L1 Flashcards
Ancient word for plumber
Plumbarius
Latin word means lead
Plumbum
Metal used as plumbing material by roman
Lead
Brought abt disintegration and eventually collapse of roman empire
Goth invasion
In what century did english parliament passed the first plumbing apprentice law
17th century
France followed during what century
18th century
Established by spaniards a model community
Walled city intramuros
Elite group to act as consultant
Ilustrados
Plumbing trade was dully recognized by the government
1902
First chief of the plumbing construction
MP. John F hass
When was NAMPAP organized
1935
When was ra 1378 approved
1954
Ra 1378 was signed
June 18, 1955
Npc prepared by nampap was prpmulgated and approved
Jan 28,1959
Asbestos cement pipe
Nov 28, 1967
Nampap pres
Jaime m cabase
Spearheaded updating plumbing code
1996
Pursuant of Ra 1378 wad spproved
Dec 21, 1999
All premises intended for human
habitation, occupancy or use shall be
provided with a supply of pure and
wholesome water supplies nor subject
to hazards of backflow or back-
siphonage.
Clean water
Plumbing fixtures, devices and
appurtenances shall be supplies with water
in sufficient volume and at pressure
adequate to enable them to function
satisfactorily and without undue noise under
all normal conditions.
Volume and pressure
Plumbing shall be designed and
adjusted to use the minimum
quantity of water consistent with
proper performance and cleaning.
Efficiency
Devices for heating and storing water
shall be so designed and installed as
to prevent dangers from explosion
through overheating.
Explosion
Every building having plumbing
fixtures installed and intended for
human habitation, occupancy or USC
on premises abutting on a street, alley
or easement where there is a public
sewer, shall be connected to the sewer
Sewer
Each frunily dwelling unit on premises
abutting on a sewer or with a private
sewage-disposal system shall have at least
one water closet and one kitchen type sink.
Further, a lavatory and bathtub or shower
shall be installed to meet the basic
requirements of sanitation and personal
Plumbing unit
Plumbing fixtures shall be made of
smooth non· absorbent material, free
from concealed fouling surfaces and
shall be located in ventilated
enclosures.
Ventilation
The drainage system shall be
designed, constructed and
maintained to safeguard against
fouling, deposit of solids, clogging and
with adequate clean outs so arranged
that the pipes may be readily cleaned
Clean outs
Each fixture directly connected to the
drainage system shall be equipped with a
water-sealed t
Trap
drainage piping system shall be designed
to provide adequate ____ free from
siphonage, aspiration or forcing of trap seals
under ordinary use
Air circulation
shall extend to the
outer air and installed to preempt
cloggingand the return of foul air to
the building.
Vent terminals
No substance which will clog the pipes,
produce explosive mixture, destroy the
pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with
the sewage-disposal process shall be
allowed to enter the building drainage
system.
Sewage harm
Proper protection shall be provided to prevent
contamination of food, water, sterile goods
and similar materials by backflow of sewage.
When necessary, the fixture, device or
appliance shall be connected indirectly with
the building drainage system.
Contamination
If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are installed in
buildings where there is no sewer within a reasonable
distance, suitable provision shall be made for disposing of
the building sewage by some accepted method of sewage
treatment and disposal, such as a septic tank.
Septic tank
Where a plumbing drainage system may be subject tb
backflow of sewage, suitable provision shall be made to
prevent its overflow in the building.
Sewage backflow
Plumbing systems shall be maintained in serviceable
condition by Registered Master Plumbers.
Rmp
Plumbing shall be installed by Registered Master
Plumbers with due regard to the preservation of the
strength of structural members and the prevention of
damage to walls and other surfaces through fixture usage.
Structural stability
Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which
may be deleterious to surface or sub-surface waters
shall not be discharged into the ground or into any
waterway, unless first rendered innocuous through
subjection to some acceptable form of treatment.
Sewage treatment
Waste discharged by wc
Solid waste
Waste from various fixtures
Liquid waste
Pipe that conveys from wc
Soil waste
Pipe that conveys waste from various fixtures
Waste pipe
