JOURNEYMAN PLUMBING CODES -KY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
An applicant who fails an examination shall be eligible upon _______ for the next regular exam.
- ANS Paying an additional fee
Five reasons your license can be suspended or revoked? - ANS 1. Knowingly violate provisions
2. Practice fraud or deception in obtaining license.
3. Incompetent to perform services.
4. Permitting use of your license by someone else.
5. Guilty of unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
No License shall be suspended or revoked by the department unless _________. - ANS A
hearing has been conducted.
Who appoints the members of the Plumbing Code Committee? - ANS The Governor
Plumbing Code Committee shall meet at least how often? - ANS Quarterly
What does ANSI stand for? - ANS American National Standards Institute
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, What does ASTM stand for? - ANS American Society for Testing and Materials
Joints and connections shall be made _____ and _______ tight. - ANS Gas and Water
Caulked joints shall be firmly packed with _______ or _______ and shall have at least ________
pure lead properly caulked. - ANS Oakum or hemp— 1"
Polyvynil chloride schedule 40 or 80 pipe and fittings shall be ________ _________ joints? -
ANS Solvent welded
Where can you install a slip joint on the outside of a trap? - ANS Outlet side with 1-1/2"
elastomeric gasket
Flashings should extend _______ in all directions. - ANS 6 inches
Three and four inch lead flashings shall have a minimum _______ inch base. - ANS 12
A tubular brass trap shall be ______ gauge. - ANS 17
Traps shall have a water seal not less than ____ inches and not more than _____ inches. -
ANS 2 and 4
If a stack is over _____ feet tall, a _______ ______ shall be provided. - ANS 45 —- clean out
There shall be at least _____ clean out in a building drain with a ______-_______ branch inside
the wall or outside the building at a point not to exceed ____ feet from the foundation wall. -
ANS 1— full size— 2
All clean outs shall be __________ fittings. - ANS 2-directional
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025/2026
An applicant who fails an examination shall be eligible upon _______ for the next regular exam.
- ANS Paying an additional fee
Five reasons your license can be suspended or revoked? - ANS 1. Knowingly violate provisions
2. Practice fraud or deception in obtaining license.
3. Incompetent to perform services.
4. Permitting use of your license by someone else.
5. Guilty of unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
No License shall be suspended or revoked by the department unless _________. - ANS A
hearing has been conducted.
Who appoints the members of the Plumbing Code Committee? - ANS The Governor
Plumbing Code Committee shall meet at least how often? - ANS Quarterly
What does ANSI stand for? - ANS American National Standards Institute
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, What does ASTM stand for? - ANS American Society for Testing and Materials
Joints and connections shall be made _____ and _______ tight. - ANS Gas and Water
Caulked joints shall be firmly packed with _______ or _______ and shall have at least ________
pure lead properly caulked. - ANS Oakum or hemp— 1"
Polyvynil chloride schedule 40 or 80 pipe and fittings shall be ________ _________ joints? -
ANS Solvent welded
Where can you install a slip joint on the outside of a trap? - ANS Outlet side with 1-1/2"
elastomeric gasket
Flashings should extend _______ in all directions. - ANS 6 inches
Three and four inch lead flashings shall have a minimum _______ inch base. - ANS 12
A tubular brass trap shall be ______ gauge. - ANS 17
Traps shall have a water seal not less than ____ inches and not more than _____ inches. -
ANS 2 and 4
If a stack is over _____ feet tall, a _______ ______ shall be provided. - ANS 45 —- clean out
There shall be at least _____ clean out in a building drain with a ______-_______ branch inside
the wall or outside the building at a point not to exceed ____ feet from the foundation wall. -
ANS 1— full size— 2
All clean outs shall be __________ fittings. - ANS 2-directional
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
