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RHODE ISLAND Journeyman/Master Plumber Exam|
Questions With 100% Correct & Verified Answers
2025/2026
Plumbing Code Regulation SBC-3 - (answers)State of Rhode Island Plumbing Code
is known as:
4' 6" Below Grade - (answers)Water Services Shall Be Installed Not Less Than:
Insulated/Heated or Both - (answers)Piping installed in exterior walls or areas
subject to freezing must:
36" Below Grade - (answers)Building Sewers connected to a public sewer shall
have a minimum coverage of:
Under a water heater 6 gallons or greater that is elevated - (answers)A safe waste
pan shall be installed
2" deep with 2" clearance around heater - (answers)A safe waste pan shall be at
least
10' undisturbed compacted earth - (answers)Water service piping and building
drain/sewer shall be separated by:
Water line is installed minimum 12" above sewer line at highest point -
(answers)Water service separation distance is not required if:
, 2
50' - (answers)Distance for a septic tank/sewer to a private water supply(well) is:
6"below the roof with an approved fitting - (answers)Where frost closure is
common an increase in vent size shall take place:
"V" zone (subject to wave heights in excess of 3') - (answers)High Hazard flood
zone is:
8.0% Lead - (answers)Lead free pipe and fittings contain less than:
110 degrees - (answers)Hot water is water at temperature greater than or equal
to:
0.2% Lead - (answers)Lead free solder and flux contain no more than
0.5 inches - (answers)Strainer plates on drain lines for rodent proofing must have
openings:
Two pipe size greater than the pipe passing through it - (answers)Sleeves for pipes
passing through foundation walls or under footings shall be:
500' - (answers)Travel distance to toilet facilities in merchantile/occupancies are:
, 3
300' - (answers)Travel distance to toilet facilities in covered malls are:
15" - (answers)Water closets, bidets or lavatories shall have a clearance from
center of fixture to wall of:
21" - (answers)The required clearance from front of fixture to a wall, door or
other fixture is:
3" - (answers)Minimum size floor drains for public laundries or central washing
facilities is:
1 1/2" - (answers)Shower waste outlets shall be minimum of:
3" - (answers)Minimum size removable strainer for shower compartments are:
.25 inches - (answers)Minimum size floor drain strainer opening is:
4 pounds per square foot - (answers)Sheet lead shall not weigh less than:
12 ounces per square foot - (answers)Sheet copper shall not weigh less than:
RHODE ISLAND Journeyman/Master Plumber Exam|
Questions With 100% Correct & Verified Answers
2025/2026
Plumbing Code Regulation SBC-3 - (answers)State of Rhode Island Plumbing Code
is known as:
4' 6" Below Grade - (answers)Water Services Shall Be Installed Not Less Than:
Insulated/Heated or Both - (answers)Piping installed in exterior walls or areas
subject to freezing must:
36" Below Grade - (answers)Building Sewers connected to a public sewer shall
have a minimum coverage of:
Under a water heater 6 gallons or greater that is elevated - (answers)A safe waste
pan shall be installed
2" deep with 2" clearance around heater - (answers)A safe waste pan shall be at
least
10' undisturbed compacted earth - (answers)Water service piping and building
drain/sewer shall be separated by:
Water line is installed minimum 12" above sewer line at highest point -
(answers)Water service separation distance is not required if:
, 2
50' - (answers)Distance for a septic tank/sewer to a private water supply(well) is:
6"below the roof with an approved fitting - (answers)Where frost closure is
common an increase in vent size shall take place:
"V" zone (subject to wave heights in excess of 3') - (answers)High Hazard flood
zone is:
8.0% Lead - (answers)Lead free pipe and fittings contain less than:
110 degrees - (answers)Hot water is water at temperature greater than or equal
to:
0.2% Lead - (answers)Lead free solder and flux contain no more than
0.5 inches - (answers)Strainer plates on drain lines for rodent proofing must have
openings:
Two pipe size greater than the pipe passing through it - (answers)Sleeves for pipes
passing through foundation walls or under footings shall be:
500' - (answers)Travel distance to toilet facilities in merchantile/occupancies are:
, 3
300' - (answers)Travel distance to toilet facilities in covered malls are:
15" - (answers)Water closets, bidets or lavatories shall have a clearance from
center of fixture to wall of:
21" - (answers)The required clearance from front of fixture to a wall, door or
other fixture is:
3" - (answers)Minimum size floor drains for public laundries or central washing
facilities is:
1 1/2" - (answers)Shower waste outlets shall be minimum of:
3" - (answers)Minimum size removable strainer for shower compartments are:
.25 inches - (answers)Minimum size floor drain strainer opening is:
4 pounds per square foot - (answers)Sheet lead shall not weigh less than:
12 ounces per square foot - (answers)Sheet copper shall not weigh less than:
