MASTER PLUMBER FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔circuit vent - ✔✔a group vent which starts infront of the extreme fixture connection
on a horizontal branch and connects to the vent stack
✔✔looped vent - ✔✔vent used for islands and lavatories away from the wall and vent
branch
✔✔pump circuit system - ✔✔system used to produce a more efficient circulation of hot
water to the upper floor levels of a multi storey building
circulation of hot water by means of mechanical device
✔✔zdownfeed & gravity return system - ✔✔system of where hot water rises on the the
highest point of the plumbing system and travels to the fixture via gravity
✔✔relief vent - ✔✔A vent to relieve the pressure ahead of moving effluent in a
horizontal fixture branch.
✔✔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
✔✔5 - ✔✔yoke vent is required for every ___ floors
✔✔.6 - ✔✔house sewer is part of the plumbing system which extends ____ m from the
foundation of the wall of the building
✔✔invert - ✔✔lowest part of the inside face of any pipe
✔✔crown - ✔✔highest part of the inside face of any pipe
✔✔spring line - ✔✔the midpoint level of a pipe
✔✔clevice - ✔✔pipe hanger for pipes with pressure
shape: ---o---
✔✔bending pin - ✔✔tool used for straightening or bending lead pipe
✔✔tailpiece - ✔✔pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of a plumbing fixture to a trap
✔✔slip joint - ✔✔adjustable tubing connection consisting of a compression nut, friction
ring, and compression washer
,✔✔building subdrain - ✔✔that portion of an underground system, which cannot drain by
gravity into the building sewer
✔✔subsoil drain - ✔✔an underground drainpipe that receives only sub-surface or
seepage water and convey it to a sump for disposal by gravity flow or by lift pump
✔✔15 - ✔✔cleanout is required every ____m run of pipes
✔✔upper terminal - ✔✔each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided a cleanout at its
____
✔✔1.5 - ✔✔pipe runs that don't need a cleanout
✔✔135 - ✔✔additional cleanout is to be provided for every line of pipe exceed ____ in
angle
✔✔after - ✔✔cleanouts shall be provided ____ interceptors
✔✔305 - ✔✔clearance needed in front of a 51mm or less cleanout
✔✔450 - ✔✔clearance needed in front of a >51mm cleanout
✔✔750 - ✔✔clearance of underfloor cleanout to the nearest well
✔✔450 - ✔✔clearance of an underfloor cleanout to the upper slab
✔✔countersunk - ✔✔type of cleanout installed where raised heads may cause hazard
to uisers or vehicles
✔✔9.79 kpa - ✔✔difference in pressure per meter of elevation
✔✔6.895 - ✔✔______ kpa = 1 psi
✔✔french drain - ✔✔a covering for trench normally used for provincial cities using the
curb and gutter
✔✔200 - ✔✔minimum mm for gutter
✔✔1:3 - ✔✔ratio of allowable offsets
✔✔2" - ✔✔minimum depth of floor drain outlet to crown of drain pipe
✔✔3 - ✔✔maximum number of water closets for one horizontal 3" soil pipe
,✔✔4 - ✔✔maximum number of water closets for one vertical 3" soil pipe
✔✔largest building sewer - ✔✔minimum aggregate cross sectional area of all venting
pipes
✔✔152 - ✔✔minimum mm of vent vertical rise from flood level rim of fixtures
✔✔union - ✔✔
✔✔union - ✔✔designed to allow quick and convenient disconnection of pipes for
maintenance or fixture replacement
✔✔neoprene rubber compression gasket - ✔✔used on CIPs using a compression joint
✔✔o-ring - ✔✔used on CIPs with hubless joint
✔✔threaded joints - ✔✔joinery used for galvanized iron, steel, and plastic pipes
✔✔male threads - ✔✔pipe joint material should be applied on
✔✔soldering nipple or caulking ferrule - ✔✔joints between lead pip and cast iron or
wrought iron shall be of ____
✔✔standard flare - ✔✔2 types of compression fittings
✔✔cement mortar joint - ✔✔joinery used in concrete pipes
✔✔burned lead joint - ✔✔used for lead jointery
✔✔neoprene rubber rings + coupling of same material - ✔✔used in asbestos cement
sewer pipe joint
✔✔flange joint - ✔✔joint consisting of 2 companion flanges bolted together and made
leak proof by means of a gasket
✔✔heat fusion joint - ✔✔joint used on thermoplastic pipes where both pieces are
simultaneously heat and pressed together
✔✔flange joint - ✔✔lNl
✔✔weld - ✔✔--xNx--
, ✔✔screw - ✔✔-N-
✔✔soldered - ✔✔-oNo-
✔✔6" - ✔✔diameter of pipe conveying main to house supply
✔✔lead cadmium arsenic - ✔✔common harmful substances normally contained in pipe
material
✔✔polyethylene pipe - ✔✔
✔✔galvanized steel or iron - ✔✔traditional piping material
✔✔lead cadmium arsenic - ✔✔most probable contaminants infused in piping material`
✔✔galvanized steel or iron - ✔✔material used in traditional piping
✔✔type K - ✔✔thickest usable copper pipe diameter size for drainage; normally used
for deep underground burial such as under sidewalks and streets, with a suitable
corrosion protection coating or continuous polyethylene sleeve as required by code.
✔✔Polybutylene - ✔✔a flexible non-metallic material that can be used in hot and cold
drinking piping lines
✔✔PVC - ✔✔usually white in default color and is used only for carrying cold water
✔✔ABS - ✔✔black in default and mainly used for DWV. can be connected to metal
pipes
✔✔Polyethylene cross link - ✔✔PEX
✔✔ABS - ✔✔acrylonitrite butadiene styrene
✔✔CPVC - ✔✔yellow in default color, hot and cold water. but can't be burried. cheap
but lacks long term durability
✔✔PVC - ✔✔becomes brittle when exposed outside or to too much heat
✔✔HDPE - ✔✔normally used for drainage which can withstand high temperatures and
pressure
✔✔MDPE - ✔✔PE that can withstand higher internal pressure due to its flexibility.
normally used for long distance water drinking piping
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔circuit vent - ✔✔a group vent which starts infront of the extreme fixture connection
on a horizontal branch and connects to the vent stack
✔✔looped vent - ✔✔vent used for islands and lavatories away from the wall and vent
branch
✔✔pump circuit system - ✔✔system used to produce a more efficient circulation of hot
water to the upper floor levels of a multi storey building
circulation of hot water by means of mechanical device
✔✔zdownfeed & gravity return system - ✔✔system of where hot water rises on the the
highest point of the plumbing system and travels to the fixture via gravity
✔✔relief vent - ✔✔A vent to relieve the pressure ahead of moving effluent in a
horizontal fixture branch.
✔✔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
✔✔5 - ✔✔yoke vent is required for every ___ floors
✔✔.6 - ✔✔house sewer is part of the plumbing system which extends ____ m from the
foundation of the wall of the building
✔✔invert - ✔✔lowest part of the inside face of any pipe
✔✔crown - ✔✔highest part of the inside face of any pipe
✔✔spring line - ✔✔the midpoint level of a pipe
✔✔clevice - ✔✔pipe hanger for pipes with pressure
shape: ---o---
✔✔bending pin - ✔✔tool used for straightening or bending lead pipe
✔✔tailpiece - ✔✔pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of a plumbing fixture to a trap
✔✔slip joint - ✔✔adjustable tubing connection consisting of a compression nut, friction
ring, and compression washer
,✔✔building subdrain - ✔✔that portion of an underground system, which cannot drain by
gravity into the building sewer
✔✔subsoil drain - ✔✔an underground drainpipe that receives only sub-surface or
seepage water and convey it to a sump for disposal by gravity flow or by lift pump
✔✔15 - ✔✔cleanout is required every ____m run of pipes
✔✔upper terminal - ✔✔each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided a cleanout at its
____
✔✔1.5 - ✔✔pipe runs that don't need a cleanout
✔✔135 - ✔✔additional cleanout is to be provided for every line of pipe exceed ____ in
angle
✔✔after - ✔✔cleanouts shall be provided ____ interceptors
✔✔305 - ✔✔clearance needed in front of a 51mm or less cleanout
✔✔450 - ✔✔clearance needed in front of a >51mm cleanout
✔✔750 - ✔✔clearance of underfloor cleanout to the nearest well
✔✔450 - ✔✔clearance of an underfloor cleanout to the upper slab
✔✔countersunk - ✔✔type of cleanout installed where raised heads may cause hazard
to uisers or vehicles
✔✔9.79 kpa - ✔✔difference in pressure per meter of elevation
✔✔6.895 - ✔✔______ kpa = 1 psi
✔✔french drain - ✔✔a covering for trench normally used for provincial cities using the
curb and gutter
✔✔200 - ✔✔minimum mm for gutter
✔✔1:3 - ✔✔ratio of allowable offsets
✔✔2" - ✔✔minimum depth of floor drain outlet to crown of drain pipe
✔✔3 - ✔✔maximum number of water closets for one horizontal 3" soil pipe
,✔✔4 - ✔✔maximum number of water closets for one vertical 3" soil pipe
✔✔largest building sewer - ✔✔minimum aggregate cross sectional area of all venting
pipes
✔✔152 - ✔✔minimum mm of vent vertical rise from flood level rim of fixtures
✔✔union - ✔✔
✔✔union - ✔✔designed to allow quick and convenient disconnection of pipes for
maintenance or fixture replacement
✔✔neoprene rubber compression gasket - ✔✔used on CIPs using a compression joint
✔✔o-ring - ✔✔used on CIPs with hubless joint
✔✔threaded joints - ✔✔joinery used for galvanized iron, steel, and plastic pipes
✔✔male threads - ✔✔pipe joint material should be applied on
✔✔soldering nipple or caulking ferrule - ✔✔joints between lead pip and cast iron or
wrought iron shall be of ____
✔✔standard flare - ✔✔2 types of compression fittings
✔✔cement mortar joint - ✔✔joinery used in concrete pipes
✔✔burned lead joint - ✔✔used for lead jointery
✔✔neoprene rubber rings + coupling of same material - ✔✔used in asbestos cement
sewer pipe joint
✔✔flange joint - ✔✔joint consisting of 2 companion flanges bolted together and made
leak proof by means of a gasket
✔✔heat fusion joint - ✔✔joint used on thermoplastic pipes where both pieces are
simultaneously heat and pressed together
✔✔flange joint - ✔✔lNl
✔✔weld - ✔✔--xNx--
, ✔✔screw - ✔✔-N-
✔✔soldered - ✔✔-oNo-
✔✔6" - ✔✔diameter of pipe conveying main to house supply
✔✔lead cadmium arsenic - ✔✔common harmful substances normally contained in pipe
material
✔✔polyethylene pipe - ✔✔
✔✔galvanized steel or iron - ✔✔traditional piping material
✔✔lead cadmium arsenic - ✔✔most probable contaminants infused in piping material`
✔✔galvanized steel or iron - ✔✔material used in traditional piping
✔✔type K - ✔✔thickest usable copper pipe diameter size for drainage; normally used
for deep underground burial such as under sidewalks and streets, with a suitable
corrosion protection coating or continuous polyethylene sleeve as required by code.
✔✔Polybutylene - ✔✔a flexible non-metallic material that can be used in hot and cold
drinking piping lines
✔✔PVC - ✔✔usually white in default color and is used only for carrying cold water
✔✔ABS - ✔✔black in default and mainly used for DWV. can be connected to metal
pipes
✔✔Polyethylene cross link - ✔✔PEX
✔✔ABS - ✔✔acrylonitrite butadiene styrene
✔✔CPVC - ✔✔yellow in default color, hot and cold water. but can't be burried. cheap
but lacks long term durability
✔✔PVC - ✔✔becomes brittle when exposed outside or to too much heat
✔✔HDPE - ✔✔normally used for drainage which can withstand high temperatures and
pressure
✔✔MDPE - ✔✔PE that can withstand higher internal pressure due to its flexibility.
normally used for long distance water drinking piping
