MEP - Review for Plumbing Exam Questions and Answers

MEP - Review for Plumbing Exam Questions and Answers Reservoir - ANS ️️ It is a natural or artificial place where is collected and stored for use, especially water for supply a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc. Watershed - ANS ️️ It is an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. Contaminants - ANS ️️ It is hazardous materials of any kind that are polluting a source of water. Aqueduct - ANS ️️ It is a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity. Cistern - ANS ️️ It is a storage tank for storm water. Water is brought to the cistern by means of gutters and downspouts or roof drains. Artesian well - ANS ️️ It is a well which taps a stratum which is pressurized by a flow of water from a higher elevation Hard water - ANS ️️ It is water rich in calcium ions. Potable water - ANS ️️ It is clean water, suitable for human consumption. Sewage - ANS ️️ It is waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers. Sludge - ANS ️️ It is solid material settles to the bottom of the tanks. Plumbing trap - ANS ️️ It is U-shaped or S-shaped pipe that holds enough water to prevent odor and sewer gas from sanitary line from passing back into building