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Plumbing System Flashcards

1
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3 Major Phases of water

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Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation

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2
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Art and technique of installing pipes, fixtures and other apparatuses in buildings for bringing in the supply of liquids, substance and or ingredients and removing them

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Plumbing

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3
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Makes up 70% of earth’s surface

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Water

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4
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Using jets to spray water into the atmosphere or passing it through rough surface to remove entrained noxious gases

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Aeration

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5
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Causing larger suspended particles in water to form a gelatinous mass which precipitates readily by adding coagulants

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Coagulation

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6
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Fine and suspended particles are removed when water is passed through layers of sand and gravel in a basin

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Filtration

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7
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Sediments are settled through a period of time as water is passed through basin

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Sedimentation

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8
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Hypochlorite or chlorine gas is injected in water to kill harmful bacteria

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Chlorination

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9
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General types of Well

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Shallow Wells

Deep Wells

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10
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Most common type of well around 15m deep

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Dug Well

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11
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Similar to dug well, but constructed using an auger driven in by hand or with power tools; Below 15 meters but can reach 40 meters with power tools

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Bored Well

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12
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Used only when ground is relatively soft; Referred to as “sand point wells”

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Jetted Wells

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13
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Dug with Sharon pointed hollow slotted iron rod and weak screen; Around 10-15 meters deep

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Driven Well

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14
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Basic types of pump

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Piston Pump

Centrifugal Pump

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15
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Water is sucked into a sealed vacuum by use of piston

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Piston Pump

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16
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Water is drawn into the pump and discharged with a centrifugal force

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Centrifugal Pump

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17
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Piston pump that operate with controlled speed the discharge from the reciprocating pump is pulsating and changes only when the speed of pump is change

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Reciprocating Pumps

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18
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Centrifugal pump typically used for drawing water up a well

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Jet pump

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19
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Positive displacement pump for each revolution of the pump, a fixed volume of fluid is moved regardless of the resistance against which the pump is pushing

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Rotary Pump

20
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Designed to be fully immersible within a tank or other water storage

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Submersible Pump

21
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Pump used to remove accumulations of water or other liquids from a sump pit

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Sump Pump

22
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Centrifugal pump used for large applications

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Turbine Pump

23
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Relies on gravity to supply water fixtures below

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Overheard Tanks

24
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Underground tank connected with a pump

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Cisterns

25
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Tank in which liquid or gas is stored under pressure

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Pressure Tank

26
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Water tank that is used for storing hot water

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Hot Water Tank

27
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Used in overheard feed system

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Gravity Supply Tanks

28
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Used in the air pressure system

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Pneumatic Water Tanks

29
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Full way valve; used mainly to completely close or open the water line

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Gate Valve

30
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Controls the flow of water with movable spindle; Can reduce water pressure

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Globe valve

31
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Prevents back flow in the line

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Check Valve

32
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Located at the lower end of the pump; Mainly used to prevent loss of priming of the pumps; Also known us Retention Valve

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Foot Valve

33
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Pipe from the street main or other source of water supply to the building served

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Service Pipe

34
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Device used to measure in liters or gallons the amount of water that passes through the water service

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Water Meter

35
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Principal water distribution pipe running from the water meter from which the various branches and rises to the fixtures are taken

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Horizontal Supply Main

36
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Water supply pipe extending vertically to one full storey or more to convey water into pipe branches or plumbing fixtures

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Riser

37
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Water supply pipe between the fixtures supply pipe and the water distribution pipe

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Fixture Branch

38
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Used for control, isolation and repair of the water distribution system

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Controls and Valves

39
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Receptacles which are used to provide, receive and discharge water, liquid and water carried wastes into a drainage system with which they are connected to

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Plumbing fixtures

40
Q

Distance of water closet center to side wall

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0.375 meters

41
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Distance of water closet center to center to water closet center

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0.75 meter

42
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Urinal center to side wall

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0.30 meter

43
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Urinal center to urinal center

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0.60 meter

44
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Minimum interior area of shower baths and diameter circle

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0.60 Sqm and 762 mm diameter circle

45
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Height of shower drain

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1.78 meters

46
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Drains for gang shower rooms shall be spaced no more than ____

A

4.9 meters

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