPa (Correct Answer)

B. 20 psi
C. 17.7 psi (Your Answer)
D. 120 psi
Wrong
Q.94) which of the follwong is NOT an element in the computation of the size of grease
interceptors?
A.
B. Diameter of inlet pipe (Correct Answer)
C. Waste flow rate
D. Storage factor (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.95) Which of the following is required in the installation of a storm drainage

system?
A. 90 degrees bends
B. 45 degrees bends
C. Blind plugs (Your Answer)
D. Cleanouts (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.96) Which of the following commonly carries both storm water or sewage?
A. Mixed drain
B. Subsoil drain
C. Combined sewer (Your Answer)
D. Sanitary sewer
Correct
Q.97) Which of the following is an impairment of the quality of potable water which
creates a hazard to public health through poisoning or the spread of disease?
A. Imbalance
B. Risk dange
C. Backflow
D. Contamination r (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.98) What do you call a receptacle installed to collect and drain store water from an
open area?
A. Combination Sewer
B. Split drain
C. Area drain (Your Answer)
D. Floor drain
Correct
Q.99) What do you call the vertical distance between the crown weir and the top of the
dip of a trap?
A. Airbreak
B. Airgap
C. Trap seal (Your Answer)
D. Critical level
Correct
Q.100) A device integrated within an air accumulator vessel that is desgned to

discharge a predetermined quantity of water to fixtures for flushing purposes
is a(an) ___-
A. expansion tank
B. surge tank
C. flushometer tank (Your Answer)
D. day tank
Correct
Q.101) Which is NOT a plastic pipe?
A. Polybutylene
B. Polyvinyl chloride
C. Polyethylene
D. Black steel (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.102) A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects is a ___
A. circuit vent
B. relief vent
C. continuous vent (Your Answer)
D. branch vent
Correct
Q.103) That part of the lowest piping of a drainage system that recieves the discharge
from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and
conveys it to a point 2 ft. outside the building wall is a ___
A. building drain (Your Answer)

B. building sewer
C. waste pipe
D. soil stack
Correct
Q.104) If there are five or more branch intervals located above a horizontal offset of a
drainage stack, what must be made of the offsets?
A. No more than 22 1/2 degrees

B. Eliminated
C. No more than 22 1/2 degrees
D. Vented (Your Answer)
Unanswered
Q.105) When plastic pipe is joined with cast-iron pipe, which of the following types of
joints is acceptable?
A. Caulked
B. Solvent weld
C. Threaded
D. Mechanical (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.106)
Which of the following does NOT belong to sump pump system?
A. Sump pit
B. Sump pump
C. Discharge piping
D. Hinged covers (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.107) What is the allowable distance between the trap arm and the vent if the fixture
has a trap arm diameter of 32mm?
A. 1.52m
B. 0.76 m (Your Answer)
C. 0.51m
D. 1.07m
Your Report
Correct
Q.1) What is the minimum dimension for a turning space in a water closet stall
intended for disabled persons?
A. 2.00 m
B. 1.20 m
C. 1.00 m
D. 1.50 m (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.2) Who is empowered to administer the provision of Rep. Act 1378?
A. Office of the President

B. Congress of the Philippines
C. The Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers (Your Answer)
D. Professional Regulation Commision
Wrong
Q.3) What is the PRC Resolution Number is issued by the Board of Master Plumbing
for the adoption and promulgation of the Revised National Plumbing Code of
the Philippines?
A. Res. No. 2 (Your Answer)

B. Res. No. 1378
C. Res. No. 4 (Correct Answer)
D. Res. No. 962
Correct
Q.4) A kind of cleanout plugs that will be installed in case where raised heads may
cause hazards to passing personnel or vehicles.
A. depressed
B. countersunk (Your Answer)
C. embedded
D. recessed
Correct
Q.5) The following are grounds for non-issuance of the certificate of registration by
the Board of Master Plumbers EXCEPT
A. convicted by court for any criminal offense

B. of unsound mind
C. guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct
D. failure to pay the required fees (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.6) Who shall set the criteria for the quality of drinking water from meteoric,
surface or underground sources?
A. National Water Resources Board
B. Department of Health
C. National Standards for Drinking Water (Your Answer)
D. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Wrong
Q.7) If a septic tank has a compartment that exceed 3.7 m in length, what should be
the additional requirement?
A. An additional manhole (Correct Answer)

B. Increase the size of the leaching chamber
C. Increase the number of compartments (Your Answer)
D. Baffle wall is added
Wrong
Q.8) Where the number of water closets in a floor level exceeds 20, how many of these
shall be provided to the disabled persons?
A. 1
C. 3
D. 4 (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.9) What kind of concealed connections on fixtures that it is required to provide an

access panel or utility at least 0.30 meter in its least dimension for easy
inspection and repair?
A. slip joint (Your Answer)

B. ball and socket
C. hubless
D. flanged
Correct
Q.10) Which of the following could be omitted if the trap arm changes direction that
does not exceed 90 degrees?
A. Wye
B. Cleanout (Your Answer)
C. Long sweep
D. Combination of 1/8 bend and wye
Correct
Q.11) According to the Building Code of the Philippines what is the range in height
above grade should the Siamese fire department conncetion be installed?
A. 30 cm to 1.2 m (Your Answer)

B. 60 cm to 1.5 m
C. 80 cm to 1.8 m
D. 50 cm to 1.0 m
Wrong
Q.12) What installation standard is followed in joining plastic pipe and fittings by
solvent cement?
A. ISO (Your Answer)

B. ANSI
C. IAPMO (Correct Answer)
D. ASHRAE
Wrong
Q.13) The appropriate sealant that will be used to cover void spaces between pipes
and sleeves through concrete floors in the ground
A. bitumen (Correct Answer)

B. epoxy (Your Answer)
C. grease
D. putty
Wrong
Q.14) In accordance to the Building Code, what must be provided in addition to septic
tanks by building located in areas where there is no sanitary sewerage system
whenever they will dispose their waste?
A. Baffle plate
B. Subsurface absorption filed (Correct Answer)
C. Imhoff tank
D. Settling chamber (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.15) Under the Accessibilty Law, what is the minimum area of water closet stalls?
A. 1.7 x 1.8 meters (Your Answer)

B. 2.0 x 2.0 meters
C. 1.5 x 1.8 meters
D. 1.2 x 2.0 meters
Correct
Q.16) When shall the installation of plumbing equipment to supply building or

structures from existing water supply system only be allowed to?
A. If the water demand is inadequate

B. Whenever the water supply is scantity availbale
C. When there is always water in the main (Your Answer)
D. When water is not available in the vicinity
Wrong
Q.17) Under what law did plumbing became a duly recognized profession by the
Philppine government?
A. Nat'l Plumbing Code of the Phil of 1959
B. Tydings McDuffie Act of 1905
C. Jones Law of 1907 (Correct Answer)
D. Republic Act 1378 (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.18) Who is authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry into effect the
objectives of Rep. Act 1378?
A. Board of Master Plumbers (Your Answer)

B. Congress of the Philippines
C. President of the Philippines (Correct Answer)
D. Professional Regulation Commision
Correct
Q.19) What should be done whenever a partition contains some piping and runs parallel to
the floor joist underneath?
A. Notching should be introduced into the joist

B. Adjust the joist to make it perpendicular with the direction of pipe
C. Space the joist wider to accommodate the pipe
D. Double the joist (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.20) What is the minimum height of raised letters on an iron or bronze sign that will read
"CONNECTION TO DRY STANDPIPE"?
A. 20mm
B. 1/4inch
C. 25mm (Your Answer)
D. 30mm
Correct
Q.21) What is the minimum pipe size of the standpipe if the highest outlet is located more
than 23 meters above the Fire Service connection?
A. 3 inches
C. 5 inches
D. 4 inches
Correct
Q.22) The Building Code stated that all dry standpipe outlets shall be equipped with valves
having substantial chains. What kind of valve is this?
A. Check valve
B. Globe valve
C. Gate valve (Your Answer)
D. Ball valve
Wrong
Q.23) What is the maximum distance as where supports of vertical cast iron soil pipes
are made?
A. every 3.0 m (Your Answer)

B. every meter
C. every storey (Correct Answer)
D. every joint
Correct
Q.24) Which of the following plumbing code in USA does the National Plumbing Code
of the Philippines was being patterned for?
A. Standard Plumbing Code

B. ASPE Code
C. Uniform Plumbing Code (Your Answer)
D. International Plumbing Code
Correct
Q.25) In the water test of the entire plumbing system all openings should be tightly
closed except at
A. producing cleanouts
B. highest opening (Your Answer)
C. stack vent
D. bleeders
Correct
Q.26) A stack, as defined in the code, is ___
A. the main vent

B. any vertical vent
C. the horizontal main of soil, waste, or vent stack
the vertical main of soil, waste, or vent piping that extends one or more
D.
stories (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.27) What is the minimum diameter of vent pipe is allowed in the revised Code?
A. 1 inch
B. 1 1/4 inch (Your Answer)
C. 2 inch
D. 1 1/2 inch
Wrong
Q.28) Except for plastic piping system, hot and cold water piping may be tested wtih
___
A. 50 psi of the working pressure of the water in the system for at least 15
minutes (Correct Answer)
B. 100 psi air for at least 10 minutes
C. 35 psi air for at least 15 minutes (Your Answer)
D. 40 psi air or 150 psi water for 10 minutes
Wrong
Q.29) If the discharge of a fixture or drain may contain solids or semisolids heavier than
water that would be harmful to the drainage system or cause stopaage within the
system, where the discharge must pass first?
A. Sand interceptor (Correct Answer)

B. Screen wire mesh (Your Answer)
C. Wooden baffle
Correct
Q.30) A plumbing permit shall expire and become null and void if the plumbing work
authorized therein if not started for how many days?
A. 30 days
B. 45 days
C. 100 days
D. 365 days (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.31) What institution standart used as a reference for joining pipes?
A. ASSE
B. ASPE (Your Answer)
C. ANSI
D. IAPMO (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.32) Within how many days upon the approval of Rep. Act No. 1378 does it require
to have a Board Examiners for Master Plumbers formed?
A. Thirty days (Correct Answer)

B. Fortyfive days
C. Sixty days
D. Fifteen days (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.33) In what year did NAMPAP was incorporated as a professional organization?
A. 1935 (Your Answer)

B. 1956
C. 1946
D. 1968
Correct
Q.34) PD No. 1185 is another law that Master Plumbers used as their guide in the
practice of the plumbing profession.What is PD No. 1185?
A. Accessibilty Law
B. Fire Code of the Philippines (Your Answer)
C. Water Code of the Philippines
D. Code of Sanitation
Wrong
Q.35) Which of the following is not considered as suds-producing fixture?
A. kitchen sink
B. bath tub
C. washing machine (Your Answer)
D. bidet (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.36) How does a pneumatic tank be designed to supply adequate water pressure in all
floors of a building that will be in accordance with the Building Code?
A. Twice the maximum total dynamic pressure required (Correct Answer)

B. Equal to the total water supply fixture units
C. Twice the total demand per capita (Your Answer)
D. Equal to the total dynamic head and minus all the head losses
Correct
Q.37) When can a vertical piping be considered to be wet vented?
A. between openings of vent pipes

B. between any two consecutive inlet levels (Your Answer)
C. on stack vent
D. when serving two water closets at different levels
Wrong
Q.38) In sizing the grease interceptors, four elements are being used. Two of these elements
are number of meals per peak hour and the waste flow rate. Whta are the other two
elemets?
A. Slope and retention time (Your Answer)

B. Storage factor and time of concentration
C. Retention time and storage factor (Correct Answer)
D. Percolation rate and time of concentration
Wrong
Q.39) Of the four board subjects given for Master Plumbers examination, which of this
subject was originally split into two subject?
A. Practical Problems (Correct Answer)

B. Design And Installations (Your Answer)
C. Plumbing Code
D. Plumbing Arithmetic
Unanswered
Q.40) How many units do the controversial Article 3.2.2.2 of PD 1096 otherwise known as
the National Building Code limits the practice of Master Plumber?
B. 10
C. 5
D. 50
Correct
Q.41) Building sewers shall be tested by completely filling the sewer with water from the
___
A. lowest to the highest point (Your Answer)

B. lowest to at least ground level
C. lowest to at least a 10-foot head
D. lowest to at least a 5-foot head
Wrong
Q.42) Aside from galvanized steel, what is the other material for dry standpipe that the
Building Code allows?
A. PVC pipe
B. Wrought iron (Correct Answer)
C. PE pipe
D. Brass (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.43) For new, additional or altered plumbing installation not exceeding 20 units, the
Building Code stated that a Licensed Master Plumber could sign and affix his seal on
the follwing engineering documents except
A. Plumbing plan and layout

B. Design analysis and plans of the original installation (Correct Answer)
C. Isometric drawing (Your Answer)
D. Guide specifications and bill of materials
Correct
Q.44) Unless prohibited by structural conditions, what is the reference of each vertical vent
pipes before offsetting horizontally to join the stack vent or vent stack?
A. invert of trap
B. air gap of fixture
C. water level inside the trap
D. highest flood level rim of fixture (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.45) What is the masimum length of the fire hose that shall be equipped on wet
standpipes?
A. 12 meters
B. 23 meters (Your Answer)
C. 17 meters
D. 25 meters
Correct
Q.46) What shape of signage is shown for mens showroom?
A. SQUARE
B. CIRCLE
C. TRIANGLE (Your Answer)
D. RECTANGLE
Wrong
Q.47) Who was awarded as the most outstanding Registered Master Plumber for the Year
2011?
A. Dave Vela (Correct Answer)

B. Alberto Azarcon
C. Alberto Cabael (Your Answer)
D. Thelma Cardente
Correct
Q.48) What is the minimum horizontal clear dsitance from the septic tank to the property
line of the adjoining private property?
A. 1.0 m
B. 1.2 m
C. 1.5 m (Your Answer)
D. 1.8 m
Wrong
Q.49) What is the minimum total net inlet area of roof deck drains on roof deck used as sun
decks and parking decks?
A. equal to the area of outlet pipe (Your Answer)

B. equal to 4 times the area of outlet pipe
C. equal to 2 times the area of outlet pipe (Correct Answer)
D. equal to 1 1/2 times the area of outlet pipe
Wrong
Q.50) The cover of gravity tanks shall be vented using a screened
A. return bend pipe (Correct Answer)

B. upright pipe
C. horizontal nipple
D. all of these (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.51) A type of drainage and venting system with universal branch line that is prohibited
A. single (Your Answer)

B. dual
C. dependent
D. alternate
Correct
Q.52) Except on what fixture does the vent pipe opening from the soil or waste pipe must
not be below the weir of the trap?
A. lavatory
B. kitchen sink
C. bath tub
D. water closet (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.53) A fitting for lead-caulked joint that is prohibited when in vertical position
A. single hub
B. double hub (Correct Answer)
C. double tapped tee
Wrong
Q.54) What is the shape for the signage for women's comfort room in order to aid visually
impaired women readilty determine whether a washroom is for men or women?
A. CIRCLE (Correct Answer)

B. RECTANGLE
C. TRIANGLE (Your Answer)
D. SQUARE
Correct
Q.55) Which of the following is a prohibited fixture inside a public toilet room?
A. faucet
B. drinking fountain (Your Answer)
C. slop sink
D. bidet
Wrong
Q.56) In the excreta drainage system, which of the following pipe materials should not be
used underground?
A. vitrified clay pipe

B. hubless cast iron
C. galvanized wrought iron (Correct Answer)
D. none of the above (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.57) According to the Fire Code of the Philippines what is the required slope of all
horizontal runs of dry standpipes system for purpose of drawing?
A. 10%
B. 20% (Correct Answer)
C. 5%
D. 2% (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.58) What portion of the trap should the vent pipe opening will not go below from a soil
or waste pipe?
A. slip joint
B. weir (Your Answer)
C. sleeve
D. seal
Correct
Q.59) According to Rep. Act 1378 for at leasrt how many years must the appointee to the
Board of Master Plumbers must have been actively engaged in the trade of
plumbing?
A. Ten years
B. Eight years
C. Two years
D. Five years (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.60) What is not needed to be installed when a combination standpipe system is installed
in accordance with the Fire Code?
A. dry standpipe (Correct Answer)

B. wet standpipe
C. sprinkler system
D. siamese connection (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.61) Who has the power to remove any member of the Board of Master Plumbers for
neglect of duty, incompetence, malpratice and unprofessional or dishonorable
conduct?
A. President of the Philippines (Correct Answer)

B. Civil Service Commisioner
C. Chairman of PRC Commisioners (Your Answer)
D. Commision on Appointments
Wrong
Q.62) Aside from Bell and Spigot, B & S in the code means
A. Ball and Socket (Your Answer)
B. Browning and Smith
C. Butt and Soldered
D. Brown and Sharp (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.63) Article 3.2.2.2 of PD 1096 actually allows a Registered Master Plumber to sign and
seal plans for new sanitary installations of more than twenty (20) plumbing units.
Aside from being a Registered Master Plumber what is the other requirement that
you must have before you can sign and seal it?
A. A registered engineer (Correct Answer)

B. An engineering graduate
C. Having a minimum experience of 5 years
D. A member of NAMPAP (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.64) Wet venting is applied whenever
A. there are 1 or 2 fixtures at every level (Your Answer)

B. fixtures are of the same level (Correct Answer)
C. fixtures are not vented individually
D. none of these
Wrong
Q.65) According to Art 3.2.2.2 of PD 1096 what scope of work in plan preparation for new
sanitary installations with more than 20 units does a sanitary engineer differs with a
Registered Master Plumber?
A. Det. all drawings of septic tanks in the absence of disposal field (Correct Answer)
B. Sanitary plan, layout and details (Your Answer)
C. Cost estimate
D. Isometric drawings of roughing in.
Wrong
Q.66) What is the name of the professional orginazation for the Registered Master
Plumbers here in the Philippines?
A. National Association of Master Plumbing of the Philippines

B. National Association of Master Plumbers of the Phillipines (Your Answer)
C. National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (Correct Answer)
D. National Master Plumbing Association of the Philippines
Wrong
Q.67) What kind of joint is not allowed in cast iron pipe?
A. Welded
B. Threaded (Correct Answer)
C. Soldered
D. Ball and Spigot (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.68) Whenever the piping is pressurized by a pump or ejector, what kind of pipe should
not be used in the excreta drainage system?
A. vitrified clay pipe (Your Answer)

B. hubless cast iron
C. galvanized wrought iron
D. none of these
Wrong
Q.69) For at least how many working days shall a required for inspection of the plumbing
works be filed before such inspection be intended?
A. 7 working days
B. 5 working days (Your Answer)
C. 3 working days (Correct Answer)
D. 10 working days
Wrong
Q.70) What is the maximum allowable lead content of pipe and fitting for potable piping
system?
A. 0%
B. 2% (Your Answer)
C. 5%
D. 8% (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.71) To what provision does the design, construction and operation of deep wells for the
abstraction of ground water will have to follow?
A. National Plumbing Code of the Philippines

B. National Standards for Drinking Water
C. Water Code of the Philippines (Your Answer)
D. Code of Sanitation
Correct
Q.72) Which of the following is the primary basics for sizing vertical rainwater piping in
the Revised National Plumbing Code?
A. intensity of rainfall (Your Answer)

B. wind direction
C. slope of roof
D. roof area
Wrong
Q.73) What is the minimum age requirement for an appointee to become a member of the
Board of Master Plumbers?
A. Thirty years old (Correct Answer)
B. Twenty eight years old
C. Thirty two years old
D. Thirty five years old (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.74) Drainage piping serving fixtures located below the crown level of the main sewer
shall discharge into an approved water tight
A. septic tank (Your Answer)

B. sump (Correct Answer)
C. cesspool
D. leaching tank
Wrong
Q.75) To allow cleaning of the soil and waste line each cleanout should be installed
A. in the direction of flow (Correct Answer)

B. opening upward
C. vertically above flow line
Correct
Q.76) What is the minimum number of approved slip joints fittings may be used on the
putlet side of the trap?
A. three
B. two
C. none
D. one (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.77) According to the Code, the desgign of roof gutters is based on the maximum roof
area. What is the shape of the gutter does the desgn table for storm sewer is being
based to?
A. Circular
B. Restangular (Your Answer)
C. Ovate
D. Semi-circular (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.78) One of the Code of Ethics for Master Plumber states "Take advantage of a salaried
____ position to complete unfairly with a practicing Master Plumber." What is the
missing word?
A. HIGHER
B. GOVERNMENT (Correct Answer)
C. PRIVATE
D. COMPETENT (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.79) If ever pipes are to pass through masonry by using pipe sleeves, how far must each
pipe be from each other?
A. Minimum of three diameters, center to center (Correct Answer)

B. Minimum of three diameters flushed from each hole (Your Answer)
C. Minimum of 0.15 m on centers
D. Maximum of two diameters flushed from each hole
Correct
Q.80) What is the nimimum floor area in every storey which is used for habitation,
recreation, dining, study of work and which has an occupiped load of not more than
20, wherein a standard automatic extinguishing system is a
A. 300 sq.m
B. 200 sq.m (Your Answer)
C. 400 sq.m
D. 500 sq.m
Wrong
Q.81) Who was the first Charter President of NAMPAP?
A. Antonio Mansueto Sr.

B. Comelio G. Odvina
C. Jesus Tanghal Dera (Your Answer)
D. Catalino C. Casupanan (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.82) Which of the following is not included in a plumbing unit?
A. Water Meter (Your Answer)

B. Floor Drain
C. Urinal (Correct Answer)
D. Laundry Tray
Correct
Q.83) For the hot and cold water distribution system, on what side should the hot water
supply be placed in combination fittings?
A. left (Your Answer)

B. right
C. center
D. none of these
Correct
Q.84) What is the maximum height should a water closet have if it is intended for a
disabled person.
A. 0.40m
B. 0.50m *
C. 0.45m (Your Answer)
D. 0.35m
Correct
Q.85) What Congress of the Republic of the Philippines approved after the third
reading Rep. Act 1378 otherwise known as the Plumbing Law of the
Philippines?
A. Third Congress (Your Answer)

B. Sixth Congress
C. Second Congress
D. Fifth Congress
Wrong
Q.86) What is the minimum number of years of experience must a Registered Master
Plumber be before he can be a technical staff of a Building Office?
A. one year
B. three years (Correct Answer)
C. two years
D. five years (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.87) NAMPAP is a professional organization of Registered Master Plumber under

PRC. What is the PRC accreditation number of NAMPAP?
A. 10
C. 18 (Your Answer)
D. 12
Correct
Q.88) What is the minimum number of water closet in a floor level wherein you have to
provide 1 water closet for disabled persons as provided by Batas Pambansa Blg. 344?
in excess of this number you have to provide 2.
A. 12
B. 15
C. 20 (Your Answer)
D. 10
Correct
Q.89) The following are the data required whenever a Registered Master Plumber sign the
blueprint of the building plan EXCEPT
A. Date of PRC registration

B. PTR date
C. Registration expiry date (Your Answer)
D. none of these
Correct
Q.90) In order as not to impede the movement of a person in wheel chair and to have a
convenient access on the lavatory, what is the allowable knee recess vertical
clearance that will be provided?
A. 0.50 m to 0.80 m
B. 0.60 m to 0.80 m
C. 0.40 m to 0.70 m
D. 0.60 m to 0.70 m (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.91) The minimum requirement for the slope of horizontal drainage pipes between
manholes is
A. 2% (Your Answer)
B. 2 1/2%
C. 3%
D. 4%
Wrong
Q.92) What is the type of Siamese connection that all 125-millimeter dry standpipes shall
be equipped with?
A. three-way (Correct Answer)

B. two-way (Your Answer)
C. four-way
D. one-way
Wrong
Q.93) For how many days shall the REvised National Plumbing Code will take effect
following its complete publication in the Official Gazette?
A. 100 days (Correct Answer)

B. 60 days
C. 50 days
D. 30 days (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.94) What kind of septic tank is prohibited?
A. CONCRETE
B. STEEL
C. PLASTIC
D. WOODEN (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.95) When permitted by DENR, which of the following below is NOT used as a basis
in determining the type of the private sewage disposal system to be used?
A. SOIL POROSITY
B. GROUND WATER LEVEL
C. NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS (Your Answer)
D. LOCATION
Correct
Q.96) Aside from the number of fixture units connected to it, the size of the vent
piping is determined by its
A. number of inlets
B. length (Your Answer)
C. discharge
D. loading
Wrong
Q.97) For a vertical drainage line that is installed to be truly in vertical position, what is the
allowed degeree of the branch to be used?
A. 10
B. 45 (Your Answer)
C. 30
Wrong
Q.98) In 1966- 1969, the Board of Master Plumbers and NAMPAP prepared a
curriculum for Plumbing Engineering and approved by the Department of
Education. What was the first school that introduced the Plumbing Engineering
curriculum?
A. Feati University (Correct Answer)

B. University of the Philippines
C. Mapua Institute of Technology (Your Answer)
D. National University
Wrong
Q.99) With what standard specification must all pipe materials must conform to?
A. Product Strandard of the Philippines (Correct Answer)

B. Interational Producers Standard
C. Philippine Standard Council
D. Department of Trade and Industry (Your Answer)
Unanswered
Q.100) What type of PVC female screws for water piping is prohibited under the
code?
A. Tapped
B. Job fabricated (Correct Answer)
C. Seamless
D. Schedule 20 screws
Unanswered
Q.101) What is the minimum allowable interval for the support of plastic pipes when
installed vertically
A. 2ft
B. 5ft
C. 1 meter (Correct Answer)
D. 1.5 meter
Correct
Q.102) Where should the overflow pipe lead for overhead tank installed on buildings?
A. Soil stack
B. Scuppers
C. Storm drain (Your Answer)
D. Gutter
Wrong
Q.103) Within how many meters away shall unions be installed from regulating equipment,
water heater, conditioning tank and similar equipment which require removal for
servicing or replacement?
A. 2 ft (Your Answer)
B. 1 m
C. 5 ft
D. 0.3 m (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.104) Who is the current chairman of the Board of Examiners for Master Plumber?
A. Fortunato Amosco
B. Virgilio Simbulan (Correct Answer)
C. Jessie Mariano (Your Answer)
D. Valerin Maogila
Wrong
Q.105) What shall be issued by the Administrative Authority for the construction of a part
of a large and/or complicated plumbing system before the entire plans and
specifications for the whole system have been submitted or approved?
A. restraining order (Your Answer)

B. partial permit (Correct Answer)
C. summon
D. evaluation sheet
Correct
Q.106) What is the minimum pipe size of the standpipe if the highest outlet is located 23
meters or less above the Fire Service connection?
A. 3 inches
B. 6 inches
C. 5 inches
Correct
Q.107) What government agency is tasked to set the criteria in the discharge of sanitary
sewage from buildings or pretreated industrial wastewater directly into the nearest
sanitary sewer main?
A. National Pollution Control Commission

B. Dept of Environment and Natural Resources (Your Answer)
C. Department of Health
D. Department of Public Works
Correct
Q.108) What is the fee if an expired plumbing permit is renewed?
A. P 150.00
B. Equal to the original fee
C. Double of the original fee
D. 1/2 of the original fee (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.109) Who among the Board Examiners is not a signatory to PRC Resolution 04 that
request for the adoption and promulgation of the Revised National Plumbing
Code of the Philippines in 1999?
A. Imelda Perez (Correct Answer)

B. Aida Emely Luz
C. Fortunato Amosco (Your Answer)
D. Jesus Pacheco
Wrong
Q.110) What is the maximum water pressure must standpipe fittings and connections must
withstand to when ready for service?
A. 21 kg/cm² (Correct Answer)

B. 34 kg/cm²
C. 15 kg/cm² (Your Answer)
D. 8 kg/cm²
Correct
Q.111) Where practical, all pipes from fixtures shall be run in what direction with
respect to the nearest wall or building line?
A. offset
B. parallel (Your Answer)
C. across
D. perpendicular
Correct
Q.112) Unless serving sinks or urinals, cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain
line that is
A. equal to 2.0 meters

B. greater than 2.0 meters
C. less than 1.5 meters (Your Answer)
D. none of these
Wrong
Q.113) Accordingto Batas Pambansa Blg. 344, what type of urinal should be provided
for disabled persons?
A. WALL-HUNG TYPE (Your Answer)

B. PEDESTAL TYPE
C. TROUGH TYPE (Correct Answer)
D. NONE OF THESE
Your Report dn = 0.005 mm x 25.4 x 92 36-n/39
Wrong
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)
Correct
Q.2) Vent pipes protect fixture traps against ___
A. evaporation
B. siphonage (Your Answer) -pressure
C. clogging
D. cross-connections
Correct
Q.3) Parallel vent stacks are required for drainage stacks that extend above the
building drain ___
A. five stories or more

B. 10 stories or more (Your Answer)
C. 50 ft
D. 100 ft
Correct
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)
Correct
Q.5) All malleable iron water fittings shall be ___
A. 2 inch or smaller
B. galvanized (Your Answer) zinc coated
C. flanged
D. removed
Wrong
Q.6) the color stripe on type "K" hard-drawn copper tubing is ___
A. green (Correct Answer)

B. blue
C. red (Your Answer)
D. yellow
Wrong
Q.7) Stills, sterilizers and similar equipment that produce waste shall be __
A. connceted directly to the building drains (Your Answer)

B. indirectly connected to a lavatory taolpiece
C. indirectly connected by means of an airgap (Correct Answer)
D. directly connected to the building drain using an airbreak
Correct
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
Correct
Q.9) Each vent pipe or stack shall extend through its flashing and shall terminate
vertically above the roof at least ___

B. 12 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches
Wrong
Q.10) A standpipe for a clothes washer shall have a minimum and maximum length of
_
A. 4in. and 12in.

B. 18in. and 30in. (Correct Answer)
C. 18in. and 24 in.
D. 12in. and 36in. (Your Answer)
Wrong
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)
Wrong
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
Correct
Q.13) With few exceptions, all horizontal drainage piping shall be provided with a
cleanout at ___
A. each 45-degree fitting

B. its upper terminal (Your Answer)
C. each offset
Correct
Q.14) The addition of leak-sealing additives to joint packing shall be __
A. legal
B. by approval of the engineer
C. by approval of the architect
D. prohibited (Your Answer)
Wrong
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)
Wrong
Q.16) Fittings on screwed pipe shall be of (the) __
A. cailk-drainage pipe
B. galvanized steel (Your Answer)
C. recessed drainage type (Correct Answer)
D. duro iron
Wrong
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 ___

B. 1inch (Correct Answer)
C. 3inches
D. 6inches
Wrong
Q.18) Condensate or wastewaster shall not drain over __

A. dry wells
B. a public way (Correct Answer)
C. leach pits
D. the tailpiece of plumbing fixtures (Your Answer)
Wrong
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
C. 10 ft (Correct Answer)
D. 12 ft
Wrong
Q.20) An indirect waste receptor shall not be installed in a ___
A. toilet room (Correct Answer)

B. boiler room
C. commercial kitchen
D. air compressor equipment (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.21) PEX tubing shall not be installed within the first ___ of piping connected too a
water heater (in inches)
A. 12 (Your Answer)
C. 24
D. 36
Correct
Q.22) Backflow prevention devices installed in the water supply line to steam boilers
shall be installed __-
A. 6 inhes above the floor

B. 6 inches above the boiler
C. 12 inches above the floor (Your Answer)
D. 12 inches above the boiler
Correct
Q.23) All melleable iron vent or water fitting shall be __
A. concealed
B. exposed
C. galvanized (Your Answer)
D. painted
Correct
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
Correct
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
Correct
Q.26) The diameter of an individual vent shall not be less than ___

B. 1-1/2inches
C. 2 inches
D. 3 inches
Wrong
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
A. by means of indirect waste through an airgap or airbreak (Your Answer)

B. by direct connection (Correct Answer)
C. through the garbage disposal
D. with a branch wye tailpiece
Wrong
Q.28) Galvanized steel piping installed under a concrete floor slab within a building
shall _
A. have a machine-applied coating (Correct Answer) or wrapping

B. have a spiral wrap
C. be installed without joints (Your Answer)
D. be installed with brazed joints
Wrong
Q.29) __ are considered suds-producing fixtures
A. kitchen sinks (Your Answer)

B. bathtubs
C. washing machine standpipes
Correct
Q.30) The combination of vent pipes that will provide sufficient aggregate cross-
sectional vent area for required a 4-inch house sewer is ___
A. 1-2 inch and 4 - 1-1/2 inch

B. 3-2 inch and 1 - 1-1/2 inch
C. 2-2 inch and 1 - 1-1/2 inch
D. 4 - 2 inch (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.31) Cleanouts shall be designed to be __
A. threaded (Your Answer)

B. gastight and watertight (Correct Answer)
C. easy opening
D. concealed
Wrong
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)
Wrong
Q.33) A straight run of building sewer will require cleanout at intervals not to exceed
__
B. 75 ft
D. 300 ft
Wrong
Q.34) The type of valve required on a building supply to any building is a ___
A. fullway valve (Correct Answer)

B. butterfly valve
C. globe valve
D. corporation valve (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.35) No chemical waste shall be discharged into the ground, local sewer, or other
means without __
A. being properly vented

B. approved of the local Authority Having Jurisdiction (Correct Answer)
C. first going through a chemical waste separator (Your Answer)
D. being properly trapped
Wrong
Q.36) Drains, overflows, or relief pipes from a water distribution system shall be
connected to the building drain by _
A. indirect waste piping through a vented trap

B. indirect watse by means of an airgap (Correct Answer)
C. direct connection to the building drain
D. direct conncetion to the building drain through a trap (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.37) The maximum discharge capacity capacity (for intermittent flow only), in
gallons per minute, for one fixture unit is equal to ___
A. 7-1/2 gpm (Your Answer)

B. 15 gom
C. 30 gpm
D. 50 gpm
Correct
Q.38) Copper water tube Type "M" may be installed within a building ___
A. below slab only

B. above ground only (Your Answer)
C. for cold water only
D. if it is wrapped
Correct
Q.39) Combination temperature and pressure relief valve shall be installed ___
A. on all nonstorage-type water heaters (Your Answer)

B. based on thier listing requirements and the manufacturer's instruction
C. within 3 inches to 6 inches of the water heater
D. in lieu of pressure-relief valves
Wrong
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
Correct
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
Wrong
Q.42) The code requirement for "and adequate supply of potable running water" is
for
A. cleansing and sanitation (Correct Answer)

B. protection of trap seals
C. water-cooled equipment
D. hydronic systems (Your Answer)
Wrong
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
B. 44
C. 116
D. 80 (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.44) Vents terminals in locations having minimum design temperatures below 0 deg
F shall be a minimum of ___
A. A - 2 inches (Your Answer)

B. B - 4 inches
C. C - one pipe size larger than the required
D. A and C apply
Wrong
Q.45) Building sewers 8 inches or larger may have a slope of not less than ___
A. 1/16 inch per foot (Correct Answer)

C. 1/4 inch per foot (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.46) All backflow devices or assemblies shall be tested by a ___
A. licensed agent
B. representative from the Authority Having Jurisdiction (Your Answer)
C. certified backflow tester (Correct Answer)
D. third-party certified agency
Correct
Q.47) The clearance required in front of a 2-inch cleanout shall not be less than __
A. 6 inches
C. 18 inches
D. 24 inches
Wrong
Q.48) Except for plastic pipe, in lieu of water test, drainage piping may be tested
with__
A. air (Correct Answer)

B. ether
C. smoke (Your Answer)
D. gas
Wrong
Q.49) Water piping may be installed in the same trench with sewer piping made of ___
A. cast iron (Correct Answer)

B. clay (Your Answer)
C. asbestos cement
D. bituminized fiber
Correct
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
Wrong
Q.51) Each pressure relief valve installed inside of the building shall have a ___
A. full sized drain extended to outlet (Correct Answer)

B. check valve to prevent backflow (Your Answer)
C. trapped drain line
D. drain that terminates 30 inches or more above grade
Wrong
Q.52) CPVC water pipe may be used for hot and cold water distribution systems ___
A. in residences only (Your Answer)

B. within a building (Correct Answer)
C. below ground only
D. aboveground only
Correct
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)
Wrong
Q.54) Vents terminating in roof areas used for sunbathing shall be extended above the roof
at least ___
A. 7 ft (Correct Answer)
C. 12 ft
D. 15 ft
Wrong
Q.55) Copper tube shall not be used for ___
A. chemical waste (Correct Answer)

B. aboveground drainage piping
C. water piping (Your Answer)
D. underground drainage piping
Wrong
Q.56) Building supplies shall be no smaller than that required for installation and, in
no case, smaller than ___

B. 3/4 inch (Correct Answer)
C. 1 inch
D. 2 inches
Correct
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. venting material and fittings

B. drainage material and fittings and grade to drain (Your Answer)
C. smaller diameter piping
D. larger diameter piping
Wrong
Q.58) Flaring tools are used to make joints for ___
A. hard Type K copper tubing (Your Answer)

B. soft copper water tubing (Correct Answer)
C. yellow brass water piping
D. aluminum water piping
Wrong
Q.59) The maximum distance between manholes shall not exceed __
A. 50 ft
C. 200 ft
D. 300 ft (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.60) A water piping system with a pressure of 110 psi will require a(an) ___
A. reduced pressure backflow device

B. extra-heavy pipe and fittingS
C. pressure regulator and strainer (Correct Answer)
D. pressure-relief valve (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.61) Above all downstream piping for lawn sprinker system atmospheric vacuum
breakers (in inches)
A. 1
C. 12 (Your Answer)
D. 24
Wrong
Q.62) No chemical waste vent shall ___
A. terminate outside the building

B. connected to any vent from water service lines
C. intersect vents for other services (Correct Answer)
D. connect to any waste line (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.63) Threads in drainage fittings shall be tapped to allow for __
A. adjustment (Your Answer)

B. grade (Correct Answer)
C. expansion
D. economy
Wrong
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. floors 5 and 10 (Your Answer)

B. floors 4 and 9 (Correct Answer)
C. floors 4 and 10
D. floors 5 and 9
Wrong
Q.65) The distance between a water heater and the union on the water lines shall not be
more than ___
A. 6 inches
C. 18 inches (Your Answer)
D. 24 inches
Wrong
Q.66) above the highest part of a urinal equipped with a flushometer valve (in inches)
A. 1 (Your Answer)
C. 3
D. 12
Wrong
Q.67) The minimum size condensate waste pipe from a 12-ton refrigeration unit is ___
A. 3/4 inch (Correct Answer)

B. 1 inch (Your Answer)
C. 1-1/4 inches
D. 1-1/2 inches
Correct
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
Wrong
Q.69) The owner shall make and keep a __
A. blueprint of the construction (Your Answer)

B. log of all chemicals used
permanentrecord of all piping and venting carrying chemical waste (Correct
C.
Answer)
D. record of materials used for all chemical waste
Wrong
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
Correct
Q.71) An approved material for closet screws or bolts is __
A. steel
B. aluminum
C. lead
D. brass (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.72) Floor drains in walk-in coolers shall discharge __
A. to a grease interceptor (Your Answer)

B. directly to the exterior of the building
C. directly to tha main building drain
to a separate drainage line discharging into an outside receptor through an
D.
airgap or airbreak (Correct Answer)
Wrong
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
Wrong
Q.74) Every indirect waste interceptor recieving discharge containing particles that would
clog the receptor drain shall __
A. A - have a readily removable beehive strainer (Correct Answer)

B. B - drain into a funnel connected to the floor sink
C. C - be connected directly into the drainage system
D. both A and B (Your Answer)
Unanswered
Q.75) The maximum fixture units allowed on a 4-inch horizontal drain with a 1/8 inch
per foot slope is

B. 225
C. 215
D. 256
Correct
Q.76) Condensate from fuel-burning condensing appliances shall be collected and

discharged ____
A. to a planter box to a public way
B. to an approved plumbing fixture or disposal area (Your Answer)
C. directly connected to the building sewer
Correct
Q.77) Wall-hung lavatories shall be supported by ___
A. their connections
B. metal hangers (Your Answer)
C. rigid traps
D. wooden legs
Wrong
Q.78) A solidly formed subbase is required as to pitch shower pan linings to weep
holes in the subdrain with a fall of ___
A. 1/8 inch per foot (Your Answer)

B. 1/4 inch per foot (Correct Answer)
C. 1/16 inch per foot
Wrong
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
___
A. 5 ft per second (Your Answer)

B. 8 ft per second (Correct Answer)
C. 10 ft per second
D. 15 ft per second
Wrong
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
Unanswered
Q.81) Under certain conditions, traps serving sinks that are part of the equipment of bars,
soda fountains, and counters __
A. need not to be vented (Correct Answer)

B. need relief vents
C. may be wet vented
D. shall be vented
Wrong
Q.82) Immediately ahead of each water-supplied appliance and each slip joint or
nonmetallic water supply connection required a _
A. control valve (Correct Answer)

B. check valve
C. backwater valve (Your Answer)
D. solenoid valve
Wrong
Q.83) Pipes carrying wastewater from swimming or wadding pools, including pool
drainage, backwash from filters, and discharge from pumps, shall be ___
A. installed as an indirect waste (Correct Answer)

B. connected to a holding tank (Your Answer)
C. connected to an interceptor
D. directly connected to the building drain and properly trapped and vented
Wrong
Q.84) Water valves 2-1/2 inches and larger may have bodies that are ___
A. galvanized (Your Answer)

B. die-cast
C. aluminim core
D. cast iron (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.85) A 2-inch vent pipe will serve a total of __
A. 14 bathtubs
B. 16 showers (Your Answer)
C. 24 lavatories (Correct Answer)
D. 15 water closet
Unanswered
Q.86) Condensate waste shall discharge to the drainage system by means of a(an) __
A. indirect waste pipe (Correct Answer)

B. direct waste pipe
C. Johnson Tee
D. backflow preventer
Wrong
Q.87) Drinking fountain may be installed with _
A. a hose connection (Your Answer)

B. a condensate pump
C. a Hartford loop
D. indirect waste (Correct Answer)
Unanswered
Q.88) Macerating toilet system shall be restricted to single bathrooms for ___
A. private use
B. public use
C. no restriction (Correct Answer)
D. not allowed
Unanswered
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)
Correct
Q.90) The tailpiece diameter for lavatories and drinking fountains shall no be less than ___

B. 1-3/8 inches
C. 1-1/2 inches
D. 1-3/4 inches
Wrong
Q.91) Atmospheric-type vacuum breakers shall not be subjected to ___
A. back pressure (Correct Answer)

B. hot water
C. use in a laboratory
D. intermittent use (Your Answer)
Correct
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)
Correct
Q.93) The maximum horizontal length permitted for a required 2-inch vent pipe is ___
A. 20 ft
C. 60 ft
D. 120 ft
Correct
Q.94) Changes in direction of copper tubings may be made with ___
A. bending equipment (Your Answer)

B. plastic fittings
C. metallic fittings
D. heat annealing
Wrong
Q.95) All receptors recieving the discharge from indirect waste piping shall be ___
A. approved for the proposed use

B. shaped and sized to prevent splashing or flooding (Your Answer)
C. located where they are readily accessible for inspection and cleaning
Unanswered
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
Correct
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
Wrong
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)
Wrong
Q.99) Horizontal vent pipes shall be level or so graded as to drip back by gravity to
___
A. the main vent pipe (Your Answer)

B. the drainage pipe they serve (Correct Answer)
C. the loop vent
D. the main soil stack
Correct
Q.100) Sumps for macerating toilets shall be __
A. above ground
B. a minimum of 10 gallons
C. watertight and gastight (Your Answer)
D. in the same room as the toilet
Correct
Q.101) The maximum trap loading for a 3-inch trap is
A. 1 unit
B. 3 units
C. 4 units
D. 6 units (Your Answer)
Correct
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
Wrong
Q.103) Hard-drawn copper tubing, marked with a blue stripe, is referred to as ___
A. Type "K" (Your Answer)

B. Type "L" (Correct Answer)
C. Type "M"
D. Type "DWV"
Correct
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
Correct
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)
Wrong
Q.106) The quantity of water required to be supplied to every plumbing fixture shall
be represented by ___
A. gallons per minute (Your Answer)

B. fixture units (Correct Answer)
C. feet per second
D. available head pressure
Correct
Q.107) Joints between steel and cast-iron pipe shall be __
A. threaded only
B. caulked or threaded (Your Answer)
C. caulked only
D. brazed
Wrong
Q.108) Showers in all buildings shall be provided with individual contrrol valves of
the ___
A. A- pressure balance type

B. B- thermostatic mixing valve type
C. C- 140 degree F limit control type (Your Answer)
D. A and B apply (Correct Answer)
Correct
Q.109) Approved strainers having an approved waterway area are not required for
___
A. kitchen sinks
B. lavatories
C. urinals (Your Answer)
D. bathtubs
Wrong
Q.110) The clear space in front of any water closet or bidet shall not be less than ___.
A. 12 inches
D. 30 inches
Wrong
Q.111) Increasing vents one pipe size will __
A. provide increased drainage

B. allow a uniform installation (Your Answer)
C. allow vents of longer vents (Correct Answer)
D. allow vents to be shorter
Wrong
Q.112) The drainage line from an ejector shall be provided with a ___
A. backwater or swing check valve, and gate valve (Correct Answer)

B. backwater valve or double check valve and globe valve
C. backwater valve, gate valve and flange (Your Answer)
Correct
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
Correct
Q.114) 3 inch horizontal drainage piping shall have a grade of slope of not less than
___
A. 1/4 inch per foot (Your Answer)

C. 1/2 inch per foot
D. 1 inch per foot
Wrong
Q.115) Water piping system shall be designed on the basis of the ___
A. maximum pressure (Your Answer)

B. average service pressure
C. average residual pressure
D. minimum pressure (Correct Answer)
Wrong
Q.116) The drainage fixture unit value assigned to a bathtub or combination

bath/shower is __
A. 1.5 (Your Answer)

B. 2.0 (Correct Answer)
C. 2.5
D. 3.0
Correct
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
Correct
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)
Wrong
Q.119) Except for alleys and streets, vent termination from property lines shall not be less
than __
B. 2 ft
D. 4 ft
Wrong
Q.120) The distance from the vent pipe opening to any vertical surface shall be at least __
A. 6 inches
C. 18 inches
Wrong
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)__
A. A- that minimum pressure shall be provided (Correct Answer)

B- provision shall be made to use fixtures that do not require higher residual
B.
pressure
C. C- the piping sytem shall be not less than copper tubing Type L
D. A and C apply (Your Answer)
Correct
Q.122) The minimum size trap and trap arm for a bathtub is __

B. 2 inches
C. 2-1/2 inches
D. 3 inches
Wrong
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)
Correct
Q.124) Every abandoned building sewer shall be plugged or capped __
A. at the sidewalk or curb

B. within 5 ft of the property line (Your Answer)
C. at the street tap
D. where convenient
Wrong
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
Correct
Q.126) A domestic dishwashing machine shall be connected to the drainage system by

using __
A. an approved airgap fitting (Your Answer)

B. a Hartford loop
C. a double check valve
D. a direct connection
Correct
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
Correct
Q.128) Above the overflow rim of a vat (in inches)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 6 (Your Answer)
D. 12
Correct
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)
Correct
Q.130) Changes in direction of vent piping shall be made by __
A. heating the pipe and bending

B. welded joints where possible
C. threaded fittings of caulked joints
D. appropriate use of fittings (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.131) The developed length from the fixture outlet of a bar sink to a receptor shall
not exceed __ ft?
A. 6 (Your Answer)
C. 3
D. 15
Wrong
Q.132) Devices that are not regularly classified as plumbing fixtures, but which have a
drip or drainage outlets, shall be drained by __
A. a connection directly to the building

indirect waste pipes discharging into an open receptor through an airgap or
B.
airbreak (Correct Answer)
C. direct connection to a storm sewer
D. indirect waste piping connected to the building drain (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.133) Except for plastic piping, water piping systems may be tested with ___
A. 10 psi air pressure

B. 50 psi air pressure (Correct Answer)
C. 10 psi Carbon dioxide
D. 60 psi Carbon dioxide (Your Answer)
Wrong
Q.134) Flexible corrugated connectors of copper or stainless steel for water heater
connectors shall be limited to ___

B. 18 inches
D. 36 inches

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A. Type DWV (Correct Answer)

Q.3) A domestic dishwasher drain shall first connect to ____.

A. an approved airgap fitting (Your Answer)

A. 1/4 inch per foot (Correct Answer)

A. continuous waste (Correct Answer)

A. 6 feet (Correct Answer)

Q.11) An ejector discharge line shall be provided with a ____

A. gate valve only

Q.14) A ____ may be installed with indirect waste

Q.15) A ____ trap is not self-cleaning

A. be pretreated to render them innocuous (Your Answer)

Q.17) A seamless drawn-brass fixture tailpiece shall be ____.

A. 24 B&S gauge (Your Answer)

A. 10 feet (Your Answer)

A. 15 inches (Your Answer)

Q.21) Drinking fountains may be installed with ____.

A. lowest to the highest point (Your Answer)

Q.25) A plumbing vent shall terminate not less than ____.

A. 3 feet from an air intake

A. 100 psi air for at least 10 minutes (Your Answer)

A. 4 inches (Your Answer)

A. 1-1/2 inches (Your Answer)

A. to the gas utilization equipment flue or exhaust system (Correct Answer)

A. 12.56 square inches (Correct Answer)

A. 3/4 inch (Your Answer)

A. three single-compartment sinks (Correct Answer)

Q.39) The exit terminals of mechanical draft systems shall be ____.

A. in the same story

A. cleanouts at each floor

Q.48) What kind of joint is not allowed in cast iron pipe?

Q.49) Wall-mounted water closet fixtures shall be securely bolted to ____.

A. the vent piping

A. 1-1/4 inch (Correct Answer)

A. greater than 2.0 meters

A. slip joint (Your Answer)

A. the manufacturers guide (Your Answer)

A. within a horizontal distance of 10 feet (Your Answer)

A. 18 inches above the floor

Q.59) The total number of closets on a 3-inch stack is ____.

A. four (Correct Answer)

Q.60) The maximum length for a 1-1/2-inch vent pipe is ____.

A. Thirty five years old

A. 50 feet (Your Answer)

Q.64) Cast-iron soil pipe stacks shall be supported at ____.

A. their base and each floor (Correct Answer)

A. an indirect waste pipe (Correct Answer)

A. none of the above

A. area of the house sewer

Q.70) Concealed slip joint connection require a (an) ____.

A. piping for a lawn sprinkler

A. 50 feet (Your Answer)

A. 1-1/2 inches (Correct Answer)

A. concrete, masonry (Your Answer)

Q.77) Cast-iron soil pipe shall not be ____.

A. PVC Sch 40 (Your Answer)

A. three layers of 15 pound felt (Correct Answer)

A. listed combination temperature and pressure relief valve (Correct Answer)

Q.84) An indirect waste pipe 12 feet long requires ____.

A. a trap only (Correct Answer)

A. 1 inch above the flush valve opening (Your Answer)

A. 6 inches (Your Answer)