PIPEFITTER STAR EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
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What do the first two digits mean in E7018 electrodes? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > The tensile strength of the rod in PSI times 1000
The gradually expanding shape of the casing passage of a
centrifugal pump is known as the ____________ . - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> volute
An alloy is a substance made up of ________ or more metals. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > two
Close alignment is not necessary for pumps which have flexible
couplings between the motor shaft and the pump. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > f
What are the main differences between soldeflng and brazing? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The temperature that the joints are made, the
flux, and temperatures of the system
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What temperature does water boil at sea level? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> 212° F
What is on the low side of the vapor compression cycle? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > The evaporator
What type of copper is recommended for refrigeration? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Type L
What is the expansion and compression of water vapor in a
pump? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cavitation
Why is it necessary to use flux on a soldered Joint? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > To chemically prepare the pieces for soldering
Annealing copper - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Softens it
What is capillary action7 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The flow of a liquid
into a small space
Which of the following is not a confined space? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> A service tunnel connecting two buildings
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Before attaching regulators to an oxygen cylinder - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Blow the valves for a moment
What should be done first when preparing a copper joint? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Clean all surfaces
When a fluxed joint is overheated it will not: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Fuse
Guides are used near: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Anchors
What is used to soften PVC and remove the gloss? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Primer
A device that mechanically attachtes to the side of a flange on a
beam is called: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Beam clamp
Sometimes a dielectric union is installed between the pump and
the first section of galvanized pipe in a well. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > t
In an open Hg manometer the difference in the Hg levels equal 5
in. What is the pressure in psig? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2.5 psig
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Anodic protection be used to control corrosion of buried or
immersed metallic waterlines and tanks - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > f
The ____________ atom is the simplest of all the atoms containing
only one proton (as its nucleus) and one electron. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > hydrogen
Zinc offers the same type of cathodic protection as aluminum. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > t
How many Btu are required to change 20 gal of water at 212°F to
steam at 212°F? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 161,668 Btu
A body immersed in fluid loses as much weight as the weight of
the fluid it displaces. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > t
What are the desirable characteristics of 95-5 tin/antimony
solder? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Can be used on potable water
systems
Does not contain lead
High shear strength
All of the above