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CHAPTER 1 QUESTION SET (MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS) QUESTIONS AND
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Which one of the following building comfort systems is not addressed in the book? - ANS
✔✔home theatres



Which of the following is given credit for developing the first central heating systems? - ANS
✔✔Romans



When were the earliest water-based heating systems used? - ANS ✔✔18th century AD



What did Dr. Gorrie develop in the mid-1800s? - ANS ✔✔an ice machine



Air conditioning was first practically applied to cool buildings in . . . - ANS ✔✔1902



Which metal was the first to be used in plumbing and is the Latin root for the word Plumber? -
ANS ✔✔lead



There is no evidence of sanitation and plumbing skill from ancient times. - ANS ✔✔false



The first city water system in the American colonies was in ____________. - ANS ✔✔Boston



About how many years has the siphonic wash-down water closet (toilet) been around? - ANS
✔✔120 years



From 1929 - 1954 plumbing and heating equipment sales jumped by almost . . . - ANS ✔✔500%

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