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BU 1 - Plumbing and Sanitary > L5_PLUMBING SYSTEM > Flashcards

L5_PLUMBING SYSTEM Flashcards

1
Q

rain

A

Storm Water

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2
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wastes from laundries, wash basins, sinks, showers, bath tubs)

A

Grey water

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3
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water plus human waste solid and liquid, urine, that is flushed out of toilets and urinals

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Black water

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4
Q

any pipe which conveys the discharge of water closets, urinals, or fixtures having similar functions

A

Soil Pipe

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5
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a general term used for any vertical line of soil, waste, or vent piping.

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Stack

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6
Q

a vertical soil pipe conveying fecal matter and liquid waste

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Soil stack pipe

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7
Q

an extension of a soil or waste stack above the highest horizontal drain
connected to the stack

A

Stack vent

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8
Q

a pipe or opening used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing system and for reducing to pressure exerted on trap seals

A

Vent

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9
Q

an arrangement of venting so installed that one vent pipe will serve two 2 traps.

A

Unit vent

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10
Q

that portion of a vent pipe through which liquid waste flow

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Wet vent

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11
Q

any part of a piping system other than the main_, riser or stack.

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Branch

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12
Q

main of any system of continuous piping is the principal artery of the system to which branches may be connected.

A

Main

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13
Q

a vent pipe connecting from a branch of the drainage system to a vent stack.

A

Branch vent

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14
Q

a pipe which conveys only liquid wastes free of fecal matter

A

Waste pipe

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15
Q

a sewer or other pipe or conduit used for conveying ground water, surface
water, waste water or sewage

A

Drain

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16
Q

A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage and waste liquids.

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Sewerage

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17
Q

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

A

Sewage

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18
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a comprehensive term, including all construction for collection, transportation, pumping, treatment and final disposition of waste

A

Sewer

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19
Q

a metallic sleeve, calked or otherwise, joined to. an opening in a pipe, ir.to which a plug is screwed that can be removed for the purpose of cleaning or examining the interior of the pipe

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Cleanout Ferrule

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20
Q

A fitting or device so constructed as to prevent the passage of air, gas, and some vermin through a pipe without materially affecting the flow of sewage or waste water through it.

A

Trap

21
Q

part of the lowest horizontal piping of a plumbing system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside of a building and conveys it to the house sewer. It should have a slope of at least 1/4” to a foot or .006 for every .30 meter. (6mm for every 300mm)

A

House drain

22
Q

the house sewer is that part of a plumbing system extending from a point about four (4) or five t5l feet from the inner face of the foundation wall of a
building to the junction with another sewer.

A

House sewer

23
Q

a trap connected to lowest horizontal piping or House Drain

A

House trap

24
Q

The primary (Fresh Air Inlet) functiOn of which is to. provide circulation of air between drainage and vent system.

A

Relief vent

25
Q

a common sewer directly controlled by public authority to which all abutters have equal rights .of connection.

A

Public sewer

26
Q

a suction caused by the flow of liquids in pipes

A

Siphonage

27
Q

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

A

Spigot

28
Q

The vertical distance between the dip and crown wire of a trap.

A

Seal

29
Q

The installation of all pipes in the plumbing system that are in partitions and under floors .

A

Roughing in

30
Q

a pit or receptacle at a low point to which the liquid wastes are drained

A

Sump

31
Q

a vertical opening through a building for elevators, dumbwaiters, light, ventilation, etc

A

Shaft

32
Q

a sheet metal placed when concrete is poured to accomodate future plumbing pipes.

A

Sleeve

33
Q

an opening or space to accommodate a group of pipes

A

Pipe chase

34
Q

Opening for ventilation circulation of air.

A

Duct

35
Q

water that originates from precipitation (storm),
including heavy rain and melt water from hail and snow.

A

Storm water

36
Q

two major issues of storm water

A

Flooding
Water pollution

37
Q

The purpose of a dam is to
impound (store) water,
wastewater or liquid borne
materials for any of several
reasons

A

Dams

38
Q

“an area of land that is
usually saturated with water”.

A

Wet Land

39
Q

Wetlands contribute a number of
functions that benefit people. These
are called ______

A

Ecosystem services

40
Q

• refers to domestic wastewater generated in households or
office buildings from streams without fecal contamination,

A

Grey water

41
Q

The separate treatment of grey water falls under the concept of ___________ , which is one principle commonly applied in ecological sanitation approaches.
The main advantage of keeping grey water separate from toilet wastewater is that the pathogen load is greatly reduced, and the grey water is therefore easier to treat and reuse

A

Source separation

42
Q

When grey water is mixed with toilet wastewater, it is called

A

Sewage or black water

43
Q

• in a sanitation context denotes wastewater from toilets, which likely contains pathogens which may spread by the fecal–oral route.

A

Black water

44
Q

Color coding -
Potable water

A

Blue/White

45
Q

Color coding -
Electric Conduit

A

Orange/Light Gray

46
Q

Color coding -
Industrial system

A

Gray

47
Q

Color coding -
Communication cable

A

Yellow

48
Q

Color coding -
Sewage system

A

Orange brown

49
Q

hemp or old hemp rope soaked in oil or tar to
make it waterproof.

A

OAKUM

BU 1 - Plumbing and Sanitary (8 decks)

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