PLUMBING Flashcards
What ancient roman term refers to an individual who worked in
the sanitary field of ancient Rome?
PLUMBARIUS
What is the title given to a person who is a skilled worker in the
field of sanitation?
PLUMBER
NPCP refers to:
NATIONAL PLUMBING
CODE OF THE PHILS
Its complete RA no:
IRA 1378
What is the meaning of BOD?
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
Each fixture directly connected to the drainage system shall be
equipped with
WATER SEAL TRAP
Plumbing is defined as the art and science of ___________ pipes,
fixtures and other apparatus.
INSTALLING
What is the general role of Sanitary and Environmental
Engineering?
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
This promulgated the design and layout of a plumbing system that
is governed by set of rules
NATIONAL STANDARD PLUMBING CODE (NSPC)
In the 17th century, the English parliamentary passed the first
___________ laws.
PLUMBING APPRENTICE
One of the earlier plastic to be developed in 1938, a du pont trade name for the white,
soft, waxy, and non-adhesive polymer of tetrafluoroethylene.
TEFLON
This shows the vertical relationships of all panels, feeders, switches, switchboards, and
major components are shown up to, but not including, branch circuiting, it is an electrical
version of a vertical section taken through the building.
RISER DIAGRAM
Color code for pipes containing acid.
BLACK
The interior bottom surface of a pipe.
INVERT
The interior top surface of a pipe.
CROWN
The centerline of pipe.
SPRING LINE
Liquid sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant.
EFFLUENT
A valve closed by a disk seating on an opening in an internal wall.
GLOBE VALVE
A shutoff valve closed by lowering a wedge-shaped gate across the passage.
GATE VALVE
The length of a pipeline measured along the centerline of the pipe and pipe fittings.
DEVELOPED LENGTH
A water closet that is sanitary, efficient, and very quiet. Water enters through the rim and
through the down leg.
Siphon Jet (SJ)
This type of water closet is prohibited by some health codes.
Washdown (WD)
What is the rating index of an air-conditioning/refrigeration system which rates the unit for
the number of BTU’s of heat removed per watt of electrical input energy?
Energy Efficiency Rating
EER
What combination of pipe fittings is installed at the base of a soil stack?
WYE AND 1/8 BEND
Water distribution system which constantly rely its pressure from the main water pipe
applied only if the highest fixture is supplied continuously with the flow rate and minimum
required working pressure.
Upfeed System / Direct
Method
