Master Plumber terms Flashcards

4666727900	national master plumbers association of the philippines	NAMPAP	0
4666727901	shut off valve	a gate valve normally used to shut off flow of water from supply pipe	1
4666727902	key cock	a faucet normally turned 90 degrees to open or close	2
4666727903	indirect system	overhead tank water distribution system is a _____ system	3
4666727904	jack pump	pump normally used for farm purposes	4
4666727905	centrifugal rotary	pumps with turbines	5
4666727906	building design occupants heating capacity	things to consider when sizing the hot water tank	6
4666727907	4"?	minimum house drain diameter	7
4666727908	.5	pipe sleeves must be ___ x the size of a pipe they protect	8
4666727909	lead	cleanout plugs must be made of	9
4666727910	2	minimum " for underground drainage pipe	10
4666727911	100	temperature needed to be considered hot water ___ C	11
4666727912	bedpan washer	aka clinical sink	12
4666727913	2	minimum water service connections for hospital	13
4666727914	backflow prevention device	sillcocks require a ____	14
4666727915	private water source	a well is considered mostly as a ____	15
4666727916	6	maximum distance in ft a 2 in trap from its vent	16
4666727917	.02	maximum allowable % for soldered connections with lead pipe joints	17
4666727918	8	maximum allowable % for soldered connections with lead	18
4666727919	12	minimum ' clearance infront of a cleanout	19
4666727920	10	minimum ' clearance from a terminal and a window opening in a building	20
4666727921	6	maximum pipe side diameter not needing an effing manhole	21
4666727922	1"	recommended size of MWSS for service pipe in 2 storey residential	22
4666727923	3/4	minimum water supply size for flush valve urinal	23
4666727924	1	minimum water supply pipe diameter size " for flushometer valve water closet	24
4666727925	1/2	minimum water supply pipe diameter size " for water closet without flushometer valve	25
4666727926	potability	first steps in selecting water source	26
4666727927	residence	class 1 type occupancy water supply	27
4666727928	restricted use	class 2 type occupancy water supply	28
4666727929	unrestricted use	class 3 type occupancy water supply	29
4666727930	permanent temporary	what makes up total hardness	30
4666727931	greensand filtraiton	treatment of wells for acidity	31
4666727932	marblestone filtration	treatment for waste water	32
4666727933	whitesand filtration	treatment for swimming pool treatment	33
4666727934	algae	cause of objectionable tastes and odor of water	34
4666727935	service pipe	pipe from the street water main to the building served	35
4666727936	GV WM CV	order of valves for water connection	36
4666727937	building supply pipe	pipe carrying potable water from the water meter to a building or other point of use or distribution	37
4666727938	fixture supply	water supply pipe connecting the fixture with the fixture branch	38
4666727939	unit vent	vent installed so that one vent pipe serves two traps	39
4666727940	circuit vent	a group vent which starts infront of the extreme fixture connection on a horizontal branch and connects to the vent stack	40
4666727941	looped vent	vent used for islands and lavatories away from the wall and vent branch	41
4666727942	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
4666727943	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
4666727944	relief vent	A vent to relieve the pressure ahead of moving effluent in a horizontal fixture branch.	44
4666727945	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
4666727946	5	yoke vent is required for every ___ floors	46
4666727947	.6	house sewer is part of the plumbing system which extends ____ m from the foundation of the wall of the building	47
4666727948	invert	lowest part of the inside face of any pipe	48
4666727949	crown	highest part of the inside face of any pipe	49
4666727950	spring line	the midpoint level of a pipe	50
4666727951	clevice	pipe hanger for pipes with pressure shape: ---o---	51
4666727952	bending pin	tool used for straightening or bending lead pipe	52
4666727953	tailpiece	pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of a plumbing fixture to a trap	53
4666727954	slip joint	adjustable tubing connection consisting of a compression nut, friction ring, and compression washer	54
4666727955	building subdrain	that portion of an underground system, which cannot drain by gravity into the building sewer	55
4666727956	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
4666727957	15	cleanout is required every ____m run of pipes	57
4666727958	upper terminal	each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided a cleanout at its ____	58
4666727959	1.5	pipe runs that don't need a cleanout	59
4666727960	135	additional cleanout is to be provided for every line of pipe exceed ____ in angle	60
4666727961	after	cleanouts shall be provided ____ interceptors	61
4666727962	305	clearance needed in front of a 51mm or less cleanout	62
4666727963	450	clearance needed in front of a >51mm cleanout	63
4666727964	750	clearance of underfloor cleanout to the nearest well	64
4666727965	450	clearance of an underfloor cleanout to the upper slab	65
4666727966	countersunk	type of cleanout installed where raised heads may cause hazard to uisers or vehicles	66
4666727967	9.79 kpa	difference in pressure per meter of elevation	67
4666727968	6.895	______ kpa = 1 psi	68
4666727969	french drain	a covering for trench normally used for provincial cities using the curb and gutter	69
4666727970	200	minimum mm for gutter	70
4666727971	1:3	ratio of allowable offsets	71
4666727972	2"	minimum depth of floor drain outlet to crown of drain pipe	72
4666727973	3	maximum number of water closets for one horizontal 3" soil pipe	73
4666727974	4	maximum number of water closets for one vertical 3" soil pipe	74
4666727975	largest building sewer	minimum aggregate cross sectional area of all venting pipes	75
4666727976	152	minimum mm of vent vertical rise from flood level rim of fixtures	76
4666727977	union		77
4666727978	union	designed to allow quick and convenient disconnection of pipes for maintenance or fixture replacement	78
4666727979	neoprene rubber compression gasket	used on CIPs using a compression joint	79
4666727980	o-ring	used on CIPs with hubless joint	80
4666727981	threaded joints	joinery used for galvanized iron, steel, and plastic pipes	81
4666727982	male threads	pipe joint material should be applied on	82
4666727983	soldering nipple or caulking ferrule	joints between lead pip and cast iron or wrought iron shall be of ____	83
4666727984	standard flare	2 types of compression fittings	84
4666727985	cement mortar joint	joinery used in concrete pipes	85
4666727986	burned lead joint	used for lead jointery	86
4666727987	neoprene rubber rings + coupling of same material	used in asbestos cement sewer pipe joint	87
4666727988	flange joint	joint consisting of 2 companion flanges bolted together and made leak proof by means of a gasket	88
4666727989	heat fusion joint	joint used on thermoplastic pipes where both pieces are simultaneously heat and pressed together	89
4666727990	flange joint	lNl	90
4666727991	weld	--xNx--	91
4666727992	screw	-N-	92
4666727993	soldered	-oNo-	93
4666727994	6"	diameter of pipe conveying main to house supply	94
4666727995	lead cadmium arsenic	common harmful substances normally contained in pipe material	95
4666727996	polyethylene pipe		96
4666727997	galvanized steel or iron	traditional piping material	97
4666727998	lead cadmium arsenic	most probable contaminants infused in piping material`	98
4666727999	galvanized steel or iron	material used in traditional piping	99
4666728000	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
4666728001	Polybutylene	a flexible non-metallic material that can be used in hot and cold drinking piping lines	101
4666728002	PVC	usually white in default color and is used only for carrying cold water	102
4666728003	ABS	black in default and mainly used for DWV. can be connected to metal pipes	103
4666728004	Polyethylene cross link	PEX	104
4666728005	ABS	acrylonitrite butadiene styrene	105
4666728006	CPVC	yellow in default color, hot and cold water. but can't be burried. cheap but lacks long term durability	106
4666728007	PVC	becomes brittle when exposed outside or to too much heat	107
4666728008	HDPE	normally used for drainage which can withstand high temperatures and pressure	108
4666728009	MDPE	PE that can withstand higher internal pressure due to its flexibility. normally used for long distance water drinking piping	109
4666728010	LDPE	applied to instances where operating pressures are low, low cost, and high degree of flexibility	110
4666728011	underwriters laboratory	international Non-profit organization that provides guidelines and certification for physical security	111
4666728012	PNS	Philippine National Standards	112
4666728013	teflon tape	used on threaded piping materials	113
4666728014	Type L & M	copper type used in residential and commercial water supply and pressure applications	114
4666728015	type DWV	copper type normally used for unpressurized applications	115
4666728016	M	copper type with red stripe	116
4666728017	L	copper type with blue stripe	117
4666728018	K	copper type with green stripe	118
4666728019	DWV	copper type with yellow stripe	119
4666728020	Polypropylene	PPR	120
4666728021	heat fusion	PPR is joined by ______	121
4666728022	durham system	system of soil or waste system with threaded and recessed drainage fittings	122
4666728023	Browne and Sharpe	aka bell and spigot system	123
4666728024	800	water is denser than air by _____	124
4666728025	1.5	minimum water service pipe diameter in "	125
4666728026	permit	required when replacing existing water heater	126
4666728027	lead	cleanout plug must be made of ____	127
4666728028	1/4"	minimum diameter of closet flange for plastic	128
4666728029	fill tube	part of water closet that refills the bowl with a predetermined amount of water	129
4666728030	float adjustment screw	adjusts the ball valve level of the water closet	130
4666728031	overflow tube	tube that leads excess water into the bowl. also the termination of the fill tube	131
4666728032	trip lever	lifts the flapper which allows water to escape via the flush valve	132
4666728033	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
4666728034	trough urinal		134
4666728035	parking deck drain	drain with countersunk deck flange 394mm in diameter with round top and ductile iron gate	135
4666728036	sanitary floor drain		136
4666728037	roof drain	identify the blue part in the picture	137
4666728038	open ceiling	upright sprinkler systems are placed on areas with ____	138
4666728039	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
4666728040	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
4666728041	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
4666728042	jet pump	a pump used frequently for domestic water supply. works by suction	142
4666728043	plumbing appliance	a special device or equipment intended to perform a special plumbing function	143
4666728044	plumbing appurtenance	serves as adjunct to the basic piping system and plumbing fixture	144
4666728045	plumbing fixture	receptacle which water or water wastes may be collected or retained for ultimate discharge into the plumbing system	145
4666728046	flushometer tank	air accumulator vessel to discharge a predetermined quantity of water for flushing purposes	146
4666728047	flushometer valve	to discharge a predetermined quantity of water for flushing purposes acutated by direct water pressure	147
4666728048	air break	physical separation from indirect waste pipe to waste receptor	148
4666728049	air gap	unobstructed vertical distance through free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe to the flood level rim	149
4666728050	2	air gap being maintained from effective opening to flood rim is ___ x outlet diameter	150
4666728051	battery	two or more similar adjacent with discharge into a common horizontal or soil branch	151
4666728052	4	required faucets/bibbs for 1 plumbing unit	152
4666728053	3	required floor drains for 1 plumbing unit	153
4666728054	.6	distance of the center of one urinal to another	154
4666728055	.3 or .5?	distance of center of one urinal to a wall	155
4666728056	flush	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture aligns with the top portion of the counter	156
4666728057	self rimming	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture is above the top portion of the counter	157
4666728058	under counter	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture aligns with the bottom portion of the counter	158
4666728059	.75	center to center distance of a bidet/water closet to another similar fixture	159
4666728060	.375	center distance of a bidet to a wall	160
4666728061	3"	minimum trap seal of a floor drain	161
4666728062	2"	minimum outlet size of a floor drain	162
4666728063	2-4%	shower receptor slope range	163
4666728064	.6	min. interior area of shower	164
4666728065	762	minimum diameter circle of a shower compartment	165
4666728066	1.78	min clear height of a shower compartment	166
4666728067	4.9	spacing for gang shower drains	167
4666728068	3m	minimum height of water test	168
4666728069	3m+previous 3m	minimum height of water test for more than 1 section	169
4666728070	15m	minimum time for water test before inspection	170
4666728071	5 PSI 34.5 kpa	minimum air pressure of air test	171
4666728072	once a year	how often does a septic tank need to be inpsected	172
4666728073	3"	a septic tank needs to be cleaned if the bottom of scum mat is within ____ from the bottom outlet	173
4666728074	50%	a septic tank needs to cleaned if scum has reduced the liquid capacity by ____	174
4666728075	septic tanks	______ shall not be washed after being cleansed	175
4666728076	1.2m	minimum depth of septic tank	176
4666728077	1:2	proportion of leaching chamber to digesting chamber	177
4666728078	20cm	minimum vertical distance from liquid level to inside top of the septic tank	178
4666728079	.508	minimum size of manhole for septic tank	179
4666728080	25	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from spring, well cistern or other source of drinking water supply	180
4666728081	1.5	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from water service line	181
4666728082	3	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from water main	182
4666728083	innocuous	industrial waste must first be rendered ____	183
4666728084	2	all (practical) drainage slopes should be aligned at a uniform slope of ____%	184
4666728085	threaded	cast iron soil pipes shall not be ____	185
4666728086	102	an enlargement of a closet bend from 76mm to ____ shall not be considered as an obstruction	186
4666728087	embedded metal pipe sleeves	pipes passing through or under walls shall be protected from breakage via ___	187
4666728088	bitumen	void between pipes through concrete floors or walls in the ground shall be sealed with ___	188
4666728089	45	degree from which a pipe should be clear from a building element	189
4666728090	.6	no building sewer shall be installed under or within ____m of any building or structure	190
4666728091	.3	no building sewer shall be placed below ____m finish ground surface	191
4666728092	102	minimum diameter of a pipe to allow a 1% slope	192
4666728093	wye and 1/8 bend	connection of a horizontal drainage pipe to a vertical stack is composed of a sanitary tee or ______	193
4666728094	2	how many pipe sizes larger should the barrel of a double sanitary tee be as opposed to its branches	194
4666728095	RA 1738	also known as the plumbing law of the philippines	195
4666728096	6	sets reuired for requirements of a permit	196
4666728097	1 obo 2 owner	retention of plans	197
4666728098	1 year	validity of permit if not commenced	198
4666728099	120 days	validity of permit if suspended or abandoned	199
4666728100	Virgilio Simbulan	chairman of Master plumbers	200
4666728101	1935	year NAMPAP was formally organized	201
4666728102	>= 1.4 cu.m.	unconfined space aggregate area	202
4666728103	backflow prevention device	required for pipes carrying chemicals	203
4666728104	3	minimum airgap for water distribution if affected by sidewalls is ___x the diameter of outlet	204
4666728105	305	clearance of backflow prevention devices from the ground	205
4666728106	1.52	backflow installations above ___ shall be provided with a platform	206
4666728107	25mm	minimum airgap of an outlet	207
4666728108	152mm	minimum elevation of atmospheric vacuum breaker to the flood rim	208
4666728109	8%	water lead content unfit for consumption	209
4666728110	18 mess	screen protector for gravity supply tanks: _____ per 25mm	210
4666728111	103 kpa	pressure deemed inadequate for water supply	211
4666728112	.3	height difference of water supply to building drainage if crossing paths	212
4666728113	.3	minimum horizontal distance of water supply pipe from building drain	213
4666728114	bitumastic or fiberglass wrapping	ferrous pipes shall be protected with _______	214
4666728115	.3	minimum distance of placement of union to the serving fixture	215
4666728116	1"	minimum depth of lead for caulked joints	216
4666728117	3.2	minimum ____mm for finished joint of caulked joints	217
4666728118	610	minimum depth in mm for sand interceptor	218
4666728119	local water utilities administration	LWUA	219
4666728120	creek	not a source of ground water	220
4666728121	10	number of sprinkler heads needed for 10x15 congregation room	221
4666728122	1.8	minimum length of digestive chamber	222
4666728123	.90	minimum length of leaching chamber	223
4666728124	1.2	minimum width of septic tank	224
4666728125	610	minimum mm depth of sand interceptor from invert of pipe	225
4666728126	1.2	maximum horizontal distance of grease trap inlet to outlet	226
4666728127	.75	maximum vertical distance of grease trap inlet to outlet	227
4666728128	102 mm/h	normal rainfall intensity within manila	228
4666728129	1	floor drain	229
4666728130	2	lavatory	230
4666728131	2	bathtub/shower bath	231
4666728132	2	laundry tub	232
4666728133	3	slop sink	233
4666728134	5	pub urinal?	234
4666728135	6	public water closet	235
4666728136	4	private water closet	236
4666728137	28.3	_____liters per minute = 1 FU	237
4666728138	7.5	____ gallons per minute = 1 FU	238
4666728139	bowl gasket	placed inbetween the water closet and the closet bend	239
4666728140	1 2	bar sink private and public use	240
4666728141	2 4	bathtub private and public use	241
4666728142	1	dental unit or cuspidor	242
4666728143	3 5	hose bibb public and private use	243
4666728144	6	mobile home	244
4666728145	2 4	shower private and public use	245
4666728146	1 2	bar sink private and public uise	246
4666728147	10	flushing rim clinic	247
4666728148	1	lawn sprinkler per head	248
4666728149	70	percentage of fresh water that goes to agriculture	249
4666728150	5000	number of larg water supply system service connections	250
4666728151	1000	number of service connections for small water supply	251
4666728152	coagulation	the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid	252
4666728153	point source	protected well or developed spring without distribution system	253
4666728154	15	number of households able to serve a level 1 water supply system	254
4666728155	4-6	number of households able to serve a level 2 water supply system	255
4666728156	communal faucet system	level 2 water supply system	256
4666728157	waterworks system	level 3 water supply system	257
4666728158	artesian well	wel confined under hydrostatic pressure	258
4666728159	bored well	well constructed by manually driven augers	259
4666728160	deep well	well with depth normally of 20m	260
4666728161	drilled well	well constructed of percussion or rotary drills	261
4666728162	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
4666728163	dug well	well normally with diameter of 1-1.5m	263
4666728164	shallow well	well with a depth of not more than 20m	264
4666728165	6.5 -8.5	ph levels of potable water	265
4666728166	sea water animal waste	causes of chlorides in water	266
4666728167	reverse osmosis	A desalinization process that involves forcing salt-water through a membrane permeable to water but not to salt	267
4666728168	reverse osmosis deionization	used to dechlorinate water	268
4666728169	copper	causes blue green stain on plumbing fixtures	269
4666728170	adjust alkalinity	treatment for copper in water	270
4666728171	flouride	added to water to elevate alkalinity	271
4666728172	hardness	inherent raw water quality due to presence of calcium and magnesium	272
4666728173	hardness	causes white powdery residue on plumbing fixture	273
4666728174	iron and manganese	present in water to induce yellow to black discoloration	274
4666728175	iron and manganese	causes bitter metallic taste	275
4666728176	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
4666728177	aeration	best treatment for removing taste and odors from water	277
4666728178	aeration granulated activated carbon filtration ozonation	treatment for taste and odors of water	278
4666728179	deionization	process wherein water passes through a cartridge where dissolved mineral salts are retained producing mineral free water	279
4666728180	granulated activated carbon	a type of neutralizing filter	280
4666728181	angat dam	supplies 97% of water needs in metro manila	281
4666728182	novaliches plant	plant supplying west zone of mm	282
4666728183	balara	plant supplying the east zone of mm	283
4666728184	indirect pressure distribution	classification of public water distribution using deep wells	284
4666728185	direct pressure distribution	public water distribution where water undergoes the filtration plant	285
4666728186	air pressure system	system of water dist which has less initial cost but higher residual cost due to electricity consumption	286
4666728187	10	maximum floor able to reach pneumatic tank	287
4666728188	7.5	how many gallons per 1 f.u.	288
4666728189	50-100	probability of simultaneous use for 1-5 FU	289
4666728190	25-50	probability of use for 6-50 fixture units	290
4666728191	10-25	probability of simul. use for 50+ f.u.	291