TYLER'S PLUMBING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
True or False: A vanity lavatory is a lavatory in which the basin mounts on top of the
countertop. - Answer-False
True or False: Emergency plumping fixtures are categorized by the part of the body the
fixture is intended to provide relief for. - Answer-True
True or False: There are eight urinal design: siphon-jet, blow out, wash out, wash down,
stall, trough, non water, and hybrid. - Answer-True
True or False: There are no specific plumbing code requirements for the setting of
drinking fountains other than to follow the manufacturer's installation instructions. -
Answer-True
True or False: Besides an air gap, a common type of back flow prevention device is an
AVB. - Answer-True
True or False: A garderobe was essentially a waste shoot from upper areas of the
castle used to deposit excrement into a cesspit below. - Answer-True
True or False: The goal of most of Dr. Roy B. Hunters research was to eliminate the
very serious problem of cholera. - Answer-False
True or False: An increaser should be used in the drainage system only to increase the
size of pipe, not to decrease the size of pipe in the direction of wastewater flow. -
Answer-True
True or False: An air break is a device designed and installed to separate and retain
deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter from normal wastes and permit normal
sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity. - Answer-
False
True or False: Branch connections are not allowed within 1' of vertical offset fittings. -
Answer-False
True or False: Only one water closet may discharge into a stack on a 3" horizontal
branch of 18" or shorter in length if the branch is connected to the stack by a wye type
fitting. - Answer-True
, True or False: When a stack offsets at more than 30° from the vertical, the offset
becomes a horizontal pipe. - Answer-False
True or False: PVC pipe has no minimum width for a trench other than that needed to
properly make pipe connections. - Answer-False
True or False: A septic tank should be inspected at least yearly to determine the amount
of sludge at the bottom of the tank and width of the scum layer at the top of the effluent.
- Answer-True
True or False: Black water includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, lavatories,
clothes washers, and laundry tubs. - Answer-False
True or False: An indirect waste pipe is a drain pipe that does not connect directly into
the building's drainage system but flows into a drain system via an air break or air gap
above a receptacle, interceptor, vented trap, or vented and trapped fixture. - Answer-
True
The two national model plumbing codes are the _______. - Answer-UPC an IPC
A(n) _______ is a support system that is completely concealed in the wall and supports
the load of the fixture by means of a suitable face plate and base support firmly
anchored to the floor. - Answer-Carrier Fitting
Water hammer arrestors come in _______ general types. - Answer-Two
A plumping appliance with only potable water supply connections is a _______. -
Answer-Water Heater
Waste receptors used for indirect waste from chemicals and other corrosive wastes
must be made of _______ materials. - Answer-Non-Corrosive
The most common _______ are floor sinks and floor drains, but an open and trapped
waste pipe used to collect indirect waste, such as clothes washer standpipe, can also
be used. - Answer-Receptors
A water _______ is a plumbing fixture that is manually controlled by the user for the
purpose of dispensing potable drinking water into a receptacle such as a cup, glass, or
bottle. - Answer-Dispenser
Identification of gray water discharge pipes is normally done with _______ pipe or pipe
markers. - Answer-Purple
According to the UPC, "_______" is having a direct access without the necessity of
removing a panel, door, or similar obstruction. - Answer-Readily Accessible
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
True or False: A vanity lavatory is a lavatory in which the basin mounts on top of the
countertop. - Answer-False
True or False: Emergency plumping fixtures are categorized by the part of the body the
fixture is intended to provide relief for. - Answer-True
True or False: There are eight urinal design: siphon-jet, blow out, wash out, wash down,
stall, trough, non water, and hybrid. - Answer-True
True or False: There are no specific plumbing code requirements for the setting of
drinking fountains other than to follow the manufacturer's installation instructions. -
Answer-True
True or False: Besides an air gap, a common type of back flow prevention device is an
AVB. - Answer-True
True or False: A garderobe was essentially a waste shoot from upper areas of the
castle used to deposit excrement into a cesspit below. - Answer-True
True or False: The goal of most of Dr. Roy B. Hunters research was to eliminate the
very serious problem of cholera. - Answer-False
True or False: An increaser should be used in the drainage system only to increase the
size of pipe, not to decrease the size of pipe in the direction of wastewater flow. -
Answer-True
True or False: An air break is a device designed and installed to separate and retain
deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter from normal wastes and permit normal
sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity. - Answer-
False
True or False: Branch connections are not allowed within 1' of vertical offset fittings. -
Answer-False
True or False: Only one water closet may discharge into a stack on a 3" horizontal
branch of 18" or shorter in length if the branch is connected to the stack by a wye type
fitting. - Answer-True
, True or False: When a stack offsets at more than 30° from the vertical, the offset
becomes a horizontal pipe. - Answer-False
True or False: PVC pipe has no minimum width for a trench other than that needed to
properly make pipe connections. - Answer-False
True or False: A septic tank should be inspected at least yearly to determine the amount
of sludge at the bottom of the tank and width of the scum layer at the top of the effluent.
- Answer-True
True or False: Black water includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, lavatories,
clothes washers, and laundry tubs. - Answer-False
True or False: An indirect waste pipe is a drain pipe that does not connect directly into
the building's drainage system but flows into a drain system via an air break or air gap
above a receptacle, interceptor, vented trap, or vented and trapped fixture. - Answer-
True
The two national model plumbing codes are the _______. - Answer-UPC an IPC
A(n) _______ is a support system that is completely concealed in the wall and supports
the load of the fixture by means of a suitable face plate and base support firmly
anchored to the floor. - Answer-Carrier Fitting
Water hammer arrestors come in _______ general types. - Answer-Two
A plumping appliance with only potable water supply connections is a _______. -
Answer-Water Heater
Waste receptors used for indirect waste from chemicals and other corrosive wastes
must be made of _______ materials. - Answer-Non-Corrosive
The most common _______ are floor sinks and floor drains, but an open and trapped
waste pipe used to collect indirect waste, such as clothes washer standpipe, can also
be used. - Answer-Receptors
A water _______ is a plumbing fixture that is manually controlled by the user for the
purpose of dispensing potable drinking water into a receptacle such as a cup, glass, or
bottle. - Answer-Dispenser
Identification of gray water discharge pipes is normally done with _______ pipe or pipe
markers. - Answer-Purple
According to the UPC, "_______" is having a direct access without the necessity of
removing a panel, door, or similar obstruction. - Answer-Readily Accessible
