QUIZ 1 - PLUMBING CODE 1

Red

Color for Type M copper pipe.

a. Red

b. Green

c. Yellow

d. Blue

Screwed Pipe

Vertical support of _____ is placed not less than every other storey height.

a. Screwed Pipe

b. Plastic Pipe

c. Cast Iron Soil Pipe

d. Copper Tubing

Decrease in DFU loading

What will happen if a drainage piping is placed at slope of 10mm/m due to structural conditions?

a. Decrease in drainage piping length

b. Decrease in DFU loading

c. Increase in drainage piping length

Reynald B. Ilagan

Additional Info.

Pedrito Camilet - Member of the current Board for Master Plumbers.

Valentino M. Mangila - former Chairman of the Board for Master Plumber

Prospero A. Abellano - former Member of the Board for Master Plumber

Who is the current chairman of the Board of Examiners for Master Plumber?

a. Pedrito D. Camilet

b. Prospero A. Abellano

c. Reynald B. Ilagan

d. Valentino M. Mangila

IAPMO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials)

Elastomeric gasketed and rubber ring joints shall comply with __ installation standards.

a. ANSI

b. IAPMO

c. NAMPAP

d. ASTM

120 days

A plumbing permit shall become null and void if the plumbing work has been suspended or abandoned for a period or ______

a. 360 days

b. 90 days

c. 365 days

d. 120 days

failure to pay the required fees.

Source: RA 1378

The following are grounds for non-issuance of the certificate of registration by the Board of Master Plumbers except for _____.

a. convicted by court for any criminal offence

b. guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct

c. failure to pay the required fees

d. having an unsound mind.

19 mm

Wiped lead joints shall have an exposed surface on each side of a joint not less than _____.

a. 3.2 mm

b.25.4 mm

c. 51 mm

d. 19 mm

PD 856

Additional Info

RA 9514 - Fire Code of the Philippines

RA 8749 - Philippine Clean Air Act

RA 8495 - Philippine Mechanical Engineering Act of 1998

Code on Sanitation of the Philippines

Slip Joint

an adjustable tubing connection, consisting of a compression nut, a friction ring, and a compression washer, designed to fit a threaded adapter fitting or a standard taper pipe

thread.

a. Welded Joint or Seam

b. Shielded Coupling

c. Pressure Lock Type Fitting

d. Slip Joint

Plumbing Appliance

A water heater is classified as?

a. Receptor

b. Plumbing Appurtenance

c. Fixture

d. Plumbing Appliance

Red with White Lettering

ANSI Pipe Color code for Fire Quenching

a. White with Red Lettering

b. Orange with Black Lettering

c. Red with Black Lettering

d. Red with White Lettering

Orange with Black Lettering

ANSI/ASME - Pipe color for * Toxic or Corrosive Liquids, Acids ( Nitric Acid )

a. Orange with Black Lettering

b. Orange with Black Lettering

c. Red with Black Lettering

d. Red with White Lettering

Polyethylene sheath

protection from external corrosion for pipes passing through or under cinders or other corrosive materials

a. Polyethylene sheath

b. embedded metal pipe sleeve

c. expansion joint

d. bitumastic coating

Bitumen

for voids between pipes and sleeves through concrete floors in the ground.

a. Polyethylene sheath

b. embedded metal pipe sleeve

c. bitumen

d. bitumastic coating

Metal Sleeve

for pipes directly embedded in concrete and masonry walls

a. Polyethylene sheath

b. embedded metal pipe sleeve

c. metal sleeve

d. bitumastic coating

Bitumastic coating

Copper tubing shall be fully externally protected with a/an _____ and fiberglass wrapping installed inside a split rigid casing whenever installed underground.

a. Polyethylene sheath

b. embedded metal pipe sleeve

c. metal sleeve

d. bitumastic coating

Embedded Metal Pipe Sleeves

protection from breakage for piping passing under or through walls.

a. Polyethylene sheath

b. embedded metal pipe sleeve

c. metal sleeve

d. bitumastic coating

Plumbing Official

The administrative authority or the officer with the administration and enforcement of the NPC or his regularly authorized authority.

a. PRC

b. Plumbing Official

c. DPWH

d. Professional Regulatory Board for Master Plumbers

Professional Regulatory Board for Master Plumbers

In charge of the enforcement and implementation of RA 1378 and its IRR.

a. PRC

b. Plumbing Official

c. DPWH

d. Professional Regulatory Board for Master Plumbers

Code of Ethics No. 2

A registered master plumber must NOT supplant another Registered Master Plumber after definite steps have already been taken toward his/her being commissioned to perform the contract.

a. Code of Ethics No. 1

b. Code of Ethics No. 4

c. Code of Ethics No. 2

d. Code of Ethics No. 5

Type L

Tips:

Review the diff. definitions of copper pipe types from RNPCP and Fajardo Book.

Copper tube for water supply piping shall have a weight of not less than _____.

a. Type M

b. Type K

c. Type L

d. Type DWV

8''

Roughing in of cold and hot water supply line are ideally distanced at least _____ apart

a. 8''

b. 2''

c. 4''

d. 10 ''

7.48 gallons per minute

Note:

1 Fixture Unit also equal to 28.3 liters per minute and 1 cu.ft per minute

1 fixture unit = _____ gallons per minute?

a. 7.48 gallons per minute

b. 1 cu.m per minute

c. 7.48 liters per minute

d. 28.3 gallons per minute

Flushometer Tank

is integrated within an air accumulator vessel which is designed to discharge a predetermined quantity of water into fixtures for flushing purposes.

a. Flush Tank

b. Flushometer Valve

c.Flushometer Tank

d. Flush Valve

Flush Tank

a tank located above or integral with water closet, urinal or similar fixtures for flushing or removing excrements in the fixture.

Flush Valve

a device located at the bottom of a flush tank FOR FLUSHING water closets and similar fixtures.

Flushometer Valve

is a device, which discharges a predetermined quantity of water into fixtures for flushing purposes and is actuated by direct water pressure

6 meters - for Galvanized Iron Pipe

What is the standard length of Galvanized Iron Pipe.?

a. 6 m

b. 4 m

c. 3 m

d. 1.5 m

0.75 m

length of vitritfied clay pipes

1.5 m

length of cast iron

4 m

length of PPR

Sewer

A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage and wastewater.

a. Sewer

b. Drain

c. Drainage System

d. Main Sewer

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM means?

a. American Society for Testing and Materials

b. American Standards for Testing and Materials

c. American Society of Testing and Maintenance

d. American Safety Test Manuals

1935

year NAMPAP was formally organized and registered with the SEC.

a.1935

b.1956

c.1965

d.1940

Practical Problems

This examination subject in Master Plumbing was originally split into two.

a. Sanitation, Plumbing Design and Installation

b. Plumbing Arithmetic

c. Practical Problems

d. Plumbing Code

Polybutylene

Tube made of plastic material and colored black. The cross-sectional shape is normally oval and is denoted by its outside diameter.

a. Polybutylene

b. Polyvinyl Chloride

c. Polyethylene

d. Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

140 deg, F

Common maximum service temperature rating of PVC.

a. 120 deg f.

b. 160 deg. f

c. 140 deg. f

d. 180 deg f.

180 deg. f

CPVC : Max. Temperature rating.

Return Bend

an open return bend usually made up two 90° bends with inside and outside threads, flanged or welded fittings; and applied also to a one hundred eighty degrees bend in copper tubings.

a. Double offset bend

b. Offset

c. Double Bend Fitting

d. Return Bend

45 degrees

Distance of bottom of all pipe trenches to the footing of any adjacent building or structure parallel to it.

a. 900 mm

b. 600 mm

c. 45 degrees

d. 90 degrees

Flood Level Rim

is the top edge of a receptacle from where water overflows.

a. Rim

b. Effective Opening

c. Flood Level

d. Flood Level Rim

14.63 kg per sqm

Minimum weight of a lead for flashing or vent terminals

a. 14.63

b. 12.86

c. 14.62

d. 14.43

38 mm

source: RNPCP CHAP. 7

Trap arm size of Laundry Tub.

a. 32 mm

b. 51 mm

c. 76 mm

d. 38 mm

32 mm

trap arm size of wash basin (lavatory) single, dental units or cuspidor

51 mm

trap arm size of floor drains, grease interceptors, showers, etc.

76 mm

trap arm size of water closet.

3

The Administrative authority must be notified at least ____ working days before such inspection is intended.

a. 8

b.3

c.7

d. 2

14

What is the accreditation number of NAMPAP?

a. 4

b. 12

c. 14

d. 6

25.4 mm

Depth of the molten pig lead in a caulked joint.

a. 51 mm

b. 19 mm

c. 25. 4 mm

d. 3.2 mm

Alteration

Any change, addition, or modification in construction or occupancy.

a. Improvement

b. Alteration

c. Repair

d. Renovation

Repair

the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for its maintenance.

40 years

The Plumbing Code has been in existence for almost _____ since its promulgation before it has been amended

a. 50 yrs

b. 30 yrs

c. 40 yrs

d. 60 yrs

January 28, 1959

Promulgated & approved by malacañang of Plumbing Code

December 21, 1999

President Estrada approval to REVISED Plumbing Code of 1999.

PD 1185

Old Fire Code of the Philippines

a. PD 1185

b. PD 223

c. PD 1096

d. RA 9514

PD 223

Creation of PRC June 22, 1973

RA 9514

Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008

PD 1096

National Building Code of the Philippines

2'' or 51 mm

additional info:

Caulked on closet rings or closet flanges shall NOT be less than 6.4 mm thick.

For caulked-on closet ring, the minimum overall depth shall be

a. 2''

b. 3''

c.4''

d.6'':

0.75 m

The distance of water closet or bidet center to center

a. 0.30 m

b. 0.75 m

c. 0.85 m

d. 0.45 m

0.375 m

Distance of water closet or bidet from its center to any side wall.

0.6 m

Distance or urinal to urinal center to center

0.3 m

Distance of urinal to side wall center to side

Water-sealed trap

Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be

equipped with __________.

a. approved crown trap

b. water sealed trap

c. water tight trap

d. gas tight p trap

Urinal

Note: Study Both the Plumbing Unit of Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines and NBCP.

What is NOT included in a plumbing unit?

a. Kitchen sink

b. Laundry Tray

c. Hose Bibb

d. Urinal

Blank Flange

A pipe flange that is not drilled for bolt holes.

a. flat face flange

b.raised face flange

c. Blind flange

d. Blank Flange

Oct. 2, 1975

Date of Accreditation of NAMPAP.

6 sets

All plumbing plans, drawings, diagrams, design computations as required shall be submitted in how many sets of plan?

a. 5

b. 6

c. 3

d. 7

3 m

Note:

for IPS piping system 25 mm and larger, support intervals shall be 3.6 mm

IPS shall be supported at ___ intervals for piping 19 mm diameter and smaller.

a. 1.2 m

b. 3.6 m

c. 3 m

d. 1.8 m

17th century

The birth of the plumbing profession in the Philippines is traced back to the ______ century.

a. 17th

b. 16th

c. 18th

d. 20th

30

source: IRR OF RA 1378

Each member of the board, shall at the time of his appointment be at least ____ of age.

a. 40

b. 30

c. 60

d. 35

Plumbing fixtures are installed

source: RNPCP Principles #5

Every building where _____ shall have a sewer service connection to a public or private sewer systems.

a. at least 1 toilet room is present

b. solid waste are discharge

c. plumbing fixtures are installed

d. there is more than 1 occupant

Double Hub

source: PDE by Max Fajardo

Preferred when a piece of pipe needed is shorter than 150 cm long

a. Standard Pipe

b. Single Hub

c. Hubless Pipe

d. Double Hub

Standard Pipe

used for a well-fitted hub & spigot connections

Single Hub

recommended when the length of a pipe needed is more than 150 cm long wherein cutting is not necessary

Hubless Pipe

used in lieu of the single hub to do away with caulking of joints