SPRINKLER FITTER CODE 1 TEST
QUESTION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
asterisk w(*) w- w✔✔following wthe wnumber wor wletter wdesignating wa wparagraph
windicates wthat wexplanatory wmaterial won wthe wparagraph wcan wbe wfound win wAnnex
wA
vertical wrule w(l) w- w✔✔changes wother wthan weditorial
bullet w(.) w- w✔✔where wone wor wmore wcomplete wparagraphs whave wbeen wdeleted
reference w( w[ w] w) w- w✔✔indicates wmaterial wthat whas wbeen wextracted wfrom wanother
wNFPA wdocument, wthey wfollow wa wsection wof wmaterial
scope w- w✔✔the wstandard wshould wprovide wthe wminimum wrequirements wfor wthe
wdesign wand winstallation wof wautomatic wfire wsprinkler wsystems wcovered wwithin wthis
wstandard; wthese wcodes ware wwritten wto wprotect wagainst wa wsingle wfire win wwithin
wthe wbuilding
purpose w- w✔✔provide wa wreasonable wdegree wof wprotection wfor wlife wand wproperty
wfrom wfire wthrough wstandardization wof wdesign, winstallation, wand wtesting
wrequirements wfor wsprinkler wsystems, wincluding wprivate wfire wservice wmains, wbased
won wsound wengineering wprinciples, wtest wdata, wand wfield wexperience
application w- w✔✔applies wto w1) wcharacter wand wadequacy wof wwater wsupplies, w2)
wselection wof wsprinklers, w3) wfittings, w4) wpiping, w5) wvalves, w6) wall wmaterials wand
waccessories wincluding wthe winstallation wof wprivate wservice wmains; walso wapplies wto
wcombined wservice wmains
retroactivity w- w✔✔these wstandards wapply wto wthe wtime wthis wbook wwas wwritten
equivalency w- w✔✔if wother wequipment wis wfound wto wbe wsuperior wequipment, wit
wshould wbe wused, wnot wprevented
new wtechnology w- w✔✔new wtechnology wshould wbe wused, was wlong was wthe wsafety
wis wnot wlowered
NFPA wPublications w- w✔✔National wFire wProtection wAssociation
ASCE wPublications w- w✔✔American wSociety wof wCivil wEngineers
, approved w- w✔✔acceptable wto wauthority whaving wjurisdiction
Authority wHaving wJurisdiction w- w✔✔AHJ, wan worganization woffice wor windividual
wresponsible wfor wenforcing wthe wrequirements wof wcode wor wstandard w(fire wmarshal)
listed w- w✔✔equipment, wmaterials wor wservices wincluded win wa wlist wpublished wby wan
worganization wthat wis wacceptable wto wthe wauthority
shall w- w✔✔indicates wa wmandatory wrequirement
should w- w✔✔indicates wa wrecommendation w(advised wbut wnot wrequired)
standard w- w✔✔a wdocument, wthe wmain wtext wof wwhich wcontains wonly wthe
wmandatory wprovisions wusing wthe wword w"shall"
ceiling wpocket w- w✔✔an warchitectural wceiling wfeature wthat wconsists wof wa wbounded
warea wof wceiling wlocated wat wa whigher welevation wthan wthe wattached wlower wceiling
flat wceiling w- w✔✔a wcontinuous wceiling win wa wsingle wplane
horizontal wceiling w- w✔✔a wceiling wwith wa wslope wnot wexceeding w2 win w12
smooth wceiling w- w✔✔a wcontinuous wceiling wfree wfrom wsignificant wirregularities,
wlumps wor windentations
sloped wceiling w- w✔✔a wceiling wwith wa wslope wexceeding w2 win w12
compartment w- w✔✔space wcompletely wenclosed wby wwalls wand wa wceiling; weach
wwall win wthe wcompartment wis wpermitted wto whave wopenings wto wan wadjoining wspace
wif wthe wopenings whave wa wminimum wlintel wdepth wof w8 winches wfrom wthe wceiling
wand wthe wtotal wwidth wof wthe wopenings win weach wwall wdoes wnot wexceed w8 wfeet
drop-out wceiling w- w✔✔a wsuspended wceiling wsystem, wwhich wis winstalled wbelow wthe
wsprinklers, whas wpanels wthat ware wheat wsensitive wand wfall wfrom wtheir wsetting wwhen
wexposed wto wheat
dwelling wunit w- w✔✔one wor wmore wrooms warranged wfor wthe wuse wof windividuals
wliving wtogether; wincludes whotel wrooms, wdorms, wapartments, wcondos, wnursing
wrooms, wsimilar wliving wunits
fire wcontrol w- w✔✔limiting wthe wsize wof wthe wfire wby wthe wdistribution wof wwater,
wcontrols wceiling wgas wtemperatures wto wavoid wstructural wdamage
QUESTION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
asterisk w(*) w- w✔✔following wthe wnumber wor wletter wdesignating wa wparagraph
windicates wthat wexplanatory wmaterial won wthe wparagraph wcan wbe wfound win wAnnex
wA
vertical wrule w(l) w- w✔✔changes wother wthan weditorial
bullet w(.) w- w✔✔where wone wor wmore wcomplete wparagraphs whave wbeen wdeleted
reference w( w[ w] w) w- w✔✔indicates wmaterial wthat whas wbeen wextracted wfrom wanother
wNFPA wdocument, wthey wfollow wa wsection wof wmaterial
scope w- w✔✔the wstandard wshould wprovide wthe wminimum wrequirements wfor wthe
wdesign wand winstallation wof wautomatic wfire wsprinkler wsystems wcovered wwithin wthis
wstandard; wthese wcodes ware wwritten wto wprotect wagainst wa wsingle wfire win wwithin
wthe wbuilding
purpose w- w✔✔provide wa wreasonable wdegree wof wprotection wfor wlife wand wproperty
wfrom wfire wthrough wstandardization wof wdesign, winstallation, wand wtesting
wrequirements wfor wsprinkler wsystems, wincluding wprivate wfire wservice wmains, wbased
won wsound wengineering wprinciples, wtest wdata, wand wfield wexperience
application w- w✔✔applies wto w1) wcharacter wand wadequacy wof wwater wsupplies, w2)
wselection wof wsprinklers, w3) wfittings, w4) wpiping, w5) wvalves, w6) wall wmaterials wand
waccessories wincluding wthe winstallation wof wprivate wservice wmains; walso wapplies wto
wcombined wservice wmains
retroactivity w- w✔✔these wstandards wapply wto wthe wtime wthis wbook wwas wwritten
equivalency w- w✔✔if wother wequipment wis wfound wto wbe wsuperior wequipment, wit
wshould wbe wused, wnot wprevented
new wtechnology w- w✔✔new wtechnology wshould wbe wused, was wlong was wthe wsafety
wis wnot wlowered
NFPA wPublications w- w✔✔National wFire wProtection wAssociation
ASCE wPublications w- w✔✔American wSociety wof wCivil wEngineers
, approved w- w✔✔acceptable wto wauthority whaving wjurisdiction
Authority wHaving wJurisdiction w- w✔✔AHJ, wan worganization woffice wor windividual
wresponsible wfor wenforcing wthe wrequirements wof wcode wor wstandard w(fire wmarshal)
listed w- w✔✔equipment, wmaterials wor wservices wincluded win wa wlist wpublished wby wan
worganization wthat wis wacceptable wto wthe wauthority
shall w- w✔✔indicates wa wmandatory wrequirement
should w- w✔✔indicates wa wrecommendation w(advised wbut wnot wrequired)
standard w- w✔✔a wdocument, wthe wmain wtext wof wwhich wcontains wonly wthe
wmandatory wprovisions wusing wthe wword w"shall"
ceiling wpocket w- w✔✔an warchitectural wceiling wfeature wthat wconsists wof wa wbounded
warea wof wceiling wlocated wat wa whigher welevation wthan wthe wattached wlower wceiling
flat wceiling w- w✔✔a wcontinuous wceiling win wa wsingle wplane
horizontal wceiling w- w✔✔a wceiling wwith wa wslope wnot wexceeding w2 win w12
smooth wceiling w- w✔✔a wcontinuous wceiling wfree wfrom wsignificant wirregularities,
wlumps wor windentations
sloped wceiling w- w✔✔a wceiling wwith wa wslope wexceeding w2 win w12
compartment w- w✔✔space wcompletely wenclosed wby wwalls wand wa wceiling; weach
wwall win wthe wcompartment wis wpermitted wto whave wopenings wto wan wadjoining wspace
wif wthe wopenings whave wa wminimum wlintel wdepth wof w8 winches wfrom wthe wceiling
wand wthe wtotal wwidth wof wthe wopenings win weach wwall wdoes wnot wexceed w8 wfeet
drop-out wceiling w- w✔✔a wsuspended wceiling wsystem, wwhich wis winstalled wbelow wthe
wsprinklers, whas wpanels wthat ware wheat wsensitive wand wfall wfrom wtheir wsetting wwhen
wexposed wto wheat
dwelling wunit w- w✔✔one wor wmore wrooms warranged wfor wthe wuse wof windividuals
wliving wtogether; wincludes whotel wrooms, wdorms, wapartments, wcondos, wnursing
wrooms, wsimilar wliving wunits
fire wcontrol w- w✔✔limiting wthe wsize wof wthe wfire wby wthe wdistribution wof wwater,
wcontrols wceiling wgas wtemperatures wto wavoid wstructural wdamage
