plumbing code

Continuous vent

A vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects

Storm water drainage piping

A piping system designed to control and convey excess ground water to a suitable location

Private sewage disposal system

When no public sewer intended to serve any lot or premises is available in any thoroughfare or right of way abutting such a lot of premises, drainage piping from the building shall be connected to ___________________.

Fixture unit

A unit which is equivalent to the flow rate of one (1) cubic foot of water per minute or 7-1/2 gpm of water is _______________.

Watertight

Roof joint shall be ______________.

Lavatory

A fixture designed for the washing of hands or face, sometimes called wash basin

Excessive water pressure

A condition in the distribution system where it could damage or create condition that will damage components of the distribution system or create a nuisance is termed as ________________.

Vertical main soil, waste or vent piping

A stack as defined in the code

Back pressure

Air pressure in drainage pipes greater than the atmospheric pressure

Health officer

No clevical toilet shall be installed in any building unless first approved by the __________________.

Plumbing system

All water supply, drainage, venting system and all fixtures and their traps complete with their connection

3/8"

The minimum diameter size of water supply pipe to lavatory

72 hours

Request for inspection by the master plumber to the administrative authority is required to be made in advance at least before the work to be tested

Air gap

The vertical distance that waste travels through open air between the waste pipe and the indirect waste receptor

Branch interval

A means of measurement for vertical waste or soil stack. It is equal to each floor level or storey in a building but are always eight-feet intervals

Continuous waste

A drain connecting the compartments of a certain fixture to its trap is called ________________.

Storm water

Rain water is _______________.

Bushing

A pipe fitting used to reduce the size of an opening is called ___________.

8psi

The minimum pressure that should be maintained for fixtures containing flush tank supplies

Gutter

A piece of chemical fitted under another piece of flat metal or wood over which water is expected to run

10'

Supports anchorage of piping shall not exceed an interval of _____.

Fittings and adapters

When connecting plastic pipe to other types of piping, the specific transition intended shall be made with approved ____________________.

Rough piping inspection

The inspection of a gas piping system prior to covering or concealing such pipe is called a ____________________.

Copper tube with brazed joints

Copper tubing used for water piping under concrete slabs within a building shall be ___________________.

63psi

The static water pressure at the water meter is 80psi. At the outlet 40ft above the meter, the static water pressure would be approximately ________.

10 gal/min

The water demand for shower head is _____________ per day.

6"

Vent pipes may offset horizontally when the distance above the extreme overflow level of the fixture is at least ______.

5.00

The minimum plumbing permit charge for one unit is _______.

Storm sewer

A drainage pipe used to carry main of surface water, cooling water and similar liquid waste

Vents

Expansion joints shall be acceptable except in piping for __________.

Fixture

A receptacle attached to the plumbing system other than the trap in which waste may be collected or retained for an ultimate discharge into the plumbing system

5'

Cast iron piping in 10' lengths installed horizontally shall be supported at intervals of not more than _____.

Total fixture units

Sizes of vertical and horizontal drainage pipes shall be determined from _______________________.

Laminar flow

The valve for controlling which has gradual and regular variation over time and space is called __________________.

Rising stem gate valve

The valve for controlling two or more outlet in a cold water supply line may be a ___________________.

3/4"

The minimum size building supply by the code for water

ASTM

According to existing Plumbing Code, cast iron pipes, wrought iron pipes, weld steel pipes, copper pipes, vitrified clay, concrete and asbestos pipes shall conform to the standard other than the Philippine standard.

Aluminum

A material not listed in the code for use in water piping

Testing laboratory

The critical level marking or a backflow prevention device or vacuum breaker is a point established by the ____________________.

Within the building

cPVC water pipe may be used for hot and cold water distribution systems

Wye combination

When connecting horizontal drain line with another horizontal drain line, the acceptable fitting to be used is _______________________.

3"

The minimum allowable size of any building drain, horizontal branch, vertical soil or waste stack serving one or more water closets shall be _______.

Gutter

It is a box-like collection device which is located on the exterior of the building and receives storm water on one side

15psi for 15 min

The air pressure test for any threaded (low pressure) gas piping shall be at least _________________.

Cast iron

Caulked or screwed joints shall be applicable to _____________.

2"

The vent pipe serving a combination waste and vent system with a 4" drainpipe shall be at least _____.

Lowest to the highest point

Building sewers shall be tested by completely filling the sewer with water from the _______________________.

Exposed fixture supply

In the water supply piping slip joints may be used only on the ______________________.

Pressure relief valve

A water system containing a water heater will require ____________________.

Building sewer

The drainage pipe running from outside a building foundation to the main sewer

Plumbing code

A set of regulation adapted by an administrative agency that has jurisdiction over materials and design specification in plumbing

8%

The maximum lead content allowed in pipe used to convey potable water

Building drain

The lowest piping system that receives the discharge from soil waste and other drainage pipe

No

Is it permissible to place building sewer and drainage piping in the same trench with the water service pipe?

One year

Upon issuance of plumbing permit, plumbing installation shall commence within _______________.

Ball cock

An automatic fill device, most commonly found in toilet tanks

Soil pipe

A vertical pipe to convey main waste

DWV system

He drainage system is subdivided into three different components, drainage, the waste and the vent. This is referred to as

House sewer

The part of the plumbing system extending from a point 4 or 5 feet from the inner face of the foundation wall of a building to the junction with another sewer

Regulating equipment

Equipment which includes all valves and controls used in plumbing system are required to be accessible or readily accessible

26 GA

Rain water piping located on the exterior of a building using galvanized sheet metal shall not be less than ___________.

Insanitary

A term used which is contrary to sanitary principles or injurious to health

Ejector

An electricity or mechanically operated device used to elevated sewage and liquid waste from a lower level to a point of discharge into a sewer or other disposal system

4

The maximum fixture units loading allowed on a 2" waste stack

Septic tank

A watertight receptacle that receives sewage

Velocity

The force required to move the water inside the pipe

Bedpan washer

Another name for a clinical sink

Reynolds number

A measure of inertia forces to viscous forces, which sometimes describe whether it is turbulent or laminar flow is

Air gap device

A device used to connect drainage of a dishwasher with the sanitary drainage system is called

Vertical

A pipe which makes an angle of 45 degrees from the vertical is considered?

2 gallons

The minimum quantity of water for flushing urinal

Bending equipment

Changes in direction at copper tubing may be made with

House drain

That part of the lowest horizontal piping of the plumbing which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside of the building and conveys it to the house sewer

Cast iron

Piping which shall not be installed under of within 2' at any building or structure

Flanges

Fixtures connections between drainage pipes and water closets shall be made with ____________.

Cast iron bell and spigot soil pipe

A joint made by firmly packing with oakum and filled with molten lead to a depth of not less than 1 inch, is for what pipe?

12"

The distance between a water heater and the union on the water lines shall not be more than _____.

Control valve

What valve is required ahead of each water supplied appliance, each slip joints or non-metallic connection?

Vertical pipe

When pipe makes an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical, it is considered as

4

Total number of water closets on a 3-inch stack

Diameter of the draw pipe served

A vent in a combination waste and vent system shall be approximately equal in area to one half _________________.

Drainage, waste and vent

DWV materials mean

48"

Every passage way to attic water heater shall have a solid continuous flooring not less than _____ wide.

Public or private sewer

Every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed shall have a connection to a

15psi

Allowing for friction and other pressure losses the available water pressure for fixture is

4

Th maximum trap loading for a 2" trap is ____ units.

Infiltration

The movement of water through the surface of a soil and into the soil below the surface is

1/4" per foot

The minimum slope of 3" horizontal pipe shall be not less than

Inlet connection of the appliance

The size of the supple piping outlet for any gas appliance shall not be less than the

Fixture unit

The quantity of water required to be supplied to every plumbing fixture shall be represented by

Sump

A pit or receptacle at a low point to which the liquid wastes are drained

10 ft head

The waste test for drainage system shall be at least

150%

_______ of used water pressure is required to test water supply system

5

Fee for one unit of plumbing as plumbing unit is

3-1/2"

The minimum size clean out allowed to serve a 4" drain line

Inside storm drain

A storm drain sometimes located under the basement floor within the walls of the

uPVC

Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride

UL

Underwriter's Laboratories

IAPMO

International Association of the Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

CCIP

Centrifugal Cast Iron Pipe