This document provides 75 fully answered questions with technical values, dimensions, and standards for the Plumbing Journeyman Test 2025/2026. It covers critical information needed for exam preparation, including trap arm dimensions by pipe size, fixture connector lengths, code-compliant clearances for toilets, urinals, and lavatories, water and drainage fixture unit counts, and strapping requirements for various piping materials such as cast iron, copper, galvanized, ABS, and PEX.
Also included are maximum drainage lengths, vent piping capacities, and vertical/horizontal limitations for pipe diameters from 1 1/4" to 4". This concise but comprehensive guide is tailored for candidates preparing for the journeyman plumbing license exam and professionals reviewing for code compliance or installation guidelines.
This document is essential for plumbing apprentices, journeyman candidates, building inspectors, HVAC installers, and trade school students preparing for certification exams or daily fieldwork involving residential or commercial plumbing systems.
Keywords:
plumbing exam, journeyman plumber, trap arm, fixture units, vent piping, drainage lengths, code clearances, copper pipe strapping, PEX supports, ABS pipe, galvanized pipe, toilet clearance, lavatory spacing, urinal standards, water heater connector, drainage capacity, venting requirements, plumbing code
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Plumbing Journeyman Test 2025/2026
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
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1 1/4" Trap Arm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2 1/2" min 30"max
1 1/2" trap arm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3" min 42" max
2" trap arm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4" min 60" max
3" trap arm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔6" min 72" max
4" trap arm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔8" min 120" max
4" + trap arm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔double diameter min 120" max
Maximum length of a fixture connector - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔30"
, max length washer machine connector - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔72"
max length dishwasher/icemaker connector - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔120"
max length water heater connector - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔24"
Toilet clearances- side to side - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔15" center to wall 30"
center to center
toilet clearance front - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔24"
lavatory clearance front - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔24"
urinal clearance side to side - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔12" center to side wall 24"
center to center
Water fixture count bathtub/shower combo - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4 fixture units
water fixture count clothes washer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4 fixture units
water fixture count dishwasher - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1.5 fixture units
water fixture count hose bibb - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2.5 for the first, 1 for each
additional
water fixture count lavatory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1 fixture unit