Chapter 2 Definitions Flashcards
Fixture connections that require the removal if a access panel for servicing are considered ________.
Accessible
A room equipped with a shower or bathtub is a ________.
Bathroom
The part of the lowest piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to a point 2 fer outside the building wall is a __________.
Building drain
The vertical vent that is a continuation of the drain to which it connects is a ___________.
Continuous vent
A horizontal drain that is sized to provide free movement of air above the flow line of the drain is called a _______.
Combination waste and vent system
The length along the centerline of the pipe and fittings is the _________.
Developed length
A device integrated within an air accumulator vessel that is designed to discharge a predetermined quantity of water to fixtures for flushing purposes is a (an) ___________.
Flush omelet tank
The combination of fittings that may be used to make an offset and is considered a vertical pipe are _________.
1- 45 degree and 1-45 degree
Water that is safe for people to drink is referred to by this code as __________.
Potable water
By code definition, a stack is always _________.
Vertical
A vent that also serves as a drain is a _________.
Wet vent
A pipe that makes an angle of not more than 45 degrees with the vertical is considered __________.
Vertical
The vertical depth of a trap seal is measured from __________.
The crown of the weir to the top of the dip of the trap
A mixture valve that senses outlet temperature and compensates for fluctuations in incoming hit or cold water temperature is a _____________.
Thermostatic (temperature control) valve
T or F
The restroom facilities in a private daycare center are classified as public use.
True
A combination building sewer is (a) _______________.
Building sewer that conveys both sewage and storm water
PEX is defined as _________.
Cross-linked polyethylene
The lowest portion of the inside of a horizontal pipe is called the _________.
Invert
The part of the horizontal piping of a brainwave system that begins _______ feet downstream for the last mobile home site and conveys it to a public sewer is called a mobile home park sewer.
2 feet
T or F
A device and system of piping that maintains a water seal in a remote trap is called a trap primer.
True
T or F
Static pressure is that pressure existing without any flow.
True
An unconfined space is a room or space having a volume equal to at least _________ of the aggregate input rating of all the fuel-burning appliances in that space.
50 cubic feet per 1000 Btu/hour
A standard that is an extensive compilation of provisions covering broad subject matter is the definition for ________.
Code
The principal artery of the venting system to which branches may be connected is called the ___________.
Main vent
A joint obtained by the joining of metal parts with metallic mixtures or alloys that melt at a temperature up to and including 840degrees F is a ___________.
Soldered joint
The organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard is the _____________.
Authority having jurisdiction
That portion of a drainage system that does not drain by gravity into the building sewer is known as the _____________.
Building sub drain
A pipe inside a building that conveys storm water from the roof to a storm drain is called a ___________.
Conductor
The outlet on a boiler to permit emptying or discharging of sediment is called a(an) ___________.
Boiler blowoff
A device designed to provide protection against hydraulic in the building water supply system is called a(an) ____________.
Water hammer arrester
A device installed in a drainage system to prevent reverse flow is a ____________.
Backwater valve
Any pressure less than that what is exerted by the atmosphere is a(an) __________.
Vacuum
A document the main texts which contains only mandatory provisions using the word “shall” to indicate requirements, is best described as a ___________.
Standard
T or F
Unsanitary and insanitary share the same meaning.
True
When a backflow prevention device does not bear a critical level marking, the part of the device that shall constitute the critical level is the __________ .
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