SPDI: FINAL COACHING (by JCMC)

TUBE

It specifies OD and wall thickness.

SCHEDULE

It specifies wall thickness.

FUSION WELDING

How do you connect PPR?

SDR

It is the specific ration of the average specified outside diameter to the minimum wall thickness for outside controlled diameter plastic pipe.

SCHEDULE 40

It refers to STD (Standard) of a pipe.

ABLUTION

It is a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body of sacred containers.

WATER POTABILITY

The discharge from clinical sinks and conveyed to the building drain is defined as a waste pipe.

building sewer that conveys both sewage and storm water

The combination building sewer is a ____.

SOLDERED JOINT

A joint obtained by joining of metal parts with metallic mixtures or alloy that melt at a temperature up to and including 840°F is a ____.

CONDUCTOR

A pipe inside a building that conveys storm water from the roof to a storm drain is called a/an ____.

BOILER BLOWOFF

An outlet on a boiler to permit emptying and discharging of sediment is called a/an ____.

AIR CHAMBER

A pressure surge-absorbing device operating through the compressibility of air is called _____.

BOTTOM

When a backflow prevention device does not bear a critical level marking, the part of the device that shall constitute the critical level is the _____.

EVERY OTHER STOREY

Cast iron soil pipe, installed vertically shall be supported at its base and at _____.

45°

All trenches deeper than the footing of any building or structure and paralleling the same shall be at least ____ therefrom.

10 ft

Threaded pipe (IPS) 3/4” except for gas piping, installed horizontally shall be supported at approximately ____ intervals.

A FIRM BED

Piping in the ground shall be laid on ____.

AUTOMATIC IN OPERATION

Tanks flushing more than one urinals shall be ____.

PROHIBITED

Trough urinals shall be ____.

AIR GAP

It is the clear vertical distance between the spout of a faucet or other outlet of a supply pipe and the flood level of a receptacle.

TO COMPLY WITH ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS

The curb or threshold of a shower compartment may be eliminated ___.

30”

Water closets set side by side shall be no closer than _____ center to center.

ONE URINAL

No manually controlled flushometer valves shall be used to flush more than _____.

FLUSH TANKS

Automatically controlled flushometer valves may be substituted for automatic ____.

SCHEDULE 80

The minimum wall thickness for threaded plastic pipe shall be _____.

CARRIER FITTING

Wall-mounted water closets shall be securely bolted to a ____.

1000

When brazing, the alloys shall have a melting temperature of at least ____ degrees Farenheit.

BRASS

Screws or bolts for securing floor mounted fixtures shall be _____.

UTILITY SPACE or ACCESS PANEL

Fixtures having concealed slip joint connections shall be provided with a _____.

TAPE

It is acceptable for use on male threads only if screwed pipe joint.

FLARING TOOL

Soft copper water tubing shall be expanded with ____.

180 mm

The P-trap top should be no higher than ____ below floor level.

LEVELING ROD

A graduated rod used in measuring the vertical distance between a point on the ground.

GAGE PRESSURE + ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

Absolute pressure is ____.

23 m

Standard length of a fire hose.

DOWNSPOUT

The vertical portion of a rainwater conductor.

BLIND FLANGE

A flange that closes the end of a pipe.

BUILDING DRAIN

Part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of a building.

BUILDING SUBDRAIN

Portion of an underground system, which cannot drain by gravity into the building sewer.

CAP

A fitting, screwed or caulked over the end of a pipe for closing the pipe end.

CATCH BASIN

A receptacle in which liquids are retained for a sufficient period of time to allow settleable material to deposit.

ACIDIC

pH = 0 stands for ____.

RELIEF VENT

Primary function is to provide air circulation of air between drainage and vent systems.

LIQUID WASTE

Is the discharge from any fixture, appliance or appurtenance in connection with a plumbing system which does not receive fecal matter.

VENT SYSTEM

Is a pipe or pipes installed to provide a flow or circulation of air within the plumbing system to protect trap seals siphoning and back pressure.

ALKALINE

pH = 14 means ___.

102 mm

The minimum pipe size for dry standpipe is ___.

125 mm

The minimum diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a 3-way Siamese connection is ____.

152 mm

The minimum diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a 4-way Siamese connection.

FIRM BED

Each receptor built directly on the ground shall have, except:

smooth

impervious

durable surfaces

firm bed

1 HOUR

The ABS stack can be tested ____ after the last joint is made.

DRUM TRAP

The name was derived from its size being large in diameter and also classified as a water seal device.

ZINC

Copper has several alloys such as brass that are used as a plumbing material. What is the principal alloy found in brass?

LETTER C

Air test procedures, except:

a. attaching an air compressor testing apparatus to any suitable opening

b. having uniform gauge pressure of 5 psi at least 15 mins

c. having uniform gauge pressure of 35.4 kPa at least 15 mins.

d. the inlet and outlet of the system shall be closed and sufficient balance a column of 254 mmHg in height

MACK

What is the name of the washer that seals the bottom of a lavatory bowl?

END-TO-CENTER

What is the correct and most accurate way to measure out lengths of pipe?

same gpm

How do you connect pump in series?

120°F

According to the IPC, above what temperature can you consider as hot water?

COMPRESSION TYPE

What type of faucet is now most often used on plumbing fixtures?

VENT

Straight tees are used in what section of the DWV system?

BIDET

Women’s urinal fixture.

PIPE CHASE

Best location to put soil pipes?

INDIVIDUAL HOUSE PIPES IN CONNECTION WITH METER

Level 3 types of water service refers to ___.

GAS PIPE

Black steel pipe with galvanized malleable fitting is ideal for ____.

COUPLING

A pipe fitting to joint two straight lengths of pipes.

SCHEDULE

The quality of Galvanized Iron pipe are rated by _____.

LOCAL VENT

A pipe or shaft to convey foul air from a plumbing fixture or a room to the outer air.

PENDENT

Kind of sprinkler heads that basically used with ceiling that has temperature of 155°F.

DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT

DWV in the drainage installation of plumbing system stands for ____.

SPIGOT

The end of a cast iron pipe that fits into a bell or hub.

HYDROGEN SULFIDE

What gas in the septic tank is colorless and has an irritating odor?

SERIES 1000

What type of PVC pipe is used on sanitary drainage system?

OFFSET

A combination of elbows or bends which brings one section of the pipe out of line but into a line parallel with the original section.

SLIP JOINT

It is a joint primarily on the fixture side of a trap made tight with a rubber plastic type washer and slip nut.

2.4 m

Fixtures outlet shall not be connected to the horizontal drainage pipe within ____ of any vertical to horizontal change of direction of a stack containing suds producing fixtures.

CLOSING PIPE ENDS WITH FEMALE THREAD

What is the purpose of a plug?

25 mm

Drainage airgap shall not be less than ____ between the plumbing fixture and the flood level rim.

SACRARIUM

Waste from church altar services that must be disposed off directly to the ground.

2 3/4 inches

Which is not a commercial size of a galvanized steel pipe?

WATER CLOSETS

Cleanouts may be omitted from horizontal drainage pipes less than 1.5 m on length, unless serving _____.

1/2 of the cross-sectional area

For horizontal drain pipe, what is the ideal airspace?

TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE JOINTS

Reason why supports are installed next to a fitting?

DURHAM SYSTEM

Term used to describe soil or waste system where all piping are of threaded pipe.

GOOSENECK

Return bend of small-sized pipe, one end of which is about 30 cm long and the other is about 7.5 cm long. It is commonly used as a faucet for a pantry sink. Also, the term means the flexible tubing connection between a service pipe and water main.

COUNTERSUNK

A kind of cleanout plug that will be installed in case where raised heads may cause hazards to passing personnel or vehicles.

AT EVERY FIXTURE WITH INTEGRAL TRAP

At what locations are plumbing traps required?

NO; INDIRECT WASTE

Are wastes from a drinking fountain needed to be trapped?

AIR GAP

The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe, conveying waste to the flood level rim of the receptor.

SUPPORT

Devices for holding and securing pipes and fixtures to walls, ceiling, floors, or structural members.

BACKWATER VALVE

Device that prevents the reversal flow in the drainage system.

GALVANIZED STEEL PIPE

Piping material made from mild steel that is drawn through a die and welded. It is dipped in batch of zinc, which treatment serves to some degree protects the ipe against the effects of acids.

FLOOD LEVEL RIM

Which of the following is not a part of a typical trap.

BACK PRESSURE

Air pressure in the drainage pipes greater than the atmospheric pressure.

SANITARY WARE

Porcelain enamel ware, such as bathtubs, water closet, wash basins.

DOUBLE TEE

DOUBLE WYE

DOUBLE HUB

Prohibited fittings.

HIGHEST OPENING

In testing sanitary drainage pipes, all opening in the piping system should be closed except for the ____.

ALL OF THESE

Which will cause a slower drain in the floor drain?

a . accumulation of debris in the pipe

b. poor venting system

c. significant volume of suds

d. all of these

INDIRECT WASTE

How are pipes that discharge into a drainage system but which are not connected directly to the drainage system classified?

SLEEVES

What is a recession in a wall for holding pipes and conduits passing from floor to floor?

same gpm

How do you connect pump in series?