Questions With Complete Solutions
A common plumbing trap has a water seal depth of:
Select one:
a. The inside diameter of the pipe
b. The outside diameter of the pipe
c. 5 cm
d. 10 cm Correct Answers C
A cross connection is any actual or potential connection between
A) the potable water supply and any source of other fluid.
B) the municipal water supply and the building water supply.
C) the soil water discharge and the waste water discharge.
D) the hot water supply and the cold water supply.
E) the heating water system and the chilled water system.
Correct Answers A
A deep seal plumbing trap has a water seal depth of:
Select one:
a. The inside diameter of the pipe
b. The outside diameter of the pipe
c. 5 cm
d. 10 cm Correct Answers D
A luminaire is
Select one:
a. a complete lighting unit
b. the SI term for "candle power"
c. a measurement of refracted light
d. a measurement of reflected light Correct Answers A
,A luminaire is a
A) complete lighting unit.
B) type of lamp.
C) type of light reflector.
D) lamp ballast.
E) type of light refractor. Correct Answers A
A sanitary fixture that uses a trap as an integral part is
A) a sink.
B) a toilet.
C) a sump pump.
D) a storm drain.
E) a sewer. Correct Answers B
Ambient lighting can be improved by usingboth
Select one:
a. reflective and refractive lighting
b. fluorescent and incandescent lighting
c. natural and ambient lighting
d. direct and indirect lighting Correct Answers D
An advantage to low voltage switching for lighting control is
A) fewer switches are required.
B) better control of shadows is provided.
C) less heat is generated by the lighting.
D) less electrical power is used by the lighting.
E) alteration work is simple and economical. Correct Answers
E
An indirect hot water heater cannot be an instantaneous type.
, A) True
B) False Correct Answers B
Before the building or home sewer is connected to a municipal
sewage disposal system, the sewage must pass through a
A) vented trap.
B) sump pump.
C) flexible connection.
D) siphon.
E) cross connection device. Correct Answers A
Building codes generally limit the highest pressure permissible
in plumbing systems to:
Select one:
a. 690 kPa
b. 350 kPa
c. 490 kPa
d. 560 kPa Correct Answers D
Building codes recommend that nowhere in a building's
plumbing system shall the water pressure fall below
A) 65 kPa.
B) 175 kPa.
C) 350 kPa.
D) 490 kPa.
E) 560 kPa. Correct Answers B
Building drainage systems
Select one:
a. use a single pipe for waste, venting, and storm water
b. are vented to keep fluid from being drawn out of the traps