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Master plumbing codes and regulations with this comprehensive study guide. Includes key code standards, practice questions, and review materials to help prepare for licensing exams and ensure compliance with plumbing safety requirements.

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Plumbing Code 2/5/2026


27 inches




2"
13.1.5


Terms in this set (185)

60"
0.2
p 230; sec 10.6.4 Water distribution, Water Supply.
p. 117; sec. 4.2.4; joints & connections


Joints for potable water used in copper shall be made with a solder containing not more than ___% lead.
Don't know?
1 1/2; 3
8.1.4.2 gas


The test pressure on a gas system shall be no less than ____ times the proposed maximum working
pressure, but not less than ____ psi.




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1 1/2; 12
5.6.7.3 gas


What is the approximate length of threaded portion and approximate number of threads to be cut for a 3"
pipe?


1 1/2 hours
8.1.4.3


A minimum test length for a gas pipe 1,500 cu ft is ____.


1 1/2 inch

page 311; section 12.16.7 vents/venting


What is the minimum size vent piping permitted to be installed underground?


1 1/2 "
p 209; sec 9.4.3 Indirect waste


What is the minimum condensate pipe size for a 300 ton cooling unit?




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1 1/2 times working pressure

page 61; section 8.1.4.2; gas


What is the minimum pressure used to test gas piping with a working pressure less than 125 psi?
1 1/2 times working pressure

page 61; section 8.1.4.2; gas


1 1/4"
p. 141; sec. 5.2; traps; clean-outs; backwater valves


What is the minimum trap size for a dental lavatory?


1 1/4"
p 270; sec 11.7.10 sanitary drainage


What is the minimum vent size on a sump serving a macerating toilet system?


1/2 hour; 500
8.1.4.3 gas


Test duration shall not be less than ____ hour for each ____ ' of pipe volume or fraction thereof.




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1/4"


Mechanically formed tee fittings shall have depth stops provided ____ above the dimple that acts as a
depth stop.


1,060

math


A septic tank's inside measurements are 8 feet, 6 inches long; 4 feet, 2 inches wide; 4 feet, 8 inches
deep; with an 8 inch air space. The septic tank would have a liquid capacity of ____ gallons.


1,762 gallons
math


How many gallons of water would be in a tank which was 5' in diameter, 16' tall, and 3/4 full?


1"
p. 116; sec. 4.2.1.1; joints and connections


Lead caulked joints for cast-iron hub & spigot soil pipe shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp & filled
with molten lead not less than____".




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