MASTER PLUMBING EXAMINATION SET QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔largest building sewer - ✔✔minimum aggregate cross sectional area of all venting
pipes
✔✔152 - ✔✔minimum mm of vent vertical rise from flood level rim of fixtures
✔✔union - ✔✔
✔✔union - ✔✔designed to allow quick and convenient disconnection of pipes for
maintenance or fixture replacement
✔✔neoprene rubber compression gasket - ✔✔used on CIPs using a compression joint
✔✔o-ring - ✔✔used on CIPs with hubless joint
✔✔threaded joints - ✔✔joinery used for galvanized iron, steel, and plastic pipes
✔✔male threads - ✔✔pipe joint material should be applied on
✔✔soldering nipple or caulking ferrule - ✔✔joints between lead pip and cast iron or
wrought iron shall be of ____
✔✔standard flare - ✔✔2 types of compression fittings
✔✔cement mortar joint - ✔✔joinery used in concrete pipes
✔✔burned lead joint - ✔✔used for lead jointery
✔✔neoprene rubber rings + coupling of same material - ✔✔used in asbestos cement
sewer pipe joint
✔✔flange joint - ✔✔joint consisting of 2 companion flanges bolted together and made
leak proof by means of a gasket
✔✔heat fusion joint - ✔✔joint used on thermoplastic pipes where both pieces are
simultaneously heat and pressed together
✔✔flange joint - ✔✔lNl
✔✔weld - ✔✔--xNx--
✔✔screw - ✔✔-N-
, ✔✔soldered - ✔✔-oNo-
✔✔6" - ✔✔diameter of pipe conveying main to house supply
✔✔lead cadmium arsenic - ✔✔common harmful substances normally contained in pipe
material
✔✔polyethylene pipe - ✔✔
✔✔galvanized steel or iron - ✔✔traditional piping material
✔✔lead cadmium arsenic - ✔✔most probable contaminants infused in piping material`
✔✔galvanized steel or iron - ✔✔material used in traditional piping
✔✔type K - ✔✔thickest usable copper pipe diameter size for drainage; normally used
for deep underground burial such as under sidewalks and streets, with a suitable
corrosion protection coating or continuous polyethylene sleeve as required by code.
✔✔Polybutylene - ✔✔a flexible non-metallic material that can be used in hot and cold
drinking piping lines
✔✔PVC - ✔✔usually white in default color and is used only for carrying cold water
✔✔ABS - ✔✔black in default and mainly used for DWV. can be connected to metal
pipes
✔✔Polyethylene cross link - ✔✔PEX
✔✔ABS - ✔✔acrylonitrite butadiene styrene
✔✔CPVC - ✔✔yellow in default color, hot and cold water. but can't be burried. cheap
but lacks long term durability
✔✔PVC - ✔✔becomes brittle when exposed outside or to too much heat
✔✔HDPE - ✔✔normally used for drainage which can withstand high temperatures and
pressure
✔✔MDPE - ✔✔PE that can withstand higher internal pressure due to its flexibility.
normally used for long distance water drinking piping
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔largest building sewer - ✔✔minimum aggregate cross sectional area of all venting
pipes
✔✔152 - ✔✔minimum mm of vent vertical rise from flood level rim of fixtures
✔✔union - ✔✔
✔✔union - ✔✔designed to allow quick and convenient disconnection of pipes for
maintenance or fixture replacement
✔✔neoprene rubber compression gasket - ✔✔used on CIPs using a compression joint
✔✔o-ring - ✔✔used on CIPs with hubless joint
✔✔threaded joints - ✔✔joinery used for galvanized iron, steel, and plastic pipes
✔✔male threads - ✔✔pipe joint material should be applied on
✔✔soldering nipple or caulking ferrule - ✔✔joints between lead pip and cast iron or
wrought iron shall be of ____
✔✔standard flare - ✔✔2 types of compression fittings
✔✔cement mortar joint - ✔✔joinery used in concrete pipes
✔✔burned lead joint - ✔✔used for lead jointery
✔✔neoprene rubber rings + coupling of same material - ✔✔used in asbestos cement
sewer pipe joint
✔✔flange joint - ✔✔joint consisting of 2 companion flanges bolted together and made
leak proof by means of a gasket
✔✔heat fusion joint - ✔✔joint used on thermoplastic pipes where both pieces are
simultaneously heat and pressed together
✔✔flange joint - ✔✔lNl
✔✔weld - ✔✔--xNx--
✔✔screw - ✔✔-N-
, ✔✔soldered - ✔✔-oNo-
✔✔6" - ✔✔diameter of pipe conveying main to house supply
✔✔lead cadmium arsenic - ✔✔common harmful substances normally contained in pipe
material
✔✔polyethylene pipe - ✔✔
✔✔galvanized steel or iron - ✔✔traditional piping material
✔✔lead cadmium arsenic - ✔✔most probable contaminants infused in piping material`
✔✔galvanized steel or iron - ✔✔material used in traditional piping
✔✔type K - ✔✔thickest usable copper pipe diameter size for drainage; normally used
for deep underground burial such as under sidewalks and streets, with a suitable
corrosion protection coating or continuous polyethylene sleeve as required by code.
✔✔Polybutylene - ✔✔a flexible non-metallic material that can be used in hot and cold
drinking piping lines
✔✔PVC - ✔✔usually white in default color and is used only for carrying cold water
✔✔ABS - ✔✔black in default and mainly used for DWV. can be connected to metal
pipes
✔✔Polyethylene cross link - ✔✔PEX
✔✔ABS - ✔✔acrylonitrite butadiene styrene
✔✔CPVC - ✔✔yellow in default color, hot and cold water. but can't be burried. cheap
but lacks long term durability
✔✔PVC - ✔✔becomes brittle when exposed outside or to too much heat
✔✔HDPE - ✔✔normally used for drainage which can withstand high temperatures and
pressure
✔✔MDPE - ✔✔PE that can withstand higher internal pressure due to its flexibility.
normally used for long distance water drinking piping
