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Maine Journeyman Plumbing Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR NEW!!
QUESTION: A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects
A) Continuous vent
B) Yoke Vent
C) Up Vent
D) Standard Vent - ANSWER-Continuous vent
QUESTION: a specially designed system of waste piping embodying the horizontal wet venting
of one or more sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste and vent pipe adequately
sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain
A) Combination Waste and Vent system
B) Drain air system
C) Oversized drain
D) Flat Drain - ANSWER-Combination Waste and vent system
QUESTION: Where parallel vertical stacks are installed, the connection for the soil stacks shall
be via:
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A) Backflow tee
B) Typical Wye
C) Drain Tee
D) Yoke Vent - ANSWER-Yoke vent
QUESTION: You are looking at a 16 foot long cylinder that is 4 feet wide. If it is entirely full, how
much water is in the cylinder?
A) 200.96
B)256
C) 300 - ANSWER-200.96
Volume is (Pie X R^2)xHeight
(3.14x2^2) X 16 =200.96
QUESTION: The Volume of the cylinder is 200.96 cubic feet, many gallons of water is that?
A) 1503
B) 1600
C) 1000
D) 1263.72 - ANSWER-7.48 gallons per cubic foot
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(200.96 X 7.48) = 1503.2 gallons
QUESTION: Developed Length - ANSWER-The length along the center of the pipe and fitting
QUESTION: Vertical pipe - ANSWER-any pipe or fitting installed in a vertical position or which
forms an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical line
QUESTION: potable water - ANSWER-water that is safe to drink, use in culinary and domestic
purposes
QUESTION: a stack is - ANSWER-a vertical pipe
QUESTION: branch - ANSWER-Horizontal pipe
QUESTION: parts of a trap - ANSWER-
QUESTION: Yoke vent - ANSWER-A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent
stack for the purpose of preventing pressure changes in the stack
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QUESTION: PEX Pipe - ANSWER-Polyethylene cross link
QUESTION: Wet Vent - ANSWER-A vent which also serves as a drain
QUESTION: invert - ANSWER-The lowest point of the inside of a drain, pipe, channel, or other
liquid-carrying conduit.
QUESTION: Trap Primer - ANSWER-A device and system of piping that maintains a water seal in
a remote trap.
QUESTION: Static Pressure - ANSWER-the pressure existing without any flow motion.
QUESTION: Main Vent (Vent Stack) - ANSWER-principal artery of the venting system
When Plumbing code conflicts with mechanical code, which shall prevail? - ANSWER-Plumbing
code
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Maine Journeyman Plumbing Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR NEW!!
QUESTION: A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects
A) Continuous vent
B) Yoke Vent
C) Up Vent
D) Standard Vent - ANSWER-Continuous vent
QUESTION: a specially designed system of waste piping embodying the horizontal wet venting
of one or more sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste and vent pipe adequately
sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain
A) Combination Waste and Vent system
B) Drain air system
C) Oversized drain
D) Flat Drain - ANSWER-Combination Waste and vent system
QUESTION: Where parallel vertical stacks are installed, the connection for the soil stacks shall
be via:
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A) Backflow tee
B) Typical Wye
C) Drain Tee
D) Yoke Vent - ANSWER-Yoke vent
QUESTION: You are looking at a 16 foot long cylinder that is 4 feet wide. If it is entirely full, how
much water is in the cylinder?
A) 200.96
B)256
C) 300 - ANSWER-200.96
Volume is (Pie X R^2)xHeight
(3.14x2^2) X 16 =200.96
QUESTION: The Volume of the cylinder is 200.96 cubic feet, many gallons of water is that?
A) 1503
B) 1600
C) 1000
D) 1263.72 - ANSWER-7.48 gallons per cubic foot
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(200.96 X 7.48) = 1503.2 gallons
QUESTION: Developed Length - ANSWER-The length along the center of the pipe and fitting
QUESTION: Vertical pipe - ANSWER-any pipe or fitting installed in a vertical position or which
forms an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical line
QUESTION: potable water - ANSWER-water that is safe to drink, use in culinary and domestic
purposes
QUESTION: a stack is - ANSWER-a vertical pipe
QUESTION: branch - ANSWER-Horizontal pipe
QUESTION: parts of a trap - ANSWER-
QUESTION: Yoke vent - ANSWER-A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent
stack for the purpose of preventing pressure changes in the stack
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QUESTION: PEX Pipe - ANSWER-Polyethylene cross link
QUESTION: Wet Vent - ANSWER-A vent which also serves as a drain
QUESTION: invert - ANSWER-The lowest point of the inside of a drain, pipe, channel, or other
liquid-carrying conduit.
QUESTION: Trap Primer - ANSWER-A device and system of piping that maintains a water seal in
a remote trap.
QUESTION: Static Pressure - ANSWER-the pressure existing without any flow motion.
QUESTION: Main Vent (Vent Stack) - ANSWER-principal artery of the venting system
When Plumbing code conflicts with mechanical code, which shall prevail? - ANSWER-Plumbing
code
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