PLUMBING CODE

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1. 0.002 Solders and fluxes with a lead content which 19. 3 meter Water test shall be applied to drainage and vent
exceeds __________ are prohibited in piping systems used of head systems.
to convey potable water. for 15
minutes
2. 0.3 m Building sewer shall be installed under or within 0.6
m of any building structure nor less than __________ 20. 3 meters Copper tubing shall be supported vertically at
below the finish ground surface. each storey or at maximum of __________ on center.
3. 0.3 m All water service yard piping shall be at least __________ 21. 3 meters Minimum distance of vent from window, doors, air
below the finish ground level. intake or vent shaft.
4. 0.6 Tailpiece or connections shall be as short as 22. 3 m/s In sizing water supply system, velocities shall not
meter possible and in no case shall exceed __________ long. exceed __________ of the maximum values given in
the appropriate installation standard.
5. 0.8 m, No standpipe receptor for any clothes washer shall
0.45 extend more than __________ nor less than __________ above 23. 3 The Administrative Authority requires that every
m its trap. working request for inspection be filed at least __________
days before such inspection is intended.
6. 0.9 m Minimum distance of vent above window, doors, air
intake or vent shaft and away from any lot line, alley 24. 4 How many bolts will be used per water closet?
and street boundary lines.
25. 4" Dry standpipe for a riser below 23m
7. 0.30 No urinal shall be set closer than __________ from its
26. 6 Plans and specifications shall be submitted in
m center to any side wall or partition.
__________ sets of the aforementioned requirements
8. 0.063 For a continuous flow into a drainage system, such with each application for a permit.
as from sump pump or ejector, air conditioning
27. 6 Water closets shall be computed as __________ fixture
equipment or similar devices, two (2) fixture units
units when determining septic tank size.
shall be allowed for every ___________ L/s of flow.
28. 7 How many provision of the Master Plumber Code
9. 0.063 For a continuous flow into a drainage system, such
of Ethics
as from sump pump or ejector, air conditioning
equipment or similar devices, two (2) fixture units 29. 8% Maximum lead content for water pipes and
shall be allowed for every __________ L/s of flow. fittings.

10. 0.762 All shower compartments shall also be capable of 30. 8% Maximum lead content allowed in pipe used to
m encompassing a __________ diameter circle. convey potable water.

11. 1.5 m What is the commercial length of cast iron pipes? 31. 10 Each soil or waste stack which extends __________ or
more stories above the building drain shall be
12. 1.8 m Copper tubing shall be supported horizontally at
served by a parallel vent stack which shall extend
/ 3.0 approximately __________ for piping 38 mm diameter
undiminished in size
m and below and __________ intervals for piping 51 mm
diameter and larger. 32. 10mm/m Horizontal drainage pipes 102 mm or larger in
or 1% diameter may have a slope of __________ provided it
13. 1 The yoke vent connection with the vent stack shall be
is first approved by the Administrative Authority.
meter placed not less than __________ above the floor level.
33. 14 How many teeth per inch of hacksaw blade must
14. 2 How many set(s) of approved plans, specifications
be used for cutting of galvanized steel pipe.
and data shall be returned to the Owner?
34. 15 Provision of cleanout at its upper terminal and
15. 2 How many set of plans return to the applicant after
meters each run of piping at every __________ length.
approval of permit?
35. 32 mm The diameter of an individual vent shall not be
16. 2 What is the minimum number of manholes that shall
less than __________ nor less than one half the
be provided for each septic tank?
diameter of the drain to which it is connected.
17. 2% - Slope of the finished floor of the receptor.
4%
18. 3 What is the smallest plastic drain that can
inches accomodate a water closet?
36. 34.5 kPa Air test shall be made by attaching an air 51. 300 mm Fixtures having concealed slip joint connections
gage compressor testing apparatus. How is it done? shall be provided with an access panel or utility
pressure, at least __________ for inspection and repair.
245 mmHg
52. 305 mm Each cleanout in piping 51 mm or less in size
for 15
shall be installed so that there is a clearance of
minutes
not less than __________ in front of the cleanout.
37. 50% The House Drain should be sized correctly to
53. 551 kPa An excessive water pressure is more than __________
have a flow of about of the pipe diameter.
54. 1935 NAMPAP was organized and registered to SEC
38. 51 mm, 102 Recommended depth of water range from
mm __________ to __________ except where a deeper seal is 55. 2411 Manila City Ordinance __________, the "Plumbing
found necessary by the Administrative Code of the City of Manila" was enacted and
Authority. placed under the Department of Public Services,
Manila
39. 55.16 kPa For flush tank supplies, the available pressure
may not be less than __________. 56. Acid All porcelain enamel surfaces o plumbing
resistant fixtures shall be __________.
40. 55 C Allowance for thermal expansion shall be
based on an expansion rate of 100 mm per 30 57. An If a septic tank has a compartment that exceed
m length of run per __________ temperature additional 3.7 m in length, what should be the additional
change. manhole requirement?

41. 61 m The distance of the public sewer from the 58. Aeration What is the process of exposing water in their
proposed building or exterior drainage facility films to the oxygen of the atmosphere in order to
that it may be considered as not being remove neutralize the taste, odor and dissolve
available. oxygen?

42. 75% The weights of the maximum separate 59. After you In constructing a sewer main, when should you
demands may be taken as __________ of the listed inspect backfill the trench?
demand for supply. the sewer
type
43. 91 m The maximum distance between manholes.
60. Air Break A piping arrangement in which a drain from a
44. 103 kPa An inadequate water pressure is less than
fixture, appliance or device discharge indirectly
__________.
into a fixture, receptacle, or interceptor at a point
45. 110 F Hot water piping system over __________ shall be below the flood level rim of the receptacle so
provided backflow preventer designed to installed as to prevent backflow or siphonage.
operate without rendering any portion of the
61. All __________ plumbing fixture trap except otherwise
assembly inoperative.
provided in the code shall be protected against
46. 120 days A plumbing permit issued shall expire and siphonage and back-pressure.
become null and void if the plumbing work
62. All of the Potable water inlets to gravity tanks shall be
authorized is suspended or abandoned at any
above controlled by a __________ to prevent the tank from
time after having been commenced for a
overflowing.
period of __________
63. All of the Which is considered suds-producing fixture?
47. 150% Hot and cold water supply systems shall be
above
tested under what water pressure?
64. American What does the abbreviation of ASSE?
48. 152 mm Vent pipes shall rise vertically to a point not
Society
less than __________ above the highest flood level
of
rim of the fixture.
Sanitary
49. 152 mm Galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel Engineers
pipe shall be used underground at least __________
65. Approved When the Administrative Authority issues the
above ground.
permit he shall endorse in writing or stamp the
50. 178 mm Approximate diameter of a closet ring or plans and specifications as "__________".
closet flange.
66. ASTM Polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC) pipes used for
drainage, waste and vent (DWV) are
manufactured based on the standard set by this
organization.
67. At every Screwed Pipe or Iron Pipe Size vertical 85. Bushing A pipe fitting used to reduce the
other supports. size of an opening.
storey
86. By finding where lines How do you determine the
68. Automatic Type of pressure relief valve installed. drawn through the fitting center of a fitting?
intersect
69. Backflow A condition or any arrangement whereby
Connection reverse flow can occur. 87. Cast iron pipes The most popular and generally
specified material for drainage
70. Back A pressure within the sanitary drainage system
system in buildings for the past
pressure or vent piping system that is greater than
several decades.
atmospheric pressure (>14.7psi)
88. Caulking/calking/cogging Plugging an opening with oakum
71. Backwater Drainage piping serving fixtures which have
lead or other material that are
valve flood level rims located below the elevation of
pounded into the annular space
the nearby upstream invert of the public sewer
shall be protected from backflow of sewage by 89. Cesspool Is a hole in the ground curbed
installing an __________. with stones, bricks, concrete
hollow blocks, or other
72. Bad washer What does continuous dripping of a single or
materials laid in such a manner
mixing faucet indicate?
as to allow raw contaminated
73. Ball cock An automatic fill device most commonly found sewage leach into the soil.
in toilet tanks.
90. Chlorination Which does not apply in the
74. Bathtub Aside from lavatory, what is the other common removal of suspended materials
fixture that is provided with overflows? and color in the water supply?
75. Bitumen The appropriate sealant that will be used to 91. Circulating pump To boost the water pressure of
cover void spaces between pipes and sleeves hot water, use
through concrete floors in the ground
92. Cleanout Countersunk __________ plugs shall
76. Blind A flange that closes the end of a pipe. There is be installed where raised heads
Flange no opening for the passage of air or liquid. may cause hazard to passing
77. Bolted Wall-mounted water closet fixtures shall be personnel or vehicles.
securely __________ to an approved fixture carrier 93. Cleanout A trap arm may change direction
fitting. without the use of a __________ when
78. Bored well A kind of well dug with earth augers, are such change of direction does
usually less than 30 meters (100 feet) deep. not exceed ninety (90) degrees.
They are used when earth to be bored is 94. Cleanout __________ is a receptacle of the
boulder free and will not cave in. the diameter plumbing system accessible on
ranges from 2 to 30 inches. The well is lined the floor, walls or ceiling. It is
with metal, vitrified tile or concrete. What is it? equipped with a plug of flush
79. Branch A vertical length of soil or waste stack at least plate so designed as not to
interval eight feet in height (a storey height), within impair the aesthetical view of the
which the horizontal branches from one storey room.
or floor of the building or structure are 95. Clockwise Provide the threaded portion of
connected on the stack the pipe with a Teflon tape in
80. Brass Screws or bolts for securing floor mounted __________ direction before turning
fixtures shall be __________ the fitting joint to obtain a water-
sealed connection.
81. Brass or __________ body cleanouts shall not be used as a
cast iron reducer or adapter. 96. Combination Waste and What is the meaning of CW and
Vent Stack VS?
82. Brass pipe This pipe is made of an alloy of zinc or copper
mixed at 15% and 85% proportion respectively. 97. Continuous vent A vertical vent that is a
continuation of the drain to
83. Building No building sewer shall be smaller than 150
which it connects is a __________.
drain mm diameter nor less in size than the __________.
98. Copper pipes __________ shall not be used for
84. Building It begins 0.6 meter from outside face of
piping carrying chemical or
sewer building structure.
industrial wastes.
99. Corrosively Closet rings shall be tightly fastened with 115. Flush valve A device located at the bottom of a flush
resistant __________ up to the floor with top surface ¼" tank for flushing water closet and similar
fastener above finish floor. fixtures
100. Countersunk __________ shall be installed where raised heads 116. Flush valve The device located at the bottom of the tank
cleanout may cause hazard to passing personnel or for the purpose of flushing water closet and
vehicles. similar fixtures.
101. Cross Any physical connection or arrangement of 117. Galvanized All small-sized malleable iron water fittings
connection pipes between 2 otherwise separate building shall be __________
water supply pipes or system through which
118. Gate valve A valve in which the flow of water is cut off
or by means of which water supply may
by a means of a circular disk, fitting against
flow from one system to the other, the
machine-smoothed surfaces at right angles
direction of flow depends on the pressure
to the direction of flow. The disk is raised or
difference between two systems
lowered by the means of a threaded stem
102. Cross-linked PEX is the definition for__________ connected to the handle of the valve. The
polyethylene opening in the valve is usually as large as the
full bore of the pipe
103. Drainage Includes all piping within public or private
System which conveys sewage, rain water or often 119. Globe valve A valve in which the flow of water is cut off
liquid waste to a legal point of disposal but by means of circular disk that fits against the
does not include the main of a public sewer valve seat. The plane movement of the disk is
system or private or public sewerage parallel to the normal direction of flow
treatment.
120. Gooseneck A kind of return bend of small-sized faucet,
104. Effluent Liquid sewage that has been treated in a one end of which is about one foot long and
septic tank or sewage treatment plant the other end is about 3 inches. It is
commonly used as a faucet for pantry sink
105. Elastomeric What does section 1302.14 of the Plumbing
and drinking fountain. Also, the lead
Gasketed Code state?
connection between the service pipe and the
and Rubber-
water main.
ring Joints
121. Gravity All plumbing fixtures shall be drained into
106. Elongated Water closet bowls for public use shall be
the public sewer or private sewage disposal
type the __________ equipped with open-front seats.
system by __________.
107. Firm Bed Building sewer piping shall be laid on a
122. Gravity Where practicable, all plumbing fixtures shall
__________ throughout its entire length.
be drained into the public sewer or private
108. Fittings __________ on screwed pipe joints shall be of the sewage disposal system by __________.
recessed drainage type.
123. Green All hard drawn copper tubing shall be
109. Fittings Most of the waste pipe line failures were marked by a continuous and indelibly
attributed to the unwarranted use of colored stripe at least 6.4 mm in width. What
accessories and too many __________. color is used for Type K?
110. Fixture units The quantity of water required to be 124. Ground Water is collected from spring and well as
supplied to every plumbing fixture shall be water source of water for domestic water supply is
represented by __________ called,
111. Flanges What should be used when connecting 125. Groundwater Water is collected from spring and well as
water closets to drainage pipes? source of water for domestic water supply is
112. Flared Joints Type of joints for soft copper water tubing. called,

113. Flood level The level in a fixture at which water begins 126. Half A room equipped with a Water Closet and
to overflow the top or rim of the fixture Bathroom Lavatory

114. Flushometer A device which discharges a predetermined 127. Half the In case of renewal of a plumbing permit, a
valve quantity of water of fixtures for flushing amount of fee equivalent to __________ shall be paid.
purposes and is actuated by direct water the original
pressure fee
128. Health Officer No dry or chemical closet (toilet) shall 141. Invert Where vents connect to a horizontal
be installed in any building for human drainage pipe, such vent pipe connection
habitation, unless first approved by the shall have its __________ taken off above the
__________ or Administrative Authority. drainage centerline of such pipe
downstream of the pipe being served.
129. Heat In installing hot water line, the use of
bigger pipe should be avoided because 142. The invert of Which of the following is true for
__________ loss on larger pipe is higher than the inlet pipe interceptors?
on a smaller one. shall be no
lower than the
130. Horizontal line Cleanouts may be omitted in the
outlet pipe
with an following except
aggregate offset 143. January 28, The National Plumbing Code of the
angle of 1959 Philippines prepared by NAMPAP was
direction more promulgated and approved by Malacañang
than 135 degrees
144. Kitchen sink The following are examples of sanitary
131. House Trap It is a device installed in a house drain wares EXCEPT __________.
immediately inside the foundation wall
145. Leach To cause water or other liquid to percolate
of the building.
through something, so as to dissolve out
132. Hydrostatic Test What testing method is most soluble constituents.
recommended for sanitary piping
146. Lowest Conductors shall be protected from
system?
Section damage by connecting a stronger material
133. Hydrostatic test What testing method is most such as steel pipe or cast iron at its __________.
recommended for sanitary piping
147. M This type of copper tubing may be used for
system?
water piping when piping is above ground
134. IAPMO Plastic pipes joined by solvent cement inside or atop a building, or underground
shall comply with the appropriate outside of structures with outside protective
standards set by this organization. coating.
135. If one building What is the exception in having an 148. Main vent What is the other word for vent stack?
stands in the rear independent system for two buildings?
149. Manhole An opening constructed in any part of the
of another
plumbing system, of sufficient size for a
building
person to gain access thereto
136. Indirect Waste A waste pipe that does not connect
150. Manufacturer's Each trap shall have the __________ name
Pipe directly with the drainage system but
stamped legibly on the metal of the trap
conveys wastes by discharging into a
plumbing fixture or receptacle, which is 151. Metal Pipe All piping passing under or through walls
directly connected to the drainage Sleeves and shall be protected from breakage with
system embedded __________.

137. Individual vent It is sometimes referred to as Back Vent. 152. Nipple Which of the following is not a sanitary
It is that portion of the vent pipe system drainage fitting?
that serves as a single trap. 153. Nitrogen Which of the following is not produced
138. Infiltration The movement of water to the surface of inside the septic tank?s
a soil and into the soil below the 154. No Cleanouts shall not be provided for
surface. pressure drainage systems.
139. Inside Storm Sometimes located under the basement 155. Offset What is a combination of elbows or bends,
Drain floor or within the walls of the building. which brings one section of the pipe out of
140. Intensity of Which of the following is the primary line but into a line parallel with the original
rainfall basics for sizing vertical rainwater section?
piping in the Revised National Plumbing 156. Outside Each cleanout for an interceptor shall be
Code? __________ of such interceptor.
157. Pathogenic Bacteria which has no function in sewage
Bacteria treatment
158. Plumbing The art and science of installing in 172. Red All hard drawn copper tubing shall be
buildings the pipes, fixtures and other marked by a continuous and indelibly
apparatus for bringing in water supply colored stripe at least 6.4 mm in width.
and removing water and waterborne What color is used for Type M?
wastes
173. Reduced Backflow prevention device; consists of two
159. Plumbing fixture What device utilize the water delivered Pressure independently acting internally loaded
by the water supply system? Principle check valves, a differential pressure relief
Backflow valve, four properly located test cocks and
160. Plumbing system All water supply, drainage, and venting
Prevention two isolation gate valves.
systems and all fixtures and their traps
Assembly
complete with their connections
(RP)
161. Pond Scum What do you call the undesirable type
174. Reduces Galvanization provides a pipe with what
of vegetation formed when water
Corrosion benefit?
reservoir is exposed to light?
175. Regulate fluid What is the primary purpose of valving?
162. Practical Problems Of the four board subjects given for
flow
Master Plumbers examination, which of
this subject was originally split into two 176. Sacrarium __________ cup sink at church altar and
subjects? Baptisteries font outlet shall discharge
direct to the ground and not connected to
163. Presidential The __________, or most well known to be
the drainage system.
Decree No. 856 the Code on Sanitation, was
promulgated by the late President 177. Same size The trap shall be __________ as the trap arm to
Ferdinand Marcos on December 23, which it is connected.ds
1975.
178. Sand In the process of bending, plastic pipe is
164. Pressure test __________ on joints and connections of packed with __________ then heated using a
pipes and fittings in the plumbing flame torch or hot water.
system shall be required to ensure
179. Sand A __________ shall be provided whenever the
gastight and watertight connections.
Interceptor discharge of a fixture drain may contain
165. Pretreated first What should be done in the chemical solids or semi-solids heavier than water.
or industrial liquid wastes before their
180. Sand This should be provided whenever the
discharge into a drainage system?
Interceptor discharge of a fixture drain may contain
166. Prevents the dies What is the purpose of oiling while solids or semi-solids heavier than water.
and threads from threading the steel pipe?
181. Sanitary drain This type of house drain receives the
overheating and
discharges of sanitary and domestic waste
becoming
only.
damaged
182. Schedule The quality of Galvanized Iron pipes are
167. Private Sewage When a Public or Private Sewer is not
rated by:
Disposal System available for use, excreta drainage
piping from buildings and premises 183. Schedule 80 Threaded plastic pipes shall be __________
shall be connected to an approved minimum wall thickness.
__________. 184. Scouring This term means to flush or wash out, to
168. Public or private Every building in which plumbing remove dirt or grease by flowing through.
sewer fixture are installed shall have 185. Septic The sewage that turns dark and smell
connection to a __________. unpleasantly due to anaerobic
169. Public sewer A common sewer directly controlled decomposition.
by public authority to which all 186. Series 1000 What type of PVC pipe is used on sanitary
abutters have equal rights of drainage system?
connections
187. Service Sinks What type of sink is used for dumping mop
170. Pump What is used to discharge waste pool buckets and washing mops?
water to the drainage system?
188. Sewage __________ refers to the pump that will
171. Putrefaction Decomposition caused by anaerobic ejector discharge waste in the sump and transfer it
bacteria is sometimes referred to as: to the house drain installed overhead.
189. Sewer line Water pipe joints shall be installed not less 205. TRUE Shower over bathtub does not add fixture unit
than 3 meters away from __________ in both to the group
directions.
206. TRUE The bottom of the water pipe, at all points,
190. Six feet The developed length between the trap of a shall be at least 0.3 m above the top of the
water closet or similar fixture and its vent sewer or drain line.
shall not exceed __________.
207. Twice, How many times are pipes in the water
191. Slip joint No more than one __________ fitting may be after systems tested?
used on the outlet side of the trap. rough-in
and after
192. Sludge Sediment that settles out of sewage,
fixtures are
forming a semi-solid mass on the bottom of
installed
a septic tank
208. Two pipe For horizontal drainage branch lines
193. Soapy water Leaks in gas piping shall be located by
connecting with a vertical stack, double
to the applying __________
sanitary tees may be used when the barrel of
exterior of
the fitting is at least __________ sizes larger than
the piping
the largest inlet from pipes 51 mm above.
194. Splash pan The collector of water coming down from
209. Union What fitting joins pipes so they can be taken
the downspout leading the accumulated
apart later?
water away from the house at a relatively
low rate of flow. 210. Utility On what type of as-built drawings are oil
water separators located?
195. Square Closet bends or stubs must be cut off
__________ so as to present a smooth surface 211. Vertical By code definition, a stack is always __________
even with the top of the closet ring before
212. VSTR The vent through the roof shall be increased 1
rough-in inspection is called.
pipe size above the reconnection point of
196. Steam Expansion joints are not acceptable for this stack vent and horizontal vent.
piping installation.
213. Water tight Where a fixture comes in contact with the wall
197. Street elbows How do street elbows and standard elbows or floor, the joint between the fixture and wall
have one differ? or floor shall be made __________
female and
214. Water tight Roof joints shall be made __________.
one male end
215. Water Shower receptor shall be tested for __________
198. Suds Bathtub, laundries, washing machine
tightness
producing standpipes, kitchen sinks and dishwashers
fixtures shall be considered __________ 216. Water tight Drainage piping serving fixtures located below
sump the crown level of the main sewer shall
199. Sump A pit or receptacle at a low point to which
discharge into an approved __________ or
the liquid wastes are drained.
receiving tank.
200. Tail piece The area of the small holes of the strainer
217. Weir The vent pipe opening from a soil or waste
plate of a floor drain is equivalent to area
pipe, except for water closets and similar
of the __________.
fixtures, shall not be below the __________ of the
201. Tested and Before a new water main is put into service trap.
Disinfected it must be?
218. Wiped Which of the following types of joints is used
202. Third What congress of the Republic of the Joints for lead pipes or fittings or between lead pipe
Congress Philippines approved after the third reading or fittings and brass or copper pipe, ferrules,
Rep. Act 1378 otherwise known as the solder nipples or traps.
Plumbing Law of the Philippines?
219. XV type This type of cast iron pipe is classified as extra
203. Thirty years What is the minimum age requirement for duty pipe used for underground installations.
old an appointee to become a member of the
220. Yoke vent At every 5th floor levels this type of vent is
Board of Master Plumbers?
provided.
204. Thrust It shall be installed at all changes in
Blocking direction as tees and bends, change in size
as reducers, stops as a dead ends and
valves.