Master Plumber terms Flashcards

9736718595	national master plumbers association of the philippines	NAMPAP	0
9736718596	shut off valve	a gate valve normally used to shut off flow of water from supply pipe	1
9736718597	key cock	a faucet normally turned 90 degrees to open or close	2
9736718598	indirect system	overhead tank water distribution system is a _____ system	3
9736718599	jack pump	pump normally used for farm purposes	4
9736718600	centrifugal rotary	pumps with turbines	5
9736718601	building design occupants heating capacity	things to consider when sizing the hot water tank	6
9736718602	4"?	minimum house drain diameter	7
9736718603	.5	pipe sleeves must be ___ x the size of a pipe they protect	8
9736718604	lead	cleanout plugs must be made of	9
9736718605	2	minimum " for underground drainage pipe	10
9736718606	100	temperature needed to be considered hot water ___ C	11
9736718607	bedpen washer	aka clinical sink	12
9736718608	2	minimum water service connections for hospital	13
9736718609	backflow prevention device	sillcocks require a ____	14
9736718610	private water source	a well is considered mostly as a ____	15
9736718611	6	maximum distance in ft a 2 in trap from its vent	16
9736718612	.02	maximum allowable % for soldered connections with lead pipe joints	17
9736718613	8	maximum allowable % for soldered connections with lead	18
9736718614	12	minimum ' clearance infront of a cleanout	19
9736718615	10	minimum ' clearance from a terminal and a window opening in a building	20
9736718616	6	maximum pipe side diameter not needing an effing manhole	21
9736718617	1"	recommended size of MWSS for service pipe in 2 storey residential	22
9736718618	3/4	minimum water supply size for flush valve urinal	23
9736718619	1	minimum water supply pipe diameter size " for flushometer valve water closet	24
9736718620	1/2	minimum water supply pipe diameter size " for water closet without flushometer valve	25
9736718621	potability	first steps in selecting water source	26
9736718622	residence	class 1 type occupancy water supply	27
9736718623	restricted use	class 2 type occupancy water supply	28
9736718624	unrestricted use	class 3 type occupancy water supply	29
9736718625	permanent temporary	what makes up total hardness	30
9736718626	greensand filtraiton	treatment of wells for acidity	31
9736718627	marblestone filtration	treatment for waste water	32
9736718628	whitesand filtration	treatment for swimming pool treatment	33
9736718629	algae	cause of objectionable tastes and odor of water	34
9736718630	service pipe	pipe from the street water main to the building served	35
9736718631	GV WM CV	order of valves for water connection	36
9736718632	building supply pipe	pipe carrying potable water from the water meter to a building or other point of use or distribution	37
9736718633	fixture supply	water supply pipe connecting the fixture with the fixture branch	38
9736718634	unit vent	vent installed so that one vent pipe serves two traps	39
9736718635	circuit vent	a group vent which starts infront of the extreme fixture connection on a horizontal branch and connects to the vent stack	40
9736718636	looped vent	vent used for islands and lavatories away from the wall and vent branch	41
9736718637	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
9736718638	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
9736718639	relief vent	A vent to relieve the pressure ahead of moving effluent in a horizontal fixture branch.	44
9736718640	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
9736718641	5	yoke vent is required for every ___ floors	46
9736718642	.6	house sewer is part of the plumbing system which extends ____ m from the foundation of the wall of the building	47
9736718643	invert	lowest part of the inside face of any pipe	48
9736718644	crown	highest part of the inside face of any pipe	49
9736718645	spring line	the midpoint level of a pipe	50
9736718646	clevice	pipe hanger for pipes with pressure shape: ---o---	51
9736718647	bending pin	tool used for straightening or bending lead pipe	52
9736718648	tailpiece	pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of a plumbing fixture to a trap	53
9736718649	slip joint	adjustable tubing connection consisting of a compression nut, friction ring, and compression washer	54
9736718650	building subdrain	that portion of an underground system, which cannot drain by gravity into the building sewer	55
9736718651	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
9736718652	15	cleanout is required every ____m run of pipes	57
9736718653	upper terminal	each horizontal drainage pipe shall be provided a cleanout at its ____	58
9736718654	1.5	pipe runs that don't need a cleanout	59
9736718655	135	additional cleanout is to be provided for every line of pipe exceed ____ in angle	60
9736718656	after	cleanouts shall be provided ____ interceptors	61
9736718657	305	clearance needed in front of a 51mm or less cleanout	62
9736718658	450	clearance needed in front of a >51mm cleanout	63
9736718659	750	clearance of underfloor cleanout to the nearest well	64
9736718660	450	clearance of an underfloor cleanout to the upper slab	65
9736718661	countersunk	type of cleanout installed where raised heads may cause hazard to uisers or vehicles	66
9736718662	9.79 kpa	difference in pressure per meter of elevation	67
9736718663	6.895	______ kpa = 1 psi	68
9736718664	french drain	a covering for trench normally used for provincial cities using the curb and gutter	69
9736718665	200	minimum mm for gutter	70
9736718666	1:3	ratio of allowable offsets	71
9736718667	2"	minimum depth of floor drain outlet to crown of drain pipe	72
9736718668	3	maximum number of water closets for one horizontal 3" soil pipe	73
9736718669	4	maximum number of water closets for one vertical 3" soil pipe	74
9736718670	largest building sewer	minimum aggregate cross sectional area of all venting pipes	75
9736718671	152	minimum mm of vent vertical rise from flood level rim of fixtures	76
9736718883	union		77
9736718672	union	designed to allow quick and convenient disconnection of pipes for maintenance or fixture replacement	78
9736718673	neoprene rubber compression gasket	used on CIPs using a compression joint	79
9736718674	o-ring	used on CIPs with hubless joint	80
9736718675	threaded joints	joinery used for galvanized iron, steel, and plastic pipes	81
9736718676	male threads	pipe joint material should be applied on	82
9736718677	soldering nipple or caulking ferrule	joints between lead pip and cast iron or wrought iron shall be of ____	83
9736718678	standard flare	2 types of compression fittings	84
9736718679	cement mortar joint	joinery used in concrete pipes	85
9736718680	burned lead joint	used for lead jointery	86
9736718681	neoprene rubber rings + coupling of same material	used in asbestos cement sewer pipe joint	87
9736718682	flange joint	joint consisting of 2 companion flanges bolted together and made leak proof by means of a gasket	88
9736718683	heat fusion joint	joint used on thermoplastic pipes where both pieces are simultaneously heat and pressed together	89
9736718684	flange joint	lNl	90
9736718685	weld	--xNx--	91
9736718686	screw	-N-	92
9736718687	soldered	-oNo-	93
9736718688	6"	diameter of pipe conveying main to house supply	94
9736718689	lead cadmium arsenic	common harmful substances normally contained in pipe material	95
9736718884	polyethylene pipe		96
9736718690	galvanized steel or iron	traditional piping material	97
9736718691	lead cadmium arsenic	most probable contaminants infused in piping material`	98
9736718692	galvanized steel or iron	material used in traditional piping	99
9736718693	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
9736718694	Polybutylene	a flexible non-metallic material that can be used in hot and cold drinking piping lines	101
9736718695	PVC	usually white in default color and is used only for carrying cold water	102
9736718696	ABS	black in default and mainly used for DWV. can be connected to metal pipes	103
9736718697	Polyethylene cross link	PEX	104
9736718698	ABS	acrylonitrite butadiene styrene	105
9736718699	CPVC	yellow in default color, hot and cold water. but can't be burried. cheap but lacks long term durability	106
9736718700	PVC	becomes brittle when exposed outside or to too much heat	107
9736718701	HDPE	normally used for drainage which can withstand high temperatures and pressure	108
9736718702	MDPE	PE that can withstand higher internal pressure due to its flexibility. normally used for long distance water drinking piping	109
9736718703	LDPE	applied to instances where operating pressures are low, low cost, and high degree of flexibility	110
9736718704	underwriters laboratory	international Non-profit organization that provides guidelines and certification for physical security	111
9736718705	PNS	Philippine National Standards	112
9736718706	teflon tape	used on threaded piping materials	113
9736718707	Type L & M	copper type used in residential and commercial water supply and pressure applications	114
9736718708	type DWV	copper type normally used for unpressurized applications	115
9736718709	M	copper type with red stripe	116
9736718710	L	copper type with blue stripe	117
9736718711	K	copper type with green stripe	118
9736718712	DWV	copper type with yellow stripe	119
9736718713	Polypropylene	PPR	120
9736718714	heat fusion	PPR is joined by ______	121
9736718715	durham system	system of soil or waste system with threaded and recessed drainage fittings	122
9736718716	Browne and Sharpe	aka bell and spigot system	123
9736718717	800	water is denser than air by _____	124
9736718718	1.5	minimum water service pipe diameter in "	125
9736718719	permit	required when replacing existing water heater	126
9736718720	lead	cleanout plug must be made of ____	127
9736718721	1/4"	minimum diameter of closet flange for plastic	128
9736718722	fill tube	part of water closet that refills the bowl with a predetermined amount of water	129
9736718723	float adjustment screw	adjusts the ball valve level of the water closet	130
9736718724	overflow tube	tube that leads excess water into the bowl. also the termination of the fill tube	131
9736718725	trip lever	lifts the flapper which allows water to escape via the flush valve	132
9736718726	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
9736718885	trough urinal		134
9736718727	parking deck drain	drain with countersunk deck flange 394mm in diameter with round top and ductile iron gate	135
9736718886	sanitary floor drain		136
9736718728	roof drain	identify the blue part in the picture	137
9736718729	open ceiling	upright sprinkler systems are placed on areas with ____	138
9736718730	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
9736718731	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
9736718732	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
9736718733	jet pump	a pump used frequently for domestic water supply. works by suction	142
9736718734	plumbing appliance	a special device or equipment intended to perform a special plumbing function	143
9736718735	plumbing appurtenance	serves as adjunct to the basic piping system and plumbing fixture	144
9736718736	plumbing fixture	receptacle which water or water wastes may be collected or retained for ultimate discharge into the plumbing system	145
9736718737	flushometer tank	air accumulator vessel to discharge a predetermined quantity of water for flushing purposes	146
9736718738	flushometer valve	to discharge a predetermined quantity of water for flushing purposes acutated by direct water pressure	147
9736718739	air break	physical separation from indirect waste pipe to waste receptor	148
9736718740	air gap	unobstructed vertical distance through free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe to the flood level rim	149
9736718741	2	air gap being maintained from effective opening to flood rim is ___ x outlet diameter	150
9736718742	battery	two or more similar adjacent with discharge into a common horizontal or soil branch	151
9736718743	4	required faucets/bibbs for 1 plumbing unit	152
9736718744	3	required floor drains for 1 plumbing unit	153
9736718745	.6	distance of the center of one urinal to another	154
9736718746	.3 or .5?	distance of center of one urinal to a wall	155
9736718747	flush	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture aligns with the top portion of the counter	156
9736718748	self rimming	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture is above the top portion of the counter	157
9736718749	under counter	class of lavatory where the rim of the fixture aligns with the bottom portion of the counter	158
9736718750	.75	center to center distance of a bidet/water closet to another similar fixture	159
9736718751	.375	center distance of a bidet to a wall	160
9736718752	3"	minimum trap seal of a floor drain	161
9736718753	2"	minimum outlet size of a floor drain	162
9736718754	2-4%	shower receptor slope range	163
9736718755	.6	min. interior area of shower	164
9736718756	762	minimum diameter circle of a shower compartment	165
9736718757	1.78	min clear height of a shower compartment	166
9736718758	4.9	spacing for gang shower drains	167
9736718759	3m	minimum height of water test	168
9736718760	3m+previous 3m	minimum height of water test for more than 1 section	169
9736718761	15m	minimum time for water test before inspection	170
9736718762	5 PSI 34.5 kpa	minimum air pressure of air test	171
9736718763	once a year	how often does a septic tank need to be inpsected	172
9736718764	3"	a septic tank needs to be cleaned if the bottom of scum mat is within ____ from the bottom outlet	173
9736718765	50%	a septic tank needs to cleaned if scum has reduced the liquid capacity by ____	174
9736718766	septic tanks	______ shall not be washed after being cleansed	175
9736718767	1.2m	minimum depth of septic tank	176
9736718768	1:2	proportion of leaching chamber to digesting chamber	177
9736718769	20cm	minimum vertical distance from liquid level to inside top of the septic tank	178
9736718770	.508	minimum size of manhole for septic tank	179
9736718771	25	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from spring, well cistern or other source of drinking water supply	180
9736718772	1.5	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from water service line	181
9736718773	3	septic tanks shall be placed ______ m from water main	182
9736718774	innocuous	industrial waste must first be rendered ____	183
9736718775	2	all (practical) drainage slopes should be aligned at a uniform slope of ____%	184
9736718776	threaded	cast iron soil pipes shall not be ____	185
9736718777	102	an enlargement of a closet bend from 76mm to ____ shall not be considered as an obstruction	186
9736718778	embedded metal pipe sleeves	pipes passing through or under walls shall be protected from breakage via ___	187
9736718779	bitumen	void between pipes through concrete floors or walls in the ground shall be sealed with ___	188
9736718780	45	degree from which a pipe should be clear from a building element	189
9736718781	.6	no building sewer shall be installed under or within ____m of any building or structure	190
9736718782	.3	no building sewer shall be placed below ____m finish ground surface	191
9736718783	102	minimum diameter of a pipe to allow a 1% slope	192
9736718784	wye and 1/8 bend	connection of a horizontal drainage pipe to a vertical stack is composed of a sanitary tee or ______	193
9736718785	2	how many pipe sizes larger should the barrel of a double sanitary tee be as opposed to its branches	194
9736718786	RA 1738	also known as the plumbing law of the philippines	195
9736718787	6	sets reuired for requirements of a permit	196
9736718788	1 obo 2 owner	retention of plans	197
9736718789	1 year	validity of permit if not commenced	198
9736718790	120 days	validity of permit if suspended or abandoned	199
9736718791	Virgilio Simbulan	chairman of Master plumbers	200
9736718792	1935	year NAMPAP was formally organized	201
9736718793	>= 1.4 cu.m.	unconfined space aggregate area	202
9736718794	backflow prevention device	required for pipes carrying chemicals	203
9736718795	3	minimum airgap for water distribution if affected by sidewalls is ___x the diameter of outlet	204
9736718796	305	clearance of backflow prevention devices from the ground	205
9736718797	1.52	backflow installations above ___ shall be provided with a platform	206
9736718798	25mm	minimum airgap of an outlet	207
9736718799	152mm	minimum elevation of atmospheric vacuum breaker to the flood rim	208
9736718800	8%	water lead content unfit for consumption	209
9736718801	18 mess	screen protector for gravity supply tanks: _____ per 25mm	210
9736718802	103 kpa	pressure deemed inadequate for water supply	211
9736718803	.3	height difference of water supply to building drainage if crossing paths	212
9736718804	.3	minimum horizontal distance of water supply pipe from building drain	213
9736718805	bitumastic or fiberglass wrapping	ferrous pipes shall be protected with _______	214
9736718806	.3	minimum distance of placement of union to the serving fixture	215
9736718807	1"	minimum depth of lead for caulked joints	216
9736718808	3.2	minimum ____mm for finished joint of caulked joints	217
9736718809	610	minimum depth in mm for sand interceptor	218
9736718810	local water utilities administration	LWUA	219
9736718811	creek	not a source of ground water	220
9736718812	10	number of sprinkler heads needed for 10x15 congregation room	221
9736718813	1.8	minimum length of digestive chamber	222
9736718814	.90	minimum length of leaching chamber	223
9736718815	1.2	minimum width of septic tank	224
9736718816	610	minimum mm depth of sand interceptor from invert of pipe	225
9736718817	1.2	maximum horizontal distance of grease trap inlet to outlet	226
9736718818	.75	maximum vertical distance of grease trap inlet to outlet	227
9736718819	102 mm/h	normal rainfall intensity within manila	228
9736718820	1	floor drain	229
9736718821	2	lavatory	230
9736718822	2	bathtub/shower bath	231
9736718823	2	laundry tub	232
9736718824	3	slop sink	233
9736718825	5	pub urinal?	234
9736718826	6	public water closet	235
9736718827	4	private water closet	236
9736718828	28.3	_____liters per minute = 1 FU	237
9736718829	7.5	____ gallons per minute = 1 FU	238
9736718830	bowl gasket	placed inbetween the water closet and the closet bend	239
9736718831	1 2	bar sink private and public use	240
9736718832	2 4	bathtub private and public use	241
9736718833	1	dental unit or cuspidor	242
9736718834	3 5	hose bibb public and private use	243
9736718835	6	mobile home	244
9736718836	2 4	shower private and public use	245
9736718837	1 2	bar sink private and public uise	246
9736718838	10	flushing rim clinic	247
9736718839	1	lawn sprinkler per head	248
9736718840	70	percentage of fresh water that goes to agriculture	249
9736718841	5000	number of larg water supply system service connections	250
9736718842	1000	number of service connections for small water supply	251
9736718843	coagulation	the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid	252
9736718844	point source	protected well or developed spring without distribution system	253
9736718845	15	number of households able to serve a level 1 water supply system	254
9736718846	4-6	number of households able to serve a level 2 water supply system	255
9736718847	communal faucet system	level 2 water supply system	256
9736718848	waterworks system	level 3 water supply system	257
9736718849	artesian well	wel confined under hydrostatic pressure	258
9736718850	bored well	well constructed by manually driven augers	259
9736718851	deep well	well with depth normally of 20m	260
9736718852	drilled well	well constructed of percussion or rotary drills	261
9736718853	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
9736718854	dug well	well normally with diameter of 1-1.5m	263
9736718855	shallow well	well with a depth of not more than 20m	264
9736718856	6.5 -8.5	ph levels of potable water	265
9736718857	sea water animal waste	causes of chlorides in water	266
9736718858	reverse osmosis	A desalinization process that involves forcing salt-water through a membrane permeable to water but not to salt	267
9736718859	reverse osmosis deionization	used to dechlorinate water	268
9736718860	copper	causes blue green stain on plumbing fixtures	269
9736718861	adjust alkalinity	treatment for copper in water	270
9736718862	flouride	added to water to elevate alkalinity	271
9736718863	hardness	inherent raw water quality due to presence of calcium and magnesium	272
9736718864	hardness	causes white powdery residue on plumbing fixture	273
9736718865	iron and manganese	present in water to induce yellow to black discoloration	274
9736718866	iron and manganese	causes bitter metallic taste	275
9736718867	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
9736718868	aeration	best treatment for removing taste and odors from water	277
9736718869	aeration granulated activated carbon filtration ozonation	treatment for taste and odors of water	278
9736718870	deionization	process wherein water passes through a cartridge where dissolved mineral salts are retained producing mineral free water	279
9736718871	granulated activated carbon	a type of neutralizing filter	280
9736718872	angat dam	supplies 97% of water needs in metro manila	281
9736718873	novaliches plant	plant supplying west zone of mm	282
9736718874	balara	plant supplying the east zone of mm	283
9736718875	indirect pressure distribution	classification of public water distribution using deep wells	284
9736718876	direct pressure distribution	public water distribution where water undergoes the filtration plant	285
9736718877	air pressure system	system of water dist which has less initial cost but higher residual cost due to electricity consumption	286
9736718878	10	maximum floor able to reach pneumatic tank	287
9736718879	7.5	how many gallons per 1 f.u.	288
9736718880	50-100	probability of simultaneous use for 1-5 FU	289
9736718881	25-50	probability of use for 6-50 fixture units	290
9736718882	10-25	probability of simul. use for 50+ f.u.	291