Plumbing Code Flashcards
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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.
NPCP is RA___?
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
What period was plumbing revived? It is the period when Europe
was plagued with epidemics.
RENAISSANCE PERIOD
Plumbing shall be installed with due regard to presentation of the
strength of ___________ and prevention of damage to walls and
other surfaces through fixture usage.
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
In what civilization did the concept and importance of plumbing
became more defined and appreciated?
GRECO-ROMAN
CIVILIZATION
The ability of an area resource system to support the activities of
a given population.
CARRYING CAPACITY
____________ is a part of ecosystem and is the major contributor to pollution of the
environment.
MAN
____________, including fixtures, shall be maintained and properly
usable
PLUMBING SYSTEM
This the pollutant that affects the quality of water due to impact
of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) discharges, that rises when
temperature rises.
HEAT
An act which regulate the Practice of Sanitary Engineering in the
Philippines.
RA 1364
In 1907, a division of plumbing construction and inspection, with
the city of Manila as a model, was headed by whom?
American Master Plumber
JOHN F. HASS
This act is known as __________ that was approved on June 18,
1955.
SANITARY ENGINEERING
LAW
The liquid and water borne waste derived form the ordinary living
process, free from industrial wastes, and of such character as to
permit satisfactory disposal without special treatment into the public
sewer or by means of private disposal system.
DOMESTIC SEWAGE
When was the Rep. Act No. 1378, also known as the National
Plumbing Code of the Philippines approved?
28-Jun-55
When was the practice of Plumbing in the Philippines initiated?
17th CENTURY
What is the act for Water Quality Management?
ACT 2152
TRUE OR FALSE : Sanitation is the field of public health dealing
with environmental degration and prevention and control of diseases
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE : The design and layout of plumbing system is
governed by a set of rules promulgated by the National Standard
Plumbing Code (NSPC)
TRUE
Plumbarius is to individual who worked in the sanitary field, while
Plumbum is to ___________.
LEAD – a metal used by
Romans as a plumbing
material
Solid waste, from water closet
SOIL PIPE
Liquid only, fixtures other than WC
WASTE PIPE
is the most satisfactory means of water distribution.
GRAVITATIONAL FLOW
METHOD
In this method of distribution, the excess water pumped during
periods of low consumption is stored in elevated tanks or reservoir.
DISTRIBUTION BY MEANS
OF PUMP
In dual main systems, ____________ are added on the south and
west sides of streets and piping is generally placed beneath
sidewalks.
SERVICE HEADERS
____________, sometimes called arterial mains, for in the
skeleton of the distribution system.
PRIMARY FEEDERS
____________ is used for city water pipes.
CAST IRON PIPES
____________ is used for pipelines, truck mains and inverted
siphon where pressures are high and sizes are large.
STEEL PIPES
____________ a stronger and more elastic type of cast iron used in
newer plumbing installation.
DUCTILE IRON
A chemical reaction which involves the removal of metallic
electrons from metals and formation of more stable compounds.
CORROSION
Consist of a cylinder in which a piston or a plunger moves
backwards and forwards.
RECIPROCATING PUMP
Used to raise water from shallow depths and used most frequently
for individual houses.
HAND PUMP
____________ is a pump that increases the pressure within the
distribution system or raise water to an elevated water storage tank.
BOOSTER PUMP
Pump that lifts surface water and move it to a nearby treatment
plant.
LOW LIFT PUMP
Pump that discharge treated water into arterial mains.
HIGH LIFT PUMP
Used to supply or remove water from a building.
PIPE LINES
Centrifugal casting on metal moulds is sometimes called
____________
DELAVAUD PROCESS
Necessitates a large pipe or conduit so that velocities will be low
but not low enough to allow sedimentation.
INTAKE CONDUIT
Generally, the equalizing volume of a water thank that is about
____________ of the total daily demand.
1/6 to 1/3
In residential areas having houses up to 4 storeys high, the
pressure in the pipes should be between _____________.
1.8 x 105 to 2.8 x 105 N/m2
High service system is high lying areas; while _____________ is to
low lying areas
LOW-SERVICE SYSTEM
TRUE OR FALSE : Water distribution is a network of pumps,
pipelines, storage tanks and appurtenances.
TRUE
It is a special type of underground water that is found on islands
or in the coastal regions near the sea.
FRESH WATER
This should be supplied with water in sufficient volume or at
adequate pressure to enable them to function properly.
PLUMBING FIXTURES
Flush tanks which are directly connected to the potable water
supply system should be equipped with approved
BALL COCKS
_____________ is a junction between water supply systems
through which water from doubtful or unsafe sources may enter an
otherwise safe supply.
CROSS CONNECTION
What are the 3 main sources of water supply?
- RAINWATER
- GROUNDWATER
- SURFACE WATER
_____________ is required to be installed so as to register the
amount of water supplied to a building.
WATER METER
_____________ is used to prevent back siphonage.
VACUUM BREAKER or
BACKFLOW PREVENTER
______________ permits water drawn into a fixture tank or similar
devices to flow back into the supply line by gravity or siphonage.
BACKFLOW
______________ is when water contains visible material in
suspension
TURBIDITY
______________ is caused by material in solution or a colloidal
state should be distinguished from turbidity.
COLOR
The carbonate and bicarbonate of calcium, sodium and magnesium
are the common impurities which cause ______________.
ALKALINITY
_______________ in water causes hardness, and in small amount it
will cause taste, discoloration of clothes and plumbing fixtures and
incrustations in water mains.
IRON
Excavation for the installation of underground water supply piping
should be _____________.
OPEN TRENCH WORK
The proportional change in length corresponding to 1°F change in
temperature is known as the _______________.
COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR
EXPANSION
________________ is water bearing stratum.
AQUIFER
There are two types of well____________ & ____________.
WATER TABLE WELL &
ARTESIAN WELL
The recommended slope for the house drain.
2%
A type of house drain that receives the discharges of sanitary and
domestic waste only.
SANITARY DRAIN
A drainage pipe that carries on is designed to carry human
excretement.
SOIL PIPE
A drainage pipe that carries liquid waste that not include human
excretement.
WASTE PIPE
Water that is safe to drink, pleasant to the taste and usable for
domestic purposes.
POTABLE WATER
A communicable disease which may be transmitted by water
include bacterial, viral and protozoal infections.
WATERBOURNE DISEASES
A water is _____________ when it contains visible material in
suspension.
TURBID
MCL means
MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT
LEVELS
A type of house drain that receives discharges of sanitary as well
as storm water.
COMBINED DRAIN
This type of drain is now considered obsolete and not advisable.
COMBINED DRAIN
In large buildings, _____________ are usually suspended from the
basement ceiling.
HOUSE DRAIN
A cleanout shall be provided on the house drain as near as
possible the ______________ of the building.
FOUNDATION WALL
A kind of drain that should terminate into a separate drainage
system.
INDUSTRIAL DRAIN
The house drain should be provided with adequate number of
CLEANOUTS
The complete PD No. of CODE OF SANITATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.
PD 856
Boating, shooting or fishing should not be allowed within
____________ of the water intake.
200m
TRUE OR FALSE : In changing house drain directions, the branch
shall be run at right angle as a floor drain.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE : A cleanout extended above the floor can also be
utilized as floor drain.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE : All changes of direction shall be done with short
radius fittings.
FALSE
A concrete vault constructed for the collection of raw sewage
sealed with a wooden shelter.
PRIVY
A receptacle in which liquids are retained for sufficient period to
the deposit settle able material.
CATCH BASIN
A hole in the ground with stone and bricks laid in such manner as
to allow raw contaminated sewage to leach under the surface of the
ground.
CESSPOOL or DRYWELL
The main sewer is financed and maintained by ____________.
GOVERNMENT
____________ is the liquid conveyed by a sewer.
SEWAGE
____________ is water which enters sewers from surface sources
such as graces in manholes, open cleanouts, perforated manhole
covers and roof drains or basement sumps connected to the sewer.
INFLOW
A pipe venting acid waste system.
ACID VENT
A watertight container of sewage.
SEPTIC TANK
A permanently installed mechanical device for removing sewage or
liquid waste from a sump other than ejector.
SEWAGE PUMP
This bacteria functions in absence of free oxygen.
ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
Considered as the oldest type of sewer.
COMBINATION PUBLIC
SEWER
Minimum width for septic tank.
0.90m
That portion of the horizontal drainage system which starts from
the outer face of the building and terminate at the main sewer in
the street or septic tank.
HOUSE SEWER
Sometimes referred to as “the collection line of a plumbing
system.”
HOUSE DRAIN
The septic tank should be double compartment and should be
capable of holding how many times of daily waste water flow.
2.8 - 3.0 TIMES
The complete RA No. of ECOLOGICAL SLOID WASTE MANAGEMENT
ACT 2000.
RA 9003
