Includes all piping within public or private which conveys sewage, rain

water or often liquid waste to a legal point of disposal but does not
366
include the main of a public sewer system or private or or public
sewerage treatment
367 Is a pipe connecting several fixtures
368

Is a device located at the bottom of the tank for the purpose of

flushing water closets and and similar fixture

A metallic sleeve, join to an opening of pipe, into which a plug is

369
screwed that can be removed for the purpose of cleaning
370

Is the lowest portion of the inside of any pipe or conduit that is not
vertical

Includes water supply and distribution pipe; plumbing fixture and

371 traps, soil waste and vent pipes; house drain and house sewers
including their respective connections
372

Installation of all parts of the plumbing system which can be completed

prior to the installation of fixtures

373

A wye connections used on fire lines so that two lines of hose maybe
connected to the hydrant or to the same nozzle

Is any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closets of fixture

374 having similar function w/ or w/o the discharge of other fixtures to the
building drain
375

Is the maximum vertical depth of liquid that a trap will retain measure
between the crown weir and the top of the dip of the trap

Install to be able to meet the water requirements during peak

376
demands from a low yielding water well
377 The device being used to eliminate the noise cause by water hammer
378 The location of water well to nearest septic vault
379 Slope of house sewer connected from the building to the main sewer
A passage under a road, embankment or canal which allow for the flow
380
of water

DRAINAGE SYSTEM

2
FIXTURE BRANCH

NPCP refers to:

Its complete RA no:

FERRULE

What is the meaning of BOD?

INVERT

FLOOD LEVEL

PLUMBING SYSTEM

This promulgated the design and layout of a plumbing system that is

governed by set of rules

NATIONAL STANDARD
PLUMBING CODE (NSPC)

SIAMESE CONNECTIONS

10

SOIL PIPE

TRAP SEAL
WATER RESERVOIR

14

SHOCK RELIEF AND

EXPANSION CHAMBER

15

50 FEET OR MORE

16

2 PERCENT
CULVERT

384 Color coding for fuel oil division

BLACK

Another classification of storm drain, besides from inside drain and

389
outside drain

In the 17th century, the English parliamentary passed the first

___________ laws.
What period was plumbing revived? It is the period when Europe
11
was plagued with epidemics.
Plumbing shall be installed with due regard to presentation of the
12 strength of ___________ and prevention of damage to walls and other
surfaces through fixture usage.
13

WHITE

388 An underground tank reservoir to store water

INSTALLING

383 Color coding of high pressure steam

A valve which in the water flow is shut off by a flat disk that is screwed
down onto its seat

WATER SEAL TRAP

ROUGH IN

RECESSED

387

NATIONAL PLUMBING
CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES
IRA 1378
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN
DEMAND

ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION

382 The type of bathtub oher than sunken, square, free standing

386 Service drop conductor clearance over the roof

PLUMBER

What is the general role of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering?

BLACK WATER

The water column that seals the escape of unhealthy gases in the
sanitary drainage system

Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be

equipped with __________.
Plumbing is defined as the art and science of ___________ pipes, fixtures
and other apparatus.

PLUMBARIUS

381 The third kind of water after the storm water and area water

385

PLUMBING REVIEWER
What ancient roman term refers to an individual who worked in
the sanitary field of ancient Rome?
What is the title given to a person who is a skilled worker in the
field of sanitation?

TRAP OR WATER SEAL

2.50 M
COMPRESSION VALVE
CISTERN
OVERHEAD STORM
DRAIN

17
18
19

In what civilization did the concept and importance of plumbing

became more defined and appreciated?
The ability of an area resource system to support the activities of a
given population.
____________ is a part of ecosystem and is the major contributor to
pollution of the environment.
____________, including fixtures, shall be maintained and properly
usable
This the pollutant that affects the quality of water due to impact of
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) discharges, that rises when
temperature rises.
An act which regulate the Practice of Sanitary Engineering in the
Philippines.
In 1907, a division of plumbing construction and inspection, with the
city of Manila as a model, was headed by whom?

20 This act is known as __________ that was approved on June 18, 1955.
21

22
23
24
25

The liquid and water borne waste derived form the ordinary living
process, free from industrial wastes, and of such character as to permit
satisfactory disposal without special treatment into the public sewer or
by means of private disposal system.
When was the Rep. Act No. 1378, also known as the National
Plumbing Code of the Philippines approved?
When was the practice of Plumbing in the Philippines initiated?
What is the act for Water Quality Management?
TRUE OR FALSE : Sanitation is the field of public health dealing
with environmental degration and prevention and control of diseases

TRUE OR FALSE : The design and layout of plumbing system is

26 governed by a set of rules promulgated by the National Standard
Plumbing Code (NSPC)

PLUMBING APPRENTICE
RENAISSANCE PERIOD
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
GRECO-ROMAN
CIVILIZATION
CARRYING CAPACITY
MAN
PLUMBING SYSTEM
HEAT
RA 1364
American Master
Plumber JOHN F. HASS
SANITARY ENGINEERING
LAW
DOMESTIC SEWAGE

28/Jun/1955
17th CENTURY
ACT 2152
FALSE
TRUE

27

Plumbarius is to individual who worked in the sanitary field, while

Plumbum is to ___________.

28 Solid waste, from water closet

29 Liquid only, fixtures other than WC
30 is the most satisfactory means of water distribution.
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53

In this method of distribution, the excess water pumped during periods

of low consumption is stored in elevated tanks or reservoir.

LEAD - a metal used by

Romans as a plumbing
material
SOIL PIPE
WASTE PIPE
GRAVITATIONAL FLOW
METHOD
DISTRIBUTION BY
MEANS OF PUMP

In dual main systems, ____________ are added on the south and west
SERVICE HEADERS
sides of streets and piping is generally placed beneath sidewalks.
____________, sometimes called arterial mains, for in the skeleton of the
PRIMARY FEEDERS
distribution system.
____________ is used for city water pipes.
CAST IRON PIPES
____________ is used for pipelines, truck mains and inverted siphon
STEEL PIPES
where pressures are high and sizes are large.
____________ a stronger and more elastic type of cast iron used in newer
DUCTILE IRON
plumbing installation.
A chemical reaction which involves the removal of metallic electrons
CORROSION
from metals and formation of more stable compounds.
Consist of a cylinder in which a piston or a plunger moves backwards
RECIPROCATING PUMP
and forwards.
Used to raise water from shallow depths and used most frequently for
HAND PUMP
individual houses.
____________ is a pump that increases the pressure within the
BOOSTER PUMP
distribution system or raise water to an elevated water storage tank.
Pump that lifts surface water and move it to a nearby treatment plant.
LOW LIFT PUMP
Pump that discharge treated water into arterial mains.
HIGH LIFT PUMP
Used to supply or remove water from a building.
PIPE LINES
Centrifugal casting on metal moulds is sometimes called ____________ .
DELAVAUD PROCESS
Necessitates a large pipe or conduit so that velocities will be low but
not low enough to allow sedimentation.
Generally, the equalizing volume of a water thank that is about
____________ of the total daily demand.
In residential areas having houses up to 4 storeys high, the pressure in
the pipes should be between _____________.
High service system is high lying areas; while _____________ is to low
lying areas
TRUE OR FALSE : Water distribution is a network of pumps, pipelines,
storage tanks and appurtenances.
It is a special type of underground water that is found on islands or in
the coastal regions near the sea.
This should be supplied with water in sufficient volume or at adequate
pressure to enable them to function properly.
Flush tanks which are directly connected to the potable water supply
system should be equipped with approved ___________.
_____________ is a junction between water supply systems through
which water from doubtful or unsafe sources may enter an otherwise
safe supply.

54 What are the 3 main sources of water supply?

_____________ is required to be installed so as to register the
55
amount of water supplied to a building.

INTAKE CONDUIT
1/6 to 1/3
1.8 x 105 to 2.8 x 105
N/m2
LOW-SERVICE SYSTEM
TRUE
FRESH WATER
PLUMBING FIXTURES

A single vent that ventiliates multiple traps, in the case of back to back
fixture
A vertical vent that is the continuation of the drain to which the vents
341
connect
A vent that does not serve as drain and is located where if is not
342
exposed to back up of waste from a drainage pipe
340

343 See common vent

344 A branch vents that performs its functions for two or more traps
345
346
347
348
349

DRY VENT
DUAL VENT
GROUP VENT
INDIVIDUAL VENT

LOOP or CIRCUIT VENT

LOCAL VENT
MAIN VENT

A vent installed so as to permit additional circulation of air between the

350 drainage and vent systems where the drainage systems might
otherwise be air bound

RELIEF VENT

An arrangement of venting so installed that that one vent pipe will

serve two traps

UNIT VENT

351

The extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal

352 drain connected to the stack horizontal drain, the uppermost end
above the roof

STACK VENT

353 A vent which also serves as a drain

WET VENT

A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack for
354
the purpose of preventing pressure changes in the stack

YOKE VENT

Is the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances into the

355 distributing pipes of a supply of water from any source other than its
intended source

BACKFLOW

356

Is the backflow of used, contaminated or polluted water from a

plumbing fixture due to negative pressure

BACK SIPHONAGE

357

Refers to any group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures which

discharge into a common horizontal waste or soil branch

BATTERY OF FIXTURE

358 A flange that is not drilled

BLANK FLANGE

359 A flange that closes the end of a pipe line used to discharge water

BLIND FLANGE

360 Is plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other materials

BALL COCKS

361

CROSS CONNECTION

362

* RAINWATER
* GROUNDWATER
* SURFACE WATER

363

WATER METER

A pipe installed to vent, a fixture trap and w/c connects with the vent
system above the fixture served or terminates in the open air
A circuit vent which loop backs to connect with a stack vent instead of
a vent stack
Any vent connecting a horizontal branch or fixture drain with the stack
vent of the originating waste or soil stack
Is a pipe on the fixture side of the trap through which vapor or foul air
is removed from a room fixture
The principal artery of the venting system to which vent branches may
be connected

CONTINOUS VENT

364

A short internally threaded section of pipe, used to join two pipes of

conduits
Used to connect the two ends of two pipes, neither of which can be
turned
A short length of pipe with threads at each end; used to join couplings
or fittings
Is the extended portion of a pipe that is closed at one end to which no
connections are made on the extended portion

365 The length along the center of the pipe and fitting

CAULKING
COUPLING
UNION
NIPPLE
DEAD END
DEVELOPED LENGTH

A valve in which the flow of liquid is controlled by a rotating

324 drilled ball that fits tightly against a resilient (flexible) seat in the
valve body.
A vertical length of soil or waste stack at least 8 feet in height (a
325 storey high), within which the horizontal branches from one storey or
floor of the building or structure are connected to the stack.
A pipe connecting upward from a soil or waste stack below the
floor and below the horizontal connection to an adjacent vent stack
326
at a point above the floor and higher than the highest spill level of
fixtures for preventing pressure changes in the stack.

Ball valve

Branch interval

Yoke vent

gooseneck

A watertight receptacle which the discharge of sanitary plumbing

system or part thereof, designed and constructed to retain solids,
328 digest organic matter through a period of detention and to allow the
liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank through a system
of open jointed subsurface piping or seepage pit.

Septic tank

330

A common measure of the probable discharge into the drainage

system by various types of plumbing fixtures on the basis of one unit
of this being equal to a discarge rate of 7.5 gallons per minute or
one cubic foot of water per minute.
The installation of parts of the plumbing system which can be
completed prior to installation of fixtures or finishing. This includes
drainage, water supply and vent piping and necessary fixture
supports.

A fitting or device designed and constructed to provide, when

properly vented, a liquid seal which prevents backflow and passage
331
of foul air and gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage
or wastewater through it.
A suction created by the flow of liquids in pipe, a pressure less
332
than the atmospheric pressure.
A vertical pipe which conveys only wastewater or liquid waste
333
free of fecal matter.
A pipe which conveys potable water from the building supply
334
pipe to the plumbing fixtures and other outlets.

59

______________ is caused by material in solution or a colloidal

state should be distinguished from turbidity.

60

The carbonate and bicarbonate of calcium, sodium and magnesium

are the common impurities which cause ______________.

_______________ in water causes hardness, and in small amount it

61 will cause taste, discoloration of clothes and plumbing fixtures and
incrustations in water mains.
Excavation for the installation of underground water supply piping
62
should be ________.
The proportional change in length corresponding to 1F change in
63
temperature is known as the _______________.
64 ________________ is water bearing stratum.
65 There are two types of well____________ & ____________.
66 The recommended slope for the house drain.
67

Drainage fixture unit

68
69
Roughing-in

70
71

Trap

A type of house drain that receives the discharges of sanitary and

domestic waste only.
A drainage pipe that carries on is designed to carry human
excretement.
A drainage pipe that carries liquid waste that not include human
excretement.
Water that is safe to drink, pleasant to the taste and usable for
domestic purposes.
A communicable disease which may be transmitted by water include
bacterial, viral and protozoal infections.

72 A water is _____________ when it contains visible material in suspension.

73 MCL means

Backpressure

74

Waste stack

75

Water distributing pipe

76
77

Any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closet, urinal or

335 fixtures having similar function, with or without the discharges from
other fixtures to the building drain or building sewer

Soil pipe

In a building consists of the water service pipe, water supply

336 line, water distributing pipes and the essential branch pipes, valves
and all other appurtenances for the supply of potable water.

Water supply system

A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or

337
stack vent
A branch vent that serves two or more traps and extends from in front
338
of the last fixture connection of a horizontal branch to the vent stack
339 A vent connecting at the junction of two fixture drains and serving as a
vent for both fixtures

______________ permits water drawn into a fixture tank or similar

devices to flow back into the supply line by gravity or siphonage.
______________ is when water contains visible material in
58
suspension
57

A kind of return bend of small-sized faucet, one end of which is

about one foot long and the other end is about three inches. It is
327 commonly used as a faucet for pantry sink and drinking fountain. Also
the lead connection between the service pipe and the water main.
Also a p-trap.

329

56 _____________ is used to prevent back siphonage.

78

A type of house drain that receives discharges of sanitary as well as

storm water.
This type of drain is now considered obsolete and not advisable.
In large buildings, _____________ are usually suspended from the
basement ceiling.
A cleanout shall be provided on the house drain as near as
possible the ______________ of the building.
A kind of drain that should terminate into a separate drainage system.

79 The house drain should be provided with adequate number of

BRANCH VENT
CIRCUIT VENT
COMMON VENT

80 The complete PD No. of CODE OF SANITATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.

VACUUM BREAKER or
BACKFLOW PREVENTER
BACKFLOW
TURBIDITY
COLOR
ALKALINITY
IRON
OPEN TRENCH WORK
COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR
EXPANSION
AQUIFER
WATER TABLE WELL &
ARTESIAN WELL
2%
SANITARY DRAIN
SOIL PIPE
WASTE PIPE
POTABLE WATER
WATERBOURNE
DISEASES
TURBID
MAXIMUM
CONTAMINANT LEVELS
COMBINED DRAIN
COMBINED DRAIN
HOUSE DRAIN
FOUNDATION WALL
INDUSTRIAL DRAIN
CLEANOUTS
PD 856

Boating, shooting or fishing should not be allowed within ____________

81
of the water intake.

200m

TRUE OR FALSE : In changing house drain directions, the branch shall

be run at right angle as a floor drain.

TRUE

82

TRUE OR FALSE : A cleanout extended above the floor can also be

utilized as floor drain.
TRUE OR FALSE : All changes of direction shall be done with short
84
radius fittings.
83

FALSE
FALSE

85

A concrete vault constructed for the collection of raw sewage

sealed with a wooden shelter.

PRIVY

A receptacle in which liquids are retained for sufficient period to

the deposit settle able material.
A hole in the ground with stone and bricks laid in such manner as to
allow raw contaminated sewage to leach under the surface of the
ground.
The main sewer is financed and maintained by ____________.
____________ is the liquid conveyed by a sewer.

CESSPOOL or DRYWELL

____________ is water which enters sewers from surface sources such as

90 graces in manholes, open cleanouts, perforated manhole covers and
roof drains or basement sumps connected to the sewer.

INFLOW

86
87
88
89

91 A pipe venting acid waste system.

92 A watertight container of sewage.
A permanently installed mechanical device for removing sewage or
93
liquid waste from a sump other than ejector.
94 This bacteria functions in absence of free oxygen.
95 Considered as the oldest type of sewer.
96 Minimum width for septic tank.
That portion of the horizontal drainage system which starts from the
97 outer face of the building and terminate at the main sewer in the street
or septic tank.
98 Sometimes referred to as "the collection line of a plumbing system."
The septic tank should be double compartment and should be capable
99
of holding how many times of daily waste water flow.
The complete RA No. of ECOLOGICAL SLOID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT
100
2000.
How many percent of the total sewage solids is organic and subject to
101
rotting.
102 TRUE OR FALSE : The minimum depth for septic tank is 1.20m
TRUE OR FALSE : No septic tank shall be installed within under a
house.
TRUE OR FALSE : Septic tank should be located not less than 15m
104
away from potable water to prevent contamination.
What do you call the drain from the trap of a fixture to the
105
junction of the drain pipe?
103

106

An element composed of an atom of Oxygen and two atoms for

Hydrogen, otherwise known as H2O.

What is the immersion in a fluid for a definite period of time,

usually expressed as a percent of weight of the dry pipe?
This type of storm drain is used in buildings located in congested
108
business areas.
107

109

It is that unit of the plumbing system which conveys storm water

to a satisfactory terminal.

It is often referred to as conductor or downspout. It is also the

110 portion of the storm drainage system which extends between storm
drain & the roof terminal
This type of storm drain is advisable on buildings where an ample
111
amount of ground space between buildings is available.

CATCH BASIN

GOVERNMENT
SEWAGE

ACID VENT
SEPTIC TANK
SEWAGE PUMP
ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
COMBINATION PUBLIC
SEWER
0.90m
HOUSE SEWER
HOUSE DRAIN
2.8 - 3.0 TIMES
RA 9003

a. number of fixture unit is one parameter in sizing a drainage

pipe.
b. brass and cast iron body cleanouts shall not be used as a
305
reducer or adapter.
c. 60 branches or offsets may be used only when installed in a
true vertical position.
Collection line of a plumbing system is sometimes
referred to as.
Single lever valves used in kitchen sink and lavatory
307
faucets or at shower valves works by the principle of a ___.
306

308 Treats hard water.

What combination of pipe fittings is installed at the base
309
of a soil stack?
The first section of water supply piping in a building after the
310
water meter.
311 A bathroom containing a water closet, a lavatory, and a bathtub.
A valve in which the flow of water is cut off by means of a
circular disk that fits against the valve seat. The plane of movement
312 of the disk is parallel to the normal direction of flow of water, which
is turned through a tortuous passage to direct the flow normal to the
face of the disk.
A receptacle attached to a plumbing system other than a trap in
313 which water or wastes may be collected or obtained for ultimate
into the plumbing system.
Any group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures which
discharge into a common horizontal waste or soil branch.

all true

House Drain
Ball Valve
Zeolite
Wye and 1/8 Bend
Water distributing pipe
Full bath

Globe valve

fixture

50%

314

TRUE

315 The abbreviation DWV stands for ______.

TRUE

316

A p-shaped trap commonly used on most plumbing fixtures

except for fixture have integral trap.

Gooseneck

TRUE

317 An outhouse or structure used for the deposition of excrement.

Privy

FIXTURE DRAIN
WATER
ABSORPTION
INSIDE STORM DRAIN
STORM DRAIN
ROOF LEADER
OUTSIDE STORM DRAIN

A water supply pipe that extends vertically one full storey or

318
more to convey water to fixture branches or group of fixtures.
A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste or vent
319
piping.
The water supply pipe provided by the water utility company
320
where local individual connection is done.

Battery of fixtures
Drainage, waste and
vent

Riser
Stack
Water main

A loosely lined excavation in the ground which receives the

321 discharge of a septic tank and designed to permit the effluent from
the septic tank to seep through the bottom and sides of the pit.

cesspool

The art and science of installing in buildings the pipes, fixtures

322 and other apparatus for bringing in water supply and removing water
and waterborne waste.

plumbing

That part of the drainage system that extends from the end of
the building drain and conveys its discharge to the public sewer,
323
private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other appropriate
point of disposal.

Building sewer

This type of water closet is similar to that of the siphon-jet

287 except that it has a smaller trap passageway and smaller water
surface area, moderately noisy.
A type of water closet that is noisy but highly efficient.
288 Strong jet into up leg forces contents out. Use only with flush
valve, requires higher pressure.
Water closet that is quiet, extremely sanitary, water is
289 directed through the rim. It scours bowl, folds over into jet;
siphon.
A water closet that is sanitary, efficient, and very quiet.
290
Water enters through the rim and through the down leg.
A toilet bowl similar to the siphon-jet, but having the
291 flushing water directed to the rim to create circular motion or
vortex which scours the bowl.
A toilet bowl in which the flushing water enters through
292 the rim and a siphonic action initiated by a water jet draws the
contents of the bowl through the trapway.
A water closet similar to that of the siphon jet but with a
293
smaller water surface and trapway.
This type of water closet is prohibited by some health
294
codes
The concussion and banging noise that results when a
295 volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses
momentum.

Reverse Trap

Blowout

114
Siphon Jet
Siphon Vortex

A type of storm drain that is suspended from the basement ceiling

by substantial hangers, placed at close intervals, and generally is
adapted to buildings where public storm sewer is not sufficiently
deep in the street.

This is the type of storm drain located under the basement floor
113 within the walls of the building and is used in buildings located in
congested business areas.

Siphon Vortex

What do you call that unit of the plumbing system which conveys
storm water to a satisfactory terminal?

115 Rainwater piping should not be used as:

116 Roof drains shall not be made of __________.
117 The outside roof leader is located on the _____

Siphon Jet
Reverse Trap
Washdown
Water Hammer

A shutoff valve closed by lowering a wedge-shaped gate

across the passage.
A valve closed by a disk seating on an opening in an
297
internal wall.
Liquid sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or
298
sewage treatment plant.

Globe Valve

299 The centerline of pipe.

Spring Line

296

112

Gate Valve

Effluent

118 The inside roof leader is installed ___________

What do you call the drain from the trap of a fixture to the
junction of the drain pipe?
120 All storm drains should be graded at least
This type of terminal should be used only where the public sewer
121
discharges its contents into a terminal other than a disposal plant.
119

The roof leader is extended _________ through the floors of the

building to a point just below the roof & is then extended _________
to reduce the danger of breakage which may result because of
expansion and contraction of the roof.
123 Conductor is to vertical; __________ is to horizontal
Catch basin is a receptacle in which _________ are retained for a
124
sufficient period of time to allow settle able material to deposit
122

125

TRUE OR FALSE : The discharge capacity of the pipe varies

according to its length and grade per foot.

TRUE OR FALSE : One factor which makes the sizing of storm drain
difficult is the matter of grouping rainfall over a given period.
TRUE OR FALSE : Another element to consider in determining the
127
size of the drain is the depth of the building.
126

OVERHEAD STORM
DRAIN

INSIDE STORM DRAIN

STORM DRAIN
SOIL, WASTE AND VENT
PIPE
IRON
OUTSIDE WALL OF THE
BUILDING
WITHIN THE BUILDING
WALLS
FIXTURE DRAIN
INCH PER FOOT
COMBINATION HOUSE
SEWER
VERTICALLY,
HORIZONTALLY
GUTTER
LIQUID
TRUE
TRUE

300 The interior top surface of a pipe.

Crown

301 The interior bottom surface of a pipe.

Invert

302 Color code for pipes containing acid.

black

One of the earlier plastic to be developed in 1938, a du

303 pont trade name for the white, soft, waxy, and non-adhesive
polymer of tetrafluoroethylene.

TRUE OR FALSE : The storm drain is connected to the sewer at

128 right angles by means of a 45 Y and curve assembled in exactly the
same manner as a sanitary house sewer connection.

Teflon

129

TRUE OR FALSE : The change of direction at the highest point of

the conductor should be made by means of an elbow & 45 fitting.

TRUE

130

TRUE OR FALSE : The base of the roof leader must be provided

with a concrete or stone foundation.

TRUE

a. Cleanouts may be omitted on a horizontal drain less than 1.5

meters in length unless such line is serving sinks or urinals.
b. no galvanized wrought iron or galvanized steel pipe shall be
304 used underground and shall be kept at least 15 cms above
ground.
c. 1 3/4" diameter is 'not' a commercial size of G.I. Pipe for
water supply.

all true

TRUE OR FALSE : If the roof leader is constructed of galvanized

steel, it must be supported at every floor with a pipe rest.
TRUE OR FALSE : Horizontal runs may not be suspended from
132
band iron hangers or steel ring hangers anchored in the structure
131

FALSE
TRUE

TRUE
FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE : The roof leader is extended vertically through

the floors of the building to a point just below the roof and is then
133
extended horizontally to reduce the danger of breakage which may
result because of expansion and contraction of the roof.

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE : A cast-iron strainer basket is attached to the

134 drain to prevent stones, leaves and other materials from entering the
conductor.

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE : Roof drains are provided with a copper flashing,

135 or in some instances, with a cast-iron clamp so that the joint
between the roof and the conductor will be water-tight.

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE : A roof leader may be terminated by placing a

136
hub of cast-iron soil pipe flush with the roof.

TRUE

137 Do appurtenances need direct connection to water supply?

NO

138 What type of plumbing material is a water heater?

What do you call a faucet opened or closed by the fall or rise of a
139
ball floating on the surface of water?

APPLIANCE

140 What is the most expensive type of all pipes?

BRASS PIPE

What type of pipe is durable and has extreme resistance to

141
corrosion?
142 What type of plumbing material is a water closet?
143

What type of pipe is the most specified material need for drainage
installation in buildings?

144 What plumbing material receives water-bourn wastes?

145 What type of plumbing material is a soap dispenser?
146 CISPI stands for:
147 "U" in UPVC stands for
148

The use of cast-iron pipes should be limited to buildings

______stories in height.

149 It is a non-metallic plumbing material?

Acid-resistant pipe usually is an alloy of cast-iron and
150
____________.
A gate valve whose body and bonnet are held together by a "u"
151
bolt clamp.
A device that discharges a predetermined quantity of water to
152
fixtures for flushing purposes.
153

Pipes that are used to underground public sewers, house sewer

and drains. It is made up of clay and also resistant to acids.

This type of trap is used in many localities where venting is not

154 required by local ordinances. This device permits the waste to flow
through it rapidly.
155 A pit for the reception or detention for sewage
156

A sewer or other pipe or condult used for conveying groundwater,

surface water, storm water, waste water or sewage

BALL COCK

COPPER PIPE
FIXTURE
CAST IRON PIPES
FIXTURES
APPURTENANCE
CAST IRON SOIL PIPE
INSTITUTE
UNPLASTICIZED
LESS THAN 25-STORIES
ASBESTOS-CEMENT
NON-PRESSURE SEWER
PIPE
SILICON
CLAMP GATE CALVE
FLUSHOMETER VALVE
VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE
DRUM TRAP

Minimum head of water, in meters, required for each

section of plumbing for water test.

3m

How many days, at least, shall be given before any

265 plumbing work inspection is done after written notice for
inspection.

3 days

264

Minimum time, in minutes, required for water to stay in

266 the system or pipes for a water test without any leaks to satisfy
said testing.
Minimum lead content in percent for pipes and fittings
267
safe for humans.

8%

Minimum vertical distance from the bottom of water pipes

268 to the top of sewer or drain pipe if laid in the same trench on
top of the other.

300 mm

Minimum distance of water pipings from any regulating

269 equipment, water heater, conditioning tanks, and similar
equipment requiring union fittings.

300 mm

270 Maximum spacing of pipe supports at intervals.

4 ft.

271 Equivalent of 1/6 bend in degrees.

60

Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for

272
pipes 51mm or less in diameter.
Minimum clearance in front of any cleanout in meters for
273
pipes larger than 51 mm. Dia.
Maximum distance of any underfloor cleanout from any
274
access door, crawl space, or crawl hole.
275 Maximum length of a tailpiece.
276 Minimum length of any branch requiring separate venting.
Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above the
roof
Minimum extension of a vent stack through roof above
278
any other vertical surface.
Minimum vertical distance of VSTR from above of any
279
openable window or opening.
Minimum vertical extension of VSTR from any roofdeck
280
where it is protruded.

277

Minimum horizontal distance of any VSTR from a

281 roofdeck used for other purposes aside from protection from
weather.

305 mm
450 mm
6.10 mts.
600 mm
4.60 mts.
15 cms.
300 mm
0.90 mtr.
2.10 mts.
3.00 mts.

282

Minimum number of stories served by a waste stack

requiring a parallel ventstack.

283

An automatic device used for converting high, fluctuating

inlet water pressure to a lower constant pressure.

Pressure Regulating
Valve

284

The process of removing calcium and magnesium deposits

in water.

Softening

Cesspool
Drain

15 minutes

10

The lowest portion of the inside of any pipe or condult that is not
157
vertical

Invert

285 Women's urinal fixture.

Washdown

158 An outhouse or structure used for the deposition of excrement

Privy

A type of water closet that is least efficient, subject to

286 clogging, noisy, and use a simple washout action through a
small irregular passageway.

Washdown

159

The solid organic materials being more dense than water, tend to
settle to the bottom of the tank

Sludge

238 Component of fire extinguisher.

Conveys storm water and terminates into a natural drainage such as
239
lakes or rivers.
240 Standard size of a wet standpipe outlet for each floor.
241 A type of pipe fitting for a Yoke Vent.
242 Minimum size of trap or branch for a bidet.
243
244
245
246
247
248
249

Minimum fixture supply pipe diameter for tank type

water closet.
Term applied to the interconnection of the same
fixtures in one soil or waste branch with one branch vent.
A single vent that ventilates multiple traps in the case
of a back to back vent.
Minimum size of a standpipe for a building in which
the highest outlet is 23 meters or less from the fire service
connection.
Minimum size of a wet standpipe for a riser of more
than 15 meters from the source.
Minimum height of a branch vent above the fixture it is
venting.
It refers to an individual who worked in the sanitary
field of ancient Rome.

250 In Latin, it means 'lead'.

A specially designed system of waste piping
embodying the horizontal wet venting of one or more
251 sinks or floor drains by means of a common waste and
vent pipe adequately sized to provide free movement of
air above the flow line of the drain.
Sanitary sewage from buildings shall be discharged
directly to the nearest ___.
Receptacles intended to receive and discharge water,
253 water-carried waste into a drainage
system with which they are connected.
Standard size of an outlet for a dry standpipe located
254
at each floor.
252

Carbon Monoxide
Storm Sewer

160

161 A pipe or condult for carrying sewage and liquid waste

1 1/2'"
1/8 Bend
1-1/2"
3/8"
Battery of Fixtures
Common Vent
4"
4"
6"
Plumbarius
Plumbum

162

All horizontal piping shall be run in practical alignment and at a

uniform grade of not less than ____ percent

163

All Changes in direction shall be made by the appropriate use of 45

deg.

164 In plumbing the vent pipe which is connected to the crown

165 A pipe fitting to join two straight lengths of pipes.
166 Level 3 types of water service refers to:
167 A faucet fitted with nozzle curving downward used as a draw-of trap:
168

Sanitary Sewer Main

Fixture

A pipe fitting to change in one single direction (course) the flow of

water:

175

Apiece of pipe threaded outside all through out to connect short runs
of two pipe fittings:

176 Prevents water hammer:

Theater or movie house's water requirement is determined or
estimated at 5 galloons of water per day :

water (potability)
2"dia

elbow

nipple
Float Valve
total number of
auditorium seat

178 . Water well yield is a factor considered to determine the size of:

water pipe

179 The reference in measuring the depth of a trap seal of the trap:

Crown weir to bottom

dip

Ionization

The part of a vent line which connects directly with an individual trap
181 underneath or behind the fixture and extends to the branch or man
pipe at any point higher than the fixture trap:

Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a shower

stall.
Minimum size of trap and waste branch for a pedestal
263
urinal.

lavatory faucet

15 m.

180 A pipe fitting shape like letter "S":

262

artesian well

174 The minimum distance (in meters) of a well from a septic tank.

Barometer

Double Bend

Coupling

bidet

257 Instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure.

261 A pipe fitting shaped like 'S'.

Crown weir

173 Women's urinal fixture:

Loop Vent

Top Dip to Crown Weir

Bends

schedule

256 A vent pipe connected to a stack vent.

Bibbcock

2%

171 The quality of Galvanized Iron pipes are rated by:

Circuit Vent

Best type of fire detection that can detect fire during

the incipient stage.
A faucet fitted with a nozzle curving downward used
259
as a draw-off tap.
Reference in measuring the depth of a trap seal of a
260
trap.

Sewer Pipe

coagulant

255 A vent pipe connected to a vent stack.

258

Vent Pipe

170 Fluoride as an addictive in water supply is a chemical for:

177
2 1/2"

One of the first steps in the selection of a suitable water supply source
is:

169 The minimum size of a swimming pool drain:

172
Combination Waste and
Vent system

A pipe or opening used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing

system and for reducing the pressure exerted on trap seal

182

The minimum number of water closet unit required for the female
population of an elementary school:

183 The minimum size of trap and waste branch for a bidet:

2"

184 A pipe which conveys only liquid waste, free of fecal matter

3"

185 A general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste, or vent piping:

U-trap
Back vent pipe
1 per 35
2" dia.
waste pipe
stack

186 The minimum slope of a building drain:

1/16 in./ft.

187 The minimum sized of a trap and waste branch for a pedestal urinal:

2" dia.

188 The minimum size of a trap and waste branch for a shower stall:

2" dia.

189 The minimum sized of a trap and waste branch for a size of foot bath:

2" dia.

190 Black steel pipe with galvanized malleable fitting is ideal for:
191

The minimum number of a urinal fixture required for the male

population of both elementary and secondary school:

192

The prescribe color coding of piping under refrigerating division of all

pipes and fittings:

A type of coupling or joining device having internal screw threads or

nuts with opposite screws at the end. By turning the internal screws, it
193
is possible to connect two metal rods and regulate the length and
tension of this rods:

Gas Pipe
1 per 30

Turnbackle

Water distributing pipe

A valve in which the flow of water is cut off by

means of a circular disk that fits against the
valve seat. The plane of movement of the disk
195 is parallel to the normal direction of flow of
water, which is turned through a tortuous
passage to direct the flow normal to the face of
the disk.

Globe valve

196

The receptacle in which liquid is retained for deposition of sediment is

called?

197 lowest portion of a trap

198 pipe for wastewater
199 liquid waste

fumigant

210 vertical pipes which receive discharge from water closets

soil stack

211

It automatically closes to prevent the flow of fluid in a reverse

direction.

212 reservoir for liquid

213 valve for controlling the flushing of fixtures
It is the method of rendering a pipe fitting waterproof by using oakum
214
or lead
215 process of injecting chlorine gas into the water

black

The first section of water supply piping in a

building after the water meter.

194

209 gas, fume or vapor used for the destruction or control of insects

flush valve
caulking
disinfections
90 cms.

217 Minimum length of a septic tank.

1.50 mts.

218 Minimum liquid depth for a septic tank.

219 Maximum liquid depth for septic tank.

221
222
223
catch basin

224

dip

225

effluent

cistern

216 Minimum width of a septic tank.

220

drain pipe

check valve

Minimum capacity, in cubic meters, of the secondary

compartment of a septic tank.
Minimum dimension of a manhole access to a septic
tank.
Minimum length of the secondary compartment of a
septic tank with a capacity of more than 6 cubic meters.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a septic
tank.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a
seepage pit or cesspool.
Minimum distance of a water supply well from a
disposal field.

226 Minimum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.

22 Maximum height of a water seal for each fixture trap.
7

70 cms.
1.80 mts.
1.50 cum
508 mm.
1.50 mts.
15.20 mts.
45.70 mts.
30.50 mts.
51 mm.
102 mm.

200 These are vertical pipes which receive discharge from water closets.

soil stack

228 Maximum length of the tailpiece from any fixture.

60 cms.

201 vertical pipe used for the storage of water

standpipe

229 Minimum trap diameter for a bathtub

38 mm.

230 Minimum trap diameter for a shower stall.

51 mm

202 receptacle for organic discharge

203 accumulated or settled solid waste
204

It is a loud thumping noise that results from a sudden stoppage of the

flow in water lines.

205 a flange used on a pipe to cover a hole

206 end of a pipe that fits into a bell

septic tank
sludge
water hammer
escutcheon
spigot

Type of plastic pipe other than polyvinyl chloride and

polybutylene.
A stop valve placed in the service pipe close to the
232
connection at the water main.
A vent with a function to provide circulation if air
233
between drainage and vent system
Flange used on a pipe to cover a hole or opening in a
234
floor or wall which the pipe pass.
231

235 Length along the centerline of the pipe and fitting.

207 backflow due to negative pressure
What do you call a vertical pipe installed primarily for the purpose of
208 providing circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage
system?

back siphonage
vent stack

A valve used in a flush tank controlling the flushing of

fixture.
Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable
237
matter in suspension or solution.
236

Polyethylene
Corporation Stop
Relief Vent
Escutcheon
Developed Length
Flush Valve
Sewage