Texas State Plumbing Inspectors Exam Study Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Fixture connections which may be served through access panels are considered Correct Answer Accessible The part of the lowest piping of a drainage system, which recieves the discharge from the soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to a point 2 feet outside the building wall is a Correct Answer Building drain A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects is a Correct Answer Continuous vent A vent which also serves as a drain is a Correct Answer Wet vent A strack is always Correct Answer Vertical A pipe which makes an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical is considered Correct Answer Horizontal The vertical depth of a trap seal is measured from Correct Answer The weir and the top of the dip of the trap The principal artery of the venting system to which branches may be connected is called Correct Answer Main vent A pressure surge absorbing device operating through the compressibility of air is called Correct Answer Hammer arrestor A device installed in a drainage system to prevent reverse flow is a Correct Answer Backwater valve Any pressure less than that exerted by atmosphere is Correct Answer A vacuum A plugged fitting located at the base of all soil stacks is called Correct Answer Stack cleanout A vertical line of piping that extends one or more floors and recieved the discharge of water closets and other fixtures is known as Correct Answer Soil stack A pipe which contains waste that is free from fecal matter is Correct Answer Waste The piping that extends from the end of the building drain and conveys discharge to the public sewer system is Correct Answer Building sewer