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CHAP 2 Q-T Flashcards

1
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all plumbing fixtures and materiats used in
any discharge or plumbing system or pa11s thereof shall be free from defects.

A

QUALITY OF MATERIALS

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2
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an approved plumbing fixture or device of such materials,
shape and capacity to Adequately receive the discharge from indirect waste
pipes, constructed and located to be readily cleaned.

A

RECEPTOR

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3
Q

include alJ valves and controls used in
plumbing systems which are accessible.

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REGULATING EQUIPMENT

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4
Q

a vertical vent line, the primary function of which is to
provide additional circulation of air between the drainage and vent systems
or to act as an auxiliary vent on a specially designed system such as a ‘‘yoke
vent” connection between the soil and vent stacks.

A

RELIEF VENT

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5
Q

the reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building
for its maintenance. The word “repair” or “repairs” shall not apply to any
change of constmction or occupancy.

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REPAIR

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6
Q

an open return bend usually made up two 90° bends
with inside and outside threads, flanged or welded fittings~ and applied also
to a one hundred eighty degrees bend in copper tubings.

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RETURN BEND -

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7
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see backvent pipe .

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REVENT PIPE

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8
Q

an unobstructed top open edge of a fixture.

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RIM

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9
Q

a water supply pipe, which extends vertically to one full story or
more to convey water into pipe branches or plumbing fixtures.

A

RISER

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10
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  • the installation of all pipings and fitting parts of the
    plumbing system, which can be completed prior to the installation of
    fixtures and accessories. These include sanitary and storm drainage, t<!p, hot
    and chilled water supplies, gas pipings, vent pipings and the necessary
    fixture supports.
A

ROUGHING-lN

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11
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see Interceptor.

A

SAND INTERCEPTOR

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12
Q

the wastewater containing human excrements
and liquid household waste. Also called domestic sewage

A

SANITARY SEWAGE

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13
Q

a sewer intended to receive sanitary sewage with or
without pre-treated industrial wastes and without the admixture of rain or
ground water.

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SANITARY SE\VER -

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14
Q

the vertical distance between the dip and the crown weir of a trap .
Also, the water in the trap between the dip and the crown weir .

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SEAL

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15
Q
  • any branch in a building dra\n other than the
    primary branch.
A

SECONDARY BRANCH

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16
Q

a loosely lined excavation in the ground. which receives
the discharge of a septic tank and designed to pemut the effluent from the
septic tank to seep through pit bottom and sides .

A

SEEPAGE PIT

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17
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  • a water-tight receptacle which receives the discharge of a
    sanitaty plumbing system or part thereof, designed and constructed to retain
    solids, digest organic matter through a period of detention and to allow the
    liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank through a system of
    open-jointed sub-surface pipings or a seepage pit meeting the requirements
    of this Code .
A

SEPTIC TANK

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18
Q

the pipe from the street water main or other source of
waler supply to the building served .

A

SERVICE PIPE

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19
Q

any wastewater containing animal or vegetable matter in
suspension or solution and may include liquids containing chemicals in
solution .

A

SEW AGE

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20
Q

a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage and wastewater .

A

SEWER

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21
Q

a comprehensive term,
including all constructions for collection, transportation. pumping. treatment
and. final disposition of sewage

A

SEWERAGE OR SEWERAGE WORKS

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22
Q

a vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumbwaiters,
lights. ventilation or similar purposes.

A

SHAFT

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23
Q

a huse fitting with clapper valves for
combining the flow from two or more Jines of hose into a single stream.
The inlet fitting of a fire standpipe located above ground level.

A

SIAMESE CONNECTION

24
Q

a suction created by the flow of liquids m pipes. A
pressure less than atmospheric.

A

SIPHONAGE

25
Q

the word “shall” denotes mandatory acceptation.

A

SHALL

26
Q

an approved clastomeric sealing gasket with an approved outer shield and a tightening mechanism.

A

SHIELDED COUPLING

27
Q

a building designed as a home by the
owner of such building, and shalJ be the only dwelling located on a parcel of
ground with the usual accessory building.

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SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

28
Q

see Diameter.

A

SIZE AND TYPE OF TUBING -

29
Q
  • an adjustable tubing connection, consisting of a
    compression nut, a friction ring, and a compression washer. designed to fit a
    threaded adapter fitting or a standard taper pipe thread.
A

SLIP JOINT

30
Q

see Grade .

A

SLOPE

31
Q
  • a vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter and wastewater.
A

SOIL STACK PIPE

32
Q

any pipe, which conveys the discharge of water closet, urina!
or fixtures having similar functions, with or without the discharges from
other fixtures to the building drain or building sewer.

A

SOIL PIPE

33
Q

a pipe joint obtained by joining metal parts with
metallic mixtures or alloys which melt at a temperature below 427 degrees
centigrade and above 149 degrees centigrade .

A

SOLDERED JOINT

34
Q

the end of a pipe which fits into a bell. Also a word used
synonymously with faucet.

A

SPIGOT

35
Q
  • wastes which require some special methods of
    handling such as th<’ usc of in(Hrc.ct waste piping and receptors; corrosionresistant piping~ sand, oil or grcasl~ intc1ceptors ~ condensers or other
    pretreatment facilities.
A

SPECIAL WASTES

36
Q

the vertical main of a system of soil, waste or vent ptpmgs
extending through one or more stories and extended thru the roof

A

STACK

37
Q
  • a vertical pipe, or a reservoir, into which water is pumped
    to give it at a head, classified as:
A

STANDPIPE

38
Q

water pressure is maintained at all times

A

Wet Standpipe

39
Q
  • operates automatically by
    opening a hose valve
A

Automatic Standpipe System

40
Q

remote control
device al each hose station; and

A

Manually Operated Standpipe System -

41
Q
  • having no permanent water inside the pipe.
A

Dry Standpipe

42
Q

R- that portion of the rainfall or other precipitation which
runs ofT over the earth surface after a storm .

A

STORM WATER

43
Q

that portion of a building included between the upper surface of
any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above .

A

STOREY

44
Q
  • an underground drainpipe that receives only subsurface or seepage water and convey it to a sump for disposal by gravity
    flow or by lift pump.
A

SUBSOIL DRAIN

45
Q

the. extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest
horizontal drain connected to the stack. The uppermost end above the roof
is called stack vent through roof (SVTR) .

A

STACK VENT -

46
Q

an approved tank or pit which receives sewage or wastewater and
is located below the normal grade of the gravity system and must be emptied
by mechanical means .

A

SUMP

47
Q

supports, hangers, anchors, brackets, cradles are devices for
holding and securing pipes and fixtures to walls, ceiling, floors or structural
members.

A

SUPPORTS

48
Q

that portion of rainfall or other precipitation which runs off over the surface of the ground .

A

SURFACE WATER

49
Q

a water basin used for swimming designed to
accommodate many bathers at a time and properly connected to a disposal
system, fills and draws water supply or provided with approved water
purification and recirculation system.

A

SWIMMING POOL

50
Q

he pipe or tubing that connects the outlet of a plumbing
fixture to the trap.

A

TAILPIECE

51
Q
  • a tee with the branch tapped to receive a threaded pipe or
    fittings.
A

TAPPED TEE

52
Q
  • a fitting or device designed and constructed to provide, when
    properly vented, a liquid seal wh\ch prevents the backflow of foul air or
    methane gas without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater
    through it.
A

TRAP

53
Q

that portion of a fixture drain between a trap and the vent.

A

TRAP ARM

54
Q

the maximum vertical depth of liquid that a trap will retai~
measured between the crown weir and the top of the dip of the trap.

A

TRAP SEAL -

55
Q

a cylindrical conduit or conductor C4.:mfonning to the particular
dimensions known as “tube sizes” and denoted by its outside diameter or
oo:

A

TUBE

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