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Plumbing products and materials required to comply with a referenced standard shall be listed by a__-
__ __ __as complying with the referenced standards. - Answer: third-party certification agency
Products and materials shall be identified in accordance with Section 303.1.
Where sheathing is used to prevent direct contact between copper piping and concrete walls and floors,
the sheathing shall be plastic and have a thickness of not less than ____inch. - Answer: 0.008 (8 mil)
Where sheathing protects piping that penetrates concrete or masonry walls or floors, the sheathing
shall be installed in a manner that allows movement of the piping within the sheathing.
Sleeves for pipes that pass through a foundation wall shall be ____ pipe sizes greater than the pipe
passing through the wall. - Answer: Two (2)
Exterior water supply system piping shall be installed not less than _____inches below the frost line and
not less than _____inches below grade. - Answer: 6. 12
2018 IPC Section 305.4 Freezing
In concealed locations where piping is installed through holes or notches in studs, joists or rafters less
than ___ inches from the nearest edge of the member, the pipe shall be protected by steel shield plates.
- Answer: 1 1/4 "
Other than cast-iron or galvanized steel piping.
2018 IPC Section 305.6 Protection against physical damage.
,Buried piping shall be ____ throughout its entire length. - Answer: supported
Trenching installed parallel to footings and walls shall not extend into the ____ ____ of a footing or wall.
- Answer: bearing plane
The upper boundary of the bearing plane is a line that extends downward, at an angle of 45 degrees
from horizontal, from the outside bottom edge of the footing or wall.
2018 IPC Section 307.5 Protection of footings.
The maximum horizontal spacing to support copper or copper-alloy pipe is ___ feet. - Answer: 12 feet
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Table 308.5 hanger spacing
Trenching installled parallel to footings and walls shall not extend into the ___ ___ of a footing or wall -
Answer: bearing plane
The upper boundary of the bearing plane is a line that extends downward, at an angle of 45 degrees
from horizontal, from the outside bottom edge of the footing or wall.
Section 307.5 Protection of footings.
For horizontal pipes, rigid support sway bracing shall be provided at changes in direction greater than 45
degrees for pipe sizes ____ inches and larger. - Answer: 4 inches
For pipe sizes greater than ____ inches, restraints shall be provided for drain pipes at all changes in
direction and at all changes in diameter greater than two pipe sizes. - Answer: 4 inches
, Braces, blocks, rodding and other suitable methods as specified by the coupling manufacturer shall be
utilized.
2018 IPC Section 308.7.1 Location.
In a parallel water distribution system where hot water piping is bundled with cold or hot water piping,
each hot water pipe shall be ____. - Answer: Insulated
A thermal expansion tank shall be _____ in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. - Answer:
Supported
Plumbing system piping shall be tested with either _____ or, for piping systems other than plastic, by
_____. - Answer: Water or air
When doing a drainage and vent water test, the water shall be kept in the system, or portion under test,
for at least _____ minutes. - Answer: 15 minutes
An air test on a drainage and vent system requires a minimum uniform gauge pressure of _____ , ____
psi. This pressure shall be held for a test period of not less than _____ minutes. - Answer: 5, 15
Plastic piping shall not be tested using air.
2018 IPC Section 312.3 Drainage and
The final test of the completed drainage and vent system shall be ____ and in sufficient detail to
determine compliance with the provisions of this code. - Answer: Visual
Upon completion of a section of or the entire water supply system, the system, or portion completed,
shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than the of the ______ _____ system. -
Answer: working pressure
Or, for piping systems other than plastic, by an of not less than 50 psi.