Texas Master Plumber Test
1. Before work commences, a per- 100% penalty (double the normal fee)
mit must be obtained or a
________________ will be charged.
2. Air Gap The vertical distance between the opening of the
water supply and the flood level rim of a receptacle
3. Branch Any part of the piping system except a riser, main or
stack.
4. Branch Vent A vent connecting one or more individual vents with
a vent stack or stack vent
5. Building Drain The lowest part of the drainage system which re-
ceives waste from soil and waste pipes and connects
to the building sewer
6. Building Sewer Drainage piping that conveys waste from the build-
ing drain to the public sewer or disposal system.
7. Cleanout An access opening in the drainage system used to
remove obstructions.
8. Combination Fixture Two or three compartment sink drained by a contin-
uous waste connected to one trap
9. Combination Waste and Vent Sys- A horizontal wet venting system for sinks and floor
tem drains
10. Common Vent A single vent serving as the vent for two fixture drains
11. Critical Level An elevation mark on a vacuum breaker setting the
minimum elevation the device can be installed above
the flood level rim of a fixture
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12. Cross Connection An actual or potential tie between potable water and
any source of pollution or contamination
13. Developed Length A measurement of piping take along the centerline of
pipe and fittings
14. Drain Any pipe that conveys water waste in the drainage
system
15. Indirect Waste A waste pipe that drains through an air gap to the
drainage system
16. Individual Vent A pipe installed to vent one fixture trap. It may con-
nect to the vent system above the fixture or terminate
in the open air
17. Main The primary or principal pipe to which branches are
connected
18. Potable Water Water that is sufficiently free of impurities to meet
public health standards
19. Yoke Vent A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack
to a vent stack for the purpose of preventing pressure
changes in the stack.
20. Yoke vent is required for every ___ 5
floors
21. Circuit Vent Vent providing air for a battery of fixtures
22. A battery of fixtures can contain up 8
to _______ fixtures
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23. Rough In Parts of the plumbing system that are installed prior
to the installation of fixtures.
24. Soil Pipe A drain pipe conveying sewage containing fecal mat-
ter
25. Stack Vent The extension of a soil waste stack above the highest
fixture served
26. Trap A device that provides a water seal to prevent the
passage of sewer gas and allow the passage of waste
27. Trap Seal Vertical distance between the crown weir and top dip
of the trap
28. Vacuum Breaker A backflow preventer that allows air to a vacuum
being pulled on a system
29. Vent Stack A vertical vent installed primarily to provide circula-
tion of air to and from the drainage system.
30. Vertical Pipe Pipe that makes an angle of 45 degrees or more with
the horizontal
31. Where does circuit vent/loop vent go Between the upper 2 fixtures
to serve a battery of fixtures?
32. No __________ shall be deposited into dangerous, flammable, poisonous or explosive liq-
the drainage system. uids
33. Pipes shall be protected from break- when passing under or through walls.
age _________.
34. 45 degree bearing plane
1. Before work commences, a per- 100% penalty (double the normal fee)
mit must be obtained or a
________________ will be charged.
2. Air Gap The vertical distance between the opening of the
water supply and the flood level rim of a receptacle
3. Branch Any part of the piping system except a riser, main or
stack.
4. Branch Vent A vent connecting one or more individual vents with
a vent stack or stack vent
5. Building Drain The lowest part of the drainage system which re-
ceives waste from soil and waste pipes and connects
to the building sewer
6. Building Sewer Drainage piping that conveys waste from the build-
ing drain to the public sewer or disposal system.
7. Cleanout An access opening in the drainage system used to
remove obstructions.
8. Combination Fixture Two or three compartment sink drained by a contin-
uous waste connected to one trap
9. Combination Waste and Vent Sys- A horizontal wet venting system for sinks and floor
tem drains
10. Common Vent A single vent serving as the vent for two fixture drains
11. Critical Level An elevation mark on a vacuum breaker setting the
minimum elevation the device can be installed above
the flood level rim of a fixture
, Texas Master Plumber Test
12. Cross Connection An actual or potential tie between potable water and
any source of pollution or contamination
13. Developed Length A measurement of piping take along the centerline of
pipe and fittings
14. Drain Any pipe that conveys water waste in the drainage
system
15. Indirect Waste A waste pipe that drains through an air gap to the
drainage system
16. Individual Vent A pipe installed to vent one fixture trap. It may con-
nect to the vent system above the fixture or terminate
in the open air
17. Main The primary or principal pipe to which branches are
connected
18. Potable Water Water that is sufficiently free of impurities to meet
public health standards
19. Yoke Vent A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack
to a vent stack for the purpose of preventing pressure
changes in the stack.
20. Yoke vent is required for every ___ 5
floors
21. Circuit Vent Vent providing air for a battery of fixtures
22. A battery of fixtures can contain up 8
to _______ fixtures
, Texas Master Plumber Test
23. Rough In Parts of the plumbing system that are installed prior
to the installation of fixtures.
24. Soil Pipe A drain pipe conveying sewage containing fecal mat-
ter
25. Stack Vent The extension of a soil waste stack above the highest
fixture served
26. Trap A device that provides a water seal to prevent the
passage of sewer gas and allow the passage of waste
27. Trap Seal Vertical distance between the crown weir and top dip
of the trap
28. Vacuum Breaker A backflow preventer that allows air to a vacuum
being pulled on a system
29. Vent Stack A vertical vent installed primarily to provide circula-
tion of air to and from the drainage system.
30. Vertical Pipe Pipe that makes an angle of 45 degrees or more with
the horizontal
31. Where does circuit vent/loop vent go Between the upper 2 fixtures
to serve a battery of fixtures?
32. No __________ shall be deposited into dangerous, flammable, poisonous or explosive liq-
the drainage system. uids
33. Pipes shall be protected from break- when passing under or through walls.
age _________.
34. 45 degree bearing plane
