Padilla Manila Master Plumber review

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Takehome Examination : Plumbing Code (50Items)

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1.  Refers to the pump that will discharge the waste in the sump and transfer it to the
house drain installed overhead.
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a. Sewage ejector
 
b. Septic tank
c. Sludge
d. Scum

 
2.  A pipe fitting usually short with inside thread used to connect pipes with outside
threaded ends is called:
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a. Nipple
b. Coupling
c. Union
 
d. Cross pipe

Correct answer
b. Coupling

 
3.  The only type of valve used in the sanitary system:
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a. Back flow valve

 
b. Pressure valve
c. Back pressure valve
d. Gate valve

 
4.  An underground tank reservoir to store water:
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a. Overhead tank
b. Underground tank
c. Sump
d. Cistern
 
 
5.  For walk-in coolers, floor drains may be connected to a separate drainage line
discharging into an outside receptor. What is the minimum distance of the flood level rim
of the receptor lower than the lowest floor drain?
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a. 6”
b. 3”
 
c. 4”
d. 2”

Correct answer
a. 6”

 
6.  A full circle connected to a line illustrated in plan view of a piping system indicated
that it

is a: 
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a. Pipe stubbing out

 
b. Pipe turning down
c. Pipe turning out
d. None of the above

Correct answer
c. Pipe turning out

 
7.  A term used to describe a soil or waste system where all pipings are threaded pipe
tubing or other such construction using recessed drainage fittings to correspond to the
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a. Durham system
 
b. Cesspool
c. Ferrule
d. Fixture

 
8.  A piece of trim that covers the whole where the pipe penetrates the wall.
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a. Handicap
b. Strap
c. Escutcheon
 
d. Drench shower
Option 5

 
9.  What is the required diameter of the top of the deep seal trap opening located at the
highest point of the trap to serve as a siphon breaker?
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a. 19mm
 
b. 25mm
c. 32mm
d. 38mm

 
10.  Under Section 808 of NPCP, clean running water used exclusively as a cooling
medium in an appliance, device or apparatus, may discharge into the drainage system.
Trap connection shall be by means of;
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a. a pipe connected to the inlet side of an approved fixture trap

b. the upper end terminating in a funnel shaped receptacle set adjacent
c. not less than 152 mm above the overflow rim of the fixture
d. all of the above
 
 
11.  When a minimum sized vent is increased one pipe size for its entire length  .
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a. the maximum length limitation does not apply

b. the maximum length limitation applies
 
c. is unchanged
d. is multiplied by a factor of 0.8

Correct answer
a. the maximum length limitation does not apply

 
12.  What is the minimum diameter allowed by the code for an individual vent?
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a. 32 mm
b. one-half the diameter of the drain to which it is connected
 
c. both a & b
d. neither a nor b

Correct answer
a. 32 mm

 
13.  Each such vent stack shall also be connected to the drainage stack at each fifth
floor, counting down from the uppermost fixture drain by means of a yoke vent. What is
the required size of this yoke vent?
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a. equal to the diameter of the vent stack

b. not less in diameter than neither the drainage nor the vent stack
c. not less in diameter than either the drainage or the vent stack, whichever larger
 
d. not less in diameter than either the drainage or the vent stack, whichever is smaller

Correct answer
d. not less in diameter than either the drainage or the vent stack, whichever is smaller

 
14.  It is provided, however, that one trap may serve a set of not more than;
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a. 3 single compartment sinks

 
b. 3 laundry tubs of the same depth
c. 3 lavatories immediately adjacent to each other and in the same room
d. all of the above

Correct answer
d. all of the above

 
15. copper tubing may be used for water piping when piping is above wound inside or
atop a building, or underground outside of structures with outside protective coating.

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a. Type K
 
b. Type M
c. Type L
d. Type DWV

Correct answer
b. Type M

 
16.  Plumbing law of the Philippines is called
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a. PD 1096
b. PD 856
c. RA 1364
d. RA 1378
 
 
17.  Gray water is a type of waste water that comes from:
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a. toilets
b. sinks, showers, and bathtubs
 
c. toilets and garbage disposals
d. gray water is a water color

 
18.  A  inspection shall be made when the plumbing system is roughed−in and before
fixtures are set.
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a. rough−in
 
b. first rough
c. second rough
d. final

Correct answer
d. final

 
19. means a method of venting 2 to 8 traps or trapped fixtures without providing an
individual vent for each trap or fixture.
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a. Circuit vent
 
b. Auto vent
c. Individual vent
d. Stack vent

 
20.  Best location to put soil pipes?
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a. Drywall
b. 150 mm chb wall
c. Pipe chase
 
d. Box up with column

 
21.  Private sewage disposal system shall consist of a septic tank with effluent
discharging
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a. into a subsurface disposal field

b. into one or more seepage pits
c. into a combination of subsurface disposal field and seepage pits.
 
d. all of the above

Correct answer
d. all of the above

 
22.  Joints at the roof around pipes, ducts or other appurtenances shall be made
watertight by the use of lead, copper, galvanized iron, or other approved . Exterior wall
openings shall be made watertight.
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a. fittings
b. lead
c. flashing material
 
d. gutter material

 
23.  Gutter has Semi-Circular bottom. Depth of equivalent area of rectangular gutter is
equal to
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a. 0.392 x diameter
 
b. 0.8862 x diameter
c. 0.50 x diameter
d. None of the above

 
24.  All vents within 3m of any part of the roof that is used for such other purposes shall
extend not less than how many meters above such roof and shall be securely stayed?
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a. 1.8
b. 2.1
 
c. 3.0
d. 0.9
 
25.  What is the minimum volume required for sumps and condensers when the normal
water level of such boiler or boilers is reduced not less than 102 mm?
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a. not less than ½ the volume of water removed from the boiler or boilers connected thereto
b. not less than twice the volume of water removed from the boiler or boilers connected thereto
 
c. not less than thrice the volume of water removed from the boiler or boilers connected thereto
d. not less than ½ the volume of water removed from the boiler or boilers connected thereto

 
26.  All condensers and sumps shall be properly trapped at the  with a deep seal trap
extending to within 152 mm of the bottom of the tank.
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a. inlet
b. outlet
 
c. inside
d. outside

 
27.  As per code, no trap for any clotheswasher standpipe receptor shall be installed
below the floor, what is the required roughed-in distance above the floor?
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a. not less than 15cm and not more than 45cm

b. not less than 0.45m and not more than 0.8m
c. not less than 150mm and not more than 300mm
 
d. not less than 1” and not more than 4”

Correct answer
a. not less than 15cm and not more than 45cm

 
28.  The reference in measuring the depth of a trap seal of the P-trap:
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a. Crown weir to top dip

b. Bottom dip to top dip
 
c. Inlet to outlet
d. Crown weir to bottom dip

Correct answer
a. Crown weir to top dip

 
29.  A passage under a road embankment or canal which allows for the flow of water:
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a. Gutter
b. Irrigation pipe
c. Culvert
 
d. Water trench

 
30. Are prohibited on new building sewers except for repairs and connections to existing
lines constructed with such joints.
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a. Cement Mortar Joints

b. Burned Lead Joints
 
c. Asbestos Cement Sewer Pipe Joints
d. Flared Joints

Correct answer
a. Cement Mortar Joints

 
31.  What do you call the tool specifically designed for use with faucet installation?
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a. Basin wrench
b. Specialty faucet wrench
c. Faucet tool
 
d. None of the above

Correct answer
a. Basin wrench

 
32.  Water column that seals the escape of unhealthy gases in the sanitary drainage
system.
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a. Siphon level
b. Trap or water seal
 
c. Air lock
d. Air chamber

 
33.  A pipe fitting to change in one single direction the flow of water.
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a. Elbow
 
b. Cross tee
c. Wye
d. Coupling

 
34.  It shall be supported at every one-meter interval:
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a. Lead pipe
b. Screwed pipe
c. Copper tubing
 
d. Plastic pipe

Correct answer
d. Plastic pipe

 
35.  A water closet consisting of a continuous trough containing water. The trough
extends under two or more adjacent seats.
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a. Lavatory
b. Leader
c. Local vent
d. Latrine
 
 
36.  No   shall be directly connected to any part of a plumbing or drainage system, nor
shall any water having a temperature above 60°C be discharged under pressure directly
into any part of a drainage system.
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a. steam pipe
 
b. stand pipe
c. boiler blow-off
d. none of the above

 
37.  All such metal condensers shall be protected from external corrosion by an
approved bituminous coating, what is the minimum thickness of such metal?
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a. 2.77 mm
b. 3.2mm
 
c. 19.1mm
d. 6.4mm

Correct answer
a. 2.77 mm
 
38.  What will be the result when a 4" pipe will be reduced in size in the direction of
flow?
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a. The waste will travel faster which will allow for better cleaning of the pipe.
b. This could cause blockage to build up at the reduction point
 
c. This could cause slugging in the waste system
d. This will have no effect in the drainage system.

 
39. Means a water closet, lavatory and a bathtub or shower located together on the
same floor level.
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a. Full bathroom
b. Bathroom group
c. Three-quarter bath
 
d. None of the above

 
40. Fixture traps shall have a water seal of no less than _____
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a. 2"
b. 4"
 
c. 1"
d. 1.5

Correct answer
a. 2"

 
41. The depth of the finished dam or threshold for any shower, measured from the top
of the drain, shall not be less than _____ 
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a. 2"
b. 3"
 
c. 4"
d. Either A or C

Correct answer
a. 2"

 
42. A pressure regulator with a strainer is required when the local water pressure is in
excess of ____ 
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a. 65 psi
 
b. 75 psi
c. 80 psi
d. It does not matter

Correct answer
c. 80 psi

 
43. Cast iron piping in 10 ft lengths installed horizontally, shall be supported at intervals
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a. 12’
b. 15’
c. 5‘
d. 10’
 
 
44. Which of the following can be drained through an air break 
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a. evaporative cooler
b. culinary sink
c. refrigerator
d. dishwasher
 
Correct answer
a. evaporative cooler

 
45. When connecting plastic pipe to other types of piping, the specific transition
intended shall be made with approved: 
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a. soldered joint
b. threaded joint
c. fittings and adaptors
 
d. sweated joints

 
46. Expansion joints shall be acceptable except in piping for 
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a. vents
b. hot water
 
c. steam
d. cold water

Correct answer
a. vents

 
47. The minimum size building supply by the code for water is 
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a. ¾ ‘’
b. 1 ‘’
c. ½ ‘’
 
d. 1 ¼ ‘’

Correct answer
a. ¾ ‘’

 
48. The maximum horizontal distance of a trap arm is measure from the inner edge of
the vent to the _____ 
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a. Weir of the trap

 
b. Dip of the rap
c. Inlet of the trap
d. None of the above

 
49. The minimum size trap and trap arm for a kitchen sink is _______ 
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a. 1.5 inches
b. 2 inches
c. 1 1/4 inches
 
d. Either A or B

Correct answer
a. 1.5 inches

 
50. Each drainage stack which extends 10 or more stores above the building drain shall
be served by _____ 
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a. Cleanouts
b. A parallel vent stack
c. A parallel stack vent
 
d. Straps every 10 feet
Correct answer
b. A parallel vent stack
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