ICC FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE TEXT.

ICC FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE TEXT. "Where earthquake loads are applicable in accordance with the building code, plumbing piping supports must be designed and installed for the seismic forces in accordance with the _____________________. A. International Earthquake Code B. Seismic Support Mechanical Handbook C. International Building Code D. any of these !" - CORRECT ANSWER C "What is the maximum number of drainage fixture units allowed to discharge into one branch interval of a waste drainage system if the waste stack size is 1.5 inches. A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8!" - CORRECT ANSWER A ) "When testing a drainage system each section must be tested with not less than a ______________ head of water. A. 2-foot (610 mm) B. 5-foot (1524 mm) C. 10-foot (3048 mm) D. 20-foot (6096 mm)!" - CORRECT ANSWER C ) "The principal pipe artery to which branches are connected A. MAIN B. VENT C. STACK D. INTERCEPTOR!" - CORRECT ANSWER A ) "Water, soil and waste pipes must not be installed outside of a building, in attics or crawl spaces, concealed in outsidewalls, or in any other place subjected to freezing temperature unless adequate provision is made to protect such pipes from freezing by __________________________. A. heat B. insulation C. fiberglass D. insulation or heat or both!" - CORRECT ANSWER D "Each fixture trap must have a liquid seal of not less than _______ and not more than _______, or deeper for special designs relating to accessible fixtures. A. 1 inches (25 mm), 4 inches (102 mm) B. 2 inches (51 mm), 4 inches (102 mm) C. 4 inches (102 mm), 8 inches (204 mm) D. 2 inches (51 mm), 8 inches (204 mm)!" - CORRECT ANSWER B "The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture or other device and the flood level rim of the receptacle. A. AIR GAP (Drainage System). B. AIR GAP (Water Distribution System). C. ANTISIPHON D. BACKFLOW!" - CORRECT ANSWER B "One flushing devices for water closets and urinals, can not serve more than _____ fixtures). A. one B. two C. four D. eight!" - CORRECT ANSWER A "For a horizontal stack offset that is located more than four branch intervals below the top of the stack, the portion of the stack above the offset must be sized as for a vertical stack based on ____________________ A. the size of the offset B. the total number of drainage fixture units above the offset. C. the 2 foot rule D. none of the above!" - CORRECT ANSWER B "Conductor pipes for storm drains must not be used as __________________, and vent pipes shall not be used as ____________. A. soil, waste or vent pipes, conductors B. storm sewer drain pipes, conductors C. conductor pipes, conductor pipes D. any of these!" - CORRECT ANSWER A "Cleanouts must be installed at each change of direction greater than 45 degrees (0.79 rad) in the building sewer, building drain and horizontal waste or soil lines. Where more than one change of direction occurs in a run of piping, only one cleanout shall be required for each ___________________ of developed length of the drainage piping. A. 40 feet (12 192 mm) B. 80 feet (24 384 mm) C. 100 feet (30 480 mm) D. 200 feet (60 960 mm!" - CORRECT ANSWER A "The water service pipe must be sized to supply water to a structure in the quantities and at the pressures required in the International Plumbing Code [IPC]. The minimum diameter of water service pipe is _________ . A. 3/4 inch (19.1 mm) B. 1 inch (25.4 mm) C. 1.25 inch (32) D. 1.5 inches (38 mm)!" - CORRECT ANSWER A "Each water closet, urinal, clinical sink and any plumbing fixture that depends on _____________ to discharge the fixture contents to the drainage system must be provided with a flushometer valve, flushometer tank or a flush tank designed and installed to supply water in quantity and rate of flow to flush the contents of the fixture, cleanse the fixture and refill the fixture trap. A. trap siphonage B. gravity C. overflow drainage D. none of these!" - CORRECT ANSWER A "Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system that is deleterious to surface or subsurface waters must not be ___________________ unless it has first been rendered innocuous through subjection to an approved form of treatment. A. discharged into the ground or into any waterway B. discharged into the ground C. discharged into any waterway D. recycled!" - CORRECT ANSWER A