KENTUCKY PLUMBING CODE |
COMPREHENSIVE CODE STUDY GUIDE,
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CORRECT ANSWERS
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,Apprentice A person in the process of learning the plumbing trade, who assists and is under the
personal supervision of a licensed master or licensed journeyman plumber
Farmstead A farm dwelling together with other farm buildings and structures on (10) acres or more
of land which is located outside the corporate limits of a municipality
Person Any individual, public or private corporation, political subdivision, government agency,
municipality, copartnership, association, firm, trust, estate, or other entity.
Commissioner The commissioner of the Departmenr of Housing, Buildings, and Construction
Code The Kentucky State Plumbing Code
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
Administrative Authority The Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction or any person of agency
authorized by the department to administer and enforce the provisions of the state
plumbing code
Air Break Piping arrangement where the drain from another fixture or appurtenance discharges
into another fixture Indirectly, at a point below the flood level rim.
Air Gap- Drainage The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the outlet of
waste pipe and the flood level rim of the receptacle into which it is discharging.
Air Gap- Water Distribution an unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest
opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture, or other
device and the flood level rim of the receptacle.
Anchors Supports
Approved Accepted or acceptable under an applicable specifications or standard stated or cited in
this Code.
Area Drain Receptacle designed to collect surface or storm water from an open area
, Aspirator a fitting or device supplied with water or other fluid under positive pressure that passes
through an integral orifice or "constriction" causing a vacuum.
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
Autopsy Table A fixture or table used for postmortem examination of a body.
Backflow The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into the distributing pipes of a
potable supply of water from any source or sources other than its intended source.
Backflow Connection Any arrangement whereby backflow can occur.
Backflow Preventer A device or means to prevent backflow
Backflow Preventer RPZ An assembly of differential valves and check valves, including an automatically opened
spillage port to the atmosphere.
Back Siphonage the flowing back of used, contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or
vessel into a water supply pipe due to a negative pressure in a pipe
Basement The lowest level of a dwelling unit, which is wholly or partly below the ground level in
which the entrance and exit is made by use of a stairway or other mechanical means and
which may or may not have an entrance as exit at the basement floor level.
Basement Floor Drain Drain placed in the basement floor of a residence that does or does not receive sanitary
waste water.
Batter of Fixtures Any group of two or more similar and adjacent fixtures which discharge into a common
horizontal waste pipe or soil branch
Bedpan Hopper Clinical Sink
Bedpan Steamer or Boiler A fixture utilized for scalding bedpans or urinals by direct application of steam or boiling
water.
Bedpan Unit A small workroom in the nursing area designed and equipped for emptying, cleaning,
and sometimes for steaming bedpans, and for no other purpose.
COMPREHENSIVE CODE STUDY GUIDE,
EXAM PREP, PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED EXAM PREP
[EXAM• STUDY GUIDE • SUMMARY • ASSIGNMENT]
A clean, organized resource designed for easy revision and reference.
QUICK • CLEAR • PROFESSIONAL
,Apprentice A person in the process of learning the plumbing trade, who assists and is under the
personal supervision of a licensed master or licensed journeyman plumber
Farmstead A farm dwelling together with other farm buildings and structures on (10) acres or more
of land which is located outside the corporate limits of a municipality
Person Any individual, public or private corporation, political subdivision, government agency,
municipality, copartnership, association, firm, trust, estate, or other entity.
Commissioner The commissioner of the Departmenr of Housing, Buildings, and Construction
Code The Kentucky State Plumbing Code
ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
Administrative Authority The Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction or any person of agency
authorized by the department to administer and enforce the provisions of the state
plumbing code
Air Break Piping arrangement where the drain from another fixture or appurtenance discharges
into another fixture Indirectly, at a point below the flood level rim.
Air Gap- Drainage The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the outlet of
waste pipe and the flood level rim of the receptacle into which it is discharging.
Air Gap- Water Distribution an unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest
opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture, or other
device and the flood level rim of the receptacle.
Anchors Supports
Approved Accepted or acceptable under an applicable specifications or standard stated or cited in
this Code.
Area Drain Receptacle designed to collect surface or storm water from an open area
, Aspirator a fitting or device supplied with water or other fluid under positive pressure that passes
through an integral orifice or "constriction" causing a vacuum.
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
Autopsy Table A fixture or table used for postmortem examination of a body.
Backflow The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into the distributing pipes of a
potable supply of water from any source or sources other than its intended source.
Backflow Connection Any arrangement whereby backflow can occur.
Backflow Preventer A device or means to prevent backflow
Backflow Preventer RPZ An assembly of differential valves and check valves, including an automatically opened
spillage port to the atmosphere.
Back Siphonage the flowing back of used, contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or
vessel into a water supply pipe due to a negative pressure in a pipe
Basement The lowest level of a dwelling unit, which is wholly or partly below the ground level in
which the entrance and exit is made by use of a stairway or other mechanical means and
which may or may not have an entrance as exit at the basement floor level.
Basement Floor Drain Drain placed in the basement floor of a residence that does or does not receive sanitary
waste water.
Batter of Fixtures Any group of two or more similar and adjacent fixtures which discharge into a common
horizontal waste pipe or soil branch
Bedpan Hopper Clinical Sink
Bedpan Steamer or Boiler A fixture utilized for scalding bedpans or urinals by direct application of steam or boiling
water.
Bedpan Unit A small workroom in the nursing area designed and equipped for emptying, cleaning,
and sometimes for steaming bedpans, and for no other purpose.
