Chapter 1 - Plumbing Flashcards
Is defined as the art and science of installing pipes, fixtures and other apparatus to convey and supply water in building and to dispose and discharge waste water and other liquids, gases and other substances out of buildings in a safe, orderly, healthy and sanitary way to ensure the health and sanitation of life and property.
Plumbing
A title given to a person who is skilled in the field of sanitation
Plumber
Refers to an individual who worked in the sanitary field of ancient Rome
Plumbarius
Meant lead, a metal used as plumbing material by the Romans, preferred for its twin properties of malleability and resistant to acid
Plumbum
A type of waste that being discharged by water closet
Solid Waste
A type of waste that coming from various fixtures
Liquid Waste
A type of drainage pipe that convey waste coming from water closet
Soil pipe
A type of drainage pipe that conveys waste from various fixtures other than water closet
Waste pipe
Drainage Installation is sometimes referred to as
DWV (Drainge, Waste, Ventillation)
Is the unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixtures or other device and the flood level rim of the receptacle.
Air gap
Is the flow of water or other liquid mixture or substances into the distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any source, other than its intended source.
Back Flow
Refers to the back flow of used contaminated or polluted water from a plumbing fixtures or vessel into a water supply pipe due to a negative pressure in such a pipe.
Back Siphonage
Refers to any group of two or more similar adjacent fixtures which discharges into a common horizontal waste pipe or soil branch.
Battery of Fixtures
Is synonymous with faucet, cock, tap, plug
Bib
A flange that closes the end of a pipe. There is no opening for the passage of water.
Blind Flange
A controlled outlet on a pipeline used to discharge water.
Blow off
Is any part of piping system other than the main riser or stack
Branch
Is the length of a soil or waste stack corresponding in general to a storey height, but in no case less than 2.40 meters within which the horizontal branches from one floor or storey of a building are connected to the stack.
Branch Interval
Is a vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or stack vent
Branch vent
Is plugging an opening with oakum, lead or other materials, that are pounded into the place or opening
Caulking
Is a branch vent that serves two or more traps and extends from the front of the last fixture connection of a horizontal branch to the vent stack.
Circuit vent
Is a drain from two or three fixture connected to a single trap. It is also called a dual vent.
Common vent
Is the extended portion of a pipe that is closed at one end permitting the stagnation of water or air therein.
Dead End
Includes all piping within the public or private premises that conveys sewage, rainwater or other liquid waste to a legal point of disposal. It does not include the mains of public sewer system private or public sewerage treatment or disposal plant.
Drainage System
A vent that does not carry water or water borne wastes
Dry vent
Is a pipe connecting several fixtures
Fixture branch
Is the drain from the trap of a fixture to the junction of that drain with any other drain pipe.
Fixture drain
Is a device located inside the tank for the purpose of maintaining water level for effective flushing of the water closet.
Flood Level
A metallic sleeve called or otherwise joined to an opening in pipe into which a plug is screwed that can be removed for the purpose of cleaning or examining the interior of the pipe.
Ferrule
Is a device located at the bottom of the tank for flushing water closets and similar fixtures.
Flush valve
Is a device which discharge a predetermined quantity of water to the fixture for flushing purposes activated by direct water pressure.
Flushometer valve
A branch vent that performs its function for two or more traps.
Group vent
Means any pipe or fitting which makes an angle of more than 45 degrees with the vertical.
Horizontal pipe
Is the lowest portion of the inside of any pipe or conduit that is not vertical.
Invert
Is the discharge from any fixtures, appliance or appurtenance in connection with a plumbing system which does not receive fecal matter.
Liquid waste
Is the same as circuit vent except that it loops back and connects with a stack vent instead of a vent stack.
Looped vent
In plumbing, it is a secondary pipe. In sewage, a common sewer to which no other common sewer is tributary. It receives sewage only from building sewer.
Lateral
Is a sewer line or system directly controlled by public authority.
Main sewer
Is the principal artery of the venting system to which vent branches may be controlled.
Main vent
Are installed receptacles, devices or appliances which are supplied with water, or which receives or discharges liquid borne waste, with or without discharge into drainage system which maybe directly or indirectly connected.
Plumbing fixtures
Is to provide circulation of air between drainage and vent systems.
Relief vent
Is a water supply pipe which extend vertically one full storey or more to convey water to branches or fixtures.
Riser
Is the installation of all parts of the plumbing system which can be completed prior to the installation of fixtures. This include drainage, water supply, vent piping and the necessary fixture supports.
Rough-in
The sewage containing human excrement and liquid household waste. It is also called domestic sewage.
Sanitary sewage
A sewer intended to receive sanitary sewage with or without industrial wastes and without the admixture of surface water, storm water or drainage.
Sanitary sewer
Is a Y connection used on fire lines so that two lines of hose maybe connected to a hydrant or to the same nozzle.
Siamese connection
A vertical pipe usually used for the storage of water, frequently under pressure.
Standpipe
Is a vent connecting to the drain pipe through a fitting at an angle not greater than 45 degrees or to the vertical.
Side vent
Is the vertical main of a system of soil, waste or vent pipe.
Stack
Is the extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain connected to the stack. It is sometimes called waste vent or soil vent.
Stack vent
Are underground drain pipes that receive sub-surface or seepage water only and convey it to a place of disposal.
Subsoil drain
A pit or receptable at a low point to which the liquid waste are drained
Sump
Is a fitting or device to designed as to provide when properly vented a liquid seal that will prevent the back passage of air without materially affecting the flow of sewage through it.
Trap
Is the maximum vertical depth of liquid that trap will retain, measured between the crown weir and top of the dip of the trap.
Trap seal
Is a vertical pipe installed primarily for the purpose of providing circulation of air to different part of the drainage system.
Vent stack
Is a pipe that conveys water from the water service pipe to the plumbing fixtures and other water outlets.
Water Distributing Pipe
Is the pipe from the water main or other source of water supply to the building served.
Water Service Pipe
Is a vent that receives the discharge from wastes other than water closet
Wet Vent
This type of pipe is most popular and generally specified material for drainage system in buildings. Buildings taller than 25 storey do not specify the use of this pipe because of constant vibrations which cause water leak of the pipe joints
Cast Iron Pipe
A type of cast iron pipe that is generally used for building installations
SV type
A type of cast iron pipe that is classified as extra duty piped used for underground installations
XV type
This type of pipe is made from alloy of cast iron and silicon. Widely used in chemical laboratories, industries and other installations where acid wastes are being discharge.
Acid Resistant Cast Iron Pipe
This type of pipe is made of asbestos fibers and Portland cement. Could be used as soil, waste, ventilation and downspout
Asbestos Pipe
This type of pipe is the cheapest among the sewer pipes. Sometimes recommended for house sewer and for septic tank installation. This type of pipe is light in weight, slightly flexible which could take slight soil movement without danger of cracking or pulling out from its joints but excessive hot water or chemical flow may soften or damage the pipe.
Bituminous Fiber Sewer Pipe
This type of pipe is one of the oldest materials used for sewer lines. Is highly resistant to most acid wastes. It is durable material for underground installations like public sewer, house sewer or storm drain.
Vitrified Clay Pipe
This type of pipe is one of the oldest plumbing materials used by the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Roman builders as soil and waste pipe. This type of pipe never used to convey water for human consumption because it is poisonous to human health
Lead Pipe
This type of pipe is made out from mild steel and easily corroded by alkaline and acid water
Galvanized Steel Pipe
This type of pipe is better in quality than the steel pipe for plumbing installation.
Galvanized Wrought Iron Pipe
This type of pipe is one of the most expensive types of pipe. Made of an alloy or zinc and copper mixed at 15% and 85% proportion respectively.
Brass Pipe
This type of pipe is a durable and extremely corrosive resistant material
Copper Pipe
This type of copper pipe is the heaviest and suitable for underground installation
K
This type of copper pipe is lighter than the K type and available in both the rigid and flexible form.
L
This type of copper pipe is the thinnest and available only in a rigid form.
M
This type of pipe was introduced in the Philippines at the early part of 70’s and developed in Germany in the mid-year of 1935.
Plastic or Synthetic Pipe
What type of plastic or synthetic pipe is Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)?
Rigid type
What type of plastic or synthetic pipe is Polyethylene (PE)?
Flexible type
This type of cast iron pipe is used to a well-fitted hub and spigot connections
Standard Pipe
This type of cast iron pipe is recommended when the length of a pipe needed is more than 150 cm long wherein cutting is not necessary.
Single Hub
This type of cast iron pipe is preferred when a piece of pipe needed is shorter than 150 cm long. When the pipe is cut, both ends has hub to serve as joint connector.
Double Hub
This type of cast iron pipe is used in lieu of the single hub to do away with caulking of joints. It is cheaper and easily connected using a neoprene rubber sleeves.
Hubless Pipe
