Master Plumber terms 1 Flashcards

4635077983	national master plumbers association of the philippines	NAMPAP	0
4635077984	shut off valve	a gate valve normally used to shut off flow of water from supply pipe	1
4635077985	key cock	a faucet normally turned 90 degrees to open or close	2
4635077986	indirect system	overhead tank water distribution system is a _____ system	3
4635077987	jack pump	pump normally used for farm purposes	4
4635077988	centrifugal rotary	pumps with turbines	5
4635077989	building design occupants heating capacity	things to consider when sizing the hot water tank	6
4635077990	4"?	minimum house drain diameter	7
4635077991	.5	pipe sleeves must be ___ x the size of a pipe they protect	8
4635077992	lead	cleanout plugs must be made of	9
4635077993	2	minimum " for underground drainage pipe	10
4635077994	100	temperature needed to be considered hot water ___ C	11
4635077995	bedpen washer	aka clinical sink	12
4635077996	2	minimum water service connections for hospital	13
4635077997	backflow prevention device	sillcocks require a ____	14
4635077998	private water source	a well is considered mostly as a ____	15
4635077999	6	maximum distance in ft a 2 in trap from its vent	16
4635078000	.02	maximum allowable % for soldered connections with lead pipe joints	17
4635078001	8	maximum allowable % for soldered connections with lead	18
4635078002	12	minimum ' clearance infront of a cleanout	19
4635078003	10	minimum ' clearance from a terminal and a window opening in a building	20
4635078004	6	maximum pipe side diameter not needing an effing manhole	21
4635078005	1"	recommended size of MWSS for service pipe in 2 storey residential	22
4635078006	3/4	minimum water supply size for flush valve urinal	23
4635078007	1	minimum water supply pipe diameter size " for flushometer valve water closet	24
4635078008	1/2	minimum water supply pipe diameter size " for water closet without flushometer valve	25
4635078009	potability	first steps in selecting water source	26
4635078010	residence	class 1 type occupancy water supply	27
4635078011	restricted use	class 2 type occupancy water supply	28
4635078012	unrestricted use	class 3 type occupancy water supply	29
4635078013	permanent temporary	what makes up total hardness	30
4635078014	greensand filtraiton	treatment of wells for acidity	31
4635078015	marblestone filtration	treatment for waste water	32
4635078016	whitesand filtration	treatment for swimming pool treatment	33
4635078017	algae	cause of objectionable tastes and odor of water	34
4635078018	service pipe	pipe from the street water main to the building served	35
4635078019	GV WM CV	order of valves for water connection	36
4635078020	building supply pipe	pipe carrying potable water from the water meter to a building or other point of use or distribution	37
4635078021	fixture supply	water supply pipe connecting the fixture with the fixture branch	38
4635078022	unit vent	vent installed so that one vent pipe serves two traps	39
4635078023	circuit vent	a group vent which starts infront of the extreme fixture connection on a horizontal branch and connects to the vent stack	40
4635078024	looped vent	vent used for islands and lavatories away from the wall and vent branch	41
4635078025	pump circuit system	system used to produce a more efficient circulation of hot water to the upper floor levels of a multi storey building circulation of hot water by means of mechanical device	42
4635078026	zdownfeed & gravity return system	system of where hot water rises on the the highest point of the plumbing system and travels to the fixture via gravity	43
4635078027	relief vent	A vent to relieve the pressure ahead of moving effluent in a horizontal fixture branch.	44
4635078028	yoke vent	A pipe CONNECTING UPWARD from a soil or waste stack to a vent stack for the purpose of preventing pressure changes in the stack	45
4635078029	5	yoke vent is required for every ___ floors	46
4635078030	.6	house sewer is part of the plumbing system which extends ____ m from the foundation of the wall of the building	47
4635078031	invert	lowest part of the inside face of any pipe	48
4635078032	crown	highest part of the inside face of any pipe	49
4635078033	spring line	the midpoint level of a pipe	50
4635078034	clevice	pipe hanger for pipes with pressure shape: ---o---	51
4635078035	bending pin	tool used for straightening or bending lead pipe	52
4635078036	tailpiece	pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of a plumbing fixture to a trap	53
4635078037	slip joint	adjustable tubing connection consisting of a compression nut, friction ring, and compression washer	54
4635078038	building subdrain	that portion of an underground system, which cannot drain by gravity into the building sewer	55
4635078039	subsoil drain	an underground drainpipe that receives only sub-surface or seepage water and convey it to a sump for disposal by gravity flow or by lift pump	56
4635078040	15	cleanout is required every ____m run of pipes	57
4635078041	upper terminal	each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided a cleanout at its ____	58
4635078042	1.5	pipe runs that don't need a cleanout	59
4635078043	135	additional cleanout is to be provided for every line of pipe exceed ____ in angle	60
4635078044	after	cleanouts shall be provided ____ interceptors	61
4635078045	305	clearance needed in front of a 51mm or less cleanout	62
4635078046	450	clearance needed in front of a >51mm cleanout	63
4635078047	750	clearance of underfloor cleanout to the nearest well	64
4635078048	450	clearance of an underfloor cleanout to the upper slab	65
4635078049	countersunk	type of cleanout installed where raised heads may cause hazard to uisers or vehicles	66
4635078050	9.79 kpa	difference in pressure per meter of elevation	67
4635078051	6.895	______ kpa = 1 psi	68
4635078052	french drain	a covering for trench normally used for provincial cities using the curb and gutter	69
4635078053	200	minimum mm for gutter	70
4635078054	1:3	ratio of allowable offsets	71
4635078055	2"	minimum depth of floor drain outlet to crown of drain pipe	72
4635078056	3	maximum number of water closets for one horizontal 3" soil pipe	73
4635078057	4	maximum number of water closets for one vertical 3" soil pipe	74
4635078058	largest building sewer	minimum aggregate cross sectional area of all venting pipes	75
4635078059	152	minimum mm of vent vertical rise from flood level rim of fixtures	76
4635078060	union		77
4635078061	union	designed to allow quick and convenient disconnection of pipes for maintenance or fixture replacement	78
4635078062	neoprene rubber compression gasket	used on CIPs using a compression joint	79
4635078063	o-ring	used on CIPs with hubless joint	80
4635078064	threaded joints	joinery used for galvanized iron, steel, and plastic pipes	81
4635078065	male threads	pipe joint material should be applied on	82
4635078066	soldering nipple or caulking ferrule	joints between lead pip and cast iron or wrought iron shall be of ____	83
4635078067	standard flare	2 types of compression fittings	84
4635078068	cement mortar joint	joinery used in concrete pipes	85
4635078069	burned lead joint	used for lead jointery	86
4635078070	neoprene rubber rings + coupling of same material	used in asbestos cement sewer pipe joint	87
4635078071	flange joint	joint consisting of 2 companion flanges bolted together and made leak proof by means of a gasket	88
4635078072	heat fusion joint	joint used on thermoplastic pipes where both pieces are simultaneously heat and pressed together	89
4635078073	flange joint	lNl	90
4635078074	weld	--xNx--	91
4635078075	screw	-N-	92
4635078076	soldered	-oNo-	93
4635078077	6"	diameter of pipe conveying main to house supply	94
4635078078	lead cadmium arsenic	common harmful substances normally contained in pipe material	95
4635078079	polyethylene pipe		96
4635078080	galvanized steel or iron	traditional piping material	97
4635078081	lead cadmium arsenic	most probable contaminants infused in piping material`	98
4635078082	galvanized steel or iron	material used in traditional piping	99
4635078083	type K	thickest usable copper pipe diameter size for drainage; normally used for deep underground burial such as under sidewalks and streets, with a suitable corrosion protection coating or continuous polyethylene sleeve as required by code.	100
4635078084	Polybutylene	a flexible non-metallic material that can be used in hot and cold drinking piping lines	101
4635078085	PVC	usually white in default color and is used only for carrying cold water	102
4635078086	ABS	black in default and mainly used for DWV. can be connected to metal pipes	103
4635078087	Polyethylene cross link	PEX	104
4635078088	ABS	acrylonitrite butadiene styrene	105
4635078089	CPVC	yellow in default color, hot and cold water. but can't be burried. cheap but lacks long term durability	106
4635078090	PVC	becomes brittle when exposed outside or to too much heat	107
4635078091	HDPE	normally used for drainage which can withstand high temperatures and pressure	108
4635078092	MDPE	PE that can withstand higher internal pressure due to its flexibility. normally used for long distance water drinking piping	109
4635078093	LDPE	applied to instances where operating pressures are low, low cost, and high degree of flexibility	110
4635078094	underwriters laboratory	international Non-profit organization that provides guidelines and certification for physical security	111
4635078095	PNS	Philippine National Standards	112
4635078096	teflon tape	used on threaded piping materials	113
4635078097	Type L & M	copper type used in residential and commercial water supply and pressure applications	114
4635078098	type DWV	copper type normally used for unpressurized applications	115
4635078099	M	copper type with red stripe	116
4635078100	L	copper type with blue stripe	117
4635078101	K	copper type with green stripe	118
4635078102	DWV	copper type with yellow stripe	119
4635078103	Polypropylene	PPR	120
4635078104	heat fusion	PPR is joined by ______	121
4635078105	durham system	system of soil or waste system with threaded and recessed drainage fittings	122
4635078106	Browne and Sharpe	aka bell and spigot system	123
4635078107	800	water is denser than air by _____	124
4635078108	1.5	minimum water service pipe diameter in "	125
4635078109	permit	required when replacing existing water heater	126
4635078110	lead	cleanout plug must be made of ____	127
4635078111	1/4"	minimum diameter of closet flange for plastic	128
4635078112	fill tube	part of water closet that refills the bowl with a predetermined amount of water	129
4635078113	float adjustment screw	adjusts the ball valve level of the water closet	130
4635078114	overflow tube	tube that leads excess water into the bowl. also the termination of the fill tube	131
4635078115	trip lever	lifts the flapper which allows water to escape via the flush valve	132
4635078116	flush valve	A device located at the bottom of a flush tank that is operated to flush water closets, holds the flapper in place	133
4635078117	trough urinal		134
4635078118	parking deck drain	drain with countersunk deck flange 394mm in diameter with round top and ductile iron gate	135
4635078119	sanitary floor drain		136
4635078120	roof drain	identify the blue part in the picture	137
4635078121	open ceiling	upright sprinkler systems are placed on areas with ____	138
4635078122	centrifugal pump	a pump using an impeller to pull water into the suction side of the pump, scoops it and pushes it out on the vertical end	139
4635078123	piston pump	a pump using a piston to move fluid up, Positive-displacement pump using one or more reciprocating pistons to force water from the pump chambers.	140
4635078124	rotary pump	uses vanes that trap the water between 2 vanes and move water from the inlet to the outlet side of the pump	141
4635078125	jet pump	a pump used frequently for domestic water supply. works by suction	142
4635078126	plumbing appliance	a special device or equipment intended to perform a special plumbing function	143
4635078127	plumbing appurtenance	serves as adjunct to the basic piping system and plumbing fixture	144
4635078128	plumbing fixture	receptacle which water or water wastes may be collected or retained for ultimate discharge into the plumbing system	145
4635078129	flushometer tank	air accumulator vessel to discharge a predetermined quantity of water for flushing purposes	146
4635078130	flushometer valve	to discharge a predetermined quantity of water for flushing purposes acutated by direct water pressure	147
4635078131	air break	physical separation from indirect waste pipe to waste receptor	148
4635078132	air gap	unobstructed vertical distance through free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe to the flood level rim	149
4635078133	2	air gap being maintained from effective opening to flood rim is ___ x outlet diameter	150
4635078134	battery	two or more similar adjacent with discharge into a common horizontal or soil branch	151
4635078135	4	required faucets/bibbs for 1 plumbing unit	152
4635078136	3	required floor drains for 1 plumbing unit	153
4635078137	.6	distance of the center of one urinal to another	154
4635078138	.3 or .5?	distance of center of one urinal to a wall	155
4635078139	flush	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture aligns with the top portion of the counter	156
4635078140	self rimming	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture is above the top portion of the counter	157
4635078141	under counter	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture aligns with the bottom portion of the counter	158
4635078142	.75	center to center distance of a bidet/water closet to another similar fixture	159
4635078143	.375	center distance of a bidet to a wall	160
4635078144	3"	minimum trap seal of a floor drain	161
4635078145	2"	minimum outlet size of a floor drain	162
4635078146	2-4%	shower receptor slope range	163
4635078147	.6	min. interior area of shower	164
4635078148	762	minimum diameter circle of a shower compartment	165
4635078149	1.78	min clear height of a shower compartment	166
4635078150	4.9	spacing for gang shower drains	167
4635078151	3m	minimum height of water test	168
4635078152	3m+previous 3m	minimum height of water test for more than 1 section	169
4635078153	15m	minimum time for water test before inspection	170
4635078154	5 PSI 34.5 kpa	minimum air pressure of air test	171
4635078155	once a year	how often does a septic tank need to be inpsected	172
4635078156	3"	a septic tank needs to be cleaned if the bottom of scum mat is within ____ from the bottom outlet	173
4635078157	50%	a septic tank needs to cleaned if scum has reduced the liquid capacity by ____	174
4635078158	septic tanks	______ shall not be washed after being cleansed	175
4635078159	1.2m	minimum depth of septic tank	176
4635078160	1:2	proportion of leaching chamber to digesting chamber	177
4635078161	20cm	minimum vertical distance from liquid level to inside top of the septic tank	178
4635078162	.508	minimum size of manhole for septic tank	179
4635078163	25	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from spring, well cistern or other source of drinking water supply	180
4635078164	1.5	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from water service line	181
4635078165	3	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from water main	182
4635078166	innocuous	industrial waste must first be rendered ____	183
4635078167	2	all (practical) drainage slopes should be aligned at a uniform slope of ____%	184
4635078168	threaded	cast iron soil pipes shall not be ____	185
4635078169	102	an enlargement of a closet bend from 76mm to ____ shall not be considered as an obstruction	186
4635078170	embedded metal pipe sleeves	pipes passing through or under walls shall be protected from breakage via ___	187
4635078171	bitumen	void between pipes through concrete floors or walls in the ground shall be sealed with ___	188
4635078172	45	degree from which a pipe should be clear from a building element	189
4635078173	.6	no building sewer shall be installed under or within ____m of any building or structure	190
4635078174	.3	no building sewer shall be placed below ____m finish ground surface	191
4635078175	102	minimum diameter of a pipe to allow a 1% slope	192
4635078176	wye and 1/8 bend	connection of a horizontal drainage pipe to a vertical stack is composed of a sanitary tee or ______	193
4635078177	2	how many pipe sizes larger should the barrel of a double sanitary tee be as opposed to its branches	194
4635078178	RA 1738	also known as the plumbing law of the philippines	195
4635078179	6	sets reuired for requirements of a permit	196
4635078180	1 obo 2 owner	retention of plans	197
4635078181	1 year	validity of permit if not commenced	198
4635078182	120 days	validity of permit if suspended or abandoned	199
4635078183	Virgilio Simbulan	chairman of Master plumbers	200
4635078184	1935	year NAMPAP was formally organized	201
4635078185	>= 1.4 cu.m.	unconfined space aggregate area	202
4635078186	backflow prevention device	required for pipes carrying chemicals	203
4635078187	3	minimum airgap for water distribution if affected by sidewalls is ___x the diameter of outlet	204
4635078188	305	clearance of backflow prevention devices from the ground	205
4635078189	1.52	backflow installations above ___ shall be provided with a platform	206
4635078190	25mm	minimum airgap of an outlet	207
4635078191	152mm	minimum elevation of atmospheric vacuum breaker to the flood rim	208
4635078192	8%	water lead content unfit for consumption	209
4635078193	18 mess	screen protector for gravity supply tanks: _____ per 25mm	210
4635078194	103 kpa	pressure deemed inadequate for water supply	211
4635078195	.3	height difference of water supply to building drainage if crossing paths	212
4635078196	.3	minimum horizontal distance of water supply pipe from building drain	213
4635078197	bitumastic or fiberglass wrapping	ferrous pipes shall be protected with _______	214
4635078198	.3	minimum distance of placement of union to the serving fixture	215
4635078199	1"	minimum depth of lead for caulked joints	216
4635078200	3.2	minimum ____mm for finished joint of caulked joints	217
4635078201	610	minimum depth in mm for sand interceptor	218
4635078202	local water utilities administration	LWUA	219
4635078203	creek	not a source of ground water	220
4635078204	10	number of sprinkler heads needed for 10x15 congregation room	221
4635078205	1.8	minimum length of digestive chamber	222
4635078206	.90	minimum length of leaching chamber	223
4635078207	1.2	minimum width of septic tank	224
4635078208	610	minimum mm depth of sand interceptor from invert of pipe	225
4635078209	1.2	maximum horizontal distance of grease trap inlet to outlet	226
4635078210	.75	maximum vertical distance of grease trap inlet to outlet	227
4635078211	102 mm/h	normal rainfall intensity within manila	228
4635078212	1	floor drain	229
4635078213	2	lavatory	230
4635078214	2	bathtub/shower bath	231
4635078215	2	laundry tub	232
4635078216	3	slop sink	233
4635078217	5	pub urinal?	234
4635078218	6	public water closet	235
4635078219	4	private water closet	236
4635078220	28.3	_____liters per minute = 1 FU	237
4635078221	7.5	____ gallons per minute = 1 FU	238
4635078222	bowl gasket	placed inbetween the water closet and the closet bend	239
4635078223	1 2	bar sink private and public use	240
4635078224	2 4	bathtub private and public use	241
4635078225	1	dental unit or cuspidor	242
4635078226	3 5	hose bibb public and private use	243
4635078227	6	mobile home	244
4635078228	2 4	shower private and public use	245
4635078229	1 2	bar sink private and public uise	246
4635078230	10	flushing rim clinic	247
4635078231	1	lawn sprinkler per head	248
4635078232	70	percentage of fresh water that goes to agriculture	249
4635078233	5000	number of larg water supply system service connections	250
4635078234	1000	number of service connections for small water supply	251
4635078235	coagulation	the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid	252
4635078236	point source	protected well or developed spring without distribution system	253
4635078237	15	number of households able to serve a level 1 water supply system	254
4635078238	4-6	number of households able to serve a level 2 water supply system	255
4635078239	communal faucet system	level 2 water supply system	256
4635078240	waterworks system	level 3 water supply system	257
4635078241	artesian well	wel confined under hydrostatic pressure	258
4635078242	bored well	well constructed by manually driven augers	259
4635078243	deep well	well with depth normally of 20m	260
4635078244	drilled well	well constructed of percussion or rotary drills	261
4635078245	driven well	A well constructed by driving a pipe in the ground. The drive pipe is usually fitted with a well point and screen.	262
4635078246	dug well	well normally with diameter of 1-1.5m	263
4635078247	shallow well	well with a depth of not more than 20m	264
4635078248	6.5 -8.5	ph levels of potable water	265
4635078249	sea water animal waste	causes of chlorides in water	266
4635078250	reverse osmosis	A desalinization process that involves forcing salt-water through a membrane permeable to water but not to salt	267
4635078251	reverse osmosis deionization	used to dechlorinate water	268
4635078252	copper	causes blue green stain on plumbing fixtures	269
4635078253	adjust alkalinity	treatment for copper in water	270
4635078254	flouride	added to water to elevate alkalinity	271
4635078255	hardness	inherent raw water quality due to presence of calcium and magnesium	272
4635078256	hardness	causes white powdery residue on plumbing fixture	273
4635078257	iron and manganese	present in water to induce yellow to black discoloration	274
4635078258	iron and manganese	causes bitter metallic taste	275
4635078259	zeolite	A substance used in water softening which exchanges sodium ions for magnesium or calcium ions in hard water. It is regenerated by passing brine through it which reverses the exchange.	276
4635078260	aeration	best treatment for removing taste and odors from water	277
4635078261	aeration granulated activated carbon filtration ozonation	treatment for taste and odors of water	278
4635078262	deionization	process wherein water passes through a cartridge where dissolved mineral salts are retained producing mineral free water	279
4635078263	granulated activated carbon	a type of neutralizing filter	280
4635078264	angat dam	supplies 97% of water needs in metro manila	281
4635078265	novaliches plant	plant supplying west zone of mm	282
4635078266	balara	plant supplying the east zone of mm	283
4635078267	indirect pressure distribution	classification of public water distribution using deep wells	284
4635078268	direct pressure distribution	public water distribution where water undergoes the filtration plant	285
4635078269	air pressure system	system of water dist which has less initial cost but higher residual cost due to electricity consumption	286
4635078270	10	maximum floor able to reach pneumatic tank	287
4635078271	7.5	how many gallons per 1 f.u.	288
4635078272	50-100	probability of simultaneous use for 1-5 FU	289
4635078273	25-50	probability of use for 6-50 fixture units	290
4635078274	10-25	probability of simul. use for 50+ f.u.	291