middy Flashcards

1
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3 major component part of drainage system

A
  • drainage
  • vent
  • waste
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2
Q

peipe that receives and conveys discharges from water closet

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drainage pipes

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2
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pipe in a drainage installation that receives the discharges of any fisture. EXCEPT WATER CLOSET

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waste pipes

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3
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2 types of waste pipes

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  • direct waste
  • indirect waste
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4
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one with terminal directly connected to the plumbing system (waste pipe)

A

direct waste

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5
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refers to a connection with terminal not directly connected to the plumbing system (waste pipes)

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Indirect waste

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6
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refers to a horizontal pipe that receives discharges from the water closet

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Soil branch

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7
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financed and maintained by the government

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main sewer line

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8
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that portion of the horizontal drainage system

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house sewer

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9
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general conditions for a good waste pipe and soil pipe installation

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  • right choice of materials
  • conservative use of fittings
  • right location of the cleanouts
  • right slope or grade of the pipelines
  • using the right size of pipe
  • correct manner of joining the pipes
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10
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the character of waste to be drained and the service to which intended for dictates

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right choice of materials

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11
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wste pipeline failures were attributed to unwanted use of accessories and too many fitting

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conservative use of fittings

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12
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a receptable accessible on floor, walls or ceiling s and equipped with a plug

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clean out

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12
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13
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ideal posistion of a horizontal waste pipe

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2% slope

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14
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occurs when a grade or slope of the pipe is increased from 2% to 4%

A

trap seal loss

15
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the national plumbing code strongly endorse the use of this as waste load in determining the size of waste pipe

A

the fixture unit

16
Q

joined by the use of oakum and lead at the hub of and spigot connections

A

cast iron pipes

17
Q

specifies the use of solvent plastic cement or by a special fitting connector

A

plastic pipes

18
Q

collection and safe disposal of human waste

A

sewage disposal system

19
Q

types of sewage disposal system

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  • cesspool
  • privy
  • public line sewer
  • septic tank
20
Q

a hole in the ground curbed with stones, bricks, concrete hollow blocks or other materials

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cesspool

20
Q

a concrete sealed vault with a wooden shelter constructed for the collection of raw sewage

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privy

21
Q

operated and maintained by the government consisting of a sewage treatmen tplan

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public sewer line

22
Q

is a receptable or vault used to collect organic waste discharged from the house sewer

A

septic tank

22
Q

water discharged from any private sewage disposal system

A

effluent

23
Q

the term for inlet and outlet sanitary tees in the septic tank

A

baffle

24
Q

solid waste materials which setlled down in the wastewater treatment process

A

sludge

25
Q

fatty materials that float in the liquid

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scum

26
Q

disposal of effluents

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  • public sewer line
  • subsurface disposal field
  • seepage pits
  • combination of subsurface disposal field and seepage pits
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