PLUMBING CODE - TEXAS MASTER PLUMBING
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Covers maintaining, permitting & inspecting the plumbing system. -
ANSWER: Ch. 1 Administration
The owner/owner's agent responsible for maintaining safe
conditions in the plumbing system. - ANSWER: is
Before continuing work, a permit must be obtained or a %
penalty (double the normal fee) will be charged. - ANSWER: 100
All underground piping be left uncovered until inspected. -
ANSWER: shall
The has the authority to stop work being done
dangerously or unsafely. - ANSWER: inspector
The verticle distance b/w the opening of the water supply & the
flood level rim of a receptacle is an . - ANSWER: air gap
Any part of the piping system except risers, mains, or stacks is called a
. - ANSWER: branch
A connects individual vents w/a stack vent or
vent stack. - ANSWER: branch vent
The is the lowest part of the drainage system
which receives waste from soil and waste pipes and connects to the
building sewer. - ANSWER: building drain
Drainage piping that conveys waste from the building drain to the
public sewer or disposal system is the . - ANSWER:
building sewer
, A is an access opening in the drainage system
used to remove obstructions. - ANSWER: cleanout
2 or 3 compartment sink drained by a continuous waste connected to
one trap is a . - ANSWER: combo fixture
A horizontal wet venting system for sinks & floor drains is a
&
. - ANSWER: combo waste & vent system
A single vent serving as the vent for two fixture drains is a
. - ANSWER: common vent
A is an elevation mark on a vacuum breaker
setting the minimum elevation the device can be installed above the
flood level rim of a fixture. - ANSWER: critical level
A is an actual or potential tie b/w potable
water & any source of pollution or contamination. - ANSWER:
cross connection
is a measurement of piping taken along the centerline of pipe &
fittings. - ANSWER: Developed length
A is any pipe that conveys wastewater in the
drainage system. - ANSWER: drain
is a waste pipe that drains thru an air gap to the drainage
system. - ANSWER: Indirect waste
An is a pipe installed to vent a fixture
trap and may connect to the vent system above the fixture served
or terminate in the open air. - ANSWER: individual vent
The primary or principal pipe to which branches are connected is called
the
. - ANSWER: main
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Covers maintaining, permitting & inspecting the plumbing system. -
ANSWER: Ch. 1 Administration
The owner/owner's agent responsible for maintaining safe
conditions in the plumbing system. - ANSWER: is
Before continuing work, a permit must be obtained or a %
penalty (double the normal fee) will be charged. - ANSWER: 100
All underground piping be left uncovered until inspected. -
ANSWER: shall
The has the authority to stop work being done
dangerously or unsafely. - ANSWER: inspector
The verticle distance b/w the opening of the water supply & the
flood level rim of a receptacle is an . - ANSWER: air gap
Any part of the piping system except risers, mains, or stacks is called a
. - ANSWER: branch
A connects individual vents w/a stack vent or
vent stack. - ANSWER: branch vent
The is the lowest part of the drainage system
which receives waste from soil and waste pipes and connects to the
building sewer. - ANSWER: building drain
Drainage piping that conveys waste from the building drain to the
public sewer or disposal system is the . - ANSWER:
building sewer
, A is an access opening in the drainage system
used to remove obstructions. - ANSWER: cleanout
2 or 3 compartment sink drained by a continuous waste connected to
one trap is a . - ANSWER: combo fixture
A horizontal wet venting system for sinks & floor drains is a
&
. - ANSWER: combo waste & vent system
A single vent serving as the vent for two fixture drains is a
. - ANSWER: common vent
A is an elevation mark on a vacuum breaker
setting the minimum elevation the device can be installed above the
flood level rim of a fixture. - ANSWER: critical level
A is an actual or potential tie b/w potable
water & any source of pollution or contamination. - ANSWER:
cross connection
is a measurement of piping taken along the centerline of pipe &
fittings. - ANSWER: Developed length
A is any pipe that conveys wastewater in the
drainage system. - ANSWER: drain
is a waste pipe that drains thru an air gap to the drainage
system. - ANSWER: Indirect waste
An is a pipe installed to vent a fixture
trap and may connect to the vent system above the fixture served
or terminate in the open air. - ANSWER: individual vent
The primary or principal pipe to which branches are connected is called
the
. - ANSWER: main
