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Q.1) The minimum size waste pipe for a residential kitchen sink is ____.
A. 3 inches
B. 2-1/2 inches
C. 2 inches (Correct Answer)
D. 1-1/2 inches (Your Answer)
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Q.2) All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling the
same must be at least ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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2 feet deep (Your Answer)

45 degrees therefrom (Correct Answer)
4 feet thereon
2 feet wide

Q.3) Of the four board subjects given for Master Plumbers examination, which of this
subject was originally split into two subjects?
A. Plumbing Code
B. Design and Installations
C. Plumbing Arithmetic
D. Practical Problems (Your Answer)
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Q.4) Water service pipes, or any underground water pipes, shall not be run or laid in the
same trench with ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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piping for a lawn sprinkler

asbestos cement building sewer piping (Your Answer)
cast-iron building sewer piping
any other water pipe

Q.5) A device to prevent backflow into the potable water system is called a ____.
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A. backflow connection

B. siphon leg
C. backflow preventer (Your Answer)
D. back-siphonage
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Q.6) Cast-iron soil pipe shall not be ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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used belowground
painted
used for drain lines
threaded (Your Answer)

Q.7) Drinking fountains may be installed with ____.

A. steel pipe
B. indirect wastes (Your Answer)
C. yoke venting
D. bell traps
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Q.8) Leaks in gas piping shall be located by applying ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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fire or acid to the pipe joints

potable water to the interior of the piping tubing
soapy water to the exterior of the piping (Your Answer)
a noncorrosive leak detection fluid

Q.9) Hub and spigot cast-iron piping in 10-foot lengths, installed horizontally, shall be
supported at intervals of not more than ____.
A. 10 feet (Your Answer)
B. 12 feet
C. 5 feet
D. 15 feet
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Q.10) A water heater vent may have one offset of not more than 60 degrees from the ____.
A. heater
B. horizontal
C. roof
D. vertical (Your Answer)
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Q.11) Except for plastic piping systems, hot and cold water piping may be tested with ____.
A. 100 psi air for at least 10 minutes
B. 35 psi air for at least 15 minutes
50 psi air or the working pressure of the water in the system for at least 15
C.
minutes (Your Answer)
D. 40 psi air or 150 psi water for 10 minutes
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Q.12) The distance from the center of a water closet to any side wall or partition shall not
be closer than ____.
A. 15 inches (Your Answer)
B. 12 inches
C. 24 inches
D. 30 inches
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Q.13) Unions shall be installed in a water supply system within ____ to a water heater
A. 36 inches
B. 12 inches (Your Answer)
C. 24 inches
D. 48 inches
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Q.14) Single-wall metal pipe shall terminate at least 5 feet in vertical height above the
highest connected equipment ____.
A. within a horizontal distance of 10 feet
B. draft hood
C. draft hood outlet or flue collar (Your Answer)
D. or approved cap on the roof
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Q.15) The maximum length for a 1-1/2-inch vent pipe is ____.
A. 50 feet
B. 60 feet (Correct Answer)
C. 20 feet
D. 30 feet (Your Answer)
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Q.16) The minimum common horizontal waste pipe serving a bathtub, a lavatory, and a

kitchen sink shall be at least ____.

A. 3 inches
B. 1 -1/2 inches
C. 2 - 1/2 inches
D. 2 inches (Your Answer)
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Q.17) An indirect waste pipe 12 feet long requires ____.
A. a trap only (Correct Answer)
B. a trap and vent (Your Answer)
C. no trap or vent
D. a vent only
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Q.18) Above ground schedule 40 PVC and ABS DWV plastic piping installed horizontally
shall be supported at intervals of no to exceed ____.

A. 10 feet (Your Answer)

B. 6 feet
C. 2 feet
D. 4 feet (Correct Answer)
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Q.19) A type B-W gas vent shall terminate at least ____ feet in vertical height above the
bottom of the wall furnace
A. 6
B. 12 (Correct Answer)
C. 8
D. 4 (Your Answer)
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Q.20) The maximum distance a gas shutoff valve may be from a gas appliance (except for
range and dryer connectors) is ____.
A. 6 feet (Correct Answer)
B. 10feet
C. 3 feet (Your Answer)
D. 2 feet

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Q.21) The developed length between the trap of a water closet and its vent shall not exceed
____.
A. 4 feet
B. 12 inches
C. 30 inches
D. 6 feet (Your Answer)
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Q.22) Sheet metal, constituting a part of any vent connector, shall be at least ____.
A. 0.0304 inches (Your Answer)
B. 0.0505 inches
C. 0.0500 inches
D. 0.0450 inches
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Q.23) The maximum number of lavatories on a 2-1/2 inch horizontal waste line is ____.
A. 10
B. 14 (Correct Answer)
C. 20
D. 6 (Your Answer)
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Q.24) The vertical distance between a fixture outlet and the trap weir shall not exceed ____.
A. 18 inches
B. 36 inches
C. 12 inches (Your Answer)
D. 24 inches
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Q.25) The minimum requirement for the slope of horizontal drainage pipes between
manholes is

A. 4%
B. 2-1/2 %
C. 2% (Your Answer)
D. 3%
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Q.26) A branch line serving a trap in a combination waste and vent system is required to be
separately vented when the length of the branch exceeds ____.
A. 15 (Correct Answer)
B. 10 (Your Answer)
C. 5
D. 25
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Q.27) Water heater vents terminate above a roof surface at least ____ from a vertical wall.
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A. 12 inches (Your Answer)

B. 6 inches
C. 8 feet
D. 3 feet
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Q.28) The exit terminals of mechanical draft systems shall be ____.
A. in the same story
B. not over 10 feet from the vent (Your Answer)
C. not less than 7 feet above grade (Correct Answer)
D. not over 20 feet from the vent
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Q.29) An ejector discharge line shall be provided with a ____
A. gate valve only
B. backwater valve and gate valve (Your Answer)
C. backwater valve only
D. swing check valve and a globe valve
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Q.30) A seamless drawn-brass fixture tailpiece shall be ____.
A. 24 B&S gauge
B. 20 B&S gauge (Your Answer)
C. 22 B&S gauge
D. 26 B&S gauge
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Q.31) The vent for a kitchen sink serves as a drain for a laundry tub. The size of the wetvented section is ____.
A. 1-1/2 inches (Your Answer)
B. 3 inches
C. 2-1/2 inches
D. 2 inches (Correct Answer)
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Q.32) Pilots and burners of gas-fired water heaters (except sealed combustion chambers) in
residential garages shall be ____ above the floor level.
A. 24 inches
B. 12 inches (Your Answer)
C. 18 inches (Correct Answer)
D. 6 inches
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Q.33) No water heater (except direct vent water heaters and fuel burning water heaters
installed in a closet with a listed, gasketed door assembly and listed self-closing
device) that depends on the combustion of fuel for heat shall be installed in any
____.
_
A. garage
B. kitchen
C. basement (Your Answer)
D. bedroom (Correct Answer)
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Q.34) The sizing of gas vents for category II, III and IV shall be in accordance with ____.
A. the manufacturers guide (Your Answer)
B. the manufacturers instructions (Correct Answer)
C. the gas company
D. the vent connector company
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Q.35) What kind of joint is not allowed in cast iron pipe?
A. welded
B. bell and spigot
C. threaded (Your Answer)
D. soldered
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Q.36) Gas piping with pressure less than 1/4-inch water column shall stand an air test of
____.
A. 50 psi
B. 30 psi (Your Answer)
C. 15 psi
D. not less than 3 psi (Correct Answer)
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Q.37) No trap for any clothes washer standpipe shall be installed ____.
A. 18 inches above the floor
B. in a partition (Your Answer)
C. 6 inches above the floor
D. below the floor (Correct Answer)
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Q.38) Vitrified clay building sewer pipe and fittings are ____.
A. unrestricted in use for drain lines
B. unrestricted in use for vent lines
C. approved for use inside of buildings and aboveground
D. approved for use at least 12 inches belowground (Your Answer)
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Q.39) A ____ trap is not self-cleaning
A. plaster
B. cast-iron
C. bell
D. grease (Your Answer)
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Q.40) Joints at the roof around pipes shall be made watertight by the use of ____.

A. epoxy glue
B. flashings (Your Answer)
C. waterproof paint
D. tar and paper
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Q.41) A vent in a combination waste and vent system shall be approximately equal in area
to one-half the ____.

A. area of the house sewer

B. cross-sectional of the drain pipe served (Correct Answer)
C. area of the public sewer
D. diameter of the drain pipe served (Your Answer)
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Q.42) Unless serving sinks or urinals, cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line
that is
A. greater than 2.0 meters
B. less than 1.5 meters (Your Answer)
C. equal to 2.0 meters
D. none of these
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Q.43) A plumbing vent shall terminate not less than ____.
A. 3 feet from an air intake
B. 10 feet from an air intake (Correct Answer)
C. 1 foot above the roof (Your Answer)
D. 5 feet above a window
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Q.44) A water system containing storage water-heating equipment will require a ____.
A. listed combination temperature and pressure relief valve (Your Answer)
B. check valve
C. hot water return line
D. mixing valve
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Q.45) Chemical or industrial liquid wastes that are likely to damage the public sanitary
sewer system shall ____.

A. be pretreated to render them innocuous (Your Answer)

B. not be used under any condition
C. be drained into a holding tank
D. be drained into a storm drain
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Q.46) The tailpiece for a lavatory shall not be less than ____.

A. 1-1/4 inch (Correct Answer)

B. 1-1/2 inch (Your Answer)
C. 1 inch
D. 1-3/8 inch
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Q.47) Three-inch horizontal drainage piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a
uniform slope of not less than ____.
A. 1/4 inch per foot (Your Answer)
B. 1/16 inch per foot
C. 1/2 inch per foot
D. 1/8 inch per foot
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Q.48) Single-wall metal pipe shall be constructed of ____ not less than 0.0304 inch thick.
A. PVC Sch 40
B. galvanized, sheet steel (Your Answer)
C. copper sheet metal
D. cast ironcast iron
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Q.49) A ____ may be installed with indirect waste
A. water closet
B. domestic kitchen sink
C. drinking fountain (Your Answer)
D. lavatory
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Q.50) Sleeves shall be provided to protect all piping through ____ and ____ walls.
A. concrete, masonry (Your Answer)
B. ceiling, wooden
C. wood, concrete
D. floor, concrete
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Q.51) The depth of the finished dam of threshold for any shower, measured from the top of
the drain, shall not be less than ____.
A. 4 inches

B. 12 inches
C. 2 inches (Your Answer)
D. 9 inches
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Q.52) In each run of horizontal drain piping, the distance between cleanouts shall not
exceed ____.
A. 50 feet (Your Answer)
B. 300 feet
C. 75 feet
D. 100 feet (Correct Answer)
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Q.53) Under no circumstances may gas appliance pressure regulators be vented ____.
A. to the gas utilization equipment flue or exhaust system (Your Answer)
B. using black iron pipe
C. to the combustion chamber near the pilot
D. to the atmosphere
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Q.54) A domestic dishwasher drain shall first connect to ____.
A. an approved airgap fitting (Your Answer)
B. a double-check valve
C. a triple-check valve
D. an approved valve
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Q.55) For a vertical drainage line that is installed to be truly in vertical position, what is the
allowed degree of the branch to be used?
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A. 15
B. 60 (Your Answer)
C. 45
D. 22.5
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Q.56) Nonmetallic shower sub-pans or linings may be built up on the job site of not less
than ____.

A. three layers of 15 pound felt (Your Answer)

B. two layers of 15 pound felt
C. four layers of 15 pound felt
D. one layer of 15 pound felt
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Q.57) The aggregate cross-sectional area of all vents for a system with a required 4-inch
sewer shall be at least ____.
A. 12.56 square inches (Your Answer)
B. 4 square inches
C. 7.06 square inches
D. 18 square inches
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Q.58) The terminal end of the drain for a pressure-relief valve shall not be ____.
A. painted
B. reamed
C. threaded (Your Answer)
D. open
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Q.59) In the water test of the entire plumbing system all openings should be tightly closed
except at
A. protruding cleanouts
B. bleeders
C. stack vent
D. highest opening (Your Answer)
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Q.60) A drain connecting the compartments of a set of fixtures to its trap is called a(an)
____.
A. continuous waste (Correct Answer)
B. special waste
C. indirect waste
D. combination waste and vent (Your Answer)
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Q.61) Wall-mounted water closet fixtures shall be securely bolted to ____.
A. the vent piping
B. the drain piping

C. a closet bend
D. metal supporting members (Your Answer)
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Q.62) Concealed slip joint connection require a (an) ____.
A. 8 x 12 access panel
B. 10 x 12 access panel
C. 12 x 12 access panel (Your Answer)
D. 18 x 18 access panel
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Q.63) A refrigerator used to store food and that requires drainage shall be drained by means
of ____.
A. an indirect waste pipe (Your Answer)
B. both A and B
C. a direct connection
D. no drain required
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Q.64) Fixture traps shall have a water seal of not less than ____.

A. 12 inches
B. 2 inches (Your Answer)
C. 6 inches
D. 4 inches
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Q.65) The maximum horizontal distance of a trap arm is measured from the inner edge of
the vent to the ____.
A. outlet
B. weir of the trap (Your Answer)
C. dip
D. inlet
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Q.66) One trap may serve a set of not more than ____.

A. three single-compartment sinks (Correct Answer)

B. two double-compartment sinks

C. two lavatories
D. three lavatories (Your Answer)
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Q.67) Water closet tank ballcocks shall be installed with the vacuum breaker critical level at
least ____.
A. 1 inch above the flush valve opening (Your Answer)
B. 6 inches above the full opening of the overflow tube
C. 1 inch above the full opening of the overflow tube (Correct Answer)
D. 6 inches above the flush valve opening
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Q.68) One material not approved for the installation of an external trap for a urinal is ____.

A. ABS
B. cast brass
C. drawn-brass tubing traps (Your Answer)
D. cast iron
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Q.69) Because of structural conditions, a 4-inch house drain is installed with a slope of 1/8
inch per foot. This installation will result in a(an) ____.
A. increased scouring and cleansing action
B. reduction in fixture unit loading allowance (Your Answer)
C. separation of solids and liquid
D. increased allowance in fixture unit loading
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Q.70) Three-quarter inch or 1-inch gas piping installed horizontally shall be supported at
intervals not to exceed ____.
A. 6 feet
B. 4 feet (Your Answer)
C. 8 feet (Correct Answer)
D. 5 feet
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Q.71) When sizing a copper fuel-gas piping system that has an inlet pressure of less than 2
psi with a pressure drop of 0.3 inch w.c., the maximum cubic feet per hour of gas
flow allowed through a 5/8-inch O.D. ACR tube 75 feet in developed length is ____.

A. 13
B. 48 (Your Answer)
C. 27 (Correct Answer)
D. 68
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Q.72) What kind of concealed connections on fixtures that it is required to provide an
access panel or utility at least 0.3 meter in its least dimension for easy inspection and
repair?

A. slip joint (Your Answer)

B. hubless
C. ball and socket
D. flanged
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Q.73) Ferrous gas piping installed underground in exterior locations shall have at least
____.
A. one double swing joint
B. two condensation drip leg
C. 1 foot of earth cover (Your Answer)
D. four 90-degree elbows
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Q.74) Building sewers shall be tested by completely filling the sewer with water from the
____.
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A. lowest to the highest point (Your Answer)

B. lowest to at least ground level
C. lowest to at least a 5-foot head
D. lowest to at least a 10-foot head
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Q.75) A fixture vent pipe increased one pipe size its entire length ____.
A. may exceed the maximum horizontal length limited by code (Your Answer)
B. will be a better workmanship job

C. will increase the venting efficiency

D. will reduce the cost of installation
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Q.76) What is the minimum age requirement for an appointee to become a member of the
Board of Master Plumbers?
A. Thirty five years old
B. Thirty two years old
C. Thirty years old (Your Answer)
D. Twenty eight years old
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Q.77) Each drainage stack that extends 10 or more stories above the building drain shall be
served by ____.

A. cleanouts at each floor

B. a parallel vent stack (Your Answer)
C. extra-heavy fittings
D. straps every 5 feet
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Q.78) Copper tube and fittings used for drainage and vent piping installed aboveground
shall be at least ____.

A. Type DWV (Correct Answer)

B. Type L
C. Type K
D. Type M (Your Answer)
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Q.79) The minimum size of gas piping supply to a mobile home is ____.

A. 3/4 inch (Your Answer)

B. 1/2 inch
C. 2 inches
D. 1 inch
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Q.80) Cast-iron soil pipe stacks shall be supported at ____.

A. their base and each floor (Your Answer)

B. intervals of 10 feet
C. intervals of 5 feet
D. every other story
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Q.81) Minimum clearance of listed appliances to any combustible wall or partition is ____.
A. 8 inches
B. 1 inch
C. specified in listing or rating plate and NFPA 211 Standard (Your Answer)
D. 3 inches
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Q.82) The developed length of 1-1/2-inch trap arms shall not exceed ____.
A. 2 feet, 8 inches
B. 5 feet (Your Answer)
C. 6 feet
D. 3 feet, 6 inches (Correct Answer)
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Q.83) Soil and drain pipes located above food-handling establishments shall be subjected to
a standing water test of not less than ____ feet.
A. 12
B. 25
C. 10 (Your Answer)
D. 15
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Q.84) The building sewer shall be determined on the basis of the total number of fixture
units drained by such sewer in accordance with ____.
A. none of the above
B. the maximum fixture load only
C. the same table(s) as the building drain
D. Table 7-8 fixture unit loading (Your Answer)
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Q.85) The minimum horizontal distance between a water supply well and the building
sewer is ____.

A. 50 feet (Correct Answer)

B. 100 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 15 feet (Your Answer)
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Q.86) Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain line less than 5 feet except for ____.
A. bathtubs (Your Answer)
B. water closets
C. sinks (Correct Answer)
D. showers
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Q.87) The required clearance in front of a 3-inch cleanout is ____.
A. 6 inches
B. 18 inches (Correct Answer)
C. 12 inches (Your Answer)
D. 24 inches
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Q.88) The minimum size trap and trap arm for a kitchen sink is ____.
A. 1-1/2 inches (Correct Answer)
B. 2 inches (Your Answer)
C. 3 inches
D. 2-1/2 inches
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Q.89) That portion of a venting system that connects a water heater to a vent is a ____.
A. chimney connector
B. vent connector (Your Answer)
C. Type B vent
D. vent
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Q.90) PEX piping installed horizontally must be supported every ____ inches.

A. 48 (Your Answer)
B. 24
C. 36

D. 32 (Correct Answer)
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Q.91) The total number of closets on a 3-inch stack is ____.
A. four (Correct Answer)
B. three (Your Answer)
C. two
D. six
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Q.92) Sewer or other drainage piping that shall no be installed under or within 2 feet of any
building or structure is ____.
A. ABS (Your Answer)
B. cast iron
C. asbestos cement (Correct Answer)
D. copper