PLUMBING CODE 1

A beginner at the trade who usually serves for 3 to 5 years as a helper to a journeyman.

a. Journeyman Plumber

b. Master Plumber

c. Apprentice

d. Apprentice Plumber

d. Apprentice Plumber

Who is the overall chairman in-charge on the Revision & Upgrading of the National Plumbing Code of the Philippines?

a. Engr. Mangila

b. Engr. Camilet

c. Engr. Simbulan

d. Engr. Abellano

b. Engr. Camilet

Birth of Plumbing Profession in the Philippines

17th century

Known as Intramuros was established by the Spaniards as a model community

Walled CIty

Filipino plumbers were assigned the task of maintaining, repairing and/or remodeling plumbing systems in all “pueblos” or towns including churches, convents and government buildings.

18th and 19th Centuries

Plumbing took a great leap with the arrival of the American Soldiers, ngineers, thomasite teachers, doctors and evangelists

20th Century

issued a Letter of Instruction on proper waste disposal in all municipalities

Governor General Harrison

Plumbing Trade was duly recognized by the government

1902

Model Community for plumbing

City of Manila

First chief of the Division of Pluming Construction and Inspection

John F. Hass

Incorporated into the Building Code of Manila

US-based Plumbing Code

Organization and Registration of the NAMPAP with the SEC

1935

Initiated by NAMPAP, it was created by an Act of Congress

Department of Public Services of the City of Manila

The Plumbing Code for the City of Manila

City Ordinance 2411

Third Congress of the Republic of the Philippines in its Second Session approved the third reading House Bill No. 962

1954

RA 1378 was signed by President Ramon Magsaysay

June 18, 1955

National Plumbing Coe prepared by NAMPAP was promulgated and approved by Malacanang.

January 28, 1959

NAMPAP assisted in the passage of law creating the _____.

NAWASA

The Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers and NAMPAP prepared a curriculum for plumbing engineering

1966-1969

First amendment to the National plumbing code including the asbestos-cemnt pipe as an approved plumbing material

November 28, 1967

OLD Building Code of the Philippines

RA 6541

NAMPAP created a Plumbing Code Committee to amend/revise the National Plumbing Code

1994

NAMPAP President Jaime M. Cabase spearheaded the updating of the Revised National Plumbing Code

1996

NAMPAP created a Plumbing Review Committee to go over the work of the Plumbing Code Committee

1996

• NAMPAP submitted Draft Code to the Board of Master Plumbers chaired by Engr. Fortunato H. Amosco

• PRC Chairman Hermogenes P. Pobre adopted the Revised Plumbing Code of 1999

October 1999

President Joseph Ejercito Estrada approved the Revised Plumbing Code

December 21, 1999

The number of days the RNPCP shall take effect following its complete publication

30 days

Issuance of the RNPCP at Manila, Phillippines

September 30, 1999was the formal announcement of the Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines.

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IRR of RA 1378

Adopted:______

Business mirror publication:_____

Effective date: _______

April 18, 2024

May 3, 2024

May 19, 2024

In____, the Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers and the NAMPAP prepared a curriculum for plumbing engineering.

a. 1959 - 1960

b. 1996 - 1999

c. 1962 - 1966

d. 1966 - 1969

d. 1966 - 1969

How many years has the plumbing code been in existence since its promulgation before it has been amended?

a. 30 yrs

b. 40 yrs

c. 50 yrs

d. 60 yrs

b. 40 yrs

The professional who files application for plumbing permit at the OBO on behalf of the Building Owner

RLMP

All plumbing plans, drawings, diagrams, design analyses/computations, technical specifications, bills of materials and others shall be signed and sealed by an RLMP and shall be submitted in ____ sets.

6 sets

Administrative Authority - 1 set

Applicant - 2 sets

Owner - 2 sets

Site - 1 set

may be used for construction of a part of a large and/or complicated plumbing system before the entire plans and specifications for the whole system have been submitted or approved

Partial permit

expiration of plumbing permit; Null and void if the work hasn’t commenced within ___ year from the date of permit

1 year

permit is null and void if plumbing work has been suspended or abandoned for a period of ____ days

120 days

fee for renewal of plumbing permit

50% of original fee

Operation or use of any plumbing accessory installed to replace existing equipment or fixtures serving an occupied portion of the building is allowed when a request for inspection of such equipment or fixtures has been filed with the Administrative Authority not more than ____ hours after such replacement work is completed and before any portion of such plumbing system is concealed by any permanent portion of the building.

72 hours

every request for inspection be filed at least ____ working days before such inspection is intended

3 working days

A plumbing permit shall become null and void if the plumbing work is not commenced within ___ from the date of such permit.

a. 120 days

b. 240 dyas

c. 1 year

d. 1 month

c. 1 year

How many sets off approved plans, specifications, computations, and related data shall be retained by the Administrative Authority?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

a. 1

a cylindrical conduit or conductor denoted by its I.D

Pipe

a cylindrical conduit or conductor denoted by its O.D.

Tube

a ball-shaped end is held in a cuplike shell and allows movements in every direction

Ball joint

jointing by a melted alloy higher than 449°C

Brazed joint

jointing by a melted alloy between 149°C to 427°C

Soldered joint

any joint or seam obtained by the joining of metal parts in a plastic molten state

Welded joint or seam

an adjustable tubing connection, consisting of a compression nut, a friction ring, and compression washing

Slip joint

• Most popular and generally specified material for drainage system

• Durable, conveniently installed for buildings less than 25 storey high

Cast Iron pipe

4 types of cast iron pipe

1. Standard pipe

2. Single Hub

3. Double Hub

4. Hubless pipe

Type of cast iron pipe used for a well-fitted hub and spigot connections

Standards pipe

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

Single Hub

Cast iron pipe preferred when a piece of pipe needed is shorter than 150cm long; when the pipe is cut, both ends has hub to serve as joint connector

Double Hub

Cast iron pipe used in lieu of the single hub to do away with caulking joints. It is cheaper and easily connected using neoprene rubber sleeves.

Hubless pipe

plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other materials; the material pounded into the annular opening

Caulking

hemp or old hemp rope soaked in oil or tar to make it waterproof

oakum

that portion of a pipe which is sufficiently enlarged to receive the end of another pipe of the same diameter for the purpose of making a caulked or push-on joint

Bell or Hub

The end of a pipe which fits into a bell; synonymous with faucet

Spigot

Cast iron pipe jointing familiarize

• made from alloy of cast iron and silicon

• widely used in chemical laboratories, industries where acid wastes are being discharged

Acid resistant cast iron pipe

Made of asbestos fibers and portland cement

Asbestos pipe

Bituminous fiber sewer pipe

Vitrified clay pipe

Lead pipe

Maximum percent of lead for water pipe joints?

8%

Maximum percent of lead for soldering

0.2%

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made out from mild steel, drawn through a die and welded, cast into 6.00 meters long

• easily corroded by alkaline and acid water

• deteriorates faster when used as hot water supply line

Galvanized steel pipe

Better quality and more resistant to acid than the steel pipe

Galvanized wrought iron pipe

Brass pipe

Copper pipe

2 types o copper pipe

1. Plumbing tube

2. ARC tube

Copper pipe for underground and above ground drainage and vent pipings

DWV (Yellow)

Heaviest type of copper pipe suitable for underground

Type K (Green)

Copper pipe minimum weight for water supply piping, lighter than type K, and commonly used in residential water supply line and for radiant heating installation

Type L (blue)

Thinnest type of copper pipe that is available only in rigid form

Type M (red)

b. Vitrified Clay pipe

d. Single Hub

minimum wall thickness for threaded plastic pipe

Schedule 80

IAPMO means____.

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

Rigid pressure piping system renowned for its high impact strength and durability which combine to give exceptional toughness

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS)

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black; oval shaped denoted by O.D,; used as water service connection from main to meter

PB - Polybutylene

black; circular shaped denoted by O.D.; it cannot be used for hot-water systems

PE - Polyethylene

Flexible pipe alternative to traditional copper and galvanized steel as water supply lines

PEX (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

Flexible and can be used for either hot water or cold water pressure systems

PB (Polybutylene)

Polypropylene Random Co-polymer

____ shall provide protection restricted to short pipe lengths at points of connection with fittings necessarily stripped for threading and jointing

Field Bitumastic coating and wrapping

Protection from breakage for piping passing under or through walls

Embedded metal pipe sleeves

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

Polyethylene Sheath

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

Bitumen

for pipes directly embedded in concrete and masonry walls.

Metal sleeve

distance of bottom of all pipe trenches to the footing of any adjacent building or structure and parallel to it

45°

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

Cap (female fitting sya)